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Essays & Short Works

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Robert Lynd - Art of Letters

From the pen of the Irish poet and essayist, Robert Lynd, comes a collection of humorous and satirical essay on the literary scene of his day with critiques of poets and and poetry, ranging from Pepys to Walter de la...

Larry Wilson and 7 more 9 hours 31 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

470

Wilhelm Hauff - Swanhilde, and other Fairy Tales

Wilhelm Hauff was a German poet and novelist, perhaps best known for his fairy tales (Märchen). Some of his stories, such as the Caliph Stork found in this volume, are popular in German-speaking countries to this day....

thestorygirl and 8 more 6 hours 50 minutes

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World’s Story Volume III: Egypt, Africa and Arabia

Historical Fiction

645

Eva March Tappan - World’s Story Volume III: Egypt, Africa and Arabia

This is the third volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art , edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature,...

Sonia and 23 more 16 hours 12 minutes World's Story

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Family

498

Eleanor H. Porter - Pollyanna (version 4)

Spinster Polly Harrington is perfectly content to be in control of her comfortable life, even if is she alone in a big house. But then a letter arrives informing her she is the guardian to her young orphaned niece,...

thestorygirl 7 hours 45 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

524

Howard Pyle - Story of King Arthur and his Knights

Masterful artist, illustrator, and storyteller Howard Pyle brings new life to the legends of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. The first in Pyle's series of four books about King Arthur, this volume...

George Allen and 8 more 11 hours 11 minutes

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Rainbow Gold: Poems Old and New Selected for Boys and Girls

Poetry

477

Rainbow Gold: Poems Old and New Selected for Boys and Girls

This collection of poems, selected by Sara Teasdale, a talented poet in her own right, is made to appeal to children, both girls and boys. They are not poems about children, but for children. Neither does this mean...

BettyB and 16 more 3 hours 27 minutes

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Short Stories

495

Tudor Jenks - Imaginotions - Truthless Tales

This is a collection of short stories by Tudor Jenks. Those stories are all written and composed in the way of a fairy tale, but they are not primarily aimed at children. The stories contain excellent satire, and are...

Dan Gurzynski and 11 more 5 hours 50 minutes

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Short works

452

Eugene Field - Little Book of Profitable Tales

An anthology of charming short stories, written by the poet for his only daughter Mary. The style is simple and conversational, sometimes dealing with the difficult subjects confronting children of the day, including...

Kangaroo and 12 more 4 hours 54 minutes

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Poetry

481

Jean de La Fontaine - Fables of La Fontaine

Jean de la Fontaine's fables were very well-known all over Europe during his life, and are now slowly being rediscovered. This edition contains 240 fables or fairy tales and a biography of Jean de la Fontaine and...

RogerMathewson and 19 more 11 hours 57 minutes

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Nature

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Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No 4, November 1899

«Birds and All Nature» was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and brief descriptions of birds, animals and other natural subjects with accompanying color...

BettyB and 11 more 2 hours 35 minutes Birds; Birds and All Nature; Nature and Art; Birds and Nature - Volumes I, IV-XII (Volume II in progress)

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Animals & Nature

489

Clara Dillingham Pierson - Tales of a Poultry Farm

Another interesting book by Clara Dillingham Pierson, this time focusing on the poultry you might have in your farmyard! The chickens, ducks, and turkeys get some new experiences as a new owner comes to the farm, and...

Little Tee and 7 more 3 hours 19 minutes

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Christianity - Other

504

Alexander Whyte - Bunyan Characters Volume II

This is the second volume of four which goes into the details of Characters from John Bunyan's books. This one continues with the characters of Pilgrims Progress. Summary by fiddlesticks

fiddlesticks and 11 more 9 hours 21 minutes

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New

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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