Project Gutenberg 2005-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 293 Mabie, Hamilton Wright 1846 1916 Mabie, Hamilton W. (Hamilton Wright) Famous Stories Every Child Should Know A Child's Dream of a Star, By Dickens -- The King of the Golden River or, The Black Brothers, By Ruskin -- The Snow Image: A Childish Miracle, By Hawthorne -- Undine, By Friedrich -- The Story of Ruth -- The Great Stone Face, By Hawthorne -- The Diverting History of John Gilpin, By Cowper -- The Man Without a Country, By Hale -- The Nürnberg Stove, By Ramee -- Rab and His Friends, By Brown -- Peter Rugg, the Missing Man, By Austin. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Diane Monico and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "Famous Stories Every Child Should Know" by Hamilton Wright Mabie is a collection of classic children's stories edited in the early 20th century. The anthology features a variety of tales aimed at nurturing children's imaginations and moral understanding, with stories from notable authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles Dickens, and John Ruskin. The selection of narratives is designed to resonate with children, providing them with insights into fundamental themes and life lessons. At the start of the collection, the opening story "A Child's Dream of a Star" introduces the poignant tale of a child and his sister who find joy in the beauty of nature and the stars. As the sister grows ill and eventually passes away, the child’s connection to the star deepens, leading him to dream of reunions in heaven. This story sets the tone for other fables in the series, which emphasize love, loss, and the timeless human experiences that intertwine with the natural world. The introduction also explores the significance of storytelling itself, suggesting that well-chosen narratives can shape children's lives and perspectives, enriching their emotional and imaginative development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Children's stories PZ Text Children's Anthologies Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 580495 2025-07-07T06:08:40.219847 text/html 597126 2020-12-11T23:11:06 text/html 450127 2025-07-07T06:08:49.829717 application/epub+zip 455814 2025-07-07T06:08:43.873802 application/epub+zip 297006 2025-07-07T06:08:42.451771 application/epub+zip 750277 2025-07-07T06:08:54.294683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 747311 2025-07-07T06:08:48.832737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 537032 2022-09-08T04:17:11.429605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554379 2025-07-07T06:08:39.432775 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 554101 2020-12-11T23:11:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 554169 2020-12-11T23:11:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21589 2025-07-07T06:08:54.427665 application/rdf+xml 16125 2025-07-07T06:08:42.967731 image/jpeg 3698 2025-07-07T06:08:42.706722 image/jpeg 213976 2020-12-11T23:11:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 353334 2020-12-11T23:11:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 213930 2020-12-11T23:11:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 438990 2025-07-07T06:08:40.271779 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 en.wikipedia