Project Gutenberg 2018-03-17 Public domain in the USA. 60 Various Verschillende Various, Various Harper's Round Table, April 14, 1896 Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Annie R. McGuire "Harper's Round Table, April 14, 1896" by Various is a collection of illustrated stories and articles written in the late 19th century. This edition appears to capture a variety of content, from adventurous tales to educational pieces, likely aiming to entertain and inform young readers of the time. The opening chapter prominently features a whimsical sea yarn involving two boys who are reunited with an old sailor and sets the tone for the playful and adventurous narratives typical of the period's children's literature. The beginning of the collection introduces readers to Henry and George, two boys who embark on a familiar trek to the pier only to discover their old friend, the Old Sailor, laughing merrily at the end. As they approach, he regales them with tales of his adventures at sea, including quirky encounters with his captain's overbearing mother during a voyage. Through a mix of humor and character-driven storytelling, the old sailor engages the boys, sharing a narrative filled with nautical terminology, humor, and an appealing sense of nostalgia for the glory days of sailing. This lively recounting invites readers into a world of maritime whimsy and adventure, appealing to the imagination of children and adults alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children's periodicals AP Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 202056 202029 2024-11-23T12:08:21.459041 2023-09-24T10:55:26.893935 text/html text/html 198163 2018-03-17T15:18:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1725917 2018-03-17T15:19:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1923816 2024-11-23T12:08:29.260154 application/epub+zip 1923679 2024-11-23T12:08:24.857964 application/epub+zip 143545 2024-11-23T12:08:23.484017 application/epub+zip 2079600 2024-11-23T12:08:32.669935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2054714 2024-11-23T12:08:28.327974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272127 2022-08-25T14:26:51.844425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174330 174319 2024-11-23T12:08:20.600987 2023-09-24T10:55:26.033925 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 174475 2018-03-17T15:18:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 70092 2018-03-17T15:19:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19026 2024-11-23T12:08:32.806939 application/rdf+xml 15851 2024-11-23T12:08:24.036992 image/jpeg 3826 2024-11-23T12:08:23.763968 image/jpeg 1820272 2024-11-23T12:08:21.581059 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