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Title: A Child's Dream of a Star

Note: Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.

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Summary: "A Child's Dream of a Star" by Charles Dickens is a poignant short story written in the late 19th century. It is a reflective piece that embodies themes of love, loss, and spiritual connection, exploring the bond between siblings and the concept of an afterlife. This narrative captures the imagination with its ethereal qualities and deep emotional resonance. The story follows a child who shares a close relationship with his sister, with both captivated by the beauty of the world around them and a particular star that shines brightly in the night sky. As they grow, the sister falls ill and eventually passes away, leading the child to dream of a mystical star that serves as a gateway to the afterlife. Throughout his life, he experiences further losses, including that of his mother and daughter, but each time he dreams of the star and the angels that await them. In the end, as the child grows into an old man, he reflects on his life, recognizing the star as a symbol of reunion with his loved ones in the celestial realm, ultimately finding peace as he approaches the end of his earthly existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

Illustrator: Billings, Hammatt, 1818-1874

EBook No.: 42232

Published: Mar 1, 2013

Downloads: 293

Language: English

Subject: Christian life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Short stories

Subject: Children -- Death -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Children and death -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Heaven -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Grief -- Juvenile fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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2024-11-13T00:19:47Z A Child's Dream of a Star

This edition has images.

Title: A Child's Dream of a Star

Note: Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Greg Bergquist, Matthew Wheaton and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Summary: "A Child's Dream of a Star" by Charles Dickens is a poignant short story written in the late 19th century. It is a reflective piece that embodies themes of love, loss, and spiritual connection, exploring the bond between siblings and the concept of an afterlife. This narrative captures the imagination with its ethereal qualities and deep emotional resonance. The story follows a child who shares a close relationship with his sister, with both captivated by the beauty of the world around them and a particular star that shines brightly in the night sky. As they grow, the sister falls ill and eventually passes away, leading the child to dream of a mystical star that serves as a gateway to the afterlife. Throughout his life, he experiences further losses, including that of his mother and daughter, but each time he dreams of the star and the angels that await them. In the end, as the child grows into an old man, he reflects on his life, recognizing the star as a symbol of reunion with his loved ones in the celestial realm, ultimately finding peace as he approaches the end of his earthly existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

Illustrator: Billings, Hammatt, 1818-1874

EBook No.: 42232

Published: Mar 1, 2013

Downloads: 293

Language: English

Subject: Christian life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Short stories

Subject: Children -- Death -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Children and death -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Heaven -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Grief -- Juvenile fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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