Children's Fiction
Aesop's Fables, Volume 05 (Fables 101-125)
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Aesop
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…
The Second Jungle Book
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Rudyard Kipling
Kipling shows his love of the sub continent and its people and understanding of their beliefs in these tales. An older Mowgli roams the jung…
The Iliad for Boys and Girls
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Alfred John Church
Alfred J. Church wrote many books looking at classical literature, but is especially well known for his re-telling of classic books in a sty…
The Guns of Shiloh
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Joseph A. Altsheler
The Northern Army has just be handed a great defeat at Bull Run and is headed back to Washington, DC. How will the North answer this defeat?…
Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre
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Johanna Spyri
Im Jahre 1880 im Perthes-Verlag, Gotha, erschienenen ersten Heidi-Roman wird erzählt, wie das Waisenmädchen Heidi zu seinem einsie…
Shoes and Stockings: A Collection of Short Stories
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Louisa May Alcott
Here are tales of love and war, modesty and frivolity, laughter and tears. Louisa May Alcott wrote many, many short stories. This collection…
Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 3, 1848 to 1853
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Hans Christian Andersen
A collection of some of Hans Christian Andersen's works. He is a Danish author and poet most famous for his fairy tales. (Summary by Kristin…
De Vliegende Hollander
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Piet Visser
De Vliegende Hollander is een spookschip dat volgens de overlevering voor eeuwig in de buurt van Kaap de Goede Hoop rondvaart. De sage verte…
A Garland for Girls
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Louisa May Alcott
"These stories were written for my own amusement during a period of enforced seclusion. The flowers which were my solace and pleasure s…
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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L. Frank Baum
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has been called "the first true American fairy tale" and it richly deserves the title. The story of Do…
Kasperle auf Reisen
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Josephine Siebe
Ein Holzschnitzermeister entdeckt in einem alten Schrank ein echtes, lebendiges Kasperle, das fortan bei ihm und seiner Familie lebt, alle z…
The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum
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Thornton W. Burgess
Another short story for children by the well-known conversationalist and writer, Thornton W. Burgess. This story revolves around Unc' Billy …
The Five Jars
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M. R. James
The Five Jars is the only novel written by James, who is best known for his ghost stories. It is a peculiarly surreal fantasy apparently wri…
A Child's History of England
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Charles Dickens
A Child's History of England first appeared in serial form, running from January 25, 1851 to December 10, 1853 and was first published in th…
The Clock Strikes Thirteen
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Mildred A. Wirt Benson
Penny Parker is a teen-aged sleuth and amateur reporter who has an uncanny knack for uncovering and solving unusual, sometimes bizarre myste…
Little Men (version 2)
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Louisa May Alcott
Little Men follows the life of Jo Bhaer and the students who live and learn at the Plumfield Estate School that she runs with her husband, P…
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
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L. Frank Baum
This story of Santa Claus veers away slightly from the traditional stories of his beginnings. L. Frank Baum creates a world of fantasy that …
The Secret Garden (version 3)
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
When Mary Lennox, who has been brought up in India in a spoiled manner, is orphaned she has to move to Yorkshire, England, to live with her …
Il giornalino di Gian Burrasca
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Luigi Bertelli
Il giornalino di Gian Burrasca is a novel sited in Tuscany (Italy). It was written by Vamba (Luigi Bertelli’s pseudonym) in 1907 and publish…
The Enchanted Island of Yew
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L. Frank Baum
A fairy has become bored with her life, and convinces some young girls to transform her into a human boy so she can go on adventures. The ad…