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Book The Story of a White Rocking Horse

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  • Author : Laura Lee Hope
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2018-07-03
  • ISBN : 9781722271312
  • Pages : 32 pages

Download or read book The Story of a White Rocking Horse written by Laura Lee Hope and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Story of a White Rocking Horse by Laura Lee Hope Excerpt from The Story of a White Rocking Horse But now, in the toy store, from which every one had gone, some strange things happened. The Calico Clown stood up near the Candy Rabbit and looked about. Then the Calico Clown banged together the shiny brass cymbals he held in his hands. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Book The Story of a White Rocking Horse  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Story of a White Rocking Horse Classic Reprint written by Laura Lee Hope and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of a White Rocking Horse One by one the lights went out. One by one the shoppers left the toy department of the store. One by one the clerks rode down in the elevators. At last all was still and quiet and dark - that is, all dark except for a small light, so the nightwatchman could see his way around. "Now we can have some fun!" cried a voice, and it seemed to come from a Calico Clown, lying down in a box next to a Bold Tin Soldier. "Now we can really be ourselves, and talk and move about." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Rocking Horse Winner

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  • Author : D.H. Lawrence
  • Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
  • Release : 2023-06-06
  • ISBN : 8728206509
  • Pages : 23 pages

Download or read book The Rocking Horse Winner written by D.H. Lawrence and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2023-06-06 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hester appears to have it all - marriage, a nice home, three children and a stimulating job. But it is not enough. For no matter how much she and her husband earn, she spends more. Driven by a desire to be loved by his mother, young Paul starts betting on the horses with the family's gardener. He wins, wins and just keeps winning. But, as quickly as he hands her the money, Hester has splurged it away. Then, as Derby day approaches, the spooky secret of Paul's endless run of luck is revealed. As tragedy beckons, will Paul win his mother's love? This book is perfect for fans of Edgar Allan Poe and Ernest Hemingway. It was made into the 1949 fantasy film 'The Rocking Horse Winner', starring John Howard Davies, Valerie Hobson and John Mills. DH Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English writer and poet. He was at the centre of a great deal of controversy during and after his life, with the explicit nature of some of his novels leading to censorship and protests. Many critics admired his imaginative and deeply descriptive style, though. Among his best-known novels are 'Sons and Lovers', 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', 'The Rainbow' and 'Women in Love'.

Book AMERICAN ASWANG

Download or read book AMERICAN ASWANG written by Manette Trogani Snow and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-19 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manette Trogani Snow always wondered why her father, Martin “Pop” Trogani punished his children by forcing them to kneel on raw rice, arms outstretched, with a stack of books piled high on their hands. In a quest to understand why Pop treated Manette and her eleven siblings so horribly, she unearthed not only her own family’s hidden histories, but also a previously unknown chapter in US history about racism, immigration, and war. In a fascinating memoir created from a twenty-five-year mission to excavate information from archives, articles, books, and interviews, Manette chronicles her journey through a childhood darkened by fear, brutality, secrets, and lies while detailing the story of her father’s family’s experiences as the only known survivors—despite being starved and tortured during the Japanese occupation of World War II—of an orchestrated campaign to expel them from the United States under the Filipino Repatriation Act of 1935. Included throughout are a treasure trove of personal and historic images, as well as additional insights obtained after the completion of Manette’s extensive research. American Aswang intertwines the true story of a Filipino-American girl’s challenging coming-of-age journey with the often horrific experiences of her father’s family as they were repatriated to the Philippines.

Book The Rocking Horse Winner

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  • Author : D. H. Lawrence
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2013-11-04
  • ISBN : 9781493682812
  • Pages : 30 pages

Download or read book The Rocking Horse Winner written by D. H. Lawrence and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-11-04 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Rocking-Horse Winner" is a short story by D. H. Lawrence. The story describes a young middle-class Englishwoman who "had no luck." Though outwardly successful, she is haunted by a sense of failure; her husband is a ne'er-do-well and her work as a commercial artist doesn't earn as much as she'd like. The family's lifestyle exceeds its income and unspoken anxiety about money permeates the household. Her children, a son Paul and his two sisters, sense this anxiety; moreover, the kids even claim they can hear the house whispering "There must be more money." Paul tells his Uncle Oscar Cresswell about betting on horse races with Bassett, the gardener. He's been placing bets using his pocket money and has won and saved three hundred twenty pounds. Sometimes he says he is "sure" of a winner for an upcoming race, and the horses he names do in fact win, sometimes at remarkable odds. Uncle Oscar and Bassett both place large bets on the horses Paul names. After further winning, Paul and Oscar arrange to give the mother a gift of five thousand pounds, but the gift only lets her spend more. Disappointed, Paul tries harder than ever to be "lucky." As the Derby approaches, Paul is determined to learn the winner. Concerned about his health, his mother rushes home from a party and discovers his secret. He has been spending hours riding his rocking horse, sometimes all night long, until he "gets there," into a clairvoyant state where he can be sure of the winner's name. Paul remains ill through the day of the Derby. Informed by Cresswell, Bassett has placed Paul's bet on Malabar, at fourteen to one. When he is informed by Bassett that he now has 80,000 pounds, Paul says to his mother: "I never told you, mother, that if I can ride my horse, and get there, then I'm absolutely sure - oh absolutely! Mother, did I ever tell you? I am lucky!" "No, you never did," said his mother. The boy dies in the night and his mother hears her brother say, "My God, Hester, you're eighty-odd thousand to the good, and a poor devil of a son to the bad. But, poor devil, poor devil, he's best gone out of a life where he rides his rocking horse to find a winner."

