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Spinning-Wheel Stories: A Collection of Children's Tales
Hardcover
Classic FictionGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781515438830
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 180
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A collection of short stories for younger readers, Spinning-Wheel Stories brings together a series of domestic and imaginative tales that reflect Louisa May Alcott's approach to moral instruction through narrative. Framed by the image of stories told in a domestic setting, the collection presents a range of characters and situations shaped by everyday concerns, small trials, and moments of personal growth.
The stories develop through clear, episodic structures, often centring on themes of kindness, responsibility, perseverance, and self-understanding. Alcott's style remains direct and accessible, balancing gentle instruction with narrative engagement, and situating moral reflection within familiar domestic and social environments.
Intended for juvenile readers, the collection reflects Alcott's sustained contribution to nineteenth-century children's literature, where storytelling serves both to entertain and to guide. This edition presents the original text in a clear and consistent format for contemporary reading.
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