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100 1 _aEwing, Juliana Horatia,
_d1841-1885
245 1 0 _aLob Lie-By-The-Fire, The Brownies and Other Tales
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-07-28
505 0 _aLob 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.
508 _aProduced by Mardi Desjardins & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aBaden, Frances Henshaw,
_d1835-1911
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62783
999 _c103607
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