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Pollyanna (version 4)

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Eleanor H. Porter

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 le…

01 - The Arabian Nights

In The Junior Classics Volume 5: Stories That Never Grow Old

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William Patten and Variousandwilliam Patten

A selection of famous tales selected and re-worked for a junior audience. Stories are taken from Arabian Nights, Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver's…

Swanhilde, part 1

In Swanhilde, and other Fairy Tales

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Wilhelm Hauff

Wilhelm Hauff was a German poet and novelist, perhaps best known for his fairy tales (Märchen). Some of his stories, such as the Caliph…

William Cowper Part I from beginning through "the creature he describes.”

In The Art of Letters

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Robert Lynd

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 da…

Chapter 2

In Home Education Series Vol. II: Parents and Children

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Charlotte Mason

Volume two of the Home Education Series by Charlotte Mason talks about parents and children. Charlotte breaks down a couple of different top…

The Drafting of "The Declaration of Independence" (1776) I: by James Parton

In Great Epochs in American History, Volume III

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Francis Whiting Halsey

This is the third volume in ten volume series of great epochs in the history of the United States, from the landing of Columbus to the build…

The Snow

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

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Walter de la Mare

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. T…

Three Chickens Run Away

In Tales of a Poultry Farm

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Clara Dillingham Pierson

Another interesting book by Clara Dillingham Pierson, this time focusing on the poultry you might have in your farmyard! The chickens, ducks…

Kalevala, Land of Heroes

In From the Tower Window of My Bookhouse

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Variousandolive Beaupre Miller

Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the fifth volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for lit…

The Slavery of Free Verse

In Fancies Versus Fads

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G. K. Chesterton

A Collection of 31 essays from G.K. Chesterton. “I have strung these things together on a slight enough thread; but as the things themselves…