Project Gutenberg 2012-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 86 Gerry, Margarita Spalding 1870 1939 The Toy Shop: A Romantic Story of Lincoln the Man Produced by David Edwards, Paula J. Franzini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Toy Shop: A Romantic Story of Lincoln the Man" by Margarita Spalding Gerry is a historical fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life of Abraham Lincoln through a unique lens, highlighting themes of childhood innocence and the weight of leadership during wartime. It intertwines a narrative around a toy shop and its owner with Lincoln’s reflections and struggles as a leader. The story centers on a tall man, who is later revealed to be Abraham Lincoln, as he grapples with the burdens of war and leadership. In his search for solace, he ventures into a toy shop owned by Joseph Schotz, a wounded former soldier who crafts toys despite his own suffering. Throughout their interactions, Lincoln reflects on his responsibilities and the sacrifices of young soldiers while finding moments of joy through the innocence of toys. As he buys toy soldiers for his son, the narrative reveals Lincoln's inner turmoil and desire for peace. The climax of the story coincides with the end of the Civil War, reinforcing themes of hope and healing alongside the bittersweet nature of loss, illustrating the connection between the simplicity of childhood and the complexities of adult responsibilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39829/39829-h/images/cover.jpg en Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 72180 72190 2024-09-16T16:32:02.389157 2023-09-17T10:48:21.604437 text/html text/html 69875 2012-05-28T13:36:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 213670 2012-05-28T13:36:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 227953 2024-09-16T16:32:04.582160 application/epub+zip 227110 2024-09-16T16:32:02.870162 application/epub+zip 82270 2024-09-16T16:32:02.619154 application/epub+zip 269187 2024-09-16T16:32:06.059178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259107 2024-09-16T16:32:04.334204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112446 2022-09-18T08:54:35.467763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61608 61399 2024-09-16T16:32:02.212222 2023-09-17T10:48:21.448422 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 61360 2012-05-28T13:36:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 24005 2012-05-28T13:36:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 61351 2012-05-28T13:36:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23992 2012-05-28T13:36:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19827 2024-09-16T16:32:06.196121 application/rdf+xml 23636 2024-09-16T16:32:02.693160 image/jpeg 4002 2024-09-16T16:32:02.655158 image/jpeg 219248 2024-09-16T16:32:02.410165 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