Project Gutenberg 2005-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 66 Various Verschillende Various, Various St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877 Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Lynn Bornath and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877" by Various is a collection of children's literature and stories written during the late 19th century. The publication includes poems, articles, and tales aimed at educating and entertaining young readers, with a focus on morality and adventure. The contributions feature a mix of poetry and prose, showcasing notable authors of the time. The opening portion introduces several stories, starting with "The Three Kings" by Henry W. Longfellow, which narrates the journey of the Wise Men guided by a star to find the newborn king. The poetic retelling of this famous biblical account evokes a sense of wonder and explores themes of prophecy and reverence. Following this, the text provides a brief biographical piece on Theodore Winthrop, a young officer who died in the Civil War, hinting at his adventurous spirit through a fragment of his work, "Steers Flotsam." Other tales include whimsical adventures and moral lessons, appealing to children’s imaginations and instilling values such as kindness and courage. The introduction sets the tone for a lively and instructive collection that speaks to the era's youth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children's literature -- Periodicals Children's periodicals, American PZ Text St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 441559 441548 2024-11-07T05:15:47.574088 2023-09-07T07:01:35.911820 text/html text/html 446426 2020-12-14T07:51:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1708947 2020-12-14T07:51:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1792205 2024-11-07T05:16:00.881073 application/epub+zip 1798230 2024-11-07T05:15:52.347092 application/epub+zip 236279 2024-11-07T05:15:49.937121 application/epub+zip 2477096 2024-11-07T05:16:06.148996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2467158 2024-11-07T05:15:58.882083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447780 2022-09-07T21:25:47.054939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382138 382033 2024-11-07T05:15:45.940125 2023-09-07T07:01:34.617778 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 381978 2020-12-14T07:51:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 149177 2020-12-14T07:51:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 381972 2020-12-14T07:51:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149147 2020-12-14T07:51:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21445 2024-11-07T05:16:06.295974 application/rdf+xml 15885 2024-11-07T05:15:50.526073 image/jpeg 3764 2024-11-07T05:15:50.222061 image/jpeg 1780990 2024-11-07T05:15:47.750067 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog