Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 157 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804 1864 Little Annie's Ramble (From "Twice Told Tales") Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twice-Told_Tales Produced by David Widger "Little Annie's Ramble (From 'Twice Told Tales') by Nathaniel Hawthorne" is a short narrative written during the early 19th century. This work falls under the category of children's literature and explores the innocent adventures of a young girl named Annie as she wanders through a bustling town. The story illustrates themes of childhood wonder, innocence, and the contrasting experiences of childhood and adulthood. In "Little Annie's Ramble," the narrator guides little Annie on her explorations beyond her home, capturing the sights and sounds of their surroundings as they encounter various town life elements, such as shop windows filled with enticing goods, a colorful toy shop, and a menagerie of exotic animals. Throughout their journey, Annie's innocent curiosity is juxtaposed against the melancholic reflections of the narrator, illustrating the purity and joy of childhood while also acknowledging the burdens of adulthood. As they return home, the narrator ponders the importance of connecting with the simplicity and joy of a child's perspective, ultimately revealing that such experiences enrich the soul and remind one of the beauty inherent in life, despite its complexities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Historical fiction, American PS Text Children's Literature Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 44998 44999 2025-01-11T23:32:23.195239 2023-10-04T09:11:44.971523 text/html text/html 40103 2021-01-02T00:09:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 15907 2021-01-02T00:09:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 101971 2025-01-11T23:32:28.867210 application/epub+zip 100788 2025-01-11T23:32:26.647231 application/epub+zip 80268 2025-01-11T23:32:25.405229 application/epub+zip 252919 2025-01-11T23:32:30.407205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246662 2025-01-11T23:32:28.107232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212496 2022-09-05T03:30:31.009507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37346 37339 2025-01-11T23:32:22.954254 2023-10-04T09:11:44.799518 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 37310 2021-01-02T00:09:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15003 2021-01-02T00:09:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20750 2025-01-11T23:32:30.528192 application/rdf+xml 19055 2025-01-11T23:32:25.944215 image/jpeg 4302 2025-01-11T23:32:25.673231 image/jpeg 101417 2025-01-11T23:32:23.200377 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