The Pot of Gold, and Other Stories by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
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"The Pot of Gold, and Other Stories" by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman is a collection of children's short stories published in 1892. Set in New England villages, these sixteen tales follow young protagonists through magical adventures involving giants, princesses, enchanted animals, and mysterious strangers. Beneath their child-friendly surface, the stories offer commentary on post-Civil War village life and women's experiences. From quests for treasure to lessons in proper behavior, each story weaves
moral themes with fantastical elements that captivated both young readers and adults of the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, 1852-1930 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Pot of Gold, and Other Stories |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pot_of_Gold_and_Other_Stories |
| Contents | The pot of gold -- The cow with the golden horns -- Princess Rosetta and the pop-corn man -- The Christmas monks -- The pumpkin giant -- The Christmas masquerade -- Dill -- The silver hen -- Toby -- The patchwork school -- The squire's sixpence -- A plain case -- A stranger in the village -- The bound girl -- Deacon Thomas Wales's will -- The adopted daughter. |
| Credits |
Produced by Ted Garvin, Lesley Halamek and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 16468 |
| Release Date | Aug 7, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 12, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 511 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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