Project Gutenberg 2007-11-25 Public domain in the USA. 96 Leighton, John 1822 1912 Limner, Luke The Royal Picture Alphabet Produced by Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Royal Picture Alphabet" by John Leighton is an illustrated educational book created during the Victorian era. This unique work can be classified as a whimsical children's educational book, intended to assist young learners in grasping the English alphabet and associated morals through visual and poetic representations. The book creatively explores the meanings of words while intertwining humorous anecdotes, making learning both enjoyable and memorable. The content of the book consists of each letter of the alphabet linked with various words and corresponding illustrations, accompanied by light-hearted moral tales in verse. For instance, 'A' represents "Ablution," depicting a child misusing soap, while 'B' signifies "Barter," illustrated by a child exchanging fruit for a skipping rope. Each entry fosters not only recognition of letters and their meanings but also life lessons related to the word presented. The rhythm of the verse is engaging for children, further reinforcing the educational theme of the book while providing entertainment through its humorous situations and playful illustrations. Overall, it serves as a delightful introduction to language and moral values for young readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Alphabets English wit and humor, Pictorial Wit and humor, Juvenile PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Humour Browsing: Language & Communication 79572 79579 2024-09-10T08:23:59.023633 2023-09-10T11:31:10.505820 text/html text/html 76364 2007-11-25T10:26:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2622801 2007-11-25T10:26:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2655734 2024-09-10T08:24:02.794637 application/epub+zip 2654308 2024-09-10T08:24:00.025621 application/epub+zip 186150 2024-09-10T08:23:59.499621 application/epub+zip 2696627 2024-09-10T08:24:04.899614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2687200 2024-09-10T08:24:02.275602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222653 2022-09-11T06:19:43.027880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56258 56044 2024-09-10T08:23:58.582613 2023-09-10T11:31:10.063794 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 56074 2007-11-25T10:26:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 21590 2007-11-25T10:26:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 56065 2007-11-25T10:26:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21564 2007-11-25T10:26:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20816 2024-09-10T08:24:05.039580 application/rdf+xml 35508 2024-09-10T08:23:59.584626 image/jpeg 4637 2024-09-10T08:23:59.541613 image/jpeg 2623970 2024-09-10T08:23:59.106649 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia