1909. A delightful collection of tales. Contents: A Lesson of Faith; The Law of Authority and Obedience; The Unknown Land; Knowledge Not the Limit of Belief; Training and Restraining; The Light of Truth; Waiting; A Lesson of Hope; The Circle of Blessing; The Law of the Wood; Active and Passive; Daily Bread; Not Lost, But Gone Before; Motes in the Sunbeam; Red Snow; Whereunto?; Purring When You're Pleased; The Voices of the Earth; The Master of the Harvest; The Deliverer; Inferior Animals; The General Thaw; The Light of Life; Gifts; Night and Day; Kicking; Imperfect Instruments; Cobwebs; and Birds in the Nest.

Parables from Nature is an important collection of stories by Margaret Gatty. This publication, being the complete collection of parables for children and inspired by nature includes all twenty-nine stories from four originally published volumes, and presented here in one single volume. This is an excellent book for those interested in obtaining this complete collection of Parables from Nature and for those who are fans of the writing of author Margaret Gatty.

A collection of parables by Margaret Gatty which includes the following: A Lesson of Faith, The Law of Authority and Obedience, The Unknown Land, Knowledge not the Limit of Belief, Training and Restraining, The Light of Truth, Waiting, A Lesson of Hope, The Circle of Blessing, The Law of the Wood, Active and Passive, Daily Bread, Not Lost, But Gone Before, Motes in the Sunbeam, Red Snow, Whereunto?, Purring When You're Pleased, The Voices of the Earth, The Master of the Harvest, The Deliverer, Inferior Animals, The General Thaw, The Light of Life, Gifts, Night and Day, Kicking, Imperfect Instruments, Cobwebs, and Birds in the Nest.

Margaret Gatty's parables celebrate the natural world and provision life guidance: wise and attentive, their moral lessons are valuable for persons of all ages. Many of the stories within contain memorable and commonsense examples of acting the right way. Using the beauty of nature as a medium for expression, the author demonstrates the importance of good conduct and living a life by firm principles. While the teachings are simple to grasp, the author lavishes her stories with expressive language and vocabulary, which serves to make the narrations easier to recall, while offering a challenge for younger readers eager to improve their English skills. Unconstrained by preconceived notions of teaching, Margaret Gatty's fullest talents and instinctive abilities are displayed in these parables. Not content merely with dispensing lessons, the author wants readers to think and appreciate the greatness of the outdoors and the majesty of nature.

Margaret Gatty's parables celebrate the natural world and provision life guidance: wise and attentive, their moral lessons are valuable for persons of all ages. Many of the stories within contain memorable and commonsense examples of acting the right way. Using the beauty of nature as a medium for expression, the author demonstrates the importance of good conduct and living a life by firm principles. While the teachings are simple to grasp, the author lavishes her stories with expressive language and vocabulary, which serves to make the narrations easier to recall, while offering a challenge for younger readers eager to improve their English skills. Unconstrained by preconceived notions of teaching, Margaret Gatty's fullest talents and instinctive abilities are displayed in these parables. Not content merely with dispensing lessons, the author wants readers to think and appreciate the greatness of the outdoors and the majesty of nature.

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