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Everychild A Story Which The Old May Interpret to the Young and Which the Young May Interpret to the Old By: Louis Dodge (1870-1952) |
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A Story Which The Old May Interpret to the Young and Which the Young May Interpret to the Old by LOUIS DODGE Illustrated by Blanche Fisher Laite [Frontispiece: "Poor Cinderella."] New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1921 Copyright, 1921, by Charles Scribner's Sons TO FREDERICA BRITTON CONTENTS PART I ARGUMENT: Everychild encounters the giant Fear and sets forth on a strange journey . CHAPTER I. THE TWO STRANGERS II. EVERYCHILD'S ENCOUNTER WITH THE GIANT III. EVERYCHILD ENCOUNTERS ALADDIN OF THE WONDERFUL LAMP IV. EVERYCHILD IS JOINED BY HANSEL AND GRETTEL V. A DASHING YOUTH IN THE FOREST VI. A FIGHT WHICH WAS STRANGELY ENDED VII. THE ADVENTURE OF WILL O'DREAMS PART II ARGUMENT: Everychild pities the sorrow of Cinderella and rejoices in her release from bondage; he encounters a dog that looks upon him with favor . VIII. A PURSUIT IN THE DARK IX. CINDERELLA AT HOME X. CINDERELLA'S DECISION XI. SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN XII. EVERYCHILD BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH A POOR DOG XIII. A TERRIBLE LADY AT HOME XIV. MR. LITERAL'S WARNING PART III ARGUMENT: Every child views with amazement a famous dwelling place, and is grieved by the plight of an unfortunate prince . XV. A STRANGE HOUSE IN THE FOREST XVI. AN ELABORATION OF ONE OF HISTORY'S MOST SUCCINCT CHAPTERS XVII. EVERYCHILD, WITH ADDITIONAL COMPANIONS, FINDS REFUGE IN AN OLD HOUSE XVIII. HOW THE HAND OF A CHAMBERLAIN TREMBLED XIX. HOW AN UNFORTUNATE PRINCE ESCAPED PART IV ARGUMENT: Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping beauty in the wood lies. Time passes . XX. A SONG IN A GARDEN XXI. AN ENCOUNTER IN THE ATTIC XXII. THE END OF A HUNDRED YEARS XXIII. THE AWAKENING XXIV. TIME PASSES PART V ARGUMENT: On his wanderings Everychild bethinks him of his parents, and discovers that though he has seemed to lose them, he has not really done so . XXV. WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY XXVI. THE HIDDEN TEMPLE XXVII. HOW EVIL DAYS CAME UPON THE CASTLE XXVIII. THE MOUNTAIN OF REALITY XXIX. THE MASKED LADY'S SECRET XXX. WILL O'DREAMS MAKES A DISCOVERY XXXI. HOW ALADDIN MADE A WISH XXXII. THE HALL OF PARENTS ILLUSTRATIONS "Poor Cinderella" . . . . . . Frontispiece "You are Hansel and Grettel" "Masterpieces indeed! in a forest! There are masterpieces" She sniffed as if there were a fire somewhere "As for living in a shoe there's plenty of females that live in two" They began a game which consisted of singing and dancing PART I ARGUMENT: EVERYCHILD ENCOUNTERS THE GIANT FEAR AND SETS FORTH ON A STRANGE JOURNEY. CHAPTER I THE TWO STRANGERS It did not seem a very pleasant room. To be sure, there were a great many nice things in it. There was rose colored paper on the wall, and the woodwork was of ivory, with gilt lines. There were pictures of ships on the ocean and of high trees and of the sun going down behind a hill, and there was one of an old mill with nobody at all in sight. And there was one picture with dogs in it. There was a soft rug, also of rose color, and a fine clock, shaped like a state capitol, on the mantel. There was a silver gong in the clock which made beautiful music. There was a nice reading table with books on it, and a lamp. The lamp had a shade made up of queerly shaped bits of material like onyx, and a fringe of rose colored beads. Yet for all this, it did not seem a pleasant room. You could feel that something was wrong. You know, there are always so many things in a room which you cannot see. A lady and a gentleman sat at the reading table, one on either side. It seemed they hadn't a word to say to each other. They did not even look at each other... Continue reading book >>
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