The Hickory Limb

Fillmore, Parker, 1878-1944Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 41K words
Chapters: 5

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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Hickory Limb by Parker FillmoreAuthor: Fillmore, Parker, 1878-1944,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: May 20, 2009

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The Hickory Limb is a work by Parker Fillmore, released by Project Gutenberg as a public-domain ebook in the American and Canadian literature category. The available information identifies it as an English literary work suitable for use as public-domain English reading material. For general readers, its value lies in offering an accessible entry point to an English original—one whose length and language are relatively approachable—for building reading rhythm, accumulating literary vocabulary, and getting a feel for the prose of early American children's literature or popular narrative. Since the information provides no detailed plot or critical commentary, readers should not assume it is a substitute for a well-known classic; rather, treat it as a light trial read of an English original. It is advisable to browse the first chapter or two to judge language difficulty and narrative style before deciding whether to read closely or extensively; for teaching, passages of dialogue or scene description can be selected for language analysis.

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Fillmore, Parker, 1878-1944 Author

Parker Fillmore (1878–1944) was an author best known for collecting and retelling folk and fairy tales; public information about him is limited, and many details of his life remain unknown. Seven of his works are held in this collection, mostly fairy tales and folk tales from Central Eastern and Northern Europe: he compiled a book of Czechoslovak fairy tales and selections of Yugoslav and Finnish folk tales, and wrote storybooks for young readers such as The Laughing Prince and Mighty Mikko. He also produced non-folkloric works including The Rosie World and The Hickory Limb. His method was to retell oral tales in clear, fluent English, preserving their humor and local color so that these legends were accessible to English-language readers, giving him a place of some influence in the field of fairy-tale compilation.