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Why the Chimes Rang and Other Stories
Eleven children's short stories, many first published in the children's magazine The Pansy.
148 pages, hardcover
First published January 1, 1906
About the author
Raymond Macdonald Alden
157 books4 followersRaymond Macdonald Alden (1873–1924) was an American scholar and educator.
Born in New Hartford, N. Y., his parents were the writer, Isabella Macdonald Alden, and Reverend Gustavus Rossenberg Alden. He studied at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and at the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1894 with a Ph.D.[1] He took post-graduate studies there at Penn and at Harvard. In 1894-95 he was instructor in English at Columbian (now George Washington) University; in 1896-97 assistant in English at Harvard; and in 1898-99 senior fellow in English at the University of Pennsylvania. He was chosen to fill the position of assistant professor of English literature and rhetoric at Leland Stanford, Jr., University in 1899, then became associate professor there in 1909. He accepted the chair of English at the University of Illinois in 1911. He edited several plays of Shakespeare and other Elizabethan dramatists and in 1910 an edition of Thoreau's Walden. Alden also became known as a contributor to educational journals and short stories to magazines. In 1913 he edited an edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets and A Lover's Complaint.
Born in New Hartford, N. Y., his parents were the writer, Isabella Macdonald Alden, and Reverend Gustavus Rossenberg Alden. He studied at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and at the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1894 with a Ph.D.[1] He took post-graduate studies there at Penn and at Harvard. In 1894-95 he was instructor in English at Columbian (now George Washington) University; in 1896-97 assistant in English at Harvard; and in 1898-99 senior fellow in English at the University of Pennsylvania. He was chosen to fill the position of assistant professor of English literature and rhetoric at Leland Stanford, Jr., University in 1899, then became associate professor there in 1909. He accepted the chair of English at the University of Illinois in 1911. He edited several plays of Shakespeare and other Elizabethan dramatists and in 1910 an edition of Thoreau's Walden. Alden also became known as a contributor to educational journals and short stories to magazines. In 1913 he edited an edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets and A Lover's Complaint.
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January 25, 2025
Wonderful children’s stories. The one I was the most familiar with was the great world country about the children who learned a lesson about choosing gifts for others as opposed to choosing for themselves. This title story, why the chimes ring has a tender message about the rewards of charitable service.
December 22, 2020
These are sweet, well told stories, but only one or two of them are ones that I think my kids would enjoy or relate to. They are mostly thinly veiled morality tales with children doing kind deeds getting highly rewarded.
March 10, 2012
The stories are unusual. Most are very well written. There are 11 stories in all. Whenever we read them with our children, there are new questions and thoughts as we talk about the story after we are done. It used to only come out as part of our holiday books, but they like it so much we keep it out year-round for our bedtime reading.
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May 2, 2017
The title story will bring the tears to your eyes! It's a shame the author died so young and didn't write more stories.
December 8, 2011
Read this story on Google books for free at Christmas! It is a beautiful story about giving what really matters at Christmas.
March 13, 2012
Old fashioned morality tales for children. I loved them. I will look for this one to own.
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