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Fifty Famous Stories Retold — James Baldwin

Fifty Famous Stories Retold

James Baldwin

  • Stories
  • Book language: English
  • 102 pages

This is a collection of fifty short stories retold for young readers, drawn from history, legend, and folklore. It includes tales such as King Alfred and the Cakes, William Tell, and Horatius at the Bridge, offering simple lessons in courage and wisdom. A pleasant introduction to classic stories for listeners of all ages.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. FIFTY FAMOUS STORIES RETOLD
  2. JAMES BALDWIN
  3. AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY
  4. CONTENTS.
  5. CONCERNING THESE STORIES.
  6. FIFTY FAMOUS STORIES RETOLD.
  7. KING ALFRED AND THE CAKES.
  8. KING ALFRED AND THE BEGGAR.
  9. KING CANUTE ON THE SEASHORE.
  10. THE SONS OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR.
  11. THE WHITE SHIP.
  12. KING JOHN AND THE ABBOT.
  13. A STORY OF ROBIN HOOD.
  14. BRUCE AND THE SPIDER.
  15. THE BLACK DOUGLAS.
  16. THREE MEN OF GOTHAM.
  17. OTHER WISE MEN OF GOTHAM.
  18. THE MILLER OF THE DEE.
  19. SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.
  20. THE UNGRATEFUL SOLDIER.
  21. SIR HUMPHREY GILBERT.
  22. SIR WALTER RALEIGH.
  23. POCAHONTAS.
  24. GEORGE WASHINGTON AND HIS HATCHET.
  25. GRACE DARLING.
  26. THE STORY OF WILLIAM TELL.
  27. ARNOLD WINKELRIED.
  28. THE BELL OF ATRI.
  29. HOW NAPOLEON CROSSED THE ALPS.
  30. THE STORY OF CINCINNATUS.

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