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Aaron

Description: Biography of Aaron, first High Priest of Israel. Written for children, with an emphasis on submission to God's will. Bound in illustrated wrappers.
Date: 1853/1857
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Adam and Eve

Description: The story of Adam and Eve.
Date: 1827/1853
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An address at the grave of a Sunday-school child.

Description: At the gravesite of one of their classmates, the Sunday-school teacher tells the class that Sarah Pearce will be with God, for she loved him and honored him.
Date: [1827..1853]
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All the world's on stilts

Description: Moralizing story, where the narrator, after seeing a "lubberly boy" on stilts, reflects on people that set themselves above others and make spectacles of themselves.
Date: 1827/1853
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The baby is with God

Description: Text exhorting readers not to grieve over the death of the infant, for it has been received into God's arms.
Date: 1827/1853
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[book title] UNTA_AR0790-000-024

Description: Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The front cover has a full page, full color illustration of Heidi on a mountain path. She is wearing a dirndl and carrying a bouquet of flowers in on hand while petting a goat with the other. On her other side is another goat wearing a bell around its neck. Further back is a boy in a red hat with a walking stick sitting under a tree. Next to him are two more goats and across from him is one more. Surrounding the path are rocks, grass, flowers, and more t… more
Date: 1934
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
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Death of little Mary

Description: Little Mary S., devout and faithful, is dying at the age of 8. Her faith touches all around her, and helps bring them closer to God.
Date: [1827..1853]
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The fall of man

Description: The story of the Fall of Man.
Date: [1827..1853]
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Flowers for a juvenile garland.

Description: Child's gift book of short stories illustrated with woodcuts.
Date: [1850..1859]
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The fourth commandment broken.

Description: Martha Scott, who would censure others for breaking the Sabbath, herself not only breaks the Sabbath but looses her temper - not realizing the sins she is committing.
Date: [1827..1853]
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Give us this day our daily bread.

Description: His mother unable to provide for himself and his siblings, six year old Little Johnny prays on the way to school. On arriving home, he finds food has been left for the family. Not an angel, but an earthly agent of God heard his prayer and provided for the family.
Date: [1827..1853]
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Going apprentice.

Description: Words of wisdom from an old German schoolmaster to a young boy about to go learn a trade, and how being good will help him succeed.
Date: [1827..1853]
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The grocery ruined him.

Description: Little Robert would not heed the advice of his Sunday school teacher and avoid the men at the grocery store who kept trying to get him to drink rum. By the age of 13, Robert becomes a drunkard.
Date: [1827..1853]
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Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!

Description: Moralizing tale of the fate of a man who starts out as a Sabath-breaker, and who ends up a murderer.
Date: [1827..1853]
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[The Gustine Courson Weaver Heidi Shrine]

Description: Scrapbook titled "The Gustine Courson Weaver Heidi Shrine." The scrapbook contains documentation regarding the "Heidi" book, newspaper clippings, a story about the Heidi shrine, and more.
Date: unknown
Creator: Weaver, Gustine Courson
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Harvest close upon seed time.

Description: Moralizing tale of the youth who starts by missing just a few minutes of Sunday school, slides into sin, skips class, joins a fire company, and eventually lands in prison in Maryland with a 15 year term for robbery.
Date: [1827..1853]
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Heidi

Description: Whitman Classics (1955) edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri with illustrations by Janet Smalley. The front cover has an illustration of Heidi standing barefoot on a patch of grass and flowers wearing a dirndl laced at the front. In her apron she is holding a batch of picked flowers. Tied around her hair is a floral patterned scarf. On the left is a goat kid looking at her flowers. In the background of the cover is a pink bas with white flowers, possibly edelweiss. At the top of the cover is a dar… more
Date: 1955
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
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Heidi

Description: Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The book is case-wrapped in a blue woven fabric and the text and decorative designs is in gold colored embossing. The spine of the book has a black painted stripe with white writing on it. The front cover illustration is of a black haired girl wearing a blue and pink pinafore over a white shirt standing barefoot in a grassy field. She is hugging two mountain goats in front of her house. In the background are some tree branches and a partly-cloudy sky. Th… more
Date: 1927
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
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Heidi

Description: Companion Library edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. This book is a dual book with the other side being the book Hans Brinker by Mary Mapes Dodge. The cover of the book has a full sized illustration of Heidi standing in a field with her grandfather, petting a goat. The field is full of grass and flowers and is bordered by a fence where beyond is a log cabin. In the background are more fields and mountains. On the spine of the book has the titles of both books on each side and in the center has … more
Date: 1963
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
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Heidi

Description: Early edition (1913) of the book Heidi written by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the book is covered in a teal blue fabric. The front cover has an oval design made up of yellow and teal flowers and leaves. Inside of the design is the title and the author's name. On the spine are more flower and leaf designs with the title, authors last name, and publisher's name. There is a black stripe above the publisher's name with white writing on it. On an interior page is a full page illustration of three ch… more
Date: 1913
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
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Heidi

Description: Early edition (1934) of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the book is yellow with the title in light green blocky text. On the cover is Heidi standing in a field with grass and flowers, two goats on either side of her, and holding a baby goat. In the background are two clouds on either side of Heidi's head.
Date: 1934
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
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Heidi

Description: Early edition (1913) of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the book is a green fabric with text in black. The illustration on the front is colored with black and white and is of a young girl standing on a mountain feeding a goat from her hand. The spine of the book is peeling away from the cover which also has an illustration of a goat and a girl. A black stripe runs along the bottom of the spine with white writing.
Date: 1913
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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