A Cup of Sweets, that Can Never Cloy: Or, Delightful Tales for Good Children
Elizabeth Semple
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Twenty-two moral stories for children. A collection of short stories about good little boys & girls and the rewards that come from good behavior, and naughty children who suffer the consequences of their actions.
"Arabella fancied there could be no pleasure in the world equal to that of listening to conversations in which she had no concern, peeping into her mamma's drawers and boxes, and asking impertinent questions. If a parcel was brought to the house, she had no rest till she had found out what was in it; and if her papa rung the bell, she would never quit the room till the servant came up, that she might hear what he wanted." - from "Curiosity"
- Summary by Krista Zaleski (2 hr 58 min)
Chapters
Curiosity | 7:31 | Read by IanGibblet |
The Unsettled Boy | 7:03 | Read by IanGibblet |
Cecilia and Fanny | 7:42 | Read by IanGibblet |
Henry | 5:20 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Maria; or, the Little Slattern | 10:45 | Read by Dawn Sutton |
Frederick's Holidays | 8:18 | Read by Henry K. Noble |
The Little Quarrellers | 7:25 | Read by Henry K. Noble |
The Vain Girl | 9:01 | Read by Henry K. Noble |
The Young Gardeners | 5:36 | Read by Kate Offutt |
The Whimsical Child | 8:13 | Read by littlemissclumsy |
Edward and Charles | 7:27 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Truant | 8:02 | Read by Marie Christian |
Jealousy | 6:11 | Read by littlemissclumsy |
Edmond | 8:19 | Read by mleigh |
The Ghost and the Dominos | 8:50 | Read by Allegra LittleCole |
Fido | 7:11 | Read by mleigh |
The Reward of Benevolence | 9:37 | Read by Carol Sutton |
Jemima | 8:07 | Read by littlemissclumsy |
The Trifler | 6:38 | Read by Kerry Adams |
The Cousins | 10:53 | Read by littlemissclumsy |
The Travellers | 9:05 | Read by Vincent Yau |
The Strawberries | 11:02 | Read by Vincent Yau |