Boys
Filters
Ivanhoe
Sir Walter ScottA Romance A historical fiction novel based in England during the Middle Ages. One of Sir Walter Scott’s most popular works, it has been credited wi...
View full detailsPoems of Childhood
Eugene FieldPoet of Childhood A collection of poems by Eugene Field who is well known for his whimsical, yet sometimes serious, poems for children. Born in St....
View full detailsThe Story of Architecture
P. Leslie WaterhouseThroughout The Ages A recounting of the history of Western architecture. Starting with the buildings of ancient Egypt and ending in early 20th cent...
View full detailsA Book of Golden Deeds
Charlotte YongeFamous Deeds A retelling of such famous stories as The Battle of Thermopylae, Regulus, The Battle of the Blackwater, and Fort St. Elmo. “It is inte...
View full detailsThe Age of Chivalry
Thomas BulfinchBulfinch’s Mythology The recounting of myths and stories from early British history during the reign of King Arthur. Written for a general audience...
View full detailsNature's Nurseries
R. Cadwallader SmithEyes and No Eyes The fifth of six books in the Eyes and No Eyes series Volume II by R. Cadwallader Smith. This book covers animals as they raise th...
View full detailsThe Boy Knight
G. A. HentyA Tale of The Crusades The story of Cuthbert de Lance, a teenage page for an English nobleman, as he follows King Richard to the Holy Land during t...
View full detailsFacing The World
Horatio Alger, Jr.The Haps and Mishaps of Harry Vane The story of orphaned Harry Vane who decides to runaway from his guardian and older second cousin due to his har...
View full detailsStories From The Faerie Queene
Mary MacLeodThe Faerie Queene Retold A classic retelling of Edmund Spenser’s English epic poem, The Faerie Queene. The poem is one of the longest in the Englis...
View full detailsThe Heroes
Charles KingsleyOr, Greek Fairy Tales For My Children Kingley’s classic retelling of the Greek stories of Perseus, The Argonauts, and Theseus. The book is intended...
View full detailsThe Tale of the Muley Cow
Arthur Scott Bailey"It won't hurt him to hunt for me now and then,"she told herself."A little work is good for a boy." The favorite farm animal of young Johnnie Green...
View full detailsThe Tale of Snowball Lamb
Arthur Scott Bailey“When I run, why do you follow me if you don't wish to?” he inquired at last. “I don't know,” the old lady confessed. “…I just have to go along wit...
View full detailsWhen Knights were Bold
Eva March TappanThe Middle Ages A review of life in the Middle Ages. Each chapter covers a different topic including knights, tournaments, castles, daily life, pi...
View full detailsThe Children's Book of Birds
Olive Thorne MillerWith Illustrations by James Audubon A beginners guide to the study of birds. The first book starts with basic facts about birds including their lif...
View full detailsBrave and Bold
Horatio Alger, Jr.The Fortunes of Robert Rushton Robert Rushton is a poor boy working in a factory in the country town of Millville. He supports his widowed mother w...
View full detailsAround The World In Eighty Days
Jules VerneLe Tour Du Monde Rich British gentleman Phileas Fogg and his valet, Frenchman Jean Passepartout, accept a wager of £20,000 to circumnavigate the gl...
View full detailsRip Van Winkle
Washington IrvingThe Writing of Diedrich Knickerbocker The story of Rip Van Winkle, a villager in colonial America who who meets mysterious Dutchmen, imbibes their ...
View full detailsThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinA Great American The life of Benjamin Franklin as told by himself. The autobiography covers Franklin's early life, work as a printer, travel to Eur...
View full detailsThe White Company
Arthur Conan DoyleHundred Years’ War A historical adventure novel set in England, France, and Spain during the Hundred Years’ War against the backdrop of the campaig...
View full detailsThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Washington IrvingThe Headless Horseman A Gothic story set in the countryside of Tarry Town whose secluded glen is known for it’s ghosts and haunting atmosphere. Ic...
View full detailsThe Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Howard PyleRobin Hood and His Merry Men The story of Robin Hood and his Merry Men and their adventures in Nottinghamshire. Robin Hood is an English outlaw wh...
View full detailsThe Tale of Turkey Proudfoot
Arthur Scott Bailey“This will never do," Turkey Proudfoot muttered to himself. “No doubt I could whip all six of them; but they'd be likely to pull some of my tail fe...
View full detailsThe Tale of Mistah Mule
Arthur Scott Bailey“But don’t you go to worryin’ yourself ‘bout work. I kin show you plenty tricks to git outer workin’.” When Mistah Mule shows up on Farmer Green’s ...
View full detailsThe Green 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 thir...
View full details