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100 1 _aDickens, Charles,
_d1812-1870
245 1 2 _aA Child's Dream of a Star
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2013-03-01
508 _aProduced by Greg Bergquist, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"A Child's Dream of a Star" by Charles Dickens is a poignant short story written in the late 19th century. It is a reflective piece that embodies themes of love, loss, and spiritual connection, exploring the bond between siblings and the concept of an afterlife. This narrative captures the imagination with its ethereal qualities and deep emotional resonance. The story follows a child who shares a close relationship with his sister, with both captivated by the beauty of the world around them and a particular star that shines brightly in the night sky. As they grow, the sister falls ill and eventually passes away, leading the child to dream of a mystical star that serves as a gateway to the afterlife. Throughout his life, he experiences further losses, including that of his mother and daughter, but each time he dreams of the star and the angels that await them. In the end, as the child grows into an old man, he reflects on his life, recognizing the star as a symbol of reunion with his loved ones in the celestial realm, ultimately finding peace as he approaches the end of his earthly existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChristian life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aChildren -- Death -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren and death -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aHeaven -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aGrief -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aBillings, Hammatt,
_d1818-1874
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42232
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