Project Gutenberg 2013-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 84 Molesworth, Mrs. 1839 1921 Mrs. (Mary Louisa) Molesworth Molesworth, Mary Louisa Stewart Graham, Ennis Crane, Walter 1845 1915 Swain, Joseph 1820 1909 Tell Me a Story Introduction -- The reel fairies -- Good-night, Winny -- Con and the little people -- Mary Ann Jolly -- Too bad -- Charlie's disappointment. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Tell Me a Story" by Mrs. Molesworth is a children's storybook written in the late 19th century. The book introduces young readers to a variety of imaginative tales, beginning with children gathered around an aunt as they eagerly request her to tell them stories. The narrative focuses on themes of childhood innocence, family connections, and the power of storytelling, engaging characters like the children, especially Madge and little Sybil. At the start of the book, the narrator, presumably the aunt, is approached by a group of children who implore her to tell them a story during twilight. Despite her initial reluctance, the aunt is persuaded by the children's passion and compassion, prompting a discussion about storytelling and memories of her own childhood. This leads into the introduction of Louisa, a timid eight-year-old girl who often finds solace in a unique imaginary world involving her mother's sewing reels as her companions. They form the backbone of her adventures and reflect the blend of reality and imagination that characterizes childhood, encouraging readers to cherish their creativity and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children's stories, English Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Storytelling -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 231786 231795 2024-09-18T06:54:45.186407 2023-09-18T15:09:36.065398 text/html text/html 235769 2013-07-06T12:52:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 904798 2013-07-06T12:52:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 966692 2024-09-18T06:54:50.251394 application/epub+zip 968236 2024-09-18T06:54:46.770422 application/epub+zip 125320 2024-09-18T06:54:45.825407 application/epub+zip 1089299 2024-09-18T06:54:52.901411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1074736 2024-09-18T06:54:49.608396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233016 2022-09-19T16:45:33.121733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205621 205596 2024-09-18T06:54:44.704426 2023-09-18T15:09:35.585368 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 205448 2013-07-06T12:52:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76537 2013-07-06T12:52:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20202 2024-09-18T06:54:53.051349 application/rdf+xml 11955 2024-09-18T06:54:46.180403 image/jpeg 3330 2024-09-18T06:54:46.001520 image/jpeg 949214 2024-09-18T06:54:45.227420 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 en.wikipedia