Project Gutenberg 2011-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 609 Alcott, Louisa May 1832 1888 Barnard, A. M. Alcott, Louisa M. (Louisa May) Alcott, L. M. (Louisa May) Spinning-Wheel Stories Grandma's story -- Tabby's table-cloth -- Eli's education -- Onawandah -- Little things -- The banner of Beaumanoir -- Jerseys; or, The girl's ghost -- The little house in the garden -- Daisy's jewel-box, and how she filled it -- Corny's catamount -- The cooking-class -- The hare and the tortoise. Produced by Heather Clark, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Spinning-Wheel Stories" by Louisa May Alcott is a collection of children's stories written in the late 19th century. The book is framed around family gatherings where the characters, mainly siblings visiting their grandmother, engage in various adventures triggered by their imagination and the stories told by their grandmother. The opening sets a cozy, winter scene full of familial warmth, hinting at themes of nostalgia, storytelling, and the importance of heritage. The beginning of the collection introduces the characters Geoff, Mary, Minnie, and others as they navigate a stormy Christmas vacation indoors. Frustrated by the weather, the siblings find joy in rummaging through their grandmother's attic, eventually discovering a spinning wheel that inspires a connection to their grandmother's past. This leads to a promise of storytelling, with the grandmother about to share her own tale about love, family, and bravery that intertwines their personal history with broader themes of resilience during historical events. The atmosphere combines childlike curiosity with the rich traditions of oral storytelling, setting the stage for captivating tales woven with lessons from both life and history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.4 (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: American Literature 470538 2025-08-14T15:55:06.422128 text/html 475099 2011-05-26T16:11:36 text/html 1334920 2025-08-14T15:55:17.132108 application/epub+zip 1337747 2025-08-14T15:55:10.480132 application/epub+zip 258504 2025-08-14T15:55:08.575117 application/epub+zip 1667535 2025-08-14T15:55:21.649058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1630064 2025-08-14T15:55:15.559109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419197 2022-09-16T14:10:44.033253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426897 2025-08-14T15:55:05.418111 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 426709 2011-05-26T16:11:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 426701 2011-05-26T16:11:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21455 2025-08-14T15:55:21.791035 application/rdf+xml 15583 2025-08-14T15:55:09.096101 image/jpeg 3978 2025-08-14T15:55:08.834103 image/jpeg 169473 2011-05-26T16:11:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1243942 2011-05-26T16:11:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 169430 2011-05-26T16:11:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1322882 2025-08-14T15:55:06.520127 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