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Reddy Fox Goes Fishing explained simply

Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.

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Reddy Fox Goes Fishing is a public-domain classic by Thornton W. Burgess. Simple Classics presents it section by section with the original text, what happens, why each part matters, and character notes for easier reading.

Key ideas

The work is easier to follow when readers track animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.
Older prose becomes clearer when the main situation is explained before the original text.
Character choices and social pressure often matter more than decorative details.
The original wording remains available so readers can move from summary back to source text.

Why it matters: Reddy Fox Goes Fishing matters because it remains a useful public-domain reading text for students and general readers who want classic literature explained simply.

Modern relevance: Modern readers can use Reddy Fox Goes Fishing to discuss animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons without needing to decode every older phrase on the first pass.

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Reddy Fox Goes Fishing

Reddy Fox Goes Fishing follows animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.

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Jack the Giant-Killer

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Henny-Penny

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Childe Rowland

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Molly Whuppie

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The Red Ettin

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The Golden Arm

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The History of Tom Thumb

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Mr. Fox

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Lazy Jack

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Johnny-Cake

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Earl Mar's Daughter

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Mr. Miacca

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Whittington and His Cat

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The Strange Visitor

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The Cat and the Mouse

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The Fish and the Ring

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The Magpie's Nest

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Kate Crackernuts

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The Cauld Lad of Hilton

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The Ass, the Table, and the Stick

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Fairy Ointment

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Bronze Ring

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

East of the Sun and West of the Moon

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Yellow Dwarf

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Little Red Riding-Hood

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Rumpelstiltskin

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Beauty and the Beast

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Master-Maid

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Why the Sea Is Salt

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Felicia and the Pot of Pinks

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The White Cat

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Water-Lily and the Gold-Spinners

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Terrible Head

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Story of Pretty Goldilocks

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The History of Whittington

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Wonderful Sheep

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Little Thumb

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Forty Thieves

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Hansel and Gretel

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Snow-White and Rose-Red

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Goose-Girl

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Toads and Diamonds

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Prince Darling

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Blue Beard

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Trusty John

Andrew Lang’s public-domain short classic about magic, danger, wishes, family trouble, and a test of courage or cleverness.

1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The Emperor's New Clothes

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.

1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The Swineherd

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.

1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The Real Princess

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.

1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The Fir Tree

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.

1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The Snow Queen

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.

1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The Leap-Frog

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.

1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The Bell

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.

1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The Old House

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.

1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The Happy Family

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.

1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The Story of a Mother

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.

1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The False Collar

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.

1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The Shadow

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.

1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The Little Match Girl

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.

1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The Naughty Boy

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.

1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The Red Shoes

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain short classic about fairy-tale wonder, longing, pride, sacrifice, and a lesson about inner character.

1 sections

L. Frank Baum

The Box of Robbers

L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.

1 sections

L. Frank Baum

The Glass Dog

L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.

1 sections

L. Frank Baum

The Queen of Quok

L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.

1 sections

L. Frank Baum

The Girl Who Owned a Bear

L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.

1 sections

L. Frank Baum

The Enchanted Types

L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.

1 sections

L. Frank Baum

The Laughing Hippopotamus

L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.

1 sections

L. Frank Baum

The Magic Bon Bons

L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.

1 sections

L. Frank Baum

The Capture of Father Time

L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.

1 sections

L. Frank Baum

The Wonderful Pump

L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.

1 sections

L. Frank Baum

The Dummy That Lived

L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.

1 sections

L. Frank Baum

The King of the Polar Bears

L. Frank Baum’s public-domain short classic about American fairy-tale invention, practical humor, magic, and a surprising problem to solve.

