Mrs Turner's Cautionary Stories: Good Girls and
Mrs. Turner's Cautionary Stories: Good Girls and Bad is a collection of stories written by Elizabeth Turner. The stories are designed to teach children the importance of making good choices and the consequences of bad ones. The stories are set in a variety of settings, from a small village to a bustling city. Each story follows a young girl who must make a difficult decision and the consequences that follow. The stories are full of adventure, suspense, and moral lessons. The stories are sure to captivate young readers and help them learn the importance of making good choices.
By Elizabeth Turner · First published 1897 · Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature, Fairy Tales · 26 chapters · 3,948 words
First lines
Yesterday Rebecca Mason, In the parlour by herself, Broke a handsome china basin, Plac'd upon the mantel-shelf.
Quite alarm'd, she thought of going Very quietly away, Not a single person knowing Of her being there that day.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Elizabeth Turner
- Date: 1897 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Fiction, Children's Literature, Fairy Tales, Fantasy
- Length: 3,948 words
- Structure: 26 chapters, 78 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Fiction — Mrs. Turner's Cautionary Stories is a work of fiction, as it is a collection of stories written by Elizabeth Turner.
- Children's Literature — Mrs. Turner's Cautionary Stories is a collection of stories intended for children, as it is meant to teach them lessons about good and bad behavior.
- Fairy Tales — Mrs. Turner's Cautionary Stories contains elements of fairy tales, as it is a collection of stories with moral lessons.
- Fantasy — Mrs. Turner's Cautionary Stories contains elements of fantasy, as some of the stories may contain magical elements.
Tags
Children's poetry · Conduct of life · English · Juvenile poetry · aunt · away · better · came · children's poetry, english · come · day · dear
Contents
- REBECCA'S AFTERTHOUGHT
- A HINT TO MARY ANNE
- HOW TO WRITE A LETTER
- NEWS FOR PAPA
- MARIA'S CHARITY
- THE NEGLECTED TURK
- PRIDE AND PRIGGISHNESS
- HOW TO LOOK WHEN SPEAKING
- ISABELLA'S PARACHUTE
- MARIA SNUBBED
- MATILDA'S EXTRAVAGANCE
- PAPA'S WATCHFULNESS
- ISABELLA'S DEFEAT
- THE TWO PATIENTS
- FANNY'S BAD HABIT
- SARAH'S DANGER
- THE HOYDEN
- THE GIDDY GIRL
- A WARNING TO FRANCES
- PLAYING WITH FIRE
- HOW TO HEAL A BURN
- MARY ANNE'S KINDNESS
- AMBITIOUS SOPHY
- DRESSED OR UNDRESSED
- MRS. BIRCH'S INFLUENCE
- REBELLIOUS FRANCES