Stories jolly: stories new: stories strange & stories true : A series of new…
Stories Jolly: Stories New: Stories Strange & Stories True: A Series of New and Original Tales for Boys and Girls from Six to Fourteen Years Old is a collection of children’s short stories written in the late 19th century. The anthology gathers varied moral, adventurous, and imaginative tales—by several well-known writers of the period—about courage, kindness, responsibility, and wonder, set from European gardens and cathedrals to stormy coasts and American prairies. The
opening of the collection presents a string of self-contained tales: a lame girl, Herminé, befriends a fountain statue that comes alive at night and finds healing in its waters; a lifeboat-obsessed boy, Edwin, secretly joins a rescue during a sudden storm and helps save passengers, including his mother; a boy’s reckless chloroform “experiment” nearly kills his young cousin before timely adult help brings a hard-earned lesson; an impulsive traveler, Joan, wanders onto a cathedral roof and is guided back from real peril; after an attack on a wagon train, Winnie protects toddler Bobby and treks by night to safety; and on Christmas Eve an Italian orphan survives a night in a bear pit by soothing Bruin with his lute, then finds kindness and a new start. The section closes by beginning “Pea Blossom,” in which a boy named Willy is spellbound by a stage fairy, setting up a tale of enchantment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Adams, H. C. (Henry Cadwallader), 1817-1899 |
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| Author | Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894 |
| Author | Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine), 1834-1924 |
| Author | Barry, Fanny |
| Author | Clare, Frances |
| Author | Corkran, Alice, 1844?-1916 |
| Author | Fenn, George Manville, 1831-1909 |
| Author | Giberne, Agnes, 1845-1939 |
| Author | Goodhart, A. M., Mrs. |
| Author | Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902 |
| Author | Macquoid, Katharine S. (Katharine Sarah), 1824-1917 |
| Author | Molesworth, Mrs., 1839-1921 |
| Author | Wilmot-Buxton, Helen A. |
| Author | Wood, Emma |
| Author | Yonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary), 1823-1901 |
| Title | Stories jolly: stories new: stories strange & stories true : A series of new and original tales for boys and girls from six to fourteen years old |
| Original Publication | London: Skeffington & Son, 1889. |
| Contents | The fountain angel / Fanny Barry -- A gallant rescue / R.M. Ballantyne -- Jackie's new dodge / Agnes Giberne -- Joan's adventure / Katherine S. Macquoid -- True to her charge / G.A. Henty -- Christmas Eve with Bruin / Frances Clare -- Pea blossom / Alice Corkran -- How the starling caught cold / Geo. Manville Fenn -- Chéri's second escapade / Mrs. Molesworth -- Neigh-bour's fare / C.M. Yonge -- The giant fishers of Hertzenberg / Mrs. A.M. Goodhart -- Hughie's mistake / H.C. Adams -- The fox family / Fanny Barry -- The story of a silver padlock / Mrs. A.M. Goodhart -- Two church mice / Emma Wood -- The new master / S. Baring-Gould -- Peter / Fanny Barry -- Santa Klaus / Helen Wilmot-Buxton -- Wattie and the wolves / Frances Clare. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Children's stories |
| Subject | Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76139 |
| Release Date | May 22, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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