wow - The Garden Behind the Moon by Howard Pyle

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Then the Man-in-the-moon led David up to the third story of the moon-house, where there was nothing above him except the hollow, empty sky. The first thing David saw was a great basket full of stars of all sorts and sizes and kinds. Some shone white, and some blue, and some rosy red. The light shone from them so that all about was a mist of brightness.

I haven't even read this thing yet!  My library receipt was stuck in on this page and that paragraph was what my eyes fell on.

What plain and perfect prose!  What an idea with no need for adornment!