New Year's Tangles and Other Stories


Read by TriciaG

(4.6 stars; 8 reviews)

This is a collection of 40 short (some VERY short) stories from Christian author Pansy. They seem to have been taken from her magazine for children, The Pansy (1873–1896). Some are pure fiction; some are historical fiction, and some are true accounts of historical events. (Summary by TriciaG) (3 hr 50 min)

Chapters

New Year's Tangles 7:53 Read by TriciaG
Gretchen's Wonderful Day 7:25 Read by TriciaG
Dresden 7:01 Read by TriciaG
The Pipe that Told the Secret 2:46 Read by TriciaG
A Bit of U. S. History 3:18 Read by TriciaG
Story of a Cat 3:21 Read by TriciaG
A Flying Machine 6:06 Read by TriciaG
Seventeen Hundred and Eighty 11:22 Read by TriciaG
"Suppose" 4:06 Read by TriciaG
"I Play Give It" 3:53 Read by TriciaG
Kate's Rabbit 4:11 Read by TriciaG
A Girl in Blue 7:58 Read by TriciaG
Hetty's Thanksgiving 11:51 Read by TriciaG
Thirteen Years 5:14 Read by TriciaG
A Story About Yesterday 7:43 Read by TriciaG
A Sea Voyage 6:07 Read by TriciaG
A Very Silly Boy 4:34 Read by TriciaG
Susie's Dream 9:11 Read by TriciaG
A Name to Trust 4:24 Read by TriciaG
Braving the Danger 8:50 Read by TriciaG
A Dreadful Night 4:50 Read by TriciaG
"I'm Ruined" 5:07 Read by TriciaG
Years Ago 7:14 Read by TriciaG
A Charmed Mouse 2:45 Read by TriciaG
Agatha's Token 3:32 Read by TriciaG
Captain Robert 5:02 Read by TriciaG
Long Ago 7:45 Read by TriciaG
"Too De" 4:26 Read by TriciaG
Africa 1:54 Read by TriciaG
Good News from Lucknow 1:44 Read by TriciaG
First Steps 6:45 Read by TriciaG
A Misunderstanding 6:39 Read by TriciaG
Bennie in Trouble 5:42 Read by TriciaG
Training 5:20 Read by TriciaG
Peace and War 6:50 Read by TriciaG
John and Hannah 5:25 Read by TriciaG
Tempted 7:36 Read by TriciaG
How the Horses Helped 5:49 Read by TriciaG
A Partnership 4:53 Read by TriciaG
Little Hands 3:31 Read by TriciaG

Reviews


(5 stars)

Thank you Tricia G for all the books that you have recorded. I look forward to hearing each new title.

Delightful


(4 stars)

These 40 snippets range from history to folktale to moral dilemmas. Several were written for the USA Centennial (1876), and bring up interesting bits of history. I think many stories would make good jumping-off points for group discussions today, as they were intended a century ago.