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id: 7870
type: WORK_OF_ART
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  Entertaining in the highest degree from beginning to end, and full of adventure which is all the livelier for its close connection with history


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id: 15575
title: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers; Or, The Roly-Poly Pudding
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  She caught Moppet and Mittens, but she could not find Tom. Mrs. Tabitha went up and down all over the house, mewing for Tom Mrs. Tabitha came downstairs mewing dreadfully--"Come in, Cousin Ribby, "The chimney wants sweeping--Oh, dear me, Cousin Ribby--now Moppet and "The rats get upon my nerves, Cousin Ribby," said Tabitha. Mother, Mother," said Moppet, "there''s been an old woman rat in the "This seems funny," said Tom Kitten. "Please sir, the chimney wants sweeping," said poor Tom Kitten. "Anna Maria," said the old man rat (whose name was Samuel Whiskers),--"Anna Maria, make me a kitten dumpling roly-poly pudding for "It requires dough and a pat of butter, and a rolling-pin," said Anna "No," said Samuel Whiskers, "make it properly, Anna Maria, with "I do not think"--said Samuel Whiskers, pausing to take a look at Tom was nobody under the floor except the rolling-pin and Tom Kitten in a


id: 16540
title: Melchior''s Dream and Other Tales
author: Ewing, Juliana Horatia
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  and shadows passed over the old man''s face, Melchior almost fancied "''It is time that I began to push my way in the world,'' said he, and "''What are you looking at?'' said Melchior to the lame sister. "''We are alone now, Brother,'' he said; ''let us be good friends. "''In the little room at the end of the long passage,'' said likeness of men.'' But if ever thou art a great man, little brother, it The black eyes turned kindly upon me, and the sick man said, "Thank The little Viscount (be it said) began to "It shall not be useful, in this garden," said the little Viscount, "His father is a very good one," said the doctor; "a little too fond said he didn''t want to come to my fair, for he liked his fortress much said she was sure she did not want to play if I didn''t like her way of


id: 20541
title: The Rocky Island and Other Similitudes
author: Wilberforce, Samuel
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  They saw directly that he did, for that kind face looked full of care as saw the other children playing on the beach; he heard their merry voices; and there I saw a man standing in white robes, and speaking good words, the porch; and as I gazed, I saw the man look earnestly into the face of then, when a flashing light came, and he saw the look of the travellers hand, and he thought there was just a little blue light playing most was red and angry-looking light, and all that he could read was, "the way upon the path behind him; and he looked round and saw one of the King''s the dim light round him he saw, as he thought, the form of an evil beast burning head, and looking languidly up he saw the kind face of the Lord On all these things the servants looked; sometimes they saw beautiful


id: 18859
title: Cross Purposes and The Shadows
author: MacDonald, George
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  Long before they reached it, however, Alice saw that the fairy was a As soon as his eye fell upon Richard, he changed his tone, and said, "Here is your knife, Richard," said the goblin; but by the time he had creature!" thought he; but hearing Alice shriek again, he said, "Will you come to the next tree, Alice?" said Richard, after a pause. Alice, who had been crying all the time that Richard was thinking, said "Dear Alice!" said Richard, "how pale you look!" Richard thought for a few moments before replying to Alice''s question, "Come along, Alice," said Richard, rising. cave, the king actually saw some of their eyes--strange shadow-eyes; he "Please your majesty," said the Shadows, "this is our church--the "You are much more likely to make them laugh," said the king. "''How thick the Shadows are!'' said one of the children--a thoughtful


id: 18661
title: The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911
author: Various
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  Now, if ever, was the time to call upon Him. No words would come but the familiar "Our Father," which Jim had said come to the house lately, nor knew at what time he went away, or if he The doctor held out his arms to the three-year-old little girl, who the morning came an invitation to sing at a concert, an hour later Mrs. Meadows'' brother arrived, laden with good things for the returning "I have a very clever old dog at home," said Lady Constance, turning to Then one day the old man (we always called Jackson Spencer that) said "I say, little mother," said Hepsie, as she tucked her hand under Mrs. Erldon''s arm, and hurried her along the snowy path from the old church comical look on the little girl''s face, and certainly what she said was "Now you''re just coming home with me, lassie," said the old man to the


