Project Gutenberg 2011-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 133 Hatton, Bessie Margetson, W. H. (William Henry) 1861 1940 Margetson, William Henry The Village of Youth, and Other Fairy Tales The Village of Youth -- A child of the winds -- The flower than reached the Sun-lands -- The Garden of Innocence -- A Christmas rose -- The windflower. Produced by Delphine Lettau, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Village of Youth, and Other Fairy Tales" by Bessie Hatton is a collection of fairy tales written in the late 19th century. The stories blend elements of fantasy, morality, and whimsy, featuring themes of youth, love, and the bittersweet nature of life. One key tale, "The Village of Youth," follows a young King who, despite having a perfect palace and a devoted fiancée named Rowena, becomes consumed by the fear of aging and loses his capacity for joy as he separates himself from the elderly members of his kingdom. At the start of the first story, the King’s fear of age drives him to divide his realm into a "Village of Youth" and a corresponding area for the elderly, leaving him increasingly isolated. His betrothed, Princess Rowena, shares in his despair, and together with the beautiful Lady Beryl—who seeks to resolve the King's melancholy—a plan is crafted to confront Time itself. Beryl embarks on a quest to discover how to stave off aging, driven by her desire to keep the kingdom forever youthful. This opening sets a stage filled with rich imagery and thoughtful dialogue about youth versus age, mastery over time, and ultimately, the acceptance of the natural cycles of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36977/36977-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fairy tales PZ Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 202670 2025-08-15T06:04:12.829559 text/html 201813 2021-01-08T00:37:38 text/html 1578396 2025-08-15T06:04:16.444544 application/epub+zip 1578922 2025-08-15T06:04:13.459609 application/epub+zip 114757 2025-08-15T06:04:13.125576 application/epub+zip 1638895 2025-08-15T06:04:18.800555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1617886 2025-08-15T06:04:16.094564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157182 2022-09-17T04:26:25.776609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174421 2025-08-15T06:04:12.345581 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 174231 2021-01-08T00:37:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 174227 2021-01-08T00:37:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20885 2025-08-15T06:04:18.946541 application/rdf+xml 10252 2025-08-15T06:04:13.201570 image/jpeg 1873 2025-08-15T06:04:13.164553 image/jpeg 67277 2021-01-08T00:37:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1501531 2021-01-08T00:37:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 67234 2021-01-08T00:37:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1534948 2025-08-15T06:04:12.919554 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