Project Gutenberg 2005-08-17 Public domain in the USA. 156 Ewing, Juliana Horatia 1841 1885 Ewing, J. H. (Juliana Horatia) Ewing, J.H. Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty Melchior's Dream and Other Tales Melchior's dream -- The blackbird's nest -- Friedrich's ballad -- A bit of green -- Monsieur the Viscount's friend -- The Yew-lane ghosts -- A bad habit -- A happy family. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Sankar Viswanathan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Melchior's Dream and Other Tales" by Juliana Horatia Ewing is a collection of allegorical stories written in the late 19th century. The narrative embraces themes of family dynamics, childhood innocence, and moral lessons, often through the lens of young protagonists navigating their feelings and relationships. The opening story introduces Melchior, a boy frustrated with his large family, whose Christmas Eve is marked by his longing for solitude and personal enjoyment, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of love, family, and the consequences of selfish desires. The beginning of "Melchior's Dream" focuses on Melchior, the eldest son in a bustling household filled with siblings. He expresses dissatisfaction with the limitations imposed by his large family and yearns for the freedom to enjoy Christmas on his terms. After a conversation with his father about the importance of family and sharing, Melchior is left feeling isolated and embittered. As the night unfolds, he dreams vividly of driving through life with his siblings, confronting the impact of his wishes for solitude. The dream turns into a moral journey, as Melchior grapples with the reality of loss and the intrinsic value of family bonds, laying the groundwork for the themes of growth and understanding that continue throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Children's stories, English Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Literature Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: British Literature 396531 2025-08-07T07:33:15.335718 text/html 402002 2020-12-12T09:46:39 text/html 235525 2025-08-07T07:33:24.056190 application/epub+zip 238555 2025-08-07T07:33:18.624719 application/epub+zip 224062 2025-08-07T07:33:17.285737 application/epub+zip 459248 2025-08-07T07:33:27.962168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423128 2025-08-07T07:33:22.998296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376869 2022-09-08T06:02:54.230912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360034 2025-08-07T07:33:14.410715 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 359888 2020-12-12T09:46:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 359915 2020-12-12T09:46:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21364 2025-08-07T07:33:28.312158 application/rdf+xml 16757 2025-08-07T07:33:17.785710 image/jpeg 4164 2025-08-07T07:33:17.533711 image/jpeg 138195 2020-12-12T09:46:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 146870 2020-12-12T09:46:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 138137 2020-12-12T09:46:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 221257 2025-08-07T07:33:15.366702 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