Children's Fiction

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…

Emily of New Moon

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Lucy Maud Montgomery


Emily Starr never knew what it was to be lonely -- until her beloved father died. Now Emily's an orphan, and her mother's snobbish relatives…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

Fifty Famous Stories Retold (version 2)

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James Baldwin


Some have a slight historical value; some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths; others are products solely of the fancy,…

The Phoenix and the Carpet

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E. Nesbit


The Phoenix and the Carpet is a fantasy novel for children, written in 1904 by E. Nesbit. It is the second in a trilogy of novels that began…

Aesop's Fables, Volume 07 (Fables 151-175)

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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…

Saint George for England

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G. A. Henty


A tale written for children in 1885.It tells of a child of noble birth whose parents have fallen foul of the current royalty. He is placed i…

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 …

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 …

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