Project Gutenberg 2011-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 117 Crane, Walter 1845 1915 Goody Two Shoes Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #37877 (Illustrated in color of modern style) #45278 (Illustrated in color of ancient style) #21428 (Illustrated in color) #13675 (Illustrated with small old Woodcuts) Produced by David Edwards, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Goody Two Shoes" by Walter Crane is a children's storybook likely written during the late 19th century. The narrative follows the life of a poor orphan girl named Margery, who is affectionately called Goody Two Shoes due to her one pair of shoes, symbolizing her modest beginnings and eventual rise in status. The book examines themes of kindness, education, and social justice in a whimsical yet instructive manner, characteristic of children's literature of that era. The story begins with Margery and her brother Tommy facing hardship after their father loses their farm and both parents pass away. With the help of a kind clergyman, Margery receives a pair of shoes, which sparks her joy and leads to her being nicknamed Goody Two Shoes. She becomes passionate about education and takes it upon herself to teach the village children. Amid various trials, including false accusations of witchcraft, Margery's character shines. Ultimately, Margery's success results in her becoming the village schoolmistress, and she eventually marries a kind gentleman who appreciates her dedication to helping others, reinforcing the moral that goodness and virtue lead to reward. Margery's story promotes values of compassion and learning, making it an enduring tale for young readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/37877/37877-h/images/cover.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37877/37877-h/images/cover.jpg en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Animals -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Families -- Juvenile fiction Trials (Witchcraft) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 39681 39695 2024-09-16T05:29:01.340946 2023-09-16T11:50:34.725990 text/html text/html 35270 2019-08-09T06:59:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3171394 2019-08-09T07:01:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1610126 2024-09-16T05:29:03.366963 application/epub+zip 1609061 2024-09-16T05:29:01.851942 application/epub+zip 196655 2024-09-16T05:29:01.545245 application/epub+zip 1641588 2024-09-16T05:29:04.704965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1633695 2024-09-16T05:29:03.079938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222425 2022-09-17T10:25:02.758410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31122 30916 2024-09-16T05:29:01.195956 2023-09-16T11:50:34.578982 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 31039 2011-10-30T00:00:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11841 2013-03-08T15:08:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19702 2024-09-16T05:29:04.852930 application/rdf+xml 18945 2024-09-16T05:29:01.636961 image/jpeg 2991 2024-09-16T05:29:01.589997 image/jpeg 3180802 2024-09-16T05:29:01.385020 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