This book contains 25 short stories from 5 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the critic August Nemo, in a collection that will please the literature lovers. The theme of this edition is: Children's Literature For more exciting titles, be sure to check out our 7 Best Short Stories and Essential Novelists collections. This book contains: Kenneth Grahame: - The Twenty-First of October - Dies Irae - Mutabile Semper - The Magic Ring - Its Walls Were as of Jasper - A Saga of the Seas - The Reluctant DragonL. Frank Baum: - A Kidnapped Santa Claus - The Man In The Moon - Little Dorothy and Toto - Ozma and the Little Wizard - The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger - The Scarecrow and The Tin Woodman - How The Beggars Came To TownLaura E. Richards: - Maine to the Rescue - The Coming of the King - The Golden Windows - The Shed Chamber - The Green Satin Gown - The Scarlet Leaves - Don AlonzoLouisa May Alcott: - A Modern Cinderella - My Red Cap - A Christmas Dream, and How it Came to Be True - An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving - Aunt Kipp - Rosy's Journey - The BrothersMaria Edgeworth: - The Grateful Negro - The Prussian Vase - The Good Aunt - The Good French Governess - The Orphans - The False Key - Tarlton
A collection of funny and short stories about all sorts of weird and wonderful characters. The stories include: A Narrow Squeak; Philibert the First; and The Ghost at Codlin Castle.
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A compilation of bedtime stories and rhymes by a number of authors and illustrators.
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This book contains 25 short stories from 5 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors.
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