Project Gutenberg 2006-03-27 Public domain in the USA. 83 Bailey, Temple 1869 1953 Bailey, Irene Temple Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux) 1874 1938 Wilson, Francis Vaux The Tin Soldier Reading ease score: 91.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read. E-text prepared by Al Haines "The Tin Soldier" by Temple Bailey is a novel written in the late 1910s. The story begins in a toy shop where a shabby old gentleman makes an appearance, revealing themes of longing and melancholy as he seeks tin soldiers to buy for his son and expresses a desire to be part of the war. Key characters include Jean, a young woman who works at the shop, and Derry Drake, the son of the old gentleman, whose lives intertwine in unexpected ways against the backdrop of war and societal expectations. At the start of the narrative, the atmosphere is set with the arrival of the old gentleman at the toy shop amidst a rainy evening, contrasted with the youthful energy of Jean and her colleague, Emily. The old man’s somewhat tragic demeanor draws sympathy from the women, particularly as he recalls the urgency of acquiring soldiers amid the war. Meanwhile, Jean's home life is interjected with her dynamic with her father, Dr. McKenzie, highlighting her aspirations and reflections shaped by the war—a pivotal theme that unfolds as the story progresses. The opening portrays a poignant look at how a world embroiled in conflict touches the lives of its characters, especially through the motif of a tin soldier representing both valiance and vulnerability. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 624448 615070 2024-10-08T06:07:02.368870 2023-09-08T08:08:30.885865 text/html text/html 615176 2011-12-03T21:18:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 453707 2020-12-13T19:56:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 527763 2024-10-08T06:07:13.399779 application/epub+zip 539958 2024-10-08T06:07:04.770850 application/epub+zip 299885 2024-10-08T06:07:03.317871 application/epub+zip 765537 2024-10-08T06:07:19.252767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 747362 2024-10-08T06:07:12.365823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482794 2022-09-08T14:26:07.932121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553163 553152 2024-10-08T06:06:59.118402 2023-09-08T08:08:28.370852 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 552911 2020-12-13T19:56:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 209340 2020-12-13T19:56:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 552943 2020-12-13T19:56:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 209315 2020-12-13T19:56:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22198 2024-10-08T06:07:19.391768 application/rdf+xml 11989 2024-10-08T06:07:03.906843 image/jpeg 3190 2024-10-08T06:07:03.613845 image/jpeg 514945 2024-10-08T06:07:02.431856 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