The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Adventures of HerrBaby, by Mrs. Molesworth, Illustrated by Walter CraneThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Adventures of Herr BabyAuthor: Mrs. MolesworthRelease Date: July 11, 2009 [eBook #29380]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-8859-1***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ADVENTURES OF HERR BABY*** E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau, Clive Pickton,and theProject Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team(http://www.pgdpcanada.net) BABY CLASPING MINET AND THE MONEY-BOXThere was Baby, seated on the grass, one arm fondly clasping Minet's neck,while with the other he firmly held the famous money-box—P. 138.Click to ENLARGE THE ADVENTURESOFH E R R B A B YBY MRS. MOLESWORTHAUTHOR OF 'CARROTS,' 'US,' ETC. 'I have a boy of five years old: His face is fair and fresh to see.' Wordsworth ILLUSTRATED BY WALTER CRANE LondonMACMILLAN AND CO.AND NEW YORK1895 First printed (4to) 1881Reprinted (Globe 8vo) 1886, 1887, 1890, 1892, 1895 CONTENTSCHAPTER I. Four Years OldCHAPTER II. Inside a TrunkCHAPTER III. Up in the Morning earlyCHAPTER IV. Going AwayCHAPTER V. By Land and SeaCHAPTER VI. An Old Shop and an OgreCHAPTER VII. Baby's ...
THE ADVENTURES OF H E R R B A B Y BYMRS. MOLESWORTH AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS,' 'US, ETC. '
'I have a boy of five years old: His face is fair and fresh to see.' Wordsworth
BABY CLASPING MINET AND THE MONEY-BOX There was Baby, seated on the grass, one arm fondly clasping Minet's neck, while with the other he firmly held the famous money-box—P. 138. ClicktoENLARGE
ILLUSTRATED BYWALTER CRANE
E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau, Clive Pickton, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team (http://www.pgdpcanada.net)
London
MACMILLAN AND CO.
AND NEW YORK
1895
First printed(4to) 1881 Reprinted(Globe8vo) 1886, 1887, 1890, 1892, 1895
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS "Oh look, look, Baby's made Peepy-Snoozle into 'the Parson in the Pulpit that couldn't say his Prayers,'" cried Denny He sat with one arm propped on the table, and his round head leaning on his hand, while the other held the piece of bread and butter—butter downwards, of course There was one trunk which took my fancy more than all the others For a minute or two Baby could not make out what had happened "Zou will p'omise, Betsy, p'omise certain sure, nebber to forget" Poor little boys, for, after all, Fritz himself wasn't very big! They stood together hand in hand on the station platform, looking, and feeling, rather desolate "Are that jography?" he said "Oh Auntie," he said, "p'ease 'top one minute. Him sees shiny glass jugs like dear little Mother's. Oh, do 'top" Baby ventured to peep round. The little black-eyed white-capped man came towards them smiling There was Baby, seated on the grass, one arm fondly clasping Minet's neck, while with the other he firmly held the famous money-box Auntie stood still a moment to listen Forgetting all about everything, except that her Baby was found, up jumped Mother