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J. M. Barrie - Story of Peter Pan

THE STORY OF PETER PAN RETOLD FROM THE FAIRY PLAY BY SIR J.M. BARRIE BY DANIEL O'CONNOR. Basically, Daniel O'Connor took the story from the original play, with the approval of Barrie, and shortened it into a book with...

Phil Chenevert 1 hour 1 minute

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446

Jean Ingelow - Mopsa The Fairy

Jean Ingelow (1820 – 1897) was one of the more famous poets of the period, indeed many people suggested that she should succeed Alfred, Lord Tennyson as the first female Poet Laureate when he died in 1892. Mopsa the...

NoelBadrian 4 hours 30 minutes

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431

Rebecca Sophia Clarke - Little Prudy

I am going to tell you something about a little girl who was always saying and doing funny things, and very often getting into trouble. Her name was Prudy Parlin, and she and her sister Susy, three years older, lived...

Snapdragon and 1 more 2 hours 8 minutes

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Hindoo Tales or the Adventures of Ten Princes

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Daṇḍin - Hindoo Tales or the Adventures of Ten Princes

This book describes the adventures of ten Kumaras, i.e., young men, (all of whom are either princes or sons of royal ministers), as narrated by the men themselves. These narratives are replete with accounts of...

sid 5 hours 14 minutes

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Olive Beaupre Miller - In the Nursery of My Bookhouse

Full of delightful nursery rhymes, charming poems and engaging stories, folk and fairy tales, this is the first volume of the «My Bookhouse» series for little ones. Originally published in the 1920's as a six volume...

Snapdragon and 37 more 7 hours 15 minutes My Bookhouse Series

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474

Mary Louisa Molesworth - Carved Lions

When two life sized carved lions from the east are given as a gift to an English household, the children of the house are enchanted, especially when the lions come to life and help take care of them. This is a...

ilianthe and 2 more 3 hours 46 minutes

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442

Annie Roe Carr - Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall

The story of a young girl heading off to boarding school and the adventures that she has there. (Summary by Linda Ciano)

Linda Ciano and 3 more 6 hours 21 minutes

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461

Owen Wister - New Swiss Family Robinson

A parody of its famous predecessor, this short piece was written by Owen Wister for the Harvard Lampoon (Summary by David Wales)

David Wales 1 hour 28 minutes

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477

W. S. Gilbert - Story of the Mikado

The Mikado is the ninth of the 14 Gilbert and Sullivan musical collaborations. It opened in 1885, had the second longest run for any work of musical theatre of the time, and remains the most frequently performed...

NoelBadrian 2 hours 19 minutes

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Johanna Spyri - Heidi (version 2 dramatic reading)

«Heidi» takes us on a journey to the eventful childhood of a good-hearted girl from the Swiss Alps. A warm and loving story, full of touching moments, it reaches children and adults alike. It was written in 1880 and...

4 hours 53 minutes

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449

John Kendrick Bangs - Little Book of Christmas

Summary: Four short Christmas stories, a bit sentimental, but still affecting and worthwhile. Plus Four Christmas verses. (Summary by David Wales)

David Wales 2 hours 8 minutes

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487

Arthur M. Winfield - Rover Boys on the Ocean

The hearty, all-American Rover Boys sail by yacht to Africa in search of their kidnapped father. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

Bellona Times and 7 more 5 hours 20 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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