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Short Stories in Prose and Verse

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Henry Lawson


Short Stories in Prose and Verse” is Henry Lawson’s first published book (1894); his first published poem appeared in 1887. The volume is a …

Innocencia: a story of the prairie regions of Brazil

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Alfredo D'Escragnolle Taunay


The story of Innocencia, an 18-year-old girl who lives in the prairies of Brazil, is a twist on the traditional love triangle. The plot has …

Old Santeclaus

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Clement Clarke Moore


Clement Clarke Moore (July 15, 1779 – July 10, 1863) was an American Professor of Oriental and Greek Literature, as well as Divinity and Bib…

Deux petits sabots

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Ouida


Une jolie histoire d’une auteure sensible au talent reconnu… Voici Bébée, jeune fille douce, sensible, naïve aussi. Elle …

Dark Princess

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W. E. B. Du Bois


This story begins as Matthew Towns, a brilliant young Black medical student, is dismissed from medical school because the white board has de…

Tales from Silver Lands

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Charles Finger


The 1925 Newbery Medal Winner for best children's literature published in the United States, this collection of Central and South American i…

Yellow Butterflies

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Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews


The title of this historical fiction could as well have been "A Soldier’s Mother" or “An Unknown Soldier”. There are indeed butter…

Shan Folk Lore Stories from the Hill and Water Country

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William Charles Griggs


The following stories have been taken from the great[v] mass of unwritten lore that is to the black-eyed, brown-skinned boys and girls of th…

Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 18

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Various


This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…

The Nibelungenlied (English Verse)

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Anonymoustranslated Bygeorge Henry Needler and Unknowntranslated Bygeorge Henry Needler


The only translation into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original of the epic German poem The Nibelungenlied. There was a 2013 Li…

Black Tales for White Children

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Nancy Stigand and Chauncey Hugh Stigand


Chauncey Hugh Stigand wrote this book of 29 East African folktales together with his wife, Nancy Stigand. Stigard was an officer in the Brit…

Ramona, la Conquête américaine au Mexique

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Helen Hunt Jackson


Ramona (titre original : Ramona) est un roman historique de Helen Hunt Jackson paru en 1884 aux États-Unis. L'histoire est celle d'un…

The Flame Tree and Other Folk-Lore Stories from Uganda

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Rosetta Baskerville


Rosetta Baskerville was the wife of George Baskerville, a missionary in Uganda. Some of the folktales in this book, published in 1925, are s…

Balloons

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Elizabeth Bibesco


Elizabeth, Princess Bibesco, was an English writer and socialite. The daughter of a British Prime Minister and the wife of a Romanian aristo…

Deirdre

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James Stephens


Beautiful, playful young Deirdre, caught in the crosshairs of Ireland's wily, chauvinistic King Conachur, who desires to marry her after his…

Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria

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Elphinstone Dayrell


Elphinstone Daryell [1869-1917] was a British colonial administrator in southern Nigeria who had an interest in anthropology and folklore. T…

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 15

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Various


The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…

Our Little Russian Cousin

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Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade


This delightful little book is one of many titles in The Little Cousin Series. The author narrates details in the life of a fictional Russia…

Scots Of The Riverina

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Henry Lawson


This poem tells the story of a boy in Australia who leaves the farm at harvest time. "and to run from home was a crime." The story…

Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian

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Unknown


This is a wonderful compilation of stories that serve to paint a vivid and beautiful image of the Native American figure. The exploration o…

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