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The Battle of Sentinum The Story of Rome Mary Macgregor
The "Beggars" of Holland Patriots and Tyrants Marion Florence Lansing
The "Brown Men" or Savages Peter of New Amsterdam James Otis
The "Gabelle" or Salt Tax The Story of France Mary Macgregor
The "Leopard of the Air" Lost in the Jungle Paul du Chaillu
The "Old French War" Indian History for Young Folks Francis S. Drake
The "Rising Out of Ulster" The Boys' Cuchulain Eleanor Hull
The "Starving Time" Richard of Jamestown James Otis
Ægir's Feast: How Thor Triumphed The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths Padraic Colum
The '15 Stories From English History: III Alfred J. Church
The '45 Stories From English History: III Alfred J. Church
The 'Crimson Eyebrows' Historical Tales: 12—Japanese and Chinese Charles Morris
The 'Pilgrim's Progress' The Awakening of Europe M. B. Synge
'The Heavenly Dawn' and 'The Wild Cabbage Leaf' Our Empire Story H. E. Marshall
'There Is Nothing New under the Sun' Our Empire Story H. E. Marshall
The 1820 Settlers South Africa Ian D. Colvin
April—The Landing Gallipoli John Masefield
August—The Final Assault Gallipoli John Masefield
The Constitution and the Guerriere Boys' Book of Sea Fights Chelsea Curtis Fraser
December—The Withdrawl Gallipoli John Masefield
June—Digging In Gallipoli John Masefield
May—The First Offensive Gallipoli John Masefield
The Monitor and the Merrimac Boys' Book of Sea Fights Chelsea Curtis Fraser
The Revenge Poems Every Child Should Know Mary E. Burt
Abandoning Jamestown Richard of Jamestown James Otis
The Abdication of Charles V. The Netherlands Mary Macgregor
Abide With Me Poems Every Child Should Know Mary E. Burt
The Abolitionists American History Stories, Volume III Mara L. Pratt
Abou Ben Adhem Poems Every Child Should Know Mary E. Burt
About Angels The Golden Windows Laura E. Richards
About Oliver's Next Battle-Field Through Great Britain and Ireland With Cromwell H. E. Marshall
About Sir Walter Raleigh's Adventures in the West This Country of Ours H. E. Marshall
About some Lyric Poets English Literature for Boys and Girls H. E. Marshall
About Some Old Welsh Stories and Story-Tellers English Literature for Boys and Girls H. E. Marshall
About some Song Stories English Literature for Boys and Girls H. E. Marshall
About the Beginning of the Theater English Literature for Boys and Girls H. E. Marshall
About the Beginning of Things China's Story William E. Griffis
About the Black Napoleon Our Empire Story H. E. Marshall
About the First Theaters English Literature for Boys and Girls H. E. Marshall
About the God Tew and His Children A History of Germany H. E. Marshall
About the Planting of Ulster Through Great Britain and Ireland With Cromwell H. E. Marshall
Abraham and the Old Man The Book of Legends Horace Elisha Scudder
Abraham Lincoln Heroes Every Child Should Know Hamilton Wright Mabie
Abraham Lincoln America First Lawton B. Evans
Abraham Lincoln American History Stories, Volume IV Mara L. Pratt
Abraham Lincoln Famous Men of Modern Times John H. Haaren
Abraham Lincoln before 1861 Builders of Our Country: Book II Gertrude van Duyn Southworth
Absalom in the Wood; David on the Throne Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
Acadia America First Lawton B. Evans
The Accession William the Conqueror Jacob Abbott
The Accession of Claudius Nero Jacob Abbott
Accession of Cyrus to the Throne Cyrus the Great Jacob Abbott
The Accession of Darius Darius the Great Jacob Abbott
Accession of Edward IV, Richard's Elder Brother Richard III Jacob Abbott
Accession of Richard to the Throne Richard I Jacob Abbott
Accession to the Throne Queen Elizabeth Jacob Abbott
Accession to the Throne Cleopatra Jacob Abbott
Accession to the Throne Charles I Jacob Abbott
Accession to the Throne Richard II Jacob Abbott
The Accident Richard of Jamestown James Otis
An Accusation To the Lions Alfred J. Church
Accusation of Socrates The Story of the Greeks Helene A. Guerber
The Achæan League The Story of the Greeks Helene A. Guerber
The Acharnians Stories from the Greek Comedians Alfred J. Church
Achilles Famous Men of Greece John H. Haaren
Achilles and Briseis the Faircheeked The Story of Greece Mary Macgregor
Achilles and the War about Troy Greek Gods, Heroes, and Men Samuel B. Harding
Acrisius Is Killed by Perseus The Story of Greece Mary Macgregor
Acrive and Passive Parables from Nature Margaret S. Gatty
Across the Blue Waters On the Shores of the Great Sea M. B. Synge
Across the Continent In the Days of Alfred the Great Eva March Tappan
Across the Euphrates Helmet and Spear Alfred J. Church
The Act of Distress The Story of Rolf and the Viking's Bow Allen French
Adams—How He Kept Peace with France This Country of Ours H. E. Marshall
Adams—The Tariff of Abominations This Country of Ours H. E. Marshall
Addison—"The Spectator" English Literature for Boys and Girls H. E. Marshall
Admetus The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles Padraic Colum
Admetus and Alcestis Old Greek Stories James Baldwin
Admetus and the Shepherd Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew Josephine Preston Peabody
The Administration of James Madison American History Stories, Volume III Mara L. Pratt
Administration of Thomas Jefferson American History Stories, Volume III Mara L. Pratt
Admiral Coligny Goes to Paris The Story of France Mary Macgregor
Admiral David Farragut Boys' Book of Sea Fights Chelsea Curtis Fraser
Admiral Lord Jellicoe Heroes and Heroic Deeds of the Great War Donald A. Mackenzie
The Admiral of the Fleet The Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Greeks F. J. Gould
Adolfus I of Nassau A History of Germany H. E. Marshall
The Advance of Russia in Asia Historical Tales: 8--Russian Charles Morris
The Advance of the Second Host The Story of the Greeks Helene A. Guerber
The Advance of Xerxes into Greece Xerxes Jacob Abbott
Advancement to the Consulship Julius Caesar Jacob Abbott
An Adventure Lucius. Adventures of a Roman Boy Alfred J. Church
The Adventure at the Inn Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children James Baldwin
The Adventure of Diomed and Ulysses The Iliad for Boys and Girls Alfred J. Church
The Adventure of the Mason Irving's Alhambra Washington Irving
An Adventure of the Ship President American History Stories, Volume III Mara L. Pratt
The Adventure WIth the Barber Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children James Baldwin
The Adventure With the Farmer Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children James Baldwin
The Adventure With the Lions Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children James Baldwin
The Adventure With the Merchants Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children James Baldwin
The Adventure With the Monks Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children James Baldwin
The Adventure With the Prisoners Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children James Baldwin
The Adventure With the Sheep Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children James Baldwin
The Adventure With the Windmills Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children James Baldwin
Adventures in Ngola Stories of the Gorilla Country Paul du Chaillu
Adventures in Puny Canoes Lost in the Jungle Paul du Chaillu
The Adventures of a Fugitive Prince Historical Tales: 7—Spanish Charles Morris
The Adventures of a Royal Fugitive Historical Tales: 4—English Charles Morris
The Adventures of an Old English Book English Literature for Boys and Girls H. E. Marshall
The Adventures of Baron Humboldt The Struggle for Sea Power M. B. Synge
The Adventures of Captain John Smith This Country of Ours H. E. Marshall
The Adventures of Ciad, Son of the King of Norway Donegal Fairy Stories Seumas MacManus
The Adventures of Democedes Historical Tales: 10—Greek Charles Morris
The Adventures of George Bass and Matthew Flinders Our Empire Story H. E. Marshall
The Adventures of Gustavus Vasa Historical Tales: 9--Scandinavian Charles Morris
The Adventures of Hannibal On the Shores of the Great Sea M. B. Synge
The Adventures of Jason The Story of the Greeks Helene A. Guerber
Adventures of John Dietrich The Fairy Book Dinah Maria Mulock
Adventures of John Smith America First Lawton B. Evans
The Adventures of La Salle Our Empire Story H. E. Marshall
The Adventures of La Salle (continued) Our Empire Story H. E. Marshall
The Adventures of Mungo Park The Struggle for Sea Power M. B. Synge
The Adventures of Perseus Gods and Heroes Robert Edward Francillon
The Adventures of Prince Kushluk Genghis Khan Jacob Abbott
Adventures of Richard the Lion Heart Old Time Tales Lawton B. Evans
The Adventures of Sir Humphrey Gilbert This Country of Ours H. E. Marshall
The Adventures of Sir William Wallace Scotland's Story H. E. Marshall
The Adventures of Theseus Old Greek Stories James Baldwin
The Adventures of Ulysses On the Shores of the Great Sea M. B. Synge
The Adventures of Ulysses Famous Men of Greece John H. Haaren
Adventures on a Mountain Trek Lost in the Jungle Paul du Chaillu
Adzanumee and her Mother West African Folk-Tales William H. Barker
The Aegean Sea The Story of Mankind Hendrik Willem Van Loon
Aegos Potami Callias - The Fall of Athens Alfred J. Church
Aemilius Paulus Our Young Folks' Plutarch Rosalie Kaufman
Aeneas and Anchises The Aeneid for Boys and Girls Alfred J. Church
The Aerial Ocean in Which We Live The Fairy-Land of Science Arabella Buckley
Affairs in the West American History Stories, Volume IV Mara L. Pratt
The African Desert The Story of the Greeks Helene A. Guerber
An African Funeral Wild Life Under the Equator Paul du Chaillu
The African Heavens The Country of the Dwarfs Paul du Chaillu
After Long Years After Long Years and Other Stories Agnes M. Dunne
After Naseby With the King at Oxford Alfred J. Church
After the Fight Callias - The Fall of Athens Alfred J. Church
After the Massacre In the Days of Alfred the Great Eva March Tappan
After the Persian War The Story of the Greek People Eva March Tappan
The After Word The Story of Roland James Baldwin
Afterwards The Aeneid for Boys and Girls Alfred J. Church
Agamemnon Famous Men of Greece John H. Haaren
The Age of Expression The Story of Mankind Hendrik Willem Van Loon
The Age of Pericles The Story of the Greek People Eva March Tappan
The Age of Pericles The Story of the Greeks Helene A. Guerber
The Age of Science The Story of Mankind Hendrik Willem Van Loon
The Age of the Engine The Story of Mankind Hendrik Willem Van Loon
The Age of Trees The Story Book of Science Jean Henri Fabre
The Aged Mother Grimm's Household Tales Margaret Hunt
Agesilaus Our Young Folks' Plutarch Rosalie Kaufman
Agesilaus in Asia The Story of the Greeks Helene A. Guerber
Agincourt The Boy's Book of Battles Eric Wood
Agincourt Stories From English History: II Alfred J. Church
Agis Our Young Folks' Plutarch Rosalie Kaufman
Agricultural Revolution The Hanoverians C. J. B. Gaskoin
Agrigentum Lucius. Adventures of a Roman Boy Alfred J. Church
Agrippina on the Tigris Harun Al-Rashid, Caliph of Bagdad Gabriel Audisio
Ahneah the Rose Flower The Red Indian Fairy Book Frances Jenkins Olcott
Air The Secret of Everyday Things Jean Henri Fabre
Air (continued) The Secret of Everyday Things Jean Henri Fabre
Air Throne, the Dwarfs, and the Light Elves The Heroes of Asgard A. & E. Keary
Al Borak The Wonder-Book of Horses James Baldwin
Aladdin A Child's Own Book of Verse, Book Two Ada Skinner
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp A Child's Book of Stories Penrhyn W. Coussens
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp The Blue Fairy Book Andrew Lang
Alaric the Bold Soldiers and Sailors Charles F. Horne
Alaric the Goth Barbarian and Noble Marion Florence Lansing
Alaric the Visigoth Famous Men of the Middle Ages John H. Haaren
Alaric the Visogoth Besieges Rome European Hero Stories Eva March Tappan
Alaska Indian Chiefs Famous Indian Chiefs I Have Known Oliver Otis Howard
Alaska—Gold, Furs, and Fishes Historical Tales: 1—American Charles Morris
Alba Stories From Livy Alfred J. Church
Albert II A History of Germany H. E. Marshall
Albert the One-Eyed A History of Germany H. E. Marshall
Albion and Rosamond Historical Tales: 5—German Charles Morris
Alcestis Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew Josephine Preston Peabody
Alcibiades Callias - The Fall of Athens Alfred J. Church
Alcibiades Famous Men of Greece John H. Haaren
Alcibiades Our Young Folks' Plutarch Rosalie Kaufman
Alcibiades Escapes to Sparta The Story of Greece Mary Macgregor
Alcibiades in Disgrace The Story of the Greeks Helene A. Guerber
Alcibiades Praises Socrates The Story of Greece Mary Macgregor
Alcibiades Returns to Athens The Story of Greece Mary Macgregor
Alcibiades the Favourite of Athens The Story of Greece Mary Macgregor
Alcibiades, and the War between Athens and Sparta Greek Gods, Heroes, and Men Samuel B. Harding
Alcinous The Odyssey for Boys and Girls Alfred J. Church
Alenoushka and her Brother Old Peter's Russian Tales Arthur Ransome
Alexander Our Young Folks' Plutarch Rosalie Kaufman
Alexander Plutarch's Lives W. H. Weston
Alexander and Bucephalus The Story of Greece Mary Macgregor
Alexander and Bucephalus Fifty Famous Stories Retold James Baldwin
Alexander and Diogenes The Story of Greece Mary Macgregor
Alexander and Diogenes The Story of the Greeks Helene A. Guerber
Alexander as King The Story of the Greeks Helene A. Guerber
Alexander at Jerusalem The Story of the Greeks Helene A. Guerber
Alexander Burns Persepolis The Story of Greece Mary Macgregor
Alexander Graham Bell & Invention of the Telephone Great Inventors and Their Inventions Frank P. Bachman
Alexander Hamilton Builders of Our Country: Book II Gertrude van Duyn Southworth
Alexander I.—The Fierce Scotland's Story H. E. Marshall
Alexander II, the Liberator The Story of Russia Robert Van Bergen
Alexander III, the Peasants' Friend The Story of Russia Robert Van Bergen
Alexander III.—How a Lady Took a Brave Knight Scotland's Story H. E. Marshall
Alexander III.—How the King Rode Home Scotland's Story H. E. Marshall
Alexander III.—The King was Crowned and Married Scotland's Story H. E. Marshall
Alexander III.—The Taming of the Ravens Scotland's Story H. E. Marshall
Alexander in Egypt Alexander the Great Jacob Abbott
Alexander Is Wounded The Story of Greece Mary Macgregor
Alexander of Parma The Netherlands Mary Macgregor
Alexander Slays His Foster-Brother The Story of Greece Mary Macgregor
Alexander the Great On the Shores of the Great Sea M. B. Synge
Alexander the Great The Story of the Greek People Eva March Tappan
Alexander the Great Old World Hero Stories, Vol. I Eva March Tappan
Alexander the Great Soldiers and Sailors Charles F. Horne
Alexander the Great Famous Men of Greece John H. Haaren
Alexander the Great Stories from Greek History Ethelwyn Lemon
Alexander the Great The Story of Mankind Hendrik Willem Van Loon
Alexander the Great Greek Gods, Heroes, and Men Samuel B. Harding
Alexander the Great and Darius Historical Tales: 10—Greek Charles Morris
Alexander the Great Invades India Our Empire Story H. E. Marshall
Alexander's Brilliant Beginning The Story of the Greeks Helene A. Guerber
Alexander's Childhood and Youth Alexander the Great Jacob Abbott
Alexander's City On the Shores of the Great Sea M. B. Synge
Alexander's End Alexander the Great Jacob Abbott
Alexander's Royal Captives The Story of the Greeks Helene A. Guerber
Alexandria Cleopatra Jacob Abbott
The Alexandrine War Cleopatra Jacob Abbott
Alfred and the Danes Barbarian and Noble Marion Florence Lansing
Alfred Goes to London In the Days of Alfred the Great Eva March Tappan
Alfred the Great Famous Men of the Middle Ages John H. Haaren
Alfred the Great Great Englishmen M. B. Synge
Alfred the Great Rules England European Hero Stories Eva March Tappan
Alfred's Accession to the Throne Alfred the Great Jacob Abbott
Alfred's Early Home In the Days of Alfred the Great Eva March Tappan
Alfred's Early Years Alfred the Great Jacob Abbott
Algernon Cautionary Tales for Children Hilaire Belloc
Alhamar, the Founder of the Alhambra Irving's Alhambra Washington Irving
Ali Baba; or, The Forty Thieves A Child's Book of Stories Penrhyn W. Coussens
All Busy A Child's Own Book of Verse, Book One Ada Skinner
All's Well That Ends Well Tales from Shakespeare Charles and Mary Lamb
All's Well that Ends Well Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare Edith Nesbit
All-Father's Forebodings The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths Padraic Colum
Allen-a-Dale A Child's Own Book of Verse, Book Three Ada Skinner
Allerleirauh Grimm's Household Tales Margaret Hunt
The Allies Make War on China China's Story William E. Griffis
The Almoravides Come from Africa The Story of the Cid for Young People Calvin Dill Wilson
Alone in Holland Peter of New Amsterdam James Otis
Alone on the Deep The Coral Island Robert M. Ballantyne
Along the River By Pond and River Arabella Buckley
Alonso de Ojeda and the Carib Cacique Historical Tales: 3—Spanish American Charles Morris
An Alternate Plan Primary Reading and Literature, A Manual for Teachers Harriette Taylor Treadwell
Alva Avenges the Victory of Heilger-Lee The Netherlands Mary Macgregor
Alva's Reign of Terror The Netherlands Mary Macgregor
The Amadan of the Dough Donegal Fairy Stories Seumas MacManus
Ambrose The Early Church, from Ignatius to Augustine George Hodges
Ambrose, 340-397 Saints and Heroes to the End of the Middle Ages George Hodges
Ambush Men of Iron Howard Pyle
America A Child's Own Book of Verse, Book Two Ada Skinner
America Poems Every Child Should Know Mary E. Burt
America and the Corsairs Barbary Rovers John Finnemore
America; or, My Country 'Tis of Thee American History Stories, Volume II Mara L. Pratt
The American Army of Two American History Stories, Volume III Mara L. Pratt
American Horse Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains Charles A. Eastman
The American Rebellion The Hanoverians C. J. B. Gaskoin
The American Revolution The Story of Mankind Hendrik Willem Van Loon
Americans in China The Story of China Robert Van Bergen
Among the Hills The Crown of Pine Alfred J. Church
Among the Icebergs The Awakening of Europe M. B. Synge
Among the Pirates Lucius. Adventures of a Roman Boy Alfred J. Church
Among the Stars Stories of the Ancient Greeks Charles D. Shaw
Amphipolus Surrenders to Brasidas The Story of Greece Mary Macgregor
The Amphitheatre To the Lions Alfred J. Church
Anansi and Nothing West African Folk-Tales William H. Barker
Anansi and the Blind Fisherman West African Folk-Tales William H. Barker
The Ancient Germans The Story of the Middle Ages Samuel B. Harding
The Ancient Gods Pursuing A Child's Book of Saints William Canton
The Ancient Scythians Historical Tales: 8--Russian Charles Morris
Ancient Ships The Story of the Romans Helene A. Guerber
The Ancient Tombs Stories of the Magicians Alfred J. Church
And Last Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson
Andrea del Sarto Knights of Art, Stories of the Italian Painters Amy Steedman
Andrew Carnegie Builders of Our Country: Book II Gertrude van Duyn Southworth
Andrew Coffey Celtic Fairy Tales Joseph Jacobs
Andrew Jackson American History Stories, Volume III Mara L. Pratt
Andrew Jackson Builders of Our Country: Book II Gertrude van Duyn Southworth
Andrew Jackson's Nickname American History Stories, Volume III Mara L. Pratt
Androclus and the Lion Fifty Famous Stories Retold James Baldwin
Andromache A Young Macedonian in the Army of Alexander the Great Alfred J. Church
Andromeda and the Sea-Monster The Story of Greece Mary Macgregor
An Anecdote of Washington American History Stories, Volume II Mara L. Pratt
An Anecdote of Washington American History Stories, Volume II Mara L. Pratt
Anecdotes of Mediaeval Germany Historical Tales: 5—German Charles Morris
Anecdotes of the Latin and Samnite Wars Historical Tales: 11—Roman Charles Morris
The Angel and the Diavolo Legends and Stories of Italy Amy Steedman
The Angel by the Altar Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
The Angel by the Well Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
"An Angel of Mercy" An American Book of Golden Deeds James Baldwin
The Angel of the Facing Bench In My Youth James Baldwin
The Angel with the Drawn Sword on Mount Moriah Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
Angelica Kaufmann Great Englishwomen M. B. Synge
The Angels of Buena Vista American History Stories, Volume III Mara L. Pratt
The Angels' Robe Legends and Stories of Italy Amy Steedman
The Anglo-Saxons Alfred the Great Jacob Abbott
Angria, the Pirate India Victor Surridge
Animal Surgery A Little Brother to the Bear William J. Long
The Animals and the Plague The Aesop for Children Milo Winter
An Animated Chronology The Story of Mankind Hendrik Willem Van Loon
The Anklebone Tales of the Punjab Flora Annie Steel
Anna Foster's Party Ruth of Boston James Otis
Anne—How the Union Jack was Made Our Island Story H. E. Marshall
"Anne" A Little Princess Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Annexation of Burma The Growth of the British Empire M. B. Synge
Anne—How the Union Jack was Made Scotland's Story H. E. Marshall
Annie Laurie Poems Every Child Should Know Mary E. Burt
Another Bird Story Fifty Famous People James Baldwin
Another Cruel Emperor The Story of the Romans Helene A. Guerber
Another Famine Ruth of Boston James Otis
Another Gorilla Story Stories of the Gorilla Country Paul du Chaillu
Another Thanksgiving Day Ruth of Boston James Otis
Another Wolf Story Fifty Famous People James Baldwin
Anselm, 1033-1109 Saints and Heroes to the End of the Middle Ages George Hodges
Anson's Voyage round the World The Awakening of Europe M. B. Synge
The Answer to a Mother's Prayer Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
Answers that Did Not Answer Just David Eleanor H. Porter
The Ant and the Cricket Fairy Stories and Fables James Baldwin
The Ant and the Dove For the Children's Hour Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
The Ant and the Dove The Aesop for Children Milo Winter
The Ant and the Grasshopper For the Children's Hour Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
The Ant and the Grasshopper The Book of Fables and Folk Stories Horace Elisha Scudder
An Ant That Wore Wings Among the Meadow People Clara Dillingham Pierson
The Ant-hill Wild Life in Woods and Field Arabella Buckley
An Antidote The Crown of Pine Alfred J. Church
Antiochus The Hammer Alfred J. Church