Project Gutenberg 2014-02-15 Public domain in the USA. 64 Brabourne, Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, Baron 1829 1893 Hugessen, E. H. Knatchbull (Edward Hugessen Knatchbull) Knatchbull-Hugessen, Edward Hugessen, Baron Brabourne Griset, Ernest Henry 1844 1907 Uncle Joe's Stories Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Uncle Joe -- Zac's bride -- Evelyn with the fairies -- Cat and dog -- Ophelia -- The crones of Mersham. E-text prepared by Louise Pryor, David Garcia, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Projec (http://books.google.com) "Uncle Joe's Stories" by Baron Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen Brabourne is a collection of children's fairy tales written in the late 19th century. The book centers around the character of Uncle Joe, known for his immense storytelling abilities, particularly tales filled with adventures, magical beings, and cautionary lessons for children. The stories are aimed at engaging young readers and prompting them to reflect on their behavior, particularly regarding being 'naughty' or obedient. The opening of the book introduces Uncle Joe, a beloved figure among children for his captivating and often exaggerated tales of adventure and fantastical creatures. The narrator fondly recalls how Uncle Joe would share stories of thrilling escapes and mythical beings, weaving tales that mesmerized his attentive audience. As the narrator reminisces, they highlight Uncle Joe's knack for storytelling and the awe he inspired in the children, demonstrating both his creativity and the innocence of childhood belief in fantastical tales. An incident on the eve of Christmas, where Uncle Joe gets into a peculiar mishap, sets the stage for the adventures that unfold, capturing the reader's curiosity about his fate and the ensuing stories he promises to tell during his visit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44924/44924-h/images/cover.jpg en Fantasy literature Fairy tales Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Fairies -- Juvenile fiction Uncles -- Juvenile fiction Magic -- Juvenile fiction Pets -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 646926 646517 2024-10-18T19:35:53.687774 2023-09-19T14:25:24.908748 text/html text/html 643030 2014-02-15T16:10:04 text/html 779276 2014-02-15T16:12:59 text/html application/zip 753990 2024-10-18T19:36:00.741784 application/epub+zip 763698 2024-10-18T19:35:54.704709 application/epub+zip 263932 2024-10-18T19:35:54.210741 application/epub+zip 923332 2024-10-18T19:36:05.665689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 903880 2024-10-18T19:36:00.252770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405241 2022-09-20T13:51:34.396576 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 613293 613086 2024-10-18T19:35:52.612776 2023-09-19T14:25:23.963807 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 612893 2014-02-15T16:00:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 228854 2014-02-15T16:00:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 612900 2014-02-15T16:00:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 228847 2014-02-15T16:00:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24381 2024-10-18T19:36:05.852657 application/rdf+xml 4986 2024-10-18T19:35:54.293750 image/jpeg 1067 2024-10-18T19:35:54.254779 image/jpeg 816072 2024-10-18T19:35:53.765739 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