Project Gutenberg 2014-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 158 Malet, Lucas 1852 1931 Harrison, Mary St. Leger Kingsley Hardy, Paul 1862 1942 Hardy, David Paul Frederick Little Peter: A Christmas Morality for Children of any Age Produced by Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Little Peter: A Christmas Morality for Children of any Age" by Lucas Malet is a children's story that appears to have been written in the late 19th century. The narrative focuses on the titular character, Little Peter, and his family as they navigate the whimsical and somewhat enchanting experiences surrounding Christmas and their journey to the church in Nullepart. The story promises to impart moral lessons through its portrayal of various characters, including the kind-hearted charcoal-burner, John Paqualin, who embodies a sage-like presence. The opening of the story introduces us to the pine forest where Little Peter lives with his family, emphasizing the natural beauty of the surroundings and hinting at deeper lessons to be learned from nature. Little Peter's innocence is shown as he waits for his brother Antony and interacts with John Paqualin, who presents himself whimsically, warning Peter about the dangers of the forest, including an imagined wolf. This sets the stage for thematic explorations of kindness, self-discovery, and the contrast between the innocent perspective of children and the complex world of adults. The relationships within Peter's family further highlight dynamics of love, worry, and adventure, building an atmosphere ripe for the festivities and reflections of the Christmas season. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45666/45666-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Fantasy fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Death -- Juvenile fiction Brothers -- Juvenile fiction Kindness -- Juvenile fiction Magic -- Juvenile fiction Cats -- Juvenile fiction Christmas -- Juvenile fiction Romans -- Juvenile fiction Sick -- Juvenile fiction Politicians -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 211134 2025-07-18T12:06:28.279703 text/html 189443 2024-10-24T07:15:58 text/html 1963346 2025-07-18T12:06:32.535752 application/epub+zip 1963894 2025-07-18T12:06:29.261715 application/epub+zip 128406 2025-07-18T12:06:28.732728 application/epub+zip 2020684 2025-07-18T12:06:35.154653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1919810 2025-07-18T12:06:31.983665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171259 2022-09-20T19:21:59.461436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178843 2025-07-18T12:06:27.681732 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158828 2024-10-24T07:15:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21312 2025-07-18T12:06:35.297694 application/rdf+xml 8439 2025-07-18T12:06:28.810754 image/jpeg 1626 2025-07-18T12:06:28.771760 image/jpeg 1793057 2025-07-18T12:06:28.396812 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