Project Gutenberg 2020-07-28 Public domain in the USA. 206 Ewing, Juliana Horatia 1841 1885 Ewing, J. H. (Juliana Horatia) Ewing, J.H. Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty Baden, Frances Henshaw 1835 1911 Lob Lie-By-The-Fire, The Brownies and Other Tales Lob Lie-by-the-fire, or, The luck of Lingborough -- Timothy's shoes -- Old Father Christmas -- Benjy in Beastland -- The peace-egg -- The brownies -- The land of lost toys -- Three Christmas-trees -- An idyl of the wood -- Christmas crackers -- Amelia and the dwarfs -- Spoons, by Frances Henshaw Baden. Produced by Mardi Desjardins & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net "Lob Lie-By-the-Fire, The Brownies and Other Tales" by Juliana Horatia Ewing is a collection of children's stories written in the late 19th century. The tales blend folklore with moral lessons, revolving around characters like the whimsical Lob Lie-by-the-fire and the endearing John Broom, a boy found abandoned and taken in by two elderly sisters. Ewing's stories explore themes of kindness, home, and the importance of character, making them both entertaining and educational for young readers. The opening of the collection introduces Lob Lie-by-the-Fire, a mythical brownie known for helping in various household tasks. The narrative then shifts to two elderly sisters, Miss Betty and Miss Kitty, who are described as kind-hearted heiresses living in a cozy, old home at Lingborough. With a mix of sentimentality and humor, the sisters engage in charitable acts, believing in the virtues of helping others like their community's poor. As the story unfolds, it hints at experiences of loss and the pursuit of benevolence, ultimately creating a blend of whimsy, nostalgia, and moral inquiry that invites readers into the charming world Ewing has crafted for them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 681041 2025-06-25T04:49:37.346532 text/html 662662 2024-10-18T04:49:37 text/html 492465 2025-06-25T04:49:44.838472 application/epub+zip 503233 2025-06-25T04:49:38.719474 application/epub+zip 308332 2025-06-25T04:49:38.086480 application/epub+zip 674824 2025-06-25T04:49:49.690466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 641091 2025-06-25T04:49:44.265512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447503 2022-09-28T09:57:24.590791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608281 2025-06-25T04:49:36.262491 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 588452 2024-10-18T04:49:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17375 2025-06-25T04:49:49.826421 application/rdf+xml 18971 2025-06-25T04:49:38.198487 image/jpeg 3057 2025-06-25T04:49:38.144478 image/jpeg 494559 2025-06-25T04:49:37.399483 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