moral tale

…didactic strain, exemplified in the moral French children’s literature of Arnaud Berquin and Madame de Genlis, that attracted the English.

…fell in favor, the old moral tale, if not a corpse, surely became obsolescent but raised the question whether it was being replaced by a subtler form of didactic literature, preaching racial, class, and international understanding. The standard adventure story too seemed to be dying out, though excellent examples, such…