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100 1 _aBarker, Lady
_q(Mary Anne),
_d1831-1911
245 1 0 _aStories about —
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2025-05-06
505 0 _aAbout monkeys -- About Jamaica -- Aunt Annie's stories about horses -- Four months in camp -- About dogs -- About boys -- 'Edinburgh Castle' -- The grave by the Rakaia.
508 _aRichard 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)
520 _a"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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: F. Warne, 1876
653 _aAnimals -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren's stories, English -- 19th century
653 _aJamaica -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/storiesabout00barkrich
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76033
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_d116758