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Title: The Story of Silk

Author: Sara Ware Bassett

Illustrator: Hattie Longstreet Price

Release Date: April 9, 2008 [EBook #25025]

Language: English

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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

I. The Bretton Family 9

II. The Silk House 22

III. Pere Benedict 34

IV. A Supper Party 52

V. The Silkworms 63

VI. Busy Days 76

VII. The Silk Harvest 90

VIII. Pierre Makes a Friend 100

IX. Henri Makes a Suggestion 120

X. The Awakening of the Chrysalis 133

XI. Pierre Takes Another Journey 144

XII. The Home-Coming 156

XIII. Pierre Takes the Helm 172

XIV. Pierre as a Teacher 182

XV. The Great Surprise 206

Illustrations

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