Book The Magic Rocking Horse

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  • Author : Gloria West
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1997
  • ISBN : 9780952843023
  • Pages : 105 pages

Download or read book The Magic Rocking Horse written by Gloria West and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Rocking Horse

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  • Author : Christopher Morley
  • Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
  • Release : 2014-03-29
  • ISBN : 9781494191085
  • Pages : 128 pages

Download or read book The Rocking Horse written by Christopher Morley and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03-29 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1919 Edition.

Book Anthology of Classic Short Stories  Vol  9  Summer Tales   Illustrated

Download or read book Anthology of Classic Short Stories Vol 9 Summer Tales Illustrated written by Ivan Turgenev and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of classic short stories readers will encounter some of the finest writing in world literature: Byezhin Prairie by Ivan Turgenev The Enchanted Bluff by Willa Cather The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett The Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence Gooseberries by Anton Chekhov How Much Land Does a Man Need? by Leo Tolstoy The Sheriff’s Children by Charles W. Chesnutt The Piece of String by Guy de Maupassant From Letters from my Windmill by Alphonse Daudet

Book Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse

Download or read book Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse written by Ursula Moray Williams and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rediscover the classic magical adventure of the Little Wooden Horse, brought to life with the original inside illustrations from the author of Milly-Molly-Mandy, Joyce Lankester Brisley. When Uncle Peder the toymaker falls on hard times, his little wooden horse must go out into the world to seek his fortune. But whether he's working in a coal mine, sailing the seven seas with a band of pirates or walking the tightrope in a circus, the loyal little horse only has one wish: to return to his beloved master. Originally published in 1938, Ursula Moray-Williams' The Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse is her most famous story and continues to be one of the most-loved classic stories of children's literature. With its glorious inside illustrations by Joyce Lankester Brisley and cover artwork from Catherine Rayner, this beautiful hardback edition is a truly special gift to treasure.

Book Album of Horses

Download or read book Album of Horses written by Marguerite Henry and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This majestic collection of horses from Newbery Medalist Marguerite Henry is strikingly illustrated and makes a great gift for horse lovers of all ages. How did the Morgan horse get its name? What are the differences between a Belgian and a Clydesdale? Why are the Byerly Turk, Darley Arabian, and Godolphin Arabian so important? Find the answers to these and many other intriguing questions in Marguerite Henry'sAlbum of Horses. The award-winning author of Misty of Chincoteague andKing of the Wind describes in vivid detail the hardworking Shire, the elegant Lipizzan, the spirited Mustang, and many more, and each description is paired with a full-color illustration by Wesley Dennis. This collection from Newbery Award–winning author Marguerite Henry features the original text and illustrations in a gorgeous collectible hardcover edition and is destined to be a favorite for years to come.

Book 25 Classic Fantasy Stories

Download or read book 25 Classic Fantasy Stories written by Hugh Lofting and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We bring you the very best in classic fantasy. From The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting and The Magic City by E. Nesbit to The Sea Fairies by L. Frank Baum, this ebook content: 1. Hugh Lofting: The Story of Doctor Dolittle 2. Hugh Lofting: The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle 3. Louisa M. Alcott: The Candy Country 4. Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Cozy Lion 5. George MacDonald: The Princess and the Goblin 6. George MacDonald: The Princess and Curdie 7. E. Nesbit: The Story of the Amulet 8. E. Nesbit: The Magic City 9. L. Frank Baum: The Master Key 10. L. Frank Baum: The Sea Fairies 11. Selma Lagerloef: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils 12. Rudyard Kipling: Rewards and Fairies 13. Charles E. Carryl: Davy and the Goblin 14. Emerson Hough: The King of Gee-Whiz 15. Stella Benson: Living Alone 16. Louise Imogen Guiney: Brownies and Bogles 17. Elizabeth Harrison: In Story-Land 18. Eleanor Putnam: Prince Vance 19. William Morris: The Sundering Flood 20. W. H. Hudson: A Little Boy Lost 21. Maurice Hewlett: Lore Of Proserpine 22. Twilight Land: Howard Pyle 23. Mrs. Molesworth: The Carved Lions. 24. William Bowen: The Old Tobacco Shop 25. Susan Coolidge: A Round Dozen 26. Carley Dawson: Mr. Wicker

Book The Rocking horse Winner

Download or read book The Rocking horse Winner written by David Herbert Lawrence and published by Creative Short Stories. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young boy growing up in a household where there is no love, no luck, and always a shortage of money, develops an uncanny ability to pick horse-race winners whenever he obsessively rides his wooden rocking-horse. Includes an analysis of the story and a biography of the author.

