Project Gutenberg 2014-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 119 Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson, Baron 1852 1928 Caldecott, Randolph 1846 1886 Caldecott, R. (Randolph) Jack and the Bean-Stalk: English Hexameters Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "Jack and the Bean-Stalk: English Hexameters" by Hallam Tennyson is a poetic retelling of the classic fairy tale, written during the late 19th century. This work can be categorized as a children's story or a fairy tale adaptation, capturing themes of adventure and moral lessons through its engaging narrative. The book presents a rendition of the story of Jack, a young boy who embarks on a thrilling journey involving magic beans, a towering beanstalk, and encounters with a fearsome giant. In this version of the tale, Jack is introduced as a lazy youth living with his impoverished mother. After selling their only cow for a handful of beans, he discovers the magical beanstalk that grows overnight. Climbing it, Jack encounters a giant and his treasures, including a hen that lays golden eggs and a magical harp. Each time he visits the giant's castle, Jack steals something valuable, showcasing his cleverness, but also exposing the danger he faces from the giant. Ultimately, after a narrow escape that results in the giant's death, Jack returns home to a life transformed by his riches. The story underscores themes of bravery, resourcefulness, and the consequences of one's actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45288/45288-h/images/cover.jpg en Children's poetry Humorous poetry Wit and humor, Juvenile Fairy tales -- Juvenile poetry Giants -- Juvenile poetry PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 62442 62455 2024-09-19T05:12:33.361079 2023-09-19T16:24:25.162948 text/html text/html 60612 2014-04-01T08:31:34 text/html; charset=us-ascii 12521441 2014-04-01T08:33:24 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 13950239 2024-09-19T05:12:45.577029 application/epub+zip 13932750 2024-09-19T05:12:36.371081 application/epub+zip 81065 2024-09-19T05:12:34.055128 application/epub+zip 12435804 2024-09-19T05:12:52.071010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12424956 2024-09-19T05:12:42.212051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120395 2022-09-20T16:43:42.924984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33803 33726 2024-09-19T05:12:32.692080 2023-09-19T16:24:24.578951 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 33490 2014-04-01T08:31:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10728 2014-04-01T08:33:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20477 2024-09-19T05:12:52.245970 application/rdf+xml 10857 2024-09-19T05:12:34.169080 image/jpeg 2022 2024-09-19T05:12:34.110072 image/jpeg 12645130 2024-09-19T05:12:33.623072 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