The Story of Silk
BY
SARA WARE BASSETT
Author of
"THE STORY OF WOOL"
"THE STORY OF LEATHER"
"THE STORY OF IRON"
"THE STORY OF GLASS"
"THE STORY OF SUGAR"
"THE STORY OF PORCELAIN"
ILLUSTRATED BY
HATTIE LONGSTREET PRICE
THE PENN PUBLISHING
COMPANY PHILADELPHIA
1925
COPYRIGHT
1918 BY
THE PENN
PUBLISHING
COMPANY
To
the Boys and Girls of Auburndale,
Massachusetts, this book is
affectionately inscribed
Contents
- The Bretton Family 9
- The Silk House 22
- Père Benedict 34
- A Supper Party 52
- The Silkworms 63
- Busy Days 76
- The Silk Harvest 90
- Pierre Makes a Friend 100
- Henri Makes a Suggestion 120
- The Awakening of the Chrysalis 133
- Pierre Takes Another Journey 144
- The Home-Coming 156
- Pierre Takes the Helm 172
- Pierre as a Teacher 182
- The Great Surprise 206
Illustrations
- PAGE
- It Was a Race to Pick the Leaves Frontispiece
- "It Is Like a Fairy Story" 46
- He Led the Way Into a Long Room 108
- "Go on Tiptoe" 140
- A Royal Feast 169
- "I Shall Do My Best" 190
THE STORY OF SILK
CHAPTER I
THE BRETTON FAMILY
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