Audiobook Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891

The volume opens with a thrilling railway story about a young boy named Rock who attempts to save a mail train from a suspected washed-out bridge, leading to an unfair dismissal and a series of subsequent adventures on the railway. Another tale, set in a Kansas winter, follows Lilian, a homesick girl who wishes for Indian visitors and gets a startling surprise when her brothers dress up to grant her wish. Other contributions include historical sketches of exiled royalty, practical photography instructions for amateurs, directions for collecting and arranging bird feathers in albums, and a story about a boy named Sidney whose good intentions perpetually fail until a harsh lesson teaches him promptness and honesty. The collection provides a fascinating window into the past through the medium of nineteenth-century juvenile literature.