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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…

How Cheops built his pyramid, by Herodotus

In The World’s Story Volume III: Egypt, Africa and Arabia

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Eva March Tappan


This is the third volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Ta…

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 II from "Cowper was not to be" through  "both men.."

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…

Choosing a wife for the son, by Lucy M. J. Garnett

In The World’s Story Volume VI: Russia, Austria-Hungary, the Balkan States and Tur…

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Eva March Tappan


This is the sixth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Ta…

The importance of one vote, by W. H. Vail

In The World’s Story Volume XIII: The United States

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Eva March Tappan


This is the thirteenth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva Mar…

Queen Aster

In The Topaz Story Book: Stories and Legends of Autumn, Hallowe'en, and Thanksgivi…

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Ada M. Skinner


From the Introduction: "Nature stories, legends, and poems appeal to the young reader’s interest in various ways. Some of them suggest …

The Christian martyrs in the arena (64 A.D.) by Henryk Sienkiewicz

In The World’s Story Volume IV: Greece and Rome

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Eva March Tappan


This is the fourth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March T…