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title: 'Henry and Bessie; or, What They Did in the Country'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Elizabeth Payson Prentiss'
date: 1857-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Children and Youth'
- 'Fiction'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 22'
- 'Psalms 127'
- 'Ephesians 6'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/prentiss-1857-henry-and-bessie-or-what-they-did-in-the-country
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# Henry and Bessie; or, What They Did in the Country

Children's story: Henry and Bessie move from New York to the country, exploring orchards, household life, and simple adventures. Warm, domestic scenes of childhood play.

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