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

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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

"April-Fool!"

10:19

Read by BettyB

General Schuyler and the Tories; Young Diamond Merchants

8:36

Read by Larry Wilson

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

11:59

Read by Tami Jo Bechdol

A Strange Fellow-Voyager; Easy Botany: March

10:23

Read by Madelyn Pauline

Noblesse Oblige; The Sun at Midnight

10:02

Read by Margaret

A Boarding-School Club

12:09

Read by Noelle

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

11:01

Read by Dan Hu

Our Post-Office Box

16:37

Read by BettyB

Puzzles from Young Contributors; The Soapboxticon; Advertisements; Misfits; Cha…

13:21

Read by BettyB