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100 1 _aEwing, Juliana Horatia,
_d1841-1885
245 1 0 _aJackanapes, Daddy Darwin's Dovecot and Other Stories
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
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 2005-04-01
505 0 _aJackanapes -- Daddy Darwin's dovecot -- The blind man and the talking dog -- "So-so" -- The Trinity flower -- The Kyrkegrim turned preacher.
508 _aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, Tonya Allen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
520 _a"Jackanapes, Daddy Darwin's Dovecot and Other Stories" by Juliana Horatia Ewing is a collection of children's stories written in the late 19th century. The book weaves together whimsical narratives that explore themes of childhood, social dynamics, and the impact of war on community life, centering around various characters, including young Jackanapes and the villagers of Goose Green. The opening of the collection introduces Goose Green, highlighting its unique inhabitants and the peculiarities of small-town life during trying times marked by conflicts and fears concerning the French. It reveals a collective anxiety among both children and adults regarding the looming presence of "Bony," a feared figure representing the external threats of war, while touching on the idiosyncrasies of the elderly residents and their memories. The reader is guided through a colorful portrayal of village life, where war is an unsettling backdrop to daily activities, relationships, and the unfolding of youthful adventures, particularly regarding the story's young protagonist, Jackanapes, who embodies the spirit of a free and adventurous child amidst societal expectations and fears. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aCaldecott, Randolph,
_d1846-1886
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7865
999 _c49854
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