id: 23452
title: The Trial of William Tinkling Written by Himself at the Age of 8 Years
author: Dickens, Charles
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  [Illustration: Waving his black flag, the Colonel attacked.] Colonel''s Bride was called to prove that I had remained behind the [Illustration: "THE PIRATE-COLONEL WITH HIS BRIDE, AND YESTERDAY''S Pirate-Colonel with his Bride, and of the day before yesterday''s gallant "If," said the Bride of the Pirate-Colonel, "grown-up people WON''T do "You know very well," pursued the Colonel''s Bride, "that Miss Drowvey "Or would my people acknowledge ours?" said the Bride of Tinkling. away," said the Colonel''s Bride, "you would only have your hair pulled, "Then do you no longer love me, Alice?" asked the Colonel. Colonel embraced his own Bride, and I embraced mine. "It must be the grown-up people who have changed all this," said Alice. "Let ''em," said the Colonel. So Alice and Nettie said they would make "Cut our Brides out," said the Colonel, "and then cut our way, without The Colonel also told me with his hand


id: 27903
title: The Magic World
author: Nesbit, E. (Edith)
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  ''You brute,'' said Maurice; ''you know jolly well I''m going away, or you [Illustration: ''If you think cats have such a jolly time,'' said Lord ''If you think cats have such a jolly time,'' said Lord Hugh, ''why not ''You are Lord Hugh now, my dear Maurice,'' said the voice, and a huge ''It''s no use _your_ going,'' said the thing that looked like a giant ''He''s a dear, good, affectionate boy,'' said mother. ''Come out, you old duffer,'' said Lord Hugh in the boy shape of Maurice. ''Let''s have a look through your spy-glass at that little barge,'' said ''My!'' said Gustus, ''wouldn''t I like to look at my victuals through that ''Quentin dear,'' she said, and something in her voice made him look up ''Isn''t there a third thing, Erinaceus?'' said the Princess, looking down. Sep said good-night to his Princess and went to ''Please,'' said the Princess, ''can I have a looking-glass?'' The


id: 26164
title: Child-Land: Picture-Pages for the Little Ones
author: nan
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  Mama is giving little Mary her first lesson in walking. Our little friends are busy this morning, for dolly''s washing must be done Our two little friends have been out to-day with their mama, to buy some for papa would not like to find his little girls absent when he comes Little Lucy is helping mama to make the nice jams this morning. Baby is sitting in his little bathing tub, waiting for his sister to come The two little sisters are having fine fun in the nursery this morning. The little sisters have been giving dolly a ride in their basket-chaise. Even baby sister is going with her little dolly, and doggie Maria is waiting for her little cousin to come and play with her in papa''s knows her little sister will like the ride. Mama is always ready to please her little baby girl in any way she can.


id: 26018
title: Granny''s Wonderful Chair
author: Browne, Frances
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  "It is a good thought," said King Winwealth. old cottage, and said: "Chair of my grandmother, tell me a story." Spare said to his brother: "Shall we sit here cold on Christmas Day "Long life and good fortune to ourselves, brother!" said Spare. "Stay, and welcome," said Spare, while Scrub sat wondering if it were "Good Master Cuckoo," said he, "if a great traveller who sees all the "Noble lord and lady," she said,--"for I know you are such by your "That''s bad news," said Lady Greensleeves; and at once in walked a great "That''s good news," said Lady Greensleeves; and in flew a great black "Ah!" said Lady Greensleeves, "he is a great prince, that king of the "I fear the king of the forest fairies," said Lady Greensleeves, "Good evening, my little girl!" she said, when Childe Charity opened the "Good times to you among your west-country people," said the mermaid.


id: 30120
title: The Happy Prince, and Other Tales
author: Wilde, Oscar
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  "He looks just like an angel," said the Charity Children as they came "Shall I love you?" said the Swallow, who liked to come to the point at "No, little Swallow," said the poor Prince, "you must go away to Egypt." "Dear little Swallow," said the Prince, "you tell me of marvellous "It is your garden now, little children," said the Giant, "''But could we not ask little Hans up here?'' said the Miller''s youngest "''Good morning, little Hans,'' said the Miller. "''Good-bye, little Hans,'' said the Miller, as he went up the hill with "''Good-bye,'' said little Hans, and he began to dig away quite merrily, "''Dear little Hans,'' said the Miller, ''would you mind carrying this sack "''It has certainly been a hard day,'' said little Hans to himself as he "''Little Hans is certainly a great loss to every one,'' said the


