02641cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000460011324500550015926400510021430000470026533600260031233700260033833800360036450000310040050800470043152013190047853400450179765300320184265300440187465300390191865300500195765300350200765300410204265300430208365300690212685600430219599900170223823577UtSlPG20260610133536.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aKingston, William Henry Giles,d1814-188010aTaking Tales: Instructive and Entertaining Reading 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-11-21  aProduced by Nick Hodson of London, England  a"Taking Tales: Instructive and Entertaining Reading" by William Henry Giles Kingston is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. This compilation features six engaging tales aimed at family reading, covering themes of adventure, morality, and life lessons. Among the stories, readers will encounter an English country miller, a boy who dreams of seafaring, a family relocating to Canada, a young soldier in major conflicts, an Australian shepherd, and a child laboring in a coal mine.  The opening of the first story introduces us to Mark Page, the miller of Hillbrook, who grapples with the challenges of running a windmill in variable weather. Despite his material comforts, he is dissatisfied and grumpy, often envying his neighbor, Farmer Grey, whose innovative farming practices bring prosperity. While Mark is critical of Farmer Grey’s success, his kind-hearted daughter, Mary, secretly admires the farmer. Discontent surrounds Mark's family dynamics: his son, Ben, is a wayward youth influenced by bad company, leading to a troubling family legacy. As the story unfolds, readers will see how these characters interact, setting the stage for moral lessons about community, kindness, personal growth, and the consequences of one's actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aOrphans -- Juvenile fiction  aVoyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction  aSeafaring life -- Juvenile fiction  aGreat Britain. Royal Navy -- Juvenile fiction  aShipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction  aMissing children -- Juvenile fiction  aFishers -- England -- Juvenile fiction  aEngland -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23577  c64629d64629