The Green Forest Fairy Book by Loretta Ellen Brady
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"The Green Forest Fairy Book" by Loretta Ellen Brady is a collection of whimsical fairy tales written in the early 20th century. This enchanting compilation takes readers on a journey through a world where fairyfolk, talking animals, and magical occurrences abound, reflecting the innocence and wonder of childhood. The stories are likely to feature various characters who encounter both challenges and delightful adventures, seamlessly blending moral lessons with fantastical elements. At the
start of the book, the prologue sets a nostalgic tone, evoking a time when fairies roamed freely, and nature was alive with voice and magic. It introduces the idea of the Golden Bird, a creature that shared wondrous tales with the people until it mysteriously disappeared, leading to a world that slowly forgot magic. The story then shifts to Dame Grumble and her perplexing Apple Tree, which seems to promise treasures of golden apples but stubbornly retains its blossoms, only to be stripped away by the North Wind. This opening establishes themes of longing, the conflict between nature and human desires, and the bittersweet realization of what truly constitutes happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Brady, Loretta Ellen |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Preston, Alice Bolam |
| Title | The Green Forest Fairy Book |
| Contents | Prologue -- Dame Grumble and her curious apple-tree -- A tale of the Northland Kingdom -- The little tree that never grew up -- The tale of Punchinello -- The strange tale of the brown bear -- The Beggar Princess -- Sweep and Little Sweep -- Kings and queens and peasant folk -- The goose girl and the blue gander -- The little brown man -- A tale for Halloween. |
| Credits |
Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Fairy tales |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 35458 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-35458-3 |
| Release Date | Mar 2, 2011 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 658 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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