id: 30272
title: Very Short Stories and Verses For Children
author: Clifford, W. K., Mrs.
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  He had had a dear little sister, called Apple-blossom, but a strange until many a time it said sadly enough to its poor little self, "I little sister went too, and stood by him watching while he painted. "I shall not begin to-day," the little one said, "for I must know a few The little one said to herself, "Really, it is no good thinking her arms, said, "Pussy, shall we go into the garden?" So they went and "Eat it slowly," said the good little sister. "Then it will be nasty," said the good little sister, still going on "Take it as I do mine," said the good little sister. away, and the good little sister sat still and thought about many "Our mother and sisters are in the south," the little one said, as they "Poor little swallows," said the English children, as they watched the The dear father and the little girl came out


id: 23114
title: Our Frank and other stories
author: Walton, Amy
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  Frank thinks life at home is a bit hard, as his father expects so much said Mrs Darvell to herself as she unlatched the little garden gate. "That''s not like our Frank," said Mrs Darvell, giving an anxious look "That''s fine, that is," said the boy when the last notes of Frank''s "Ah," said Frank again, casting longing eyes at a crisp roll on the "I can try," said Frank; "and I learn things quick. "You''d be better at home, my little lad," she said, "till you''re a bit Frank looked up quickly, and saw that the question came from a boy He spoke to Frank, but the boy did not answer; and Barney, coming glibly "Leave the boy alone with me, Andrew," he said, "I wish to ask him some "My little lad," said the rector, laying his hand on the boy''s shoulder, "I''m just looking out some old clothes for poor Mrs Dicks," she said.


id: 23112
title: The Kitchen Cat, and other Tales
author: Walton, Amy
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  Ruth could not remember her mother, and she saw so little of her father Exactly as the clock struck eight Nurse''s knock came at the door, Ruth "It''s that nasty kitchen cat," said Nurse, much excited, and grasping "Lor'', Miss Ruth, my dear," answered Nurse, "what can a little lady like Nevertheless Ruth thought about the cat a great deal that afternoon, and "What should you think," she asked on the way, "that a cat likes to eat and the cat was often in the hall when Ruth came downstairs, though it "And how do you feel, Miss Ruth, my dear?" asked Nurse, who sat sewing "How is Miss Ruth to-day?" he said rather wearily to Nurse. Ruth looked earnestly up at her father''s face, but said nothing. "Where is this cat?" he said, turning to Nurse with such a frown that "Remember, Nurse, Miss Ruth is to have the cat here whenever she likes


id: 23661
title: The Book of Dragons
author: Nesbit, E. (Edith)
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  After tea Lionel said: "I think I should like a book. said, "Let''s go and see the dragon." But the little duchesses and The people thought of the dragon''s tail and said, "Hear, hear." The Princess said she supposed so, and the dragon came a little nearer. "Funny little thing," said the Princess, when she saw it. "Oh, Harry," said Effie, "I wonder when he will eat us!" The dragon was Effie said, "Dragons do not like cold." And she tried to turn off the "It''s like Indians," said George, and wanted to stop and look, but Jane "Oh, I don''t mean what you mean," said the dragon, "but I should like So now John went to the mayor, and said: "I''ve got the dragon and I''ve dragon said: "Excuse me a moment, there are one or two little things I "Oh, well," said Elfin, "do as you like about it--the dragon will come


id: 14220
title: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  When Benjamin Bunny grew up, he married his Cousin Flopsy. cabbages from Flopsy''s brother, Peter Rabbit, who kept a nursery garden. When this happened, the Flopsy Bunnies went across the field to a rubbish The Flopsy Bunnies simply stuffed lettuces. The little Flopsy Bunnies slept delightfully in the warm sun. She rustled across the paper bag, and awakened Benjamin Bunny. sackful of lawn mowings right upon the top of the sleeping Flopsy Bunnies! While he was gone, Mrs. Flopsy Bunny (who had remained at home) came Then the mouse came out of her jam pot, and Benjamin took the paper bag Mr. McGregor came back and picked up the sack, and carried it off. "One, two, three, four, five, six leetle rabbits!" said Mr. McGregor. Mrs. McGregor took hold of the sack and felt it. Mrs. McGregor untied the sack and put her hand inside. THE TALE OF THE FLOPSY BUNNIES


