Gobolinks; or, Shadow Pictures for Young and Old

By Ruth McEnery Stuart and Albert Bigelow Paine

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• Language: English
• Publisher: DigiCat
• Release date: Sep 16, 2022
• ISBN: 8596547336358

Ruth McEnery Stuart

Ruth McEnery Stuart (1852–1917) was an early twentieth century American author as well as one of the original spoken word artists. She was published frequently in numerous popular publications including Harpers Magazine and New Princeton Review and became most remembered during her writing career (which spanned from 1888 to her death in 1917) for her oral performances of the numerous articles, short stories, and verses she composed.

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Ruth McEnery Stuart, Albert Bigelow Paine

Gobolinks; or, Shadow Pictures for Young and Old

EAN 8596547336358

DigiCat, 2022

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Table of Contents

Gobolinks

THE DRUM MAJOR

THE SOMETHINGS

THE BUBBLERS

THE JACK-O-MY-GOBLIN

THE FRIENDLY CHICKENS

THEY STAYED AT HOME

THE UNFRIENDLY CHICKENS

THE BUTTERFLY

DIPSEY DOODLE..

HIS RELATIVE

A STRIKING RESEMBLANCE

THE MASK

HUMAN NATURE?

RED RIDING-HOOD'S WOLF

WITCH BROTH

JUST LIKE OTHER CHILDREN

A SEA-DANCE

THE SINGERS

THE BIRDS AND THE WIRE

A HARD QUESTION

THE MOON DANCE

PREHISTORIC ANIMALS

THE GRACEFUL POLLY-WOGS

A SOUTH-SEA IDOL

PREPARING FOR WINTER

THE BATHERS

THE BAD BOY

BROTHERLY CONSOLATION

THE BUTTERFLY MAN

THE TRANSFERRED SMILE

THE ROYAL GROTTO

THE MODEST MISS KANGAROO

THE GARGOYLE

THE ELF PARTY

UNPLEASANT COMPANIONS

THE GRENADIER

KINGS' JESTERS

THE FUNNY OCTOPUS

THE NYMPHS AND THE OSTRICHES

A CONVENIENCE

ENTOMOLOGY

FOX AND GEESE

THE TAIL OF TADDY POLE

THE ARABESQUE

THE GOBOLINKS' MIRROR

WIND MAIDENS

THE PUGILISTS

WHAT THEY LEFT

GOBOLINK HORSES

MISS F.M. DE LISLE

FANNIE'S CURLING-TONGS

THE BEARS AND THE HARLEQUINS.

THE FAITHFUL NOTES

THE POLITE COLLY-WOBBLES

THE BRAVE WARRIORS

STEEPLE MEN

THE SHEET-AND-PILLOW PARTY

MOSS-BACKS

A WHAT-IS-IT

THE MERRY WATER-WEEDLES

A NARROW ESCAPE

THE CAPTIVES

THE VICIOUS GOLLY-POPS

THE DIVERS

THE SHADOW-HARP

A GLAD RETURN

GROTESQUES

SHADOW-CRESTS

A FRONTIER COAT-OF-ARMS

THE FANCIFUL ELK

T' OTHER AND WHICH

CATHODES

IN THE X-RAY

A BEETLEVILLE DANCE

QUEEN BEETLE

BEETLES

KING BEETLE

OUR PET

GOOD BREEDING

THE WASHERWOMEN

A MARINE