Project Gutenberg 2007-06-08 Public domain in the USA. 291 Menefee, Maud 01028172 Child Stories from the Masters Being a Few Modest Interpretations of Some Phases of the Master Works Done in a Child Way Reading ease score: 87.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Mark C. Orton, Thomas Strong, Linda McKeown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Child Stories from the Masters" by Maud Menefee is a collection of children's stories inspired by famous literary works written during the late 19th century. The book serves as a gentle introduction to classic literature, presenting key themes and characters in a child-friendly manner. Menefee aims to make the essence of renowned poems and tales accessible to young readers through these simple retellings. The collection includes interpretations of various works, such as "Pippa Passes" by Robert Browning, "Wilhelm Meister" by Goethe, and "Parsifal" by Richard Wagner, among others. Each story captures the essence of its source material, often focusing on joyful themes of innocence, service, and the pursuit of beauty. For example, the story of Pippa reflects her joy and the impact her song has on those around her, while Mignon's tale explores the search for happiness and belonging. The book concludes with stories emphasizing love, joy, and hope, inviting children to engage with these themes while being introduced to the broader world of literature and art. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children's stories Literature -- Adaptations PZ Text Children's Anthologies Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 130687 129409 2024-10-09T11:57:10.877200 2023-09-10T04:05:07.053607 text/html text/html 129082 2007-06-08T05:29:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2415693 2007-06-08T08:47:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2553411 2024-10-09T11:57:16.183166 application/epub+zip 2547296 2024-10-09T11:57:11.986199 application/epub+zip 586 2007-04-18T21:54:00 audio/midi 249 2007-04-18T21:55:00 audio/midi 96605 2024-10-09T11:57:11.359227 application/epub+zip 2601565 2024-10-09T11:57:19.285195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2571497 2024-10-09T11:57:15.088204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132954 2022-09-10T09:07:47.556165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88477 2024-10-09T11:57:10.154246 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86983 2007-06-08T05:29:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 32343 2007-06-08T08:47:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 88384 2007-06-08T05:30:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 32396 2007-06-08T08:47:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 88378 2007-06-08T05:30:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32357 2007-06-08T08:47:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24075 2024-10-09T11:57:19.441175 application/rdf+xml 27639 2024-10-09T11:57:11.440190 image/jpeg 4038 2024-10-09T11:57:11.399206 image/jpeg 2464953 2024-10-09T11:57:10.970234 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