A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
Winter-Time
by Robert Louis Stevenson
A child talks about his life in winter.
A child talks about his life in winter.
The Invisible Man makes his way out of Iping. (London, England; Pearson's Magazine, 1897)
A poem describing a star as if it were a beautiful woman
A poem in which the speaker describes a rivulet in his/her commands to it.
A biography of Henry John Stephen Smith.
Little Bear causes his father to lose a fish.
The English leave the fort only to encounter a ruthless attack by the Indians. In the chaos that follows, Maqua takes another hostage.
A countryman found an egg in a Goose nest which proved to be solid gold. The countryman became weathy selling the continuous supply of golden eggs the Goose laid. Soon he grew greedy and thinking to get all the gold at once, he killed the Goose. He found nothing inside the Goose.
Her spirit broken, Esmeralda is taken to her cell, in the Tournelle. After some time has pased Claude Frollo visits the condemned prisoner, eventually professing his love for her.
Mr. Douglass recalls the harsh conditions on the Lloyd Plantation.
In the pursuit of greater sailing adventures, Pym and Augustus decide to become stowaways.
"The lark is silent in his nest,"
Lord Bellinger and Trelawney Hope come to Holmes to explain about a stolen document. When Watson tells Holmes that one of his known spies has been murdered, they must solve the case.
More visitors arrive at Walden Pond during the winter.
The author describes the aftermath and effects of the vaccine inoculations.
Whitefoot takes the suggested home and the next morning changes it to suit his tastes. He begins his own collection of food and forgets about the circumstances of his escape.
A description of the different privileges that are bestowed upon cadets depending on their rank and class.
"Cool is the wind, for the summer is waning,"
A king sees a monkey lose many peas in order to gain one more, and realizes he should not start a war with a remote, small country.
Joseph flees as rumors of defeat spread. Peggy and Amelia care for the wounded. George's time at war ends.
A monkey saves his friends from the king’s men, and the king is so impressed that he vows to keep the monkey safe for the rest of his life.
A miller's lie forces his daughter to make a deal with an evil dwarf in order to avoid execution.
Riding in a coach, Jane quickly exhausts her meager money supply and is forced to sleep outdoors. She spends much of the night in prayer, and the following day she begs for food or a job in the nearby town. No one helps her, except for one farmer who is willing to give her a slice of bread. After another day, Jane sees a light shining from across the moors. Following it, she comes to a house. Through the window, Jane sees two young women studying German while their servant knits. From their conversation Jane learns that the servant is named Hannah and that the graceful young women are Diana and Mary. The three women are waiting for someone named St. John. Jane knocks on the door, but Hannah refuses to let her in. Collapsing on the doorstep in anguish and weakness, Jane cries, “I can but die, and I believe in God. Let me try to wait His will in silence.” A voice answers, “All men must die, but all are not condemned to meet a lingering and premature doom, such as yours would be if you perished here of want.” The voice belongs to “St. John,” who brings Jane into the house. He is the brother of Diana and Mary, and the three siblings give Jane food and shelter. They ask her some questions, and she gives them a false name: “Jane Elliott.”
The author contemplates the cyclical and temporary nature of life.