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• The Old Dragon’s Story
  Martin, William. “The Old Dragon’s Story.” ''Peter Parley’s Annual'' (1861): 213-36. Print. ... and under the tutelage of Howe’s wife, he was eventually able to obtain the post of master in a school at Uxbridge. He remained there until 1836, when
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• An Adventure Under the Sea
  “An Adventure Under the Sea.” ''Our Boy's Journal'' 3.53-54 (1877): 14, 30. Print. ...ssues to reach its conclusion, spanning from the August 29, 1877 issue, to the September 5, 1877 issue.
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• Annie’s Pet Lamb; or, Kindness Brings Its Own Reward
  ...e’s Pet Lamb: Or, Kindness Brings Its Own Reward.” ''The Children’s Friend'' 6.3 (1866): ...rl rewarded for her good behavior. Like many periodicals ''The Children's Friend'' maintained a policy which allowed authors to submit their works anonymous
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• The Shoe-Black
  Uncle Tom. “The Shoe-Black.” ''Children's Treasury: an Illustrated Magazine for Boys and ...d eventually comes back to inspire other young shoe-blacks with his story. The allegory teaches children that goodness, honesty, and working hard can lead
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• Sporting Adventures in Wild Regions, No.1—The Chase of a Man-Eater.
  ...g Adventures in Wild Regions. No. 1. –—The Chase of a Man-Eater.” ''The Union Jack''. 1, 4 (1880): 63-64. ...e fact that the final resolution is brought about by the Englishmen within the story.
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• Dutchie and the Dill Duck
  Anonymous. “Dutchie and the Dill Duck.” ''The Infant’s Magazine'' 54.1 (1920): 85-86. Print. ...the characters are fictional, a duck and a doll, which makes the story and the subject matter feel a little more removed because racism was undoubtedly a
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• A Christmas Tree
  ...production value (Dickens commissioned some of the most popular artists of the day to work on his Christmas books) made them perfect Christmas gifts, and ... of sketches of Christmas celebrations around the world. The lead piece of the issue was Dickens’s first of what would become many Christmas short stori
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• A Red-Indian Legend
  ...tholic missionary to Canada. The biography, titled ''Eighteen Years among the Red Indians'' (''Dis-huit Ans chez les Sauvages''), was written by M. Ferna ...lish missionary literature, and could be used in the schoolroom to enliven the teaching of French."
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• A Musical Cinderella
  ...of morals, ideals, ordinary pleasures, and even pop cultural references of the Victorian period. After numerous stale protestations, my own little boy, who bears the brilliant name of Silvertongue, and that other boy whom I call Sphinx, had
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• The King Who Was Never Tired
  Fyfe, H. Hamilton. “The King Who Was Never Tired.” ''The Dream Garden: A Children’s Annual'' (1905): 122-130. Print. ...ed by both young boys and girls alike. As it is targeted towards children, the storyline aims to teach lessons to readers and listeners.
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• The Unicorn, A Story for Children
  '''Journal:''' [[:Category: The Strand Magazine|''The Strand Magazine'']] '''Year/Volume/Issue:''' [[1895, Volume 9, Issue 3 (The Strand Magazine)|1895, Volume 9, Issue 3]]
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• 1876, Issue 37 (The Chatterbox)
  # Her Majesty Queen Victoria, The Children’s Friend, p. 289 # The Children’s Friend, p. 290, by F. W.
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