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100 1 _aFoster, Charles,
_d1822-1887
245 1 0 _aNew Lights on Old Paths
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-01-28
508 _aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"New Lights on Old Paths" by Charles Foster is a collection of moral tales and fables written in the late 19th century. The work aims to revisit and apply timeless morals to contemporary life, suggesting that the author believes in the importance of applying old truths rather than seeking new ones. Each story is accompanied by illustrations, driving home key lessons intended for personal reflection and growth. The opening of the book introduces a fable about an innkeeper who must choose which type of guests he will welcome into his establishment. On one side, he has the honest farm people who are good for his business but avoid drinking, while on the other are the trouble-making men from the nearby forest who are rowdy and may cause him more trouble than profit. The innkeeper wrestles with his choice, ultimately deciding to favor the farm people for their virtuous behavior and consistent patronage. This tale sets the stage for the overarching themes in the collection: the importance of morals in decision-making and the challenges of maintaining integrity in the face of temptation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren's stories
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51062
999 _c91900
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