Project Gutenberg 2012-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 123 Gerry, Margarita Spalding 1870 1939 The Toy Shop: A Romantic Story of Lincoln the Man Produced by David Edwards, Paula J. Franzini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Toy Shop: A Romantic Story of Lincoln the Man" by Margarita Spalding Gerry is a historical fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life of Abraham Lincoln through a unique lens, highlighting themes of childhood innocence and the weight of leadership during wartime. It intertwines a narrative around a toy shop and its owner with Lincoln’s reflections and struggles as a leader. The story centers on a tall man, who is later revealed to be Abraham Lincoln, as he grapples with the burdens of war and leadership. In his search for solace, he ventures into a toy shop owned by Joseph Schotz, a wounded former soldier who crafts toys despite his own suffering. Throughout their interactions, Lincoln reflects on his responsibilities and the sacrifices of young soldiers while finding moments of joy through the innocence of toys. As he buys toy soldiers for his son, the narrative reveals Lincoln's inner turmoil and desire for peace. The climax of the story coincides with the end of the Civil War, reinforcing themes of hope and healing alongside the bittersweet nature of loss, illustrating the connection between the simplicity of childhood and the complexities of adult responsibilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39829/39829-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: American Literature 72305 2025-08-16T08:07:48.208075 text/html 69875 2012-05-28T13:36:50 text/html 228081 2025-08-16T08:07:50.306077 application/epub+zip 227002 2025-08-16T08:07:48.669104 application/epub+zip 82209 2025-08-16T08:07:48.418079 application/epub+zip 269161 2025-08-16T08:07:51.674144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259107 2025-08-16T08:07:50.024077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112446 2022-09-18T08:54:35.467763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61608 2025-08-16T08:07:48.046074 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61360 2012-05-28T13:36:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61351 2012-05-28T13:36:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20249 2025-08-16T08:07:51.804071 application/rdf+xml 23636 2025-08-16T08:07:48.489094 image/jpeg 4002 2025-08-16T08:07:48.453076 image/jpeg 24005 2012-05-28T13:36:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 213670 2012-05-28T13:36:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 23992 2012-05-28T13:36:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 219199 2025-08-16T08:07:48.226097 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