Miscellanea

Name: Miscellanea
Author: Juliana Horatia Ewing

By Juliana Horatia Ewing

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About This Book

A collection of short prose pieces and sketches ranging from playful fables and parables to sensation-tinged tales and domestic letters. The opening pieces showcase the author's mimicry through pastiches of popular storytelling alongside compact allegories that animate chimneys, cracks, and peas to yield moral or comic observations. Interspersed are anecdotal narratives and intimate epistolary passages that consider loss, consolation, and ordinary life. The tone shifts between whimsy and seriousness, and the varied forms—miniatures, sketches, and reflective pieces—create a brisk, conversational volume that prizes close observation and quiet moral insight.

About the Author

Juliana Horatia Ewing

Juliana Horatia Ewing (1841-1885) was an English author known for her children's literature and short stories. Her works often reflect themes of nature, family, and moral lessons, appealing to both young readers and adults. Ewing's storytelling is characterized by its warmth and imaginative narratives, as seen in her notable book "Jackanapes," which explores the bond between children and animals. She also contributed significantly to the genre with collections like "Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men" and "Mary's Meadow, and Other Tales of Fields and Flowers." Ewing's legacy endures through her charming tales that continue to resonate with readers.