Project Gutenberg 2005-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 59 Johnson, Rossiter 1840 1931 Johnson, Edwin Rossiter Stories of Childhood Little Classics, Volume 10 (of 18) Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. A dog of Flanders / by Louisa De la Ramé -- The king of the Golden River / by John Ruskin -- The lady of Shalott / by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps -- Marjorie Fleming / by John Brown -- Little Jakey / by Mrs. S.H. DeKroyft -- The lost child / by Henry Kingsley -- Goody gracious! and the forget-me-not / by John Neal -- A faded leaf of history / by Rebecca Harding Davis -- A child's dream of a star / by Charles Dickens. Produced by Ron Swanson "Stories of Childhood" by Rossiter Johnson is a collection of classic short stories written in the early 20th century. This compilation includes tales that explore themes of innocence, friendship, and adventure, primarily centered around the experiences of children and their imaginative journeys through life. Among the stories is "A Dog of Flanders" by Ouida, which vividly portrays the bond between a boy named Nello and his loyal dog, Patrasche, emphasizing their struggles against poverty and their aspirations in a challenging world. The opening of the book introduces "A Dog of Flanders," focusing on the deep friendship between Nello, a young boy, and Patrasche, a dog who has endured great suffering. Both characters have been orphaned and live in a humble hut near a picturesque Flemish village. Their lives are marked by hardship, yet they find joy in each other's company. As old Jehan Daas, Nello's grandfather, grows infirm, Nello and Patrasche form a partnership, with the dog becoming a collaborator in their daily struggles. The narrative sets the stage for a moving exploration of loyalty and artistic aspirations as Nello dreams of becoming an artist inspired by the great Rubens, while the ominous shadows of their impoverished reality loom over them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Children -- Fiction PN Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 391425 385693 2024-10-07T07:59:23.081132 2023-09-07T09:05:43.644442 text/html text/html 379808 2015-05-15T10:09:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 411825 2015-05-15T10:24:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 490485 2024-10-07T07:59:30.388172 application/epub+zip 494416 2024-10-07T07:59:25.246126 application/epub+zip 213328 2024-10-07T07:59:23.829131 application/epub+zip 768822 2024-10-07T07:59:34.116098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356527 2024-10-07T07:59:29.488274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330762 2022-09-08T00:27:51.582598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358542 358536 2024-10-07T07:59:22.137148 2023-09-07T09:05:42.719417 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 358791 2015-05-15T10:09:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 134955 2015-05-15T10:24:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20429 2024-10-07T07:59:34.270110 application/rdf+xml 12740 2024-10-07T07:59:24.441133 image/jpeg 3468 2024-10-07T07:59:24.155139 image/jpeg 477035 2024-10-07T07:59:23.176138 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 en.wikipedia