1 sections

Saki

The Seventh Pullet

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

Saki

The Blind Spot

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

Saki

A Touch of Realism

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

Saki

Cousin Teresa

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

Saki

The Yarkand Manner

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1 sections

Saki

The Byzantine Omelette

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

Saki

The Feast of Nemesis

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

Saki

The Dreamer

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

Saki

The Quince Tree

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

Saki

The Forbidden Buzzards

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

Saki

The Stake

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

Saki

Clovis on Parental Responsibilities

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

Saki

A Holiday Task

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

Saki

The Stalled Ox

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1 sections

Saki

A Defensive Diamond

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

Saki

The Elk

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

Saki

The Name-Day

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

Saki

Fur

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

Saki

The Philanthropist and the Happy Cat

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

Saki

On Approval

Saki’s public-domain short classic about social manners, mischief, sharp dialogue, and an unexpected comic reversal.

1 sections

O. Henry

The Discounters of Money

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

The Enchanted Profile

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

Art and the Bronco

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

Phoebe

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

The Passing of Black Eagle

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

Cherchez la Femme

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

Friends in San Rosario

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

The Fourth in Salvador

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

The Emancipation of Billy

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

The Enchanted Kiss

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

A Departmental Case

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

The Renaissance at Charleroi

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

Suite Homes and Their Romance

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

A Sacrifice Hit

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

The Song and the Sergeant

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

One Dollar’s Worth

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

A Newspaper Story

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

Georgia’s Ruling

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

O. Henry

Madame Bo-Peep, of the Ranches

O. Henry’s public-domain short classic about ordinary life, coincidence, money or love, and an ironic turn at the end.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Old Manse

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

A Select Party

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Mrs. Bullfrog

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Fire Worship

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Buds and Bird Voices

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Monsieur du Miroir

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Hall of Fantasy

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Procession of Life

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Sunday at Home

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

David Swan

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Sights from a Steeple

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Toll-Gatherer’s Day

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Vision of the Fountain

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Fancy’s Show-Box

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain short classic about memory, symbolism, moral pressure, and the hidden cost of a private choice.

1 sections

Rudyard Kipling

How the Whale Got His Throat

Rudyard Kipling’s public-domain short classic about playful origin-story logic, animal behavior, repetition, and comic explanation.

1 sections

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen’s public-domain classic about courtship, family pressure, first impressions, pride, prejudice, and social class.

61 sections

Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë’s public-domain classic about independence, conscience, love, class, secrecy, and moral self-respect.

39 sections

Charles Dickens

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens’s public-domain classic about ambition, shame, kindness, class, money, and moral growth.

59 sections

Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens’s public-domain classic about revolution, sacrifice, injustice, family loyalty, and political violence.

45 sections

Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens’s public-domain classic about poverty, childhood, crime, charity, cruelty, and social neglect.

53 sections

Herman Melville

Moby-Dick

Herman Melville’s public-domain classic about obsession, fate, labor, nature, storytelling, and the danger of absolute certainty.

134 sections

Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott’s public-domain classic about family, work, growing up, sacrifice, ambition, and domestic love.

47 sections

L. M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about imagination, belonging, friendship, mistakes, school life, and found family.

38 sections

Anna Sewell

Black Beauty

Anna Sewell’s public-domain classic about kindness to animals, work, cruelty, empathy, and moral responsibility.

49 sections

Kenneth Grahame

The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame’s public-domain classic about friendship, home, adventure, temptation, loyalty, and pastoral comfort.

12 sections

Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë’s public-domain classic about revenge, passion, inheritance, cruelty, memory, and destructive love.

34 sections

Jane Austen

Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen’s public-domain classic about emotion, judgment, money, marriage, family pressure, and self-command.

50 sections

Jane Austen

Emma

Jane Austen’s public-domain classic about matchmaking, self-deception, class, friendship, and learning humility.

55 sections

Jane Austen

Persuasion

Jane Austen’s public-domain classic about second chances, regret, persuasion, family vanity, and mature love.

24 sections

Mark Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain’s public-domain classic about childhood, play, fear, mischief, friendship, and moral awakening.

36 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The Shoes of Fortune

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale testing, social appearance, longing, transformation, and moral surprise.

1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

Oh, Were I Rich!

