Project Gutenberg 2008-03-04 Public domain in the USA. 51 Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay) 1809 1885 Arthur, Timothy Shay Uncle Herbert Herbert, Uncle Who Are Happiest? and Other Stories Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by David Edwards, Carolyn Bottomley, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the State University System of Florida PALMM Project (http://palmm.fcla.edu/) "Who Are Happiest? and Other Stories" by T. S. Arthur is a collection of moral tales written in the mid-19th century. The stories focus on various characters facing trials and temptations that reveal deeper truths about happiness, contentment, and human nature. One central character introduced is Mr. Aiken, who grapples with envy over a wealthier neighbor, prompting a discussion about the true sources of happiness between him and his wife. The opening of this collection begins with a dialogue between Mr. and Mrs. Aiken, where he expresses his discontent with his modest life compared to that of his affluent neighbor, Mr. Freeman. Mrs. Aiken counteracts his envy by highlighting the blessings of hard work and a loving family, suggesting that happiness is not tied to wealth but rather to one's state of mind and contentment with life's simpler pleasures. As Mr. Aiken reflects on their discussion, he witnesses a devastating fire that consumes Mr. Freeman's new factory, leading him to reconsider his earlier feelings of envy and recognize the true peace he enjoys in his own life. This opening sets the thematic stage for the other stories in the collection, which similarly explore moral lessons relevant to personal happiness and societal values. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Short stories Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 160807 160023 2024-11-10T13:46:48.462781 2023-09-11T06:10:20.436186 text/html text/html 156908 2008-03-04T16:56:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 497815 2021-01-03T09:42:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 557331 2024-11-10T13:46:56.855740 application/epub+zip 558032 2024-11-10T13:46:52.716758 application/epub+zip 122205 2024-11-10T13:46:50.642911 application/epub+zip 660259 2024-11-10T13:46:59.482714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 644916 2024-11-10T13:46:55.406774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225665 2022-09-11T11:43:29.671848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144872 144630 2024-11-10T13:46:47.934806 2023-09-11T06:10:19.845160 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 144478 2021-01-03T09:42:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 55299 2021-01-03T09:42:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 144485 2021-01-03T09:42:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55301 2021-01-03T09:42:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22450 2024-11-10T13:46:59.610717 application/rdf+xml 13222 2024-11-10T13:46:51.179770 image/jpeg 3041 2024-11-10T13:46:50.910759 image/jpeg 581199 2024-11-10T13:46:48.492801 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