Project Gutenberg 2005-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 299 Various Verschillende Various, Various St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877 Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Lynn Bornath and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877" by Various is a collection of children's literature and stories written during the late 19th century. The publication includes poems, articles, and tales aimed at educating and entertaining young readers, with a focus on morality and adventure. The contributions feature a mix of poetry and prose, showcasing notable authors of the time. The opening portion introduces several stories, starting with "The Three Kings" by Henry W. Longfellow, which narrates the journey of the Wise Men guided by a star to find the newborn king. The poetic retelling of this famous biblical account evokes a sense of wonder and explores themes of prophecy and reverence. Following this, the text provides a brief biographical piece on Theodore Winthrop, a young officer who died in the Civil War, hinting at his adventurous spirit through a fragment of his work, "Steers Flotsam." Other tales include whimsical adventures and moral lessons, appealing to children’s imaginations and instilling values such as kindness and courage. The introduction sets the tone for a lively and instructive collection that speaks to the era's youth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Children's literature -- Periodicals Children's periodicals, American PZ Text St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Poetry 441696 2025-06-06T13:12:47.489435 text/html 446426 2020-12-14T07:51:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1708947 2020-12-14T07:51:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1792268 2025-06-06T13:13:01.656331 application/epub+zip 1798196 2025-06-06T13:12:52.737361 application/epub+zip 236264 2025-06-06T13:12:50.200390 application/epub+zip 2476984 2025-06-06T13:13:07.074301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2467156 2025-06-06T13:12:59.609328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447780 2022-09-07T21:25:47.054939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382138 2025-06-06T13:12:46.046454 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 381978 2020-12-14T07:51:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 149177 2020-12-14T07:51:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 381972 2020-12-14T07:51:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149147 2020-12-14T07:51:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20345 2025-06-06T13:13:07.263287 application/rdf+xml 15885 2025-06-06T13:12:50.830361 image/jpeg 3764 2025-06-06T13:12:50.534367 image/jpeg 1781035 2025-06-06T13:12:47.684442 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog