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100 1 _aGiberne, Agnes,
_d1845-1939
245 1 0 _aWillie and Lucy at the sea-side
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2026
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2026-01-28
520 _aWillie and Lucy at the sea-side by Agnes Giberne is a didactic children’s story written in the Victorian era. It follows two young siblings on a seaside holiday, weaving gentle adventures with Christian moral lessons about obedience, kindness, courage, and trust in God. Willie and Lucy travel by train with their parents and nurse, meet the sea for the first time, and play on the sands with new wooden spades. Willie disobeys nurse by climbing onto a sand mound and tumbles into the water, leading to a sober talk with his mother about obedience and following Jesus. The days bring small adventures: donkey rides, rock-pool discoveries of crabs, starfish, prawns, and a closed sea-anemone; a rainy spell that teaches gratitude for rain and care for the poor; and rough weather that shows the sea’s power under God’s control. At last, in calm weather, the family enjoys a gentle row, learning to sit steady and safe in the boat. The holiday ends with happy memories and a closing appeal to children to seek Christ early and live with humble, loving hearts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: The Religious Tract Society, 1868
653 _aChristian life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFamily -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSeafaring life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aObedience -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aPrayer -- Christianity -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77801
999 _c118521
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