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale testing, social appearance, longing, transformation, and moral surprise.

1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The Elderbush

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1 sections

Hans Christian Andersen

The Dream of Little Tuk

Hans Christian Andersen’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale testing, social appearance, longing, transformation, and moral surprise.

1 sections

Rudyard Kipling

How the Camel Got His Hump

Rudyard Kipling’s public-domain classic about playful origin-story logic, animal behavior, repetition, and comic explanation.

1 sections

Rudyard Kipling

How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin

Rudyard Kipling’s public-domain classic about playful origin-story logic, animal behavior, repetition, and comic explanation.

1 sections

Rudyard Kipling

How the Leopard Got His Spots

Rudyard Kipling’s public-domain classic about playful origin-story logic, animal behavior, repetition, and comic explanation.

1 sections

Rudyard Kipling

The Elephant’s Child

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1 sections

Rudyard Kipling

The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo

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1 sections

Rudyard Kipling

The Beginning of the Armadillos

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Rudyard Kipling

How the First Letter Was Written

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1 sections

Rudyard Kipling

How the Alphabet Was Made

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Rudyard Kipling

The Crab That Played with the Sea

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1 sections

Rudyard Kipling

The Cat That Walked by Himself

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1 sections

Rudyard Kipling

The Butterfly That Stamped

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1 sections

Oscar Wilde

The Happy Prince

Oscar Wilde’s public-domain classic about beauty, sacrifice, selfishness, generosity, and moral irony.

1 sections

Oscar Wilde

The Nightingale and the Rose

Oscar Wilde’s public-domain classic about beauty, sacrifice, selfishness, generosity, and moral irony.

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Oscar Wilde

The Selfish Giant

Oscar Wilde’s public-domain classic about beauty, sacrifice, selfishness, generosity, and moral irony.

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Oscar Wilde

The Devoted Friend

Oscar Wilde’s public-domain classic about beauty, sacrifice, selfishness, generosity, and moral irony.

1 sections

Oscar Wilde

The Remarkable Rocket

Oscar Wilde’s public-domain classic about beauty, sacrifice, selfishness, generosity, and moral irony.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Princess Mayblossom

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Soria Moria Castle

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen

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1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Master Thief

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Brother and Sister

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Princess Rosette

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Enchanted Pig

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Norka

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Wonderful Birch

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Little Good Mouse

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Graciosa and Percinet

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Three Princesses of Whiteland

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Six Sillies

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Kari Woodengown

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Drakestail

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Ratcatcher

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The True History of Little Goldenhood

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Golden Branch

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Three Dwarfs

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Dapplegrim

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Enchanted Canary

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Twelve Brothers

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Rapunzel

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Nettle Spinner

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Farmer Weatherbeard

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Mother Holle

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Minnikin

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Bushy Bride

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

Snowdrop

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Golden Goose

Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale trials, magic helpers, promises, danger, and earned reward.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Wedding-Knell

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Minister’s Black Veil

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1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Maypole of Merry Mount

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1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Gentle Boy

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1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Mr. Higginbotham’s Catastrophe

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1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Little Annie’s Ramble

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1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

A Rill from the Town Pump

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1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Great Carbuncle

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1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Prophetic Pictures

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1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Haunted Mind

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1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Village Uncle

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1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Sister-Years

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1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Snowflakes

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1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Seven Vagabonds

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1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The White Old Maid

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1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Peter Goldthwaite’s Treasure

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1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Chippings with a Chisel

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Shaker Bridal

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1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Night-Sketches

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.

1 sections

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Threefold Destiny

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s public-domain classic about moral symbolism, community pressure, secrecy, conscience, and hidden consequences.

1 sections

Edgar Allan Poe

The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade

Edgar Allan Poe’s public-domain classic about fear, obsession, perception, mystery, and psychological pressure.

1 sections

Edgar Allan Poe

A Descent into the Maelstrom

Edgar Allan Poe’s public-domain classic about fear, obsession, perception, mystery, and psychological pressure.

