Project Gutenberg 2009-05-03 Public domain in the USA. 169 Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall) 1868 1938 Lucas, Edward Verrall Lucas, E.V. Bedford, F. D. 1864 1954 Bedford, Francis Donkin Bedford, Francis D. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago Produced by D Alexander, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Forgotten Tales of Long Ago" by E. V. Lucas is a collection of children's stories written in the early 20th century. This anthology features a selection of tales from earlier writers aimed at young readers, primarily from the late 18th to early 19th centuries, while also including a few later additions. The stories encapsulate moral lessons and lessons of good behavior, often focusing on themes like kindness, generosity, and the consequences of one's actions. The opening portion of the collection introduces the first story, "Dicky Random." This narrative follows young Richard, or Dicky, as he navigates various misadventures in his daily life, leading to humorous and chaotic consequences due to his innocence and lack of attentiveness. From misunderstanding how to read the clock to accidentally serving brandy instead of wine to guests, Dicky's antics underscore the importance of attentiveness and the repercussions of thoughtless behavior. Through all his blunders, readers are drawn into a world where lessons are gently imparted amid the humor of childhood mischief. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour 745784 2025-07-12T03:49:46.237633 text/html 750211 2021-01-05T00:45:22 text/html 5280387 2025-07-12T03:49:55.664567 application/epub+zip 5293324 2025-07-12T03:49:48.168552 application/epub+zip 352075 2025-07-12T03:49:47.119615 application/epub+zip 5500436 2025-07-12T03:50:01.336488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5440602 2025-07-12T03:49:54.581566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509529 2022-09-13T10:33:48.590293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 681016 2025-07-12T03:49:44.719569 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 680776 2021-01-05T00:45:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 680768 2021-01-05T00:45:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22426 2025-07-12T03:50:01.489504 application/rdf+xml 32213 2025-07-12T03:49:47.224694 image/jpeg 4072 2025-07-12T03:49:47.172613 image/jpeg 250911 2021-01-05T00:45:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 5255009 2021-01-05T00:45:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 250848 2021-01-05T00:45:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 5269343 2025-07-12T03:49:46.463593 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 en.wikipedia