Soap-bubble stories

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barry, Fanny

Contributor:

Cox, Palmer, 1840-1924

Montagu, Irving, 1842-1901

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Soap-bubble stories: For Children" by Fanny Barry is a collection of enchanting children's stories written in the late 19th century. The book features a variety of whimsical tales centered around magical creatures and their adventures, designed to entertain and bring joy to young readers. The beginning of the book introduces a group of children as they play and blow soap bubbles on a snowy twilight evening. When they express their desire for more bubble magic, a figure in the shadows takes it upon herself to create new bubbles using her imagination. The narrative hints at the imaginative storytelling that will unfold, leading into tales like "The Troll in the Church Fountain," where we meet Terli, a mischievous River-Troll. As the characters navigate magical challenges, the stories promise a delightful blend of adventure and whimsy, perfect for capturing the imaginations of children. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The troll in the church fountain

The imp in the chintz curtain

Heartsease

A story of Siena

The stone-maiden

The grass of Parnassus

The hedgehog's coffee party

Uncle Volodia

The angel and the lilies

The alphen-echo

The scroll in the market place

A scrap of Etruscan pottery

The goats on the glacier

The great lady's chief-mourner

Dame Fossie's China dog

Princess Sidigunda's golden shoes

The badger's school

Bobbie's two shillings.

Credits:

Produced by Marcia Brooks, Woodie4, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2009-03-06