Book Rocking Horse Christmas

Download or read book Rocking Horse Christmas written by Mary Pope Osborne and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Category: HolidayOne Christmas morning, a boy finds a rocking horse under his tree. When he climbs on his back, they ride off on the most wondrous adventures--jousting with knights and capturing outlaws. But as the years go by & the boy outgrows his favorite childhood friend, the rocking horse is stowed in the attic with other old toys. Faithfully the rocking horse waits, hoping his boy will return. Years later, on another Christmas, another little boy (whose father had ridden the rocking horse) discovers the enchanted horse, and off they ride on adventures beyond imagination.

Book A Bibliography of D  H  Lawrence

Download or read book A Bibliography of D H Lawrence written by Warren Roberts and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-04-19 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pre-eminent bibliography for D. H. Lawrence was extensively revised, updated and expanded by Paul Poplawski for publication in 2001.

Book Complete Short Stories of E  F  Benson  70  Classic  Ghost  Spook  Supernatural  Mystery and Other Tales

Download or read book Complete Short Stories of E F Benson 70 Classic Ghost Spook Supernatural Mystery and Other Tales written by E. F. Benson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-08 with total page 855 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "Complete Short Stories of E. F. Benson: 70+ Classic, Ghost, Spook, Supernatural, Mystery, Haunting and Other Tales" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Edward Frederic Benson (1867–1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer. He achieved the big success with his first novel, the fashionably controversial Dodo, and also with its sequels, but the greatest success came relatively late in his career with The Mapp and Lucia series. Benson was also known as a writer of atmospheric, oblique, and at times humorous or satirical ghost stories. Table of contents: The Male Impersonator Desirable Residences The Room in the Tower Gavon's Eve The Dust-Cloud The Confession of Charles Linkworth At Abdul Ali's Grave The Shootings of Achnaleish How Fear Departed from the Long Gallery Caterpillars The Cat The Bus-Conductor The Man Who Went Too Far Between the Lights Outside the Door The Other Bed The Thing in the Hall The House with the Brick-Kiln The Terror by Night The Countess of Lowndes Square The Blackmailer of Park Lane The Dance on the Beefsteak The Oriolist In the Dark The False Step "Puss-cat" There Arose a King The Tragedy of Oliver Bowman Philip's Safety Razor The Case of Frank Hampden Mrs. Andrews's Control The Ape "Through" "And the Dead Spake——" The Outcast The Horror-Horn Machaon Negotium Perambulans At the Farmhouse Inscrutable Dacrees The Gardener Mr. Tilly's Seance Mrs.

Book Rocking Horse Land and Other Classic Tales of Dolls and Toys

Download or read book Rocking Horse Land and Other Classic Tales of Dolls and Toys written by Naomi Lewis and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 2000 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificent collection of six classic stories celebrates the intimate relationship between a child and a treasured toy. Includes Hans Christian Andersen's "The Steadfast Tin Solder" and E. Nesbit's "The Town in the Library". Full-color illustrations.

Book Tending the Heart of Virtue

Download or read book Tending the Heart of Virtue written by Vigen Guroian and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-02-07 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the popularity of William Bennett's Book of Virtues attests, parents are turning more and more to children's literature to help instill values in their kids. Now, in this elegantly written and passionate book, Vigen Guroian provides the perfect complement to books such as Bennett's, offering parents and teachers a much-needed roadmap to some of our finest children's stories. Guroian illuminates the complex ways in which fairy tales and fantasies educate the moral imagination from earliest childhood. Examining a wide range of stories--from "Pinocchio" and "The Little Mermaid" to "Charlotte's Web," "The Velveteen Rabbit," "The Wind in the Willows," and the "Chronicles of Narnia"--he argues that these tales capture the meaning of morality through vivid depictions of the struggle between good and evil, in which characters must make difficult choices between right and wrong, or heroes and villains contest the very fate of imaginary worlds. Character and the virtues are depicted compellingly in these stories; the virtues glimmer as if in a looking glass, and wickedness and deception are unmasked of their pretensions to goodness and truth. We are made to face the unvarnished truth about ourselves, and what kind of people we want to be. Throughout, Guroian highlights the classical moral virtues such as courage, goodness, and honesty, especially as they are understood in traditional Christianity. At the same time, he so persuasively evokes the enduring charm of these familiar works that many readers will be inspired to reread their favorites and explore those they may have missed.