Children -- Books and reading; Children's literature -- Bibliography
This, perhaps the most popular of all modern fairy tales, is taken from
the author’s well-known volume, “The Little White Bird.” 8 to 12.
POPULAR TALES FROM THE NORSE. By Sir George Webbe Dasent.
Translated from M. M. Asbjörnsen and Moe’s collection of Norse fairy
tales and legends. A valuable book for teachers of the Grammar grades. 9
to 12.
PRINCE SILVER WINGS, AND OTHER FAIRY TALES. By Edith Ogden Harrison.
A series of fairy tales told by the author to her own children, whose
ages ranged from six to nine. Illustrated in colors by Lucy Fitch
Perkins. 6 to 9.
PRINCESS AND CURDIE, THE. By George Macdonald.
A companion book to “Princess and the Goblin.” Tells how Curdie and his
wild beasts overcame the enemies of the king. 8 to 10.
PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN, THE. By George Macdonald.
The story of how the princess and Curdie overthrew the wicked goblins of
the mountains. 8 to 10.
RUSSIAN GRANDMOTHER’S WONDER TALES. By Louise Seymour Houghton.
A good collection of Russian folk lore tales. 10 to 14.
SCOTTISH FAIRY BOOK, THE. Compiled by Elizabeth W. Grierson.
A representative collection from the different classes of Scottish folk
lore. 8 to 10.
STAR PEOPLE. By Katharine Fay Dewey.
A fairy book of astronomy. Fanciful tales about Orion, Cassiopeia,
Andromeda, Perseus, the Great Bear, the Little Bear, and other Star
People. 7 to 10.
STAR FAIRIES, AND OTHER FAIRY TALES, THE. By Edith Ogden Harrison.
The author has used the stars and planets as bases for these stories.
Illustrated in colors by Lucy Fitch Perkins. 6 to 9.
STORIES FROM THE NORSELAND. By John P. Edmison.
Old Norse legends re-told from the original Scandinavian sources. 9 to
12.
STORIES OF PERSIAN HEROES. By E. M. Wilmot-Buxton.
Stories of the kings of Persia. 12 to 14.
STORY OF RUSTEM. By Elizabeth D. Renninger.
Hero stories of Persia re-told from the Shah Naameh of Firdusi. 10 to
13.
STORY OF THE ÆNEID. By Dr. Edward Brooks.
Tells of the erratic journeyings of Æneas in choice and simple English.
10 to 12.
STORY OF THE ILIAD. By Dr. Edward Brooks.
The chief episodes of the tale of Helen of Troy and the dire results of
her misdoing. 10 to 12.
STORY OF THE ODYSSEY, THE. By Dr. Edward Brooks.
An attractive telling of the wanderings of Ulysses. 10 to 12.
STORY OF THE RHINEGOLD. By Anna A. Chapin.
Stories from Wagner’s “Nibelungen Ring,” told as a connected narrative.
10 to 12.
TALES OF ANCIENT GREECE. By Sir George W. Cox.
Tales of Greek mythology. 14 to 16.
TALES FROM THE FJELD. By Sir George Webbe Dasent.
A series of popular tales translated from the Norse of P. Ch.
Asbjörnsen. A good book for classroom use. 9 to 12.
TALES OF THE ENCHANTED ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC. By Thomas Wentworth
Higginson.
Myths and legends from Breton, Spanish, Norse, and British sources. 12
to 15.
THREE GOOD GIANTS. Compiled from the French of François Rabelais by
John Dimitry.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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