1 sections

Edgar Allan Poe

Von Kempelen and His Discovery

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1 sections

Edgar Allan Poe

Mesmeric Revelation

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1 sections

Edgar Allan Poe

The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar

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1 sections

Edgar Allan Poe

The Black Cat

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1 sections

Edgar Allan Poe

The Imp of the Perverse

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1 sections

Edgar Allan Poe

The Island of the Fay

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1 sections

Edgar Allan Poe

The Assignation

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1 sections

Edgar Allan Poe

The Domain of Arnheim

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1 sections

O. Henry

Tobin’s Palm

O. Henry’s public-domain classic about city life, surprise endings, money, kindness, and human misunderstanding.

1 sections

O. Henry

A Matter of Mean Elevation

O. Henry’s public-domain classic about surprise endings, social pressure, money, romance, and comic reversal.

1 sections

O. Henry

A Technical Error

O. Henry’s public-domain classic about surprise endings, social pressure, money, romance, and comic reversal.

1 sections

O. Henry

A Little Local Colour

O. Henry’s public-domain classic about surprise endings, social pressure, money, romance, and comic reversal.

1 sections

George Eliot

Middlemarch

George Eliot’s public-domain classic about provincial life, marriage, ambition, reform, moral choice.

87 sections

George Eliot

Silas Marner

George Eliot’s public-domain classic about isolation, loss, community, parenthood, redemption.

21 sections

Wilkie Collins

The Moonstone

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46 sections

Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen’s public-domain classic about imagination, courtship, gothic fiction, social manners, growing up.

32 sections

Jane Austen

Mansfield Park

Jane Austen’s public-domain classic about family duty, morality, class pressure, performance, quiet judgment.

48 sections

Jules Verne

Around the World in Eighty Days

Jules Verne’s public-domain classic about travel, time pressure, discipline, risk, global adventure.

37 sections

Jules Verne

Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas

Jules Verne’s public-domain classic about exploration, science, captivity, the ocean, Captain Nemo.

46 sections

E. Nesbit

The Railway Children

E. Nesbit’s public-domain classic about family change, kindness, childhood courage, trains, home.

14 sections

E. Nesbit

Five Children and It

E. Nesbit’s public-domain classic about wishes, childhood imagination, consequences, magic, siblings.

11 sections

Eleanor H. Porter

Pollyanna

Eleanor H. Porter’s public-domain classic about optimism, grief, kindness, community change, hope.

32 sections

L. M. Montgomery

The Hurrying of Ludovic

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

Old Lady Lloyd

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

Each In His Own Tongue

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1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

Little Joscelyn

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1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

The Winning of Lucinda

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1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

Old Man Shaw’s Girl

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1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

Aunt Olivia’s Beau

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

The Quarantine at Alexander Abraham’s

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

Pa Sloane’s Purchase

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

The Courting of Prissy Strong

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

The Miracle at Carmody

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1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

The End of a Quarrel

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, romance, community, family feeling, quiet change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

Aunt Cynthia’s Persian Cat

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

The Materializing of Cecil

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

Her Father’s Daughter

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

Jane’s Baby

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

The Dream-Child

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1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

The Brother Who Failed

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1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

The Return of Hester

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1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

The Little Brown Book of Miss Emily

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

Sara’s Way

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

The Son of His Mother

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

The Education of Betty

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

In Her Selfless Mood

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

The Conscience Case of David Bell

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

Only a Common Fellow

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.

1 sections

L. M. Montgomery

Tannis of the Flats

L. M. Montgomery’s public-domain classic about Avonlea life, family loyalty, small-town choices, romance, character change.

1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Mrs. Redwing’s Speckled Egg

Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.

1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Why Grandfather Frog Has No Tail

Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, curiosity, playfulness, simple lessons.

