| Author |
Lover of children |
| Title |
A visit to the Bazaar
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| Original Publication |
United Kingdom: Harris and Son, 1820.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Credits |
Charlene Taylor, Jwala Kumar Sista and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
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| Summary |
"A Visit to the Bazaar" by Lover of Children is a children's book written in the early 19th century. This book serves as an engaging narrative that takes young readers on a journey through an English bazaar, a marketplace filled with various stalls and vendors. It explores themes of education, morality, and the social dynamics of the time while offering an enjoyable story suitable for family reading. The story follows the Durnford family, who decides to visit the bazaar at Soho Square. Led by Mr. Durnford, the family encounters diverse vendors, including jewellers, linen drapers, toy sellers, and chemists. As they explore the bazaar, children are educated about various goods, from the origins of fine fabrics to the significance of musical instruments. The dialogues between parents and children are filled with informative exchanges, blending entertainment with lessons about commerce, geography, and social values. The narrative not only paints a vivid picture of the marketplace but also reflects on the importance of family, kindness, and moral integrity in consumer culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
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| Subject |
Markets -- Juvenile fiction
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| Subject |
Soho Square (London, England) -- Juvenile fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
70595 |
| Release Date |
Apr 19, 2023 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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