id: 23735
title: The Story-teller
author: Lindsay, Maud
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  The elder brother rode to the king''s court just as he had said he "Let me, I pray you, ride to the duke''s castle," he said to the king, The king was well pleased with all the elder brother said, and bade "Two good servants are better than one," said the king, and he sent "Then give her a purse of gold," said the little prince. Then the king said, "If you will stay to play and sing before my Then the king said, "If you will stay on Christmas day one tune to chicks are fed," said her mother; and the little maid went to bed well "A fair day and a good road," said the old woman, stopping to drop him "Empty hands are better than an empty heart," said the old woman; "but knows but that I may have my apple yet," said the old woman as she


id: 697
title: The Light Princess
author: MacDonald, George
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  "I am sure, dear king, I am very sorry," said the queen. "It is a bad thing to be light-headed," answered the queen, looking "''Tis a good thing to be light-handed," said the king. "''Tis a good thing to be light-footed," said the king. The prince now saw that he had come upon the bewitched princess, and "How do YOU like falling in?" said the princess. "Don''t you like falling in then?" said the prince. "Don''t you like falling in then?" said the prince. "Would you like a fall, princess?" said the prince, looking down. Yes, if you please, prince," said the princess, "Because you are a very nice young man, prince," said the princess. The prince soon found out that while in the water the princess was very "This is very kind of you, prince," said the princess at last, quite "Why, prince," she said, "you don''t look well!


id: 582
title: A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories
author: Potter, Beatrix
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  "NOW, my dears," said old Mrs. Rabbit one morning, "you may go into the "Peter,"--said little Benjamin, in a whisper--"who has got your Little Benjamin sat down beside his cousin, and assured him that Mr. McGregor had gone out in a gig, and Mrs. McGregor also; and certainly LITTLE Benjamin said, "It spoils people''s clothes to squeeze under a Peter Rabbit and little Benjamin Bunny. Little Benjamin took one look, and then, in half a minute less than no it made Peter Rabbit and little Benjamin cry. The little rabbit-babies were just old enough to open their blue eyes "Come in good time, my dear Duchess," said Ribby''s letter, "and we will "A little more bacon, my dear Duchess?" said Ribby. and four little boy pigs, called Alexander, Pigling Bland, Chin-chin and And the other two little boy pigs, Pigling Bland and Alexander, went to


id: 7870
title: Tales of Daring and Danger
author: Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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  would have changed their minds by this time, Jack," Tom Virtue said, "I begin to think we shall do it," Tom said to Jack Harvey, who was "It''s rather a long story," the colonel said, "and it''s getting late." "I think, Jack," Percy said, "it will be best to try and keep our has made the author''s war stories so famous, and many an ''old boy'' "Among writers of stories of adventure for boys Mr. Henty stands in "Among writers of stories of adventure for boys Mr. Henty stands in "A capital boys'' story, full of incident and adventure, and told in "Among the best of the many good books for boys that have come out charming stories of boys and girls of olden days are no mere "A good girl''s story-book. =The Lads of Little Clayton:= Stories of Village Boy Life. =A Day of Adventures:= A Story for little Girls.


id: 35820
title: Granny''s Wonderful Chair & Its Tales of Fairy Times
author: Browne, Frances
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  "It is a good thought," said King Winwealth. to do in the old cottage, and said:--"Chair of my grandmother, tell me a "''Long life and good fortune to ourselves, brother!'' said Spare. "''Good master cuckoo,'' said he, ''if a great traveller who sees all the "''That''s good news,'' said Lady Greensleeves; and in flew a great black "''Ah!'' said Lady Greensleeves, ''he is a great prince, that king of the "''I fear the king of the forest fairies,'' said Lady Greensleeves, father say that there were great shepherds living in old times beyond with the old man, telling him the news of the plain, till the sun went "''Good evening, my little girl,'' she said when Childe Charity opened the "''Good times to you among your west country people,'' said the mermaid. "''A sound sleep to you, then!'' said the old man, and he went off with


id: 36178
author: Edgeworth, Maria
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  "Come," said Robert to Frank, "there is Trusty lying beside the fire Frank said no more; but, as his brother would not come, he went without "Oh, if it comes to that, I won''t," said Ned, "and let us see who can "Do not make such a dust, dear Owen," said she; "look how you have speak!--But I am come back," said this good-natured girl, "to tell you "Come with _me_, and you shall _see_," said Marianne; "that is both "The cherries are very ripe," said Marianne. "Well, well, I will not kick up the dust--Let me through," said Owen. bunch, instead of them," said the good-natured Marianne. been Marianne who had said her lesson, because she is so good-natured." "Owen, you will not have done time enough to go with us,"--said Cymon. "No, indeed," said Owen, "I shall not; therefore I may as well give up

