Last Words: A Final Collection of Stories by Juliana Horatia Ewing

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Author Ewing, Juliana Horatia, 1841-1885
Illustrator Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945
Title Last Words: A Final Collection of Stories
Note Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Contents Mary's meadow -- Letters from a little garden -- Snap-dragons -- Dandelion clocks -- The blind man and the talking dog -- So-so -- The Trinity flower -- The kyrkegrim turned preacher -- Ladders to heaven -- Sunflowers and a rushlight -- Tiny's tricks and Toby's tricks -- The owl in the ivy bush.
Credits Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Juliet Sutherland, and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary "Last Words: A Final Collection of Stories" by Juliana Horatia Ewing is a collection of narrative tales written during the late 19th century. The stories explore themes of childhood, nature, and the complexities of family relationships, often through the eyes of young protagonists. In the opening portion, the narrative centers around a girl named Mary, who grapples with familial expectations, her own ambitions in cultivating a garden, and the challenges posed by local neighbors and their quarrels. The opening of the narrative introduces us to Mary, her family, and their interactions with the 'Old Squire,' who owns a neighboring piece of land called Mary's Meadow. The children are intrigued by this Meadow, which contains flowers and a nightingale, and they long to explore it despite their mother's warnings stemming from the conflict over land rights. As Mary tries to follow her mother's teachings about kindness, she embarks on a journey of planting flowers in the Meadow, driven by an innocent desire to beautify the landscape. However, her venture leads to frustration as she encounters conflict with the Old Squire, who accuses her of trespassing and theft, stirring feelings of shame and fear in Mary. This initial conflict sets the stage for deeper reflections on love, selfishness, and the nature of community. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Children's stories
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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