Project Gutenberg 2005-05-24 Public domain in the USA. 196 Adams, J. S., Mrs. 1845 1885 Adams, Harriet Ada Marr Allegories of Life Produced by Wright American Fiction, Curtis Weyant, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Allegories of Life" by Mrs. J. S. Adams is a collection of moral and philosophical tales written in the late 19th century. This work presents a series of allegories that explore various themes such as joy, sorrow, faith, hope, and the purpose of life's trials. Each story appears to impart life lessons through symbolic characters and scenarios, encouraging readers to reflect on their own experiences and understanding of life's challenges. The opening of the work introduces the first allegory, titled "The Bells," which focuses on a chime in an old church steeple that decides to withhold their joyful ringing on Christmas day due to weariness and dissatisfaction with their singular tone. As the bells' decision leads to a somber Christmas morning for both the sexton and a dying child yearning to hear the chimes, the narrative explores themes of discontent, community, and the consequences of individual choices. The bells ultimately undergo a transformative experience, suggesting that challenges and trials can lead to personal growth and a deeper appreciation of one's purpose. This sets the tone for the rest of the collection, which promises to delve into the intricacies of human existence and the valuable lessons embedded within. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction Allegories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Philosophy & Ethics 177660 2025-06-07T04:56:42.747595 text/html 180269 2020-12-14T12:54:47 text/html; charset=us-ascii 65120 2020-12-14T12:54:47 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 132046 2025-06-07T04:56:48.349534 application/epub+zip 133993 2025-06-07T04:56:44.762571 application/epub+zip 133994 2025-06-07T04:56:43.492576 application/epub+zip 266340 2025-06-07T04:56:51.111527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246417 2025-06-07T04:56:47.578573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221515 2022-09-08T00:16:43.322643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165557 2025-06-07T04:56:42.276602 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 165462 2020-12-14T12:54:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62756 2020-12-14T12:54:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18335 2025-06-07T04:56:51.249521 application/rdf+xml 12971 2025-06-07T04:56:44.047581 image/jpeg 3477 2025-06-07T04:56:43.764566 image/jpeg 128544 2025-06-07T04:56:42.765580 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