A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
The Unseen Playmate
by Robert Louis Stevenson
An invisible friend plays with toys.
An invisible friend plays with toys.
Jim Hawkins starts his tale of an island. An old imposing sailor stays at Jim’s father’s inn and terrorizes the other inhabitants. He warns Jim about a one-legged sailor whom he fears and threatens Dr. Livesey with a knife.
Mr. Elmer comes home with Mr. March. Mr. March sees Frank again for the first time in awhile.
Harry gets the girls back to the grove, where they meet with search parties. They describe what has happened to Tom, and plans are made to rescue the men the next morning.
A hare deceives many crocodiles, then mocks them, and the crocodiles pull out all of his fur in retaliation. The hare is suffering, and a fairy man comes along and tells him to bathe in the sea and lie in the sun to recover his fur, but the man was spiteful and his advice only increases the hare’s pain. A kind fairy man comes by and listens to the hare’s sad story, telling him his pain is the consequence of his behavior to the crocodiles. The hare agrees and repents, and the kind man tells him how to heal his wounds and regrow his fur. The hare correctly predicts that the princess the other men were off seeking would deny them and instead choose the kind man for her husband.
Neville confides his past to the Reverend, openly admitting to feelings of "bitter hatred". Neville and the Reverend Crisparkle briefly discuss the situation between Edwin and Rosa.
Walter describes a trip to Paris where he learns the fate of Count Fosco.
A young man and maiden were to be married. However, every night the young man bathed in the small pools in the forest and the Yara sang to him, trying to lure him from his betrothed.
Little Bear wants to be rid of caterpillars.
Althesa helps her servant find freedom.
A description of the evening at Vauxhall.
The town establishes a mill association and names its board.
The author shows the risk in forgetting to allow for what we do not know.
Young princes see a tree at different times of the year, and cannot agree on its appearance.
Ul-we takes the boys back to the Seminole camp, where they are cared for until they are able to return to their own party.
The preface to the novel.
A priest gets money from his friend the badger but cannot spend it, although he is very grateful.
The character of the Tin Woodman is revealed through a retelling of how he became made of tin.
In an attempt to help improve Diana's imagination, The Story Club is formed.
The narrator talks of an old bean man who hangs around the sea wall and watches for tourists. He goes on to describe the toll the winter in Florida is taking on the old man (who blames the Northerners for bringing the cold weather).
The picture of a possible future is presented to the reader.
The narrator goes on a early-morning bird expedition.
Walter tells of his new situation in life, living in London with his "sisters."
Woot, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow embark on their journey to find Nimmie Amee. They discuss the route they will take and the dangers they may encounter. The Tin Man and the Scarecrow discuss the benefits of not being human. The Scarecrow recites poetry to entertain them along the way.
A story of a prince that escapes from his father and proves himself in battle with the help of three magical apples.