Résumé
Résumé de La Famille Fairchild
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You will love this book if you enjoy stories of family life, old English villages and gardens, or tales with a clear lesson and a warm heart. It suits readers curious about how children were raised in the past.
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What happens when a child wants something badly and nobody is watching? The Fairchild Family, by Mary Martha Sherwood, follows Lucy, Emily and Henry through a string of small temptations in an English country home. Along the way come tales told by neighbours, visits to grand houses and a few frightening accidents. You get a whole world of childhood long ago, and the first thing to meet is the household itself, plain, busy and full of rules.
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- 1A plain home where faith guides each dayFree
- 2Mrs. Fairchild tells of her wild childhood
- 3Small wishes grow into large sins
- 4Left alone, the children prove their weakness
- 5Pride and ambition at the grand house
- 6No secret sin hides from God
- 7Stories inside stories teach kindness and manners
- 8Besetting sins and the visitors who show them
- 9Indulgence spoils children and love repairs them
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A plain home where faith guides each day
Mr. and Mrs. Fairchild live a long way from any town, in a house with a garden full of fruit and flowers. They keep only two servants, Betty and John. Their three children, Lucy, Emily and Henry, learn at home, the girls from their mother and the boy from his father.
Every day follows a pattern. The family prays together on waking, the children make beds and dust, and lessons fill the morning. In the afternoon they walk to the village schools that the parents pay for, giving small rewards to pupils who behave well. On Lucy's birthday they carry cake to the cottage of John Trueman and take tea and sugar to Nurse at Brookside Cottage.
This steady routine is the frame for everything that follows. The parents do not only forbid wrongdoing; they also teach honesty and kindness. These good principles return again and again.
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Questions about La Famille Fairchild
What is The Fairchild Family about?
It follows three children, Lucy, Emily and Henry, as they meet temptations such as envy, lying and pride.
Who are the main characters in The Fairchild Family?
The central family is Mr. and Mrs. Fairchild and their children Lucy, Emily and Henry. Important friends include Mrs. Goodriche, who tells stories, the servants Betty and John, her niece Bessy, and the rich but kind Miss Darwell.
What does besetting sin mean in the book?
A besetting sin is the fault a person is most inclined to, such as envy, greed, vanity or a quick temper. Mrs. Fairchild teaches that everyone has one and that we are often blind to our own.
When was The Fairchild Family written and is it based on real events?
It is a work of fiction by Mary Martha Sherwood, who died in 1851, and it appeared in parts in the early 1800s. The village life, schools and manners show how families lived then.
Is The Fairchild Family easy to read?
Its short chapters, clear plain language and many stories inside the story make it easy to follow. Scenes of children at play, visits to cottages and gentle talks between mother and child keep each chapter simple and vivid.