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 Project Gutenberg 2007-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 178 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. Taking Tales: Instructive and Entertaining Reading Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Taking Tales: Instructive and Entertaining Reading" by William Henry Giles Kingston is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. This compilation features six engaging tales aimed at family reading, covering themes of adventure, morality, and life lessons. Among the stories, readers will encounter an English country miller, a boy who dreams of seafaring, a family relocating to Canada, a young soldier in major conflicts, an Australian shepherd, and a child laboring in a coal mine. The opening of the first story introduces us to Mark Page, the miller of Hillbrook, who grapples with the challenges of running a windmill in variable weather. Despite his material comforts, he is dissatisfied and grumpy, often envying his neighbor, Farmer Grey, whose innovative farming practices bring prosperity. While Mark is critical of Farmer Grey’s success, his kind-hearted daughter, Mary, secretly admires the farmer. Discontent surrounds Mark's family dynamics: his son, Ben, is a wayward youth influenced by bad company, leading to a troubling family legacy. As the story unfolds, readers will see how these characters interact, setting the stage for moral lessons about community, kindness, personal growth, and the consequences of one's actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Juvenile fiction Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Missing children -- Juvenile fiction Fishers -- England -- Juvenile fiction England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure 578354 2025-08-10T04:09:57.119213 text/html 584475 2007-11-21T09:09:54 text/html 1155174 2025-08-10T04:10:06.854188 application/epub+zip 1164530 2025-08-10T04:10:01.086209 application/epub+zip 281959 2025-08-10T04:09:59.617176 application/epub+zip 1479455 2025-08-10T04:10:11.065139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1467599 2025-08-10T04:10:05.816173 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468913 2022-09-11T06:07:44.406087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559541 2025-08-10T04:09:56.460236 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 559336 2007-11-21T09:09:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20579 2025-08-10T04:10:11.190092 application/rdf+xml 23460 2025-08-10T04:10:00.133156 image/jpeg 4813 2025-08-10T04:09:59.871165 image/jpeg 1033932 2007-11-21T09:09:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 204961 2007-11-21T09:09:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 1134018 2025-08-10T04:09:57.217191 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia