Project Gutenberg 2009-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 68 Bewick, Thomas 1753 1828 Bewick, T. (Thomas) The History of Little King Pippin With an Account of the Melancholy Death of Four Naughty Boys, Who were Devoured by Wild Beasts. And the Wonderful Delivery of Master Harry Harmless, by a Little White Horse. Reading ease score: 43.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. E-text prepared by Meredith Bach and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "The History of Little King Pippin" by Thomas Bewick is a children's narrative likely written during the late 18th century. This book serves as a moral tale, emphasizing the values of good behavior, education, and kindness through the story of Peter Pippin, a virtuous boy who rises to become the titular King of the Good Boys. It combines elements of fantasy and adventure, illustrating how good deeds and moral integrity can lead to personal success and societal respect. In the story, Peter Pippin, a kind-hearted and diligent boy, is chosen by his classmates as their king, attributed to his virtuous nature and wise counsel. Throughout his adventures, Peter embodies the qualities of goodness, humility, and diligence. However, the tale starkly contrasts with the fate of his naughty peers, who face dire consequences due to their disobedience and negligence of moral education. The narrative encapsulates Peter's journey, from a humble beginning under the care of loving parents to his rise as a worthy governor of an island, where he governs benevolently. The book concludes with a powerful moral lesson on the importance of learning, character, and the very real consequences of one's choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 59643 59407 2024-10-12T11:35:53.946196 2023-09-12T13:42:40.902342 text/html text/html 57475 2009-05-12T10:57:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 681611 2009-05-12T11:00:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 706074 2024-10-12T11:35:56.385683 application/epub+zip 704222 2024-10-12T11:35:54.634708 application/epub+zip 52513 2024-10-12T11:35:54.165207 application/epub+zip 739817 2024-10-12T11:35:58.081671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 727781 2024-10-12T11:35:56.021715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78357 2022-09-13T11:15:43.601911 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47151 46916 2024-10-12T11:35:53.727203 2023-09-12T13:42:40.727322 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 46978 2009-05-12T11:41:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18040 2009-05-12T11:42:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19910 2024-10-12T11:35:58.441661 application/rdf+xml 19841 2024-10-12T11:35:54.280687 image/jpeg 3183 2024-10-12T11:35:54.226677 image/jpeg 682953 2024-10-12T11:35:53.998202 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