Child Life in Colonial Days: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Child Life in Colonial Days, credited to Alice Morse Earle, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Child Life in Colonial Days by Alice Morse Earle. Read in English by Susan Morin. The accounts of oldtime child life gathered for this book are wholly unconscious and full of honesty and simplicity, not only from the attitude of the child, but from that of his parents, guardians, and friends. The records have been made from affectionate interest, not from scientific interest; no profound search has been made for motives or significance, but the proof they give of tenderness and affection in the family are beautiful to read and to know. - Summary by Taken from Forward of book.

Recording facts

• Recording title: Child Life in Colonial Days
• Author credits: Alice Morse Earle
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 20
• Listed recording duration: 11:57:57

Catalogue topics

• children
• America
• Americana
• manners
• primer
• childhood
• games
• Colonial Times

Track guide

1. 00 - Dedication and Forword — 10:27
2. 01 - Babyhood — 52:23
3. 02 - Children's Dress — 55:18
4. 03 - Schools and School Life — 44:13
5. 04 - Women Teachers and Girl Scholars — 52:02
6. 05 - Hornbook and Primer — 23:04
7. 06 - School-books — 32:21
8. 07 - Penmanship and Letters — 26:55
9. 08 - Diaries and Commonplace Books — 25:08
10. 09 - Childish Precocity — 29:31
11. 10 - Oldtime Discipline — 34:47
12. 11 - Manners and Courtesy — 31:48
13. 12 - Religious Thought and Training — 40:59
14. 13 - Religious Books — 27:27
15. 14 - Story and Picture Books — 1:06:00
16. 15 - Children's Diligence — 29:49
17. 16 - Needlecraft and Decorative Arts — 33:28
18. 17 - Games and Pastimes — 34:47
19. 18 - Children's Toys — 21:29
20. 19 - Flower Lore of Children — 46:01

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