Project Gutenberg 2011-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 155 Alcott, Louisa May 1832 1888 Barnard, A. M. Alcott, Louisa M. (Louisa May) Alcott, L. M. (Louisa May) Spinning-Wheel Stories Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Grandma's story -- Tabby's table-cloth -- Eli's education -- Onawandah -- Little things -- The banner of Beaumanoir -- Jerseys; or, The girl's ghost -- The little house in the garden -- Daisy's jewel-box, and how she filled it -- Corny's catamount -- The cooking-class -- The hare and the tortoise. Produced by Heather Clark, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Spinning-Wheel Stories" by Louisa May Alcott is a collection of children's stories written in the late 19th century. The book is framed around family gatherings where the characters, mainly siblings visiting their grandmother, engage in various adventures triggered by their imagination and the stories told by their grandmother. The opening sets a cozy, winter scene full of familial warmth, hinting at themes of nostalgia, storytelling, and the importance of heritage. The beginning of the collection introduces the characters Geoff, Mary, Minnie, and others as they navigate a stormy Christmas vacation indoors. Frustrated by the weather, the siblings find joy in rummaging through their grandmother's attic, eventually discovering a spinning wheel that inspires a connection to their grandmother's past. This leads to a promise of storytelling, with the grandmother about to share her own tale about love, family, and bravery that intertwines their personal history with broader themes of resilience during historical events. The atmosphere combines childlike curiosity with the rich traditions of oral storytelling, setting the stage for captivating tales woven with lessons from both life and history. (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: Literature 470415 470469 2024-12-15T11:23:50.675386 2023-09-16T04:24:55.076877 text/html text/html 475099 2011-05-26T16:11:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1243942 2011-05-26T16:11:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1334910 2024-12-15T11:24:03.060336 application/epub+zip 1337815 2024-12-15T11:23:55.292410 application/epub+zip 258522 2024-12-15T11:23:53.124400 application/epub+zip 1667515 2024-12-15T11:24:08.186320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1630064 2024-12-15T11:24:01.255394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419197 2022-09-16T14:10:44.033253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426897 426692 2024-12-15T11:23:49.293921 2023-09-16T04:24:54.052797 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 426709 2011-05-26T16:11:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 169473 2011-05-26T16:11:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 426701 2011-05-26T16:11:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 169430 2011-05-26T16:11:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22461 2024-12-15T11:24:08.336295 application/rdf+xml 15583 2024-12-15T11:23:53.712376 image/jpeg 3978 2024-12-15T11:23:53.417389 image/jpeg 1322847 2024-12-15T11:23:50.773399 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