1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

How Reddy Fox Was Surprised

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Why Jimmy Skunk Wears Stripes

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

The Wilful Little Breeze

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Jimmy Skunk Looks for Beetles

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Billy Mink’s Swimming Party

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Peter Rabbit Plays a Joke

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

How Sammy Jay Was Found Out

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Jerry Muskrat’s Party

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Bobby Coon and Reddy Fox Play Tricks

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Johnny Chuck Finds the Best Thing in the World

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Little Joe Otter’s Slippery Slide

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

The Tale of Tommy Trout Who Didn’t Mind

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Spotty the Turtle Wins a Race

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Danny Meadow Mouse Learns Why His Tail Is Short

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Why Reddy Fox Has No Friends

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Why Peter Rabbit’s Ears Are Long

Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, mischief, friendship, simple lessons.

1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Reddy Fox Disobeys

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Striped Chipmunk’s Pockets

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Reddy Fox, the Boaster

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Johnny Chuck’s Secret

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Johnny Chuck’s Great Fight

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Mr. Toad’s Old Suit

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Grandfather Frog Gets Even

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

The Disappointed Bush

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Why Bobby Coon Washes His Food

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

The Merry Little Breezes Have a Busy Day

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Why Hooty the Owl Does Not Play on the Green Meadows

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1 sections

Thornton W. Burgess

Danny Meadow Mouse Learns to Laugh

Thornton W. Burgess’s public-domain classic about animal stories, nature, mischief, friendship, simple lessons.

1 sections

Various; edited by Andrew Lang

Rumpelstiltzkin

Various; edited by Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale logic, wishes, courage, danger, reward.

1 sections

Various; edited by Andrew Lang

The Water-Lily. The Gold-Spinners

Various; edited by Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale logic, wishes, courage, danger, reward.

1 sections

Various; edited by Andrew Lang

Hansel and Grettel

Various; edited by Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale logic, wishes, courage, danger, reward.

1 sections

Various; edited by Andrew Lang

The Brave Little Tailor

Various; edited by Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale logic, wishes, courage, danger, reward.

1 sections

Various; edited by Andrew Lang

The Princess on the Glass Hill

Various; edited by Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale logic, wishes, courage, danger, reward.

1 sections

Various; edited by Andrew Lang

The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou

Various; edited by Andrew Lang’s public-domain classic about fairy-tale logic, wishes, courage, danger, reward.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The Pied Piper of Franchville

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Hereafterthis

Joseph Jacobs’s public-domain classic about English fairy tales, folk wisdom, trickery, luck, wonder.

1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The Golden Ball

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

My Own Self

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Yallery Brown

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Three Feathers

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Sir Gammer Vans

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Tom Hickathrift

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The Hedley Kow

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Gobborn Seer

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Lawkamercyme

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Tattercoats

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The Wee Bannock

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Johnny Gloke

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Coat o’ Clay

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The Three Cows

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Scrapefoot

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The Pedlar of Swaffham

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The Three Wishes

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The Buried Moon

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

A Son of Adam

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

A Pottle o’ Brains

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The King of England and His Three Sons

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

King John and the Abbot of Canterbury

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

Rushen Coatie

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1 sections

Joseph Jacobs

The King o’ the Cats

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1 sections

Johanna Spyri

Heidi

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23 sections

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Little Lord Fauntleroy

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15 sections

George Eliot

The Mill on the Floss

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58 sections

Charles Dickens

David Copperfield

Charles Dickens’s public-domain classic about childhood, hardship, education, work, memory, love, and self-making.

64 sections

Charles Dickens

The Old Curiosity Shop

Charles Dickens’s public-domain classic about innocence, poverty, obsession, wandering, family love, and social cruelty.

73 sections

Anne Brontë

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Anne Brontë’s public-domain classic about marriage, reputation, secrecy, independence, moral courage, and social judgment.

53 sections

Anne Brontë

Agnes Grey

Anne Brontë’s public-domain classic about work, class, education, conscience, loneliness, patience, and moral growth.

25 sections

E. M. Forster

A Room with a View

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20 sections

L. M. Montgomery

The Story Girl

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32 sections

L. M. Montgomery

Kilmeny of the Orchard

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19 sections

Andrew Lang

The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership

Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.

1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Six Swans

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1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Dragon of the North

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1 sections

Andrew Lang

Story of the Emperor’s New Clothes

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1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Golden Crab

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1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Iron Stove

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1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Dragon and his Grandmother

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1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Donkey Cabbage

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1 sections

Andrew Lang

The Little Green Frog

Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about magic, promises, cleverness, danger, courage, and wonder.

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Andrew Lang

The Seven-headed Serpent

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Andrew Lang

The Grateful Beasts

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The Giants and the Herd-boy

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The Invisible Prince

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The Crow

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Andrew Lang

How Six Men travelled through the Wide World

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Andrew Lang

The Wizard King

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The Nixy

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The Glass Mountain

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Andrew Lang

Alphege, or the Green Monkey

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Fairer-than-a-Fairy

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Andrew Lang

The Three Brothers

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The Boy and the Wolves, or the Broken Promise

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Andrew Lang

The Glass Axe

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Andrew Lang

The Dead Wife

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Andrew Lang

In the Land of Souls

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Andrew Lang

The White Duck

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Andrew Lang

The Witch and her Servants

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Andrew Lang

The Magic Ring

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Andrew Lang

The Flower Queen’s Daughter

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Andrew Lang

The Flying Ship

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Andrew Lang

The Snow-daughter and the Fire-son

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Andrew Lang

The Story of King Frost

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Andrew Lang

The Death of the Sun-hero

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The Witch

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The Hazel-nut Child

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The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus

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Prince Ring

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Andrew Lang

How to tell a True Princess

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Andrew Lang

The Blue Mountains

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The Tinder-box

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The Witch in the Stone Boat

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Thumbelina

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The Nightingale

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Hermod and Hadvor

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The Steadfast Tin-soldier

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Blockhead Hans

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A Story about a Darning-needle

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The Cat’s Elopement

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Andrew Lang

How the Dragon was Tricked

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Andrew Lang

The Goblin and the Grocer

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The House in the Wood

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Uraschimataro and the Turtle

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The Slaying of the Tanuki

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The Flying Trunk

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The Snow Man

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The Shirt-Collar

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The Princess in the Chest

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Hans, the Mermaid’s Son

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Peter Bull

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The Bird Grip

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Snowflake

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I know what I have learned

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The Cunning Shoemaker

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The King who would have a Beautiful Wife

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Catherine and her Destiny

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How the Hermit helped to win the King’s Daughter

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The Water of Life

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The Wounded Lion

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The Man without a Heart

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The Two Brothers

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Master and Pupil

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The Golden Lion

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The Sprig of Rosemary

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The White Dove

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The Troll’s Daughter

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Esben and the Witch

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Princess Minon-Minette

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Maiden Bright-eye

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The Merry Wives

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King Lindorm

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The Jackal, the Dove, and the Panther

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The Little Hare

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The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue

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The Story of Ciccu

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Don Giovanni de la Fortuna

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Andrew Lang

Lovely Ilonka

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Lucky Luck

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Andrew Lang

The Hairy Man

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Andrew Lang

To Your Good Health!

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Andrew Lang

The Story of the Seven Simons

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L. M. Montgomery

Rilla of Ingleside

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35 sections

Upton Sinclair

The Jungle

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31 sections

E. Nesbit

The Phoenix and the Carpet

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12 sections

E. Nesbit

The Wouldbegoods

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14 sections

E. Nesbit

The Story of the Amulet

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14 sections

Rudyard Kipling

Kim

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15 sections

Edith Wharton

The House of Mirth

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29 sections

Jack London

The Sea-Wolf

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39 sections

J. Meade Falkner

Moonfleet

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19 sections

Anthony Hope

The Prisoner of Zenda

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Andrew Lang

The Language of Beasts

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Andrew Lang

The Boy Who Could Keep A Secret

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Andrew Lang

The Prince And The Dragon

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Andrew Lang

Little Wildrose

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Andrew Lang

Tiidu The Piper

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Andrew Lang

Paperarelloo

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Andrew Lang

The Gifts Of The Magician

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Andrew Lang

The Strong Prince

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Andrew Lang

The Treasure Seeker

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The Cottager And His Cat

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Andrew Lang

The Prince Who Would Seek Immortality

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Andrew Lang

The Stone-Cutter

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The Gold-Bearded Man

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Andrew Lang

Tritill, Litill, And The Birds

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Andrew Lang

The Three Robes

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Andrew Lang

The Six Hungry Beasts

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Andrew Lang

How The Beggar Boy Turned Into Count Piro

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Andrew Lang

The Rogue And The Herdsman

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Eisenkopf

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Andrew Lang

The Death Of Abu Nowas And Of His Wife

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Andrew Lang

Motiratika

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Andrew Lang

Niels And The Giants

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Andrew Lang

Shepherd Paul

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Andrew Lang

How The Wicked Tanuki Was Punished

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Andrew Lang

The Crab And The Monkey

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Andrew Lang

The Horse Gullfaxi And The Sword Gunnfoder

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The Story Of The Sham Prince, Or The Ambitious Tailor

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Andrew Lang

The Colony Of Cats

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How To Find Out A True Friend

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Clever Maria

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The Magic Kettle

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A Tale of the Tontlawald

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The finest Liar in the World

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Andrew Lang

The Story of three Wonderful Beggars

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Schippeitaro

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The Three Princes and their Beasts

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The Goat’s Ears of the Emperor Trojan

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The Nine Pea-hens and the Golden Apples

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The Lute Player

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The Grateful Prince

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The Child who came from an Egg

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Stan Bolovan

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The Two Frogs

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The Story of a Gazelle

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Andrew Lang

How a Fish swam in the Air and a Hare in the Water

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Andrew Lang

Two in a Sack

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The Envious Neighbour

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The Fairy of the Dawn

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Andrew Lang

The Enchanted Knife

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Jesper who herded the Hares

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Andrew Lang

The Underground Workers

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Andrew Lang

The History of Dwarf Long Nose

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Andrew Lang

The Nunda, Eater of People

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Andrew Lang

The Story of Hassebu

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The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet

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The Monkey and the Jelly-fish

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The Headless Dwarfs

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The young Man who would have his Eyes opened

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The Boys with the Golden Stars

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The Frog

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The Princess who was hidden Underground

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The Girl who pretended to be a Boy

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The Story of Halfman

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The Prince who wanted to see the World

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Andrew Lang

Mogarzea and his Son

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Andrew Lang

Donkey Skin

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The Goblin Pony

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Andrew Lang

An Impossible Enchantment

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Andrew Lang

Janni and the Draken

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Andrew Lang

The Partnership of the Thief and the Liar

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Andrew Lang

Fortunatus and his Purse

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Andrew Lang

The Goat-faced Girl

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Andrew Lang

What came of picking Flowers

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Andrew Lang

The Story of Bensurdatu

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The Magician’s Horse

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Andrew Lang

The Little Gray Man

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Herr Lazarus and the Draken

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Andrew Lang

The Story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles

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Andrew Lang

Udea and her Seven Brothers

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Andrew Lang

The White Wolf

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Andrew Lang

Mohammed with the Magic Finger

Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.

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Andrew Lang

Bobino

Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.

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Andrew Lang

The Dog and the Sparrow

Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.

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Andrew Lang

The Story of the Three Sons of Hali

Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.

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Andrew Lang

The Story of the Fair Circassians

Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.

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Andrew Lang

Laughing Eye and Weeping Eye, or the Limping Fox

Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.

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Andrew Lang

The Unlooked for Prince

Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.

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Andrew Lang

The Simpleton

Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.

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Andrew Lang

The Street Musicians

Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.

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Andrew Lang

The Twin Brothers

Andrew Lang’s public-domain fairy-tale collection about transformations, riddles, magical bargains, danger, courage, and wonder.

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