Project Gutenberg 2025-05-06 Public domain in the USA. 263 Barker, Lady (Mary Anne) 1831 1911 Barker, Mary Anne, Lady Broome, Lady (Mary Anne) Broome, Mary Anne Stewart Barker, Lady Stewart, Mary Anne Stories about — $aLondon :$bF. Warne, $c1876. About monkeys -- About Jamaica -- Aunt Annie's stories about horses -- Four months in camp -- About dogs -- About boys -- 'Edinburgh Castle' -- The grave by the Rakaia. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Stories about —" by Lady Barker is a collection of anecdotal tales, likely written in the late 19th century. The work is aimed at young readers and presents a blend of personal reminiscences, animal adventures, and family stories. Each chapter focuses on different themes, such as the misadventures with monkeys, vivid experiences in Jamaica, or tales about horses, often centering on the author’s childhood and familial relationships. The opening of the book sets a warm, conversational tone, with Lady Barker recounting her personal experiences with pet monkeys in India and later in her travels, illustrating both the charm and the chaos these animals bring. She describes three memorable attempts to keep monkeys, each ending in mishap or heartbreak, followed by amusing and sometimes disastrous interactions with wild monkeys in India. The narrative then shifts to childhood memories in Jamaica, notably a dramatic family carriage accident, and light-hearted mischief involving her younger sister, Jessie. The early chapters are lively, rich in sensory details, and full of affection for animals, highlighting the joys and challenges of colonial childhood and family life, with a gentle sense of humor and a spirit of adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/storiesabout00barkrich 20240811141603barker 1876 GB Reading ease score: 63.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories, English -- 19th century Jamaica -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure 357772 2025-06-30T06:08:41.040499 text/html 332579 2025-05-06T14:49:39 text/html 1756898 2025-06-30T06:08:47.572515 application/epub+zip 1754140 2025-06-30T06:08:43.253462 application/epub+zip 638319 2025-06-30T06:08:41.982496 application/epub+zip 2528801 2025-06-30T06:08:50.900450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2503791 2025-06-30T06:08:46.659468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322994 2025-06-30T06:08:40.618483 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 303153 2025-05-06T14:49:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16795 2025-06-30T06:08:51.034420 application/rdf+xml 24842 2025-06-30T06:08:42.397482 image/jpeg 3894 2025-06-30T06:08:42.186458 image/jpeg 2247134 2025-06-30T06:08:41.095492 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