The old woman who lived in a shoe : there's no place like home
Amanda Minnie Douglas was an American writer who composed works primarily for younger audiences. Although her early efforts were highly ""didactic"" works in keeping with the Victorian mores of the time, she later began to write in a more modern mode. During this period, she updated a number of classic fairy tales and folk tales for early-twentieth-century audiences. Her charming take on The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe is sure to capture the imagination of younger readers
Fiction
1 online resource (353 pages)
9781776536375, 1776536371
881416959
Title; Contents; Chapter I
Joe's Grand Discovery; Chapter II
Planning in the Twilight; Chapter III
A Chance for Flossy; Chapter IV
The Identical Shoe; Chapter V
Good Luck for Joe; Chapter VI
Fortunes and Misfortunes; Chapter VII
The Old Tumbler, After All; Chapter VIII
Florence in State; Chapter IX
Fourth of July; Chapter X
Which Should She Choose?; Chapter XI
Out of the Old Home-Nest; Chapter XII
Joe's Fortune; Chapter XIII
From Gray Skies to Blue; Chapter XIV
A Flower-Garden in Doors; Chapter XV
How Charlie Ran Away; Chapter XVI
Almost Discouraged. Chapter XVII
Lost at SeaChapter XVIII
A Song in the Night; Chapter XIX
In the Old Home-Nest Again; Chapter XX
Wherein the Old Shoe Becomes Crowded; Chapter XXI
How the Dreams Came True; Chapter XXII
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