
audiobook
by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
THE SILVER CROWN
THE GRUMPY SAINT
THE HOUSEKEEPER
BROTHER BARNABAS
THE FATES
THE STEPS
THE GLASS
IN THE SHADED ROOM
HELL GATE
THE THORN
A young child, promised a crown and kingdom by an Angel, sets out on a winding road that stretches over hills, streams and distant villages. Along the way he watches strangers at work and play, asking each traveler if a throne awaits him, while the landscape itself seems to test his resolve. He learns that helping those who have fallen can lighten his path, yet turning away brings darkness and stumbling. The journey becomes a quiet meditation on ambition, compassion and the weight of unseen promises.
In a companion tale, a cantankerous saint lives by the roadside, convinced that everyone—including himself—is sinful. Though he rebukes beggars, old women and lost children, his actions repeatedly carry them forward, revealing a paradox between his gruff words and generous deeds. The story hints at an unexpected shift that challenges his hardened worldview, inviting listeners to ponder the gap between self‑perception and true purpose.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (69K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2006-11-21
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1850–1943
Best remembered for charming children's verse and stories, this prolific American writer published more than 90 books across poetry, fiction, and biography. She also shared in a Pulitzer Prize for a life of her mother, Julia Ward Howe.
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by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards