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The Princess and the Goblin
The Princess and the Goblin

by George MacDonald

THERE was once a little princess who-"But, Mr. Author, why you always write about princess?"

1872 750 ed.
Rights of Man
Rights of Man

by Thomas Paine

AMONG the incivilities by which nations or individuals provoke and irritate each other, Mr. Burke's pamphlet on the Fren...

1791 279 ed.
Little Women
Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

"CHRISTMAS won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.

1848 1888 ed.
Scary stories to tell in the dark
Scary stories to tell in the dark

by Alvin Schwartz

A boy was digging at the edge of the garden when he saw a big toe.

1981 32 ed.
Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle

by Washington Irving

THE following Tale was found among the papers of the tale Diedrich Knickerbocker, an old gentleman of New York, who was ...

1850 61 ed.
Flower Fables
Flower Fables

by Louisa May Alcott

THE summer moon shone brightly down upon the sleeping earth, while far away from mortal eyes danced the Fairy folk.

1854 448 ed.
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

by Alvin Schwartz

One morning John Sullivan found himself walking along a street downtown.

1605 25 ed.
Fables
Fables

by Arnold Lobel

A Crocodile became increasingly fond of the wallpaper in his bedroom.

1980 30 ed.
Scary Stories 3
Scary Stories 3

by Alvin Schwartz

when he was captured. See Shattuck.

1991 28 ed.
Vikram and the Vampire
Vikram and the Vampire

by Richard Francis Burton, Ernest Henry Griset

IN Benares once reigned a mighty prince, by name Pratapamukut, to whose eighth son Vajramukut happened the strangest adv...

1870 85 ed.