Tales For Fifteen Or Imagination And Heart

""Tales for Fifteen, or Imagination and Heart"" is a collection of short stories written by James Fenimore Cooper, the American novelist best known for his historical novel ""The Last of the Mohicans"". This book contains five stories, each with its own unique plot and characters. The first story, ""The Wept of Wish-ton-Wish"", is set in colonial New England and tells the tale of a family who must confront the dangers of living on the frontier. The second story, ""The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"", is a classic American tale about a schoolteacher who falls in love with a beautiful young woman in a small town haunted by a ghostly headless horseman. The third story, ""Rip Van Winkle"", is another classic American tale about a man who falls asleep in the Catskill Mountains and wakes up twenty years later to find that everything has changed. The fourth story, ""The Specter Bridegroom"", is a gothic romance about a young woman who falls in love with a mysterious stranger who may or may not be a ghost. The final story, ""The Gray Champion"", is a political allegory about a mysterious old man who appears to rally the people of colonial Boston against their oppressors. Overall, ""Tales for Fifteen, or Imagination and Heart"" is a collection of timeless stories that showcase Cooper's skill at weaving together history, romance, and adventure.IT was quite early on the following morning, when Mr. Delafield rung at the door of the house in which the father of Miss Henly resided. The gentleman had obtained the permission of the young lady, the preceding evening, to put himself on the list of her visiting acquaintance, and a casual introduction to both of Charlotte's parents had smoothed the way to this intimacy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.