Project Gutenberg 2009-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 112 Barrow, Sarah L. Barrow, S. L. (Sarah L.) Aunt Fanny's daughter Funny Big Socks Being the Fifth Book of the Series Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Storm stories -- The cabbages -- The gold stone -- The philosophers' tour. Produced by David Edwards, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Funny Big Socks" by Sarah L. Barrow is a children's book written in the early 1860s, part of a series known as "The Sock Stories." This delightful collection likely explores whimsical tales aimed at young readers, centering around the adventures and humor surrounding amusing scenarios involving socks. In this installment, the narrative follows the literary adventures of a man who yearns for inspiration while battling feelings of inadequacy in his writing. The stories told by the wind bring to life various whimsical characters, such as the mischievous Captain Jack, who embodies the playful spirit of winter, and tales like that of Wise Peter and his foolish wife Silly Catharine, providing comical lessons in folly and wisdom. Each story within the book showcases absurd yet humorous situations that entertain and teach, fostering a love for both story and imagination in young readers. Ultimately, "Funny Big Socks" serves as a charming introduction to storytelling that captivates with its playful characters and enchanting narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 129204 129222 2024-10-12T16:22:14.042591 2023-09-13T07:08:51.095957 text/html text/html 127872 2009-08-03T13:08:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 293485 2009-08-03T13:08:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 376559 2024-10-12T16:22:20.880323 application/epub+zip 376205 2024-10-12T16:22:17.345386 application/epub+zip 122507 2024-10-12T16:22:15.827360 application/epub+zip 496361 2024-10-12T16:22:23.400318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477988 2024-10-12T16:22:20.052379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214603 2022-09-13T16:10:09.023535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108916 108720 2024-10-12T16:22:13.427394 2023-09-13T07:08:50.749934 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 108854 2009-08-03T13:08:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 42769 2009-08-03T13:08:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 108845 2009-08-03T13:08:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42750 2009-08-03T13:08:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21442 2024-10-12T16:22:23.548314 application/rdf+xml 14050 2024-10-12T16:22:16.401366 image/jpeg 3697 2024-10-12T16:22:16.115348 image/jpeg 364530 2024-10-12T16:22:14.070362 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