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Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 23, April 6, 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 23rd issue of the serial was published on April 6th, 1880, and its entertaining pages contain the continuing adventures of a young sailor moving up in the ranks, a Swiss toy story, instructions on crafting a sun dial and a model boat, animal shenanigans of all sorts, and many more tales and tidbits young readers will enjoy. 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 42 min)

Chapters

01 - A Rabbit Day

9:43

02 - The Awakening; Salt and its Value; A Sun-Dial

9:00

04 - Household Pets

5:46

05 - How He Brought His Engine Down

7:45

06 - An Officer's Dog; The Hobby-Horse Regiment

6:56

07 - The Little Swiss Man; The Canary's Music Lesson

10:17

08 - Model Yacht-Building; The White Rabbits and the Tar Baby

11:48

09 - Our Post-Office Box

14:52

10 - Puzzles from Young Contributors; Advertisements; The Bossy Puzzle; How to …

15:01

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

11:12