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  The Little Dog Trusty; The Orange Man; and the Cherry Orchard; Being the Tenth Part of Early Lessons (1801)


id: 37121
title: Charles Dickens'' Children Stories
author: Dickens, Charles
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  well as a dear and happy day to me, father, and I made a little treat The father kissed the cold, little face on the bed, and went There was a pretty little girl six years old, but her father had taken "Well, Master Paul, how do you think you will like me?" said Mrs. Pipchin, seeing the child intently regarding her. night at Mrs. Pipchin''s house, little Paul went home, and was carried seated by the bed, and poor little Mrs. Harry Walmers junior is fast Little David Copperfield lived with his mother in a pretty house in the David said he thought Mr. Peggotty must be a very good man. David was quite sorry to leave these kind people and his dear little "There, sir," said Pip. At this the man started to run away, but stopped and looked over his


id: 32241
title: Dickens'' Stories About Children Every Child Can Read
author: Dickens, Charles
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  "Neither did I expect to come, father," said Meg, nodding and smiling. father, what the judge said, you know, we poor people are supposed to "Not going back again?" said the poor little anxious Child of the "Why do you come here to do this?" said the old man sitting down beside "N--no farther to-night, I think," said the child, looking toward her "And where are you going to-day?" said the little man the following "We''re going on to the races," said the little man. "And the old gentleman, too," said Mrs. Jarley; "for I want to have a "I was taking the air at the top of the house, sir," said the old man "There sir," said Pip. At this the man started and seemed about to run away, but stopped and "Well--come in," he said, after a little thought. "The old gentleman over the way?" said Oliver.


id: 32488
title: Just So Stories
author: Kipling, Rudyard
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  ''Humph!'' said the Camel; and the Horse went away and told the Man. Presently the Dog came to him, with a stick in his mouth, and said, ''Humph!'' said the Camel; and the Dog went away and told the Man. Presently the Ox came to him, with the yoke on his neck and said, ''Humph!'' said the Camel; and the Ox went away and told the Man. At the end of the day the Man called the Horse and the Dog and the Ox ''For goodness'' sake,'' said the Leopard at tea-time, ''let us wait till it ''I don''t like this old lady one little bit,'' said Stickly-Prickly, under ''Taffy dear, I''m afraid we''re in for a little trouble,'' said her Daddy, ''Look!'' said the Man, and as he spoke the great Sea came up the mouth of The Woman said, ''Wild Thing out of the Wild Woods, help my Man to hunt


id: 50466
title: Animal Chums: True Tales about Four-footed Friends
author: McIntosh, Jean
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  They ran away to tell their mother, and she said,-=Said= Brer Rabbit to his wife one day, "Oh, how I should like to see And Brer Rabbit''s wife tucked herself up in her little bed and went to "Ah," said Brer Rabbit, "this looks a nice quiet bed. "=Have= you ever seen a pet lamb?" said Bobs to his mother one day. "So that was how I got my pet lamb," said Bobs''s mother. The next day Frank said to George, "I wish I had another hawk to take "Fred," said Frank, "what do _you_ think we should do with these birds?" "Where?" said Elsie, as she came running round the corner. Just then father came in, and when he saw the monkey he said,-"Well," said father, "I think I know where this poor little monkey has "=Father=," said Jack, when he came home from school one day, "I have


id: 43110
title: Tell Me a Story
author: Molesworth, Mrs.
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  "Louisa, my dear," she said, "come here and speak to Mrs Gordon and to "No," said Louisa at last, "I don''t think I do." Then she turned away "Poor little thing," said Mrs Gordon, "she is only rather shy. "I am only playing with mamma''s workbox things," she said, looking up at "It is not often I can leave home for a whole day," said Louisa''s mamma; fairies, gentlemen and ladies, little and big; but as she looked she saw "I think I''d like to come down for a little," she said to some of the dreaming still," said her mamma, laughing, but seeing that Louisa looked mother looked mystified "Tell me what you mean, dear," she said. "Naughty, horrid little things!" said Judy. "Jock, let me dress you," said Judy, turning to the little boy, with a good old woman who had been nurse to their mother when she was a little


