| Author |
Lang, Mrs. |
| Editor |
Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 |
| Illustrator |
Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941 |
| Title |
The Strange Story Book
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Contents |
Preface by Mrs. Andrew Lang -- The drowned buccaneer -- The perplexity of Zadig -- The return of the dead wife -- Young Amazon Snell -- The good Sir James -- Rip van Winkle -- The wonderful basket -- The escape of the galley-slaves -- The beaver and the porcupine -- An old-world ghost -- The gentleman highwayman -- The vision of the Pope -- Growing-up-like-one-who-has-a-grandmother -- The handless brigade -- The son of the Wolf Chief -- Blind Jack of Knaresborough -- Blind Jack again -- The story of Djun -- What became of Owen Parfitt? -- Blackskin -- The pets of Aurore Dupin -- The trials of M. Deschartres -- Aurore at play -- How Aurore learned to ride -- Land-otter the Indian -- The disinheriting of a son -- The siege of Rhodes -- The princess of Babylon -- The adventures of Fire-drill's son -- The strange story of Elizabeth Canning -- Mrs. Veal's ghost -- The chief's daughter -- The boyhood of a painter -- The adventures of a Spanish nun.
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| Credits |
Produced by David Edwards, Matthew Wheaton and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
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| Summary |
"The Strange Story Book" by Mrs. Lang is a collection of children's stories written in the early 20th century. The book features a variety of tales that include elements of fantasy, adventure, and moral lessons, capturing the imagination of young readers. The stories range from classic fairy tales to original narratives, involving characters such as ghosts, pirates, and whimsical animals. The opening of the work introduces the reader to the context in which the collection was created, emphasizing a sense of nostalgia and transition in children's literary culture. It reflects on a past era where children enjoyed timeless tales, setting the tone for the charm and adventure found in the subsequent stories. The Preface further reveals the connection to the beloved author Andrew Lang, indicating that this final installment of a famous series aims to enchant a new generation while preserving tales of old. Overall, the beginning establishes a heartfelt invitation to partake in the enchanting world of stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
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| Subject |
Children's stories
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
37396 |
| Release Date |
Sep 13, 2011 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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