Original stories from real life

With conversations, calculated to regulate the affections, and form the mind to truth and goodnessBy Mary Wollstonecraft

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In "Original Stories from Real Life," Mary Wollstonecraft penates a series of perceptive and didactic tales that blend moral instruction with a deep empathy for the human experience. The book, targeting a young audience, is structured to impart ethical lessons through relatable characters and everyday scenarios, reflecting Enlightenment ideals while pushing against the prevailing sentimentalism of her time. Wollstonecraft'Äôs prose exhibits clarity and elegance, revealing her commitment to educating children and advocating for women'Äôs rights, emphasizing the importance of both rational thought and emotional depth in moral education. Mary Wollstonecraft, a pioneering feminist philosopher and advocate for women's education, draws from her own tumultuous life experiences, including her struggles against societal norms that limited women'Äôs roles. Her background as a governess, combined with her extensive reading and experiences with the injustices of the patriarchal society, profoundly influenced her writing. These stories emerged not just as children'Äôs literature but as a vehicle for feminist thought, positioning women as rational beings worthy of education and respect. Readers who seek to engage with foundational feminist literature will find "Original Stories from Real Life" enriching and relevant. Wollstonecraft's vivid narratives and ethical reflections resonate today, encouraging critical thought and empathy, making this work essential for anyone interested in the intersections of education, morality, and women's rights.

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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction

Length2 hrs 57 mins

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Publish dateNov 5, 2021

LanguageEnglish

1PREFACE.

2INTRODUCTION.

3CHAP. I. The Treatment of Animals.—The Ant.—The Bee.—Goodness.—The Lark’s Nest.—The Asses.

4CHAP. II The Treatment of Animals.—The Difference between them and Man.—Parental Affection of a Dog.—Brutality punished.

5CHAP. III. The treatment of Animals.—The Story of crazy Robin.—The Man confined in the Bastille.

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6CHAP. IV. Anger.—History of Jane Fretful.

7CHAP. V. Lying.—Honour.—Truth.—Small Duties.—History of Lady Sly and Mrs. Trueman.

8CHAP. VI. Anger.—Folly produces Self-contempt, and the Neglect of others.

9CHAP. VII. Virtue the Soul of Beauty.—The Tulip and the Rose.—The Nightingale.—External Ornaments.—Characters.

10CHAP. VIII. Summer Evening’s Amusement.—The Arrival of a Family of Haymakers.—Ridicule of personal Defects censured.—A Storm.—The Fear of Death.—The Cottage of honest Jack, the shipwrecked Sailor.—The History of Jack, and his faithful Dog Pompey.

11CHAP. IX. The Inconveniences of immoderate Indulgence.

12CHAP. X. The Danger of Delay.—Description of a Mansion-house in Ruins.—The History of Charles Townley.

13CHAP. XI. Dress.—A Character.—Remarks on Mrs. Trueman’s Manner of dressing.—Trifling Omissions undermine Affection.

14CHAP. XII. Behaviour to Servants.—True Dignity of Character.

15CHAP. XIII. Employment.—Idleness produces Misery.—The Cultivation of the Fancy raises us above the Vulgar, extends our Happiness, and leads to Virtue.

16CHAP. XIV. Innocent Amusements.—Description of a Welsh Castle.—History of a Welsh Harper.—A tyrannical Landlord.—Family Pride.

17CHAP. XV. Prayer.—A Moon-light Scene.—Resignation.

18CHAP. XVI. The Benefits arising from Devotion.—The History of the Village School-mistress.—Fatal Effects of Inattention to Expences, in the History of Mr. Lofty.

19CHAP. XVII. The Benefits arising from Devotion.—The History of the Village School-mistress concluded.

20CHAP. XVIII. Visit to the School-mistress.—True and false Pride.

21CHAP. XIX. Charity.—The History of Peggy and her Family.—The Sailor’s Widow.

22CHAP. XX. Visit to Mrs. Trueman.—The Use of Accomplishments.—Virtue the Soul of all.

23CHAP. XXI. The Benefit of bodily Pain.—Fortitude the Basis of Virtue.—The Folly of Irresolution.

24CHAP. XXII. Journey to London.

25CHAP. XXIII. Charity.—Shopping.—The distressed Stationer.—Mischievous Consequences of delaying Payment.

26CHAP. XXIV. Visit to a poor Family in London.—Idleness the Parent of Vice.—Prodigality and Generosity incompatible.—The Pleasures of Benevolence.—True and false Motives for saving.

27CHAP. XXV. Mrs. Mason’s farewell Advice to her young Friends.