A Sketch of a Boy-Life
Reading edition
BY
MRS. MOLESWORTH
AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS,' 'CUCKOO CLOCK,' ETC.
Click to ENLARGE
ILLUSTRATED BY WALTER CRANE
'O Christmas, merry Christmas!
Is it really come again?
With its memories and greetings,
With its joy and with its pain.'
London MACMILLAN AND CO. 1880
TO
The Two Friends
WHO WILL BEST UNDERSTAND THIS
SIMPLE LITTLE STORY
I DEDICATE IT
WITH MUCH AFFECTION
Paris, May 1880.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. Baby Ted
CHAPTER II. In the Garden
CHAPTER III. Wishes and Fears
CHAPTER IV. The Story of Sunny
CHAPTER V. The Story of Sunny (Concluded)
CHAPTER VI. Little Narcissa
CHAPTER VII. Getting Big
CHAPTER VIII. "Statistics"
CHAPTER IX. A Peacock's Feather and a Kiss
CHAPTER X. Some Rainy Adventures
CHAPTER XI. "It's only I, Mother"
CHAPTER XII. The White Cross
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
"The Story of Sunny"
"I wish thoo'd let me help thoo to cut the Grass"
"She hunted about among the Leaves and Branches till she found a little silver Knob"
"Baby showed, or Ted thought she did, a quite extraordinary Love for the Bouquets her little Brother arranged for her"
"Oh dear, oh dear!" cries Beauty, jumping up in a Fright, "he's coming to eat me"
"They were neatly tacked on to the Feather Card, which had a very fine effect on the Wall of the Museum"
"Master Ted, very wet indeed, made his appearance with rosy cheeks and a general look of self-satisfaction"