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Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 22, March 30, 1880

Harper's Young People, an illustrated weekly publication for children, includes serialized and one-off short stories, tales from history, poetry, puzzles, and other fun. This 22nd issue of the serial, published on March 30th, 1880, and just in time for April Fool's Day this issue is full of practical jokes! It also includes adventurous stories like that of a daring lad whose bravery makes him a hero, an unusual voyage with an unusual "ship"-mate, tales from the land of the midnight sun, and much more. This periodical was published by Harper & Brothers, known today for their other publications Harper's Bazaar and Harper's Magazine. - Summary by Jill Engle (1 hr 44 min)

Chapters

01 - "April-Fool!"

10:19

02 - General Schuyler and the Tories; Young Diamond Merchants

8:36

03 - Across the Ocean; Or, A Boy's First Voyage: Chapter IV

11:58

04 - A Strange Fellow-Voyager; Easy Botany: March

10:22

05 - Noblesse Oblige; The Sun at Midnight

10:01

06 - A Boarding-School Club

12:08

07 - The Baby Elephant; Practical Jokes; The Jolly Dog's Practical Joke

11:01

08 - Our Post-Office Box

16:36

09 - Puzzles from Young Contributors; The Soapboxticon; Advertisements; Misfits…

13:20