Boys
Our Little Roman Cousin
Julia Darrow CowlesOf Long Ago The story of Marcus, a Roman boy, laid during the closing days of the Roman Republic, when conservative members of the nobility still h...
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Julia Darrow CowlesOf Long Ago This is a story of Spartan courage and endurance. Through the eyes of Chartas, a boy of Sparta, we catch a glimpse into the typical upb...
View full detailsLanguage of Flowers
Kate GreenawayLanguage of Flowers Floriography, or the “language of flowers,” has been practiced for thousands of years across different cultures. It was especia...
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Charles KingsleyA Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby A children’s novel about a young chimney sweep named Tom who falls into a river after encountering an upper-class girl...
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Eva March TappanHeroes of Europe An overview of the Great Men and Women of Europe for young people. Starting with the fall of Rome and ending with Napoleon’s conqu...
View full detailsThe Orange Fairy Book
Andrew LangFairy Tales A selection of fairy tales collected and edited by Scottish author Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Lang. The book is the tent...
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Andrew LangFairy Tales A selection of fairy tales collected and edited by Scottish author Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Lang. The book is the eigh...
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Andrew LangFairy Tales A selection of fairy tales collected and edited by Scottish author Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Lang. The book is the seve...
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H. E. MarshallA History of Scotland For Boys & Girls Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall’s history of Scotland starting with the legend of Prince Gathelus and endin...
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G. K. ChestertonThe Importance of Orthodoxy A collection of 20 essays focused on the intellectuals of Chesterton’s day including Joseph McCabe, George Bernard Shaw...
View full detailsLittle Lord Fauntleroy
Frances Hodgson BurnettNoblesse Oblige The story of Cedric, an American boy, who is transported from the impoverished streets of New York City to the grandeur of his ance...
View full detailsThe Arabian Nights Entertainments
Andrew LangArabian Nights Andrew Lang’s retelling of the famous stories of One Thousand and One Nights (Arabic) also known as Arabian Nights (English). The wo...
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Edith NesbitThe Three Chimneys The story of a family who moves to a home near a railway after their father is imprisoned after being falsely accused of spying....
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Charlotte YongeThe Captivity of Mary of Scotland Historical fiction based on the life of Mary of Scotland during the reign of her cousin Queen Elizabeth and the s...
View full detailsThe Wind In The Willows
Kenneth GrahameAn English Classic Follow Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger on their adventures in the English countryside. These stories are for those “who keep the spi...
View full detailsAesop's Fables
AesopThe Aesopica A collection of fables credited to Aesop, an ancient Greek slave and storyteller who lived between 620 and 564 BCE. Of diverse origins...
View full detailsKing Arthur and His Knights
Maude Radford WarrenArthurian Legends Maude Radford Warren’s classic retelling of twenty-one Arthurian legends for children. The book provides an excellent introductio...
View full detailsThe Bad Child's Book of Beasts
Hilaire BellocBook of Beasts Amusing advice and rhymes for young children. The text is accompanied with equally amusing drawings which have drawn comparison to t...
View full detailsThe Tale of Jimmy Rabbit
Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales Join Jimmy Rabbit on his adventures! This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit the Nort...
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William ShakespeareA Shakespearean Comedy A ship is caught in a powerful storm and the vessel is shipwrecked on an island. The storm, it turns out, is a magical creat...
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Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Secret Garden The story of Mary Lennox, a 10 year old girl, and her time after the death of her parents in India. Mary is sent to live with her...
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Charles DickensBeing a Ghost Story of Christmas The story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob M...
View full detailsThe Lilac Fairy Book
Andrew LangFairy Tales A selection of fairy tales collected and edited by Scottish author Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Lang. The book is the twel...
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Andrew LangFairy Tales A selection of fairy tales collected and edited by Scottish author Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Lang. The book is the fift...
View full detailsStories of Beowulf
H. E. MarshallTold to the Children H. E. Marshall’s retelling of the classic tale of Beowulf for children. Including such famous characters as Beowulf (a hero o...
View full detailsThe Tale of Tommy Fox
Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales Join Tommy Fox on his adventures! This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit the North A...
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Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit the North American woodlands and fields. The ...
View full detailsPersonal Recollections of Joan of Arc
Mark TwainBy the Sieur Louis de Conte Mark Twain’s last completed novel, it is presented as a translation by “Jean Francois Alden” of memoirs by Louis de Con...
View full detailsAdventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark TwainTom Sawyer’s Comrade Huckleberry Finn and his friend, Tom Sawyer, have each come into a considerable sum of money as a result of their earlier adve...
View full detailsThe Boy Scouts of Woodcraft Camp
Thornton BurgessThe Boy Scouts From the Author: The Boy Scouts series of books has been written with a twofold purpose: To stimulate on the part of every one of my...
View full detailsOld Peter's Russian Tales
Arthur RansomeMother Russia Arthur Ransome’s classic retelling of Russian tales. Ransome noted that “the stories in this book are those that Russian peasants tel...
View full detailsCautionary Tales For Children
Hilaire BellocCautionary Tales Amusing advice and rhymes for children. The text is accompanied with equally amusing drawings which have been compared to the work...
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Rudyard KiplingThe Oldest Old Thing in England A historical fantasy book containing a series of short stories set in different time periods of English history inc...
View full detailsBarbarian and Noble
Marion LansingMediaeval Builders of the Modern World A series of stories about the early period of the Middle Ages in Europe. The book focuses on the wandering n...
View full detailsThe Story of David Livingstone
Vautier GoldingChristian Pioneer and Explorer David Livingstone was a Scottish Congregationalist and pioneer of Christian medical missionary work in Africa. Mr. ...
View full detailsThe Olive Fairy Book
Andrew LangFairy Tales A selection of fairy tales collected and edited by Scottish author Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Lang. The book is the elev...
View full detailsStories of Roland
H. E. MarshallSong of Roland H. E. Marshall’s retelling of the classic Song of Roland for children. The stories are based on the Frankish military leader Roland...
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Thornton BurgessThornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...
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Thornton BurgessThornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...
View full detailsThe Mary Frances Garden Book
Jane Eayre FryerThe Mary Frances Series Jane Eayre Fryer was a school teacher who wrote The Mary Frances Series for young girls and boys to teach them practical sk...
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Jane Eayre FryerThe Mary Frances Series Jane Eayre Fryer was a school teacher who wrote The Mary Frances Series for young girls and boys to teach them practical sk...
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Jane Eayre FryerThe Mary Frances Series Jane Eayre Fryer was a school teacher who wrote The Mary Frances Series for young girls and boys to teach them practical sk...
View full detailsThe Tale of Nimble Deer
Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales Join Nimble Deer on his adventures! This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit the North...
View full detailsThe Tale of Frisky Squirrel
Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales Join Frisky Squirrel on his adventures! This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit the N...
View full detailsA Tale of Two Cities
Charles DickensIt was the best of times... Dicken’s best-known work of historical fiction and regularly cited as the best-selling novel of all time. The novel tel...
View full detailsWild Nature Won By Kindness
Eliza BrightwenThe Animal World Eliza Brightwen, a popular Victorian-era naturalist, re-counts her many experiences with the wild creatures she encountered on her...
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Charles JohnstonOf Long Ago The story of Biarne Herjulfson, a Viking boy, laid during the time of Leif Ericson when the Vikings were exploring new lands. Their exp...
View full detailsThe Tale of Timothy Turtle
Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit the North American woodlands and fields. The ...
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