Project Gutenberg 2008-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 120 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew The True Story Book E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Lindy Walsh, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The True Story Book" by Andrew Lang is a collection of true adventures and historical narratives written in the late 19th century. This book aims to captivate young readers by blending educational content with engaging storytelling, presenting expeditions and tales involving notable figures like Prince Charlie and Hernán Cortés. Rather than featuring mythical creatures or fairy tales, it focuses on genuine historical events and characters, providing a different perspective on adventure literature for children. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the editor's intentions for the collection, acknowledging the shift from fairy tales to true stories. It highlights the anticipated disappointment some children might feel, as the volume lacks dragons and witches—common in traditional tales. The editor reassures readers that the stories will still be filled with excitement and bravery, featuring charismatic figures like Prince Charlie and the romantic tale of Cortés's adventure in Aztec Mexico. The narrative sets the stage for a variety of enchanting and real-life accounts that promise to entertain while also providing a lens into history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en History D Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 797377 797242 2024-09-12T04:22:04.913115 2023-09-12T08:04:05.272059 text/html text/html 801454 2008-12-23T16:18:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3733373 2021-01-04T13:43:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3638474 2024-09-12T04:22:21.375032 application/epub+zip 3648262 2024-09-12T04:22:09.794044 application/epub+zip 389966 2024-09-12T04:22:05.821117 application/epub+zip 6135801 2024-09-12T04:22:28.674929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6069607 2024-09-12T04:22:17.271980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536797 2022-09-13T03:31:48.037745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 739194 739097 2024-09-12T04:22:03.834137 2023-09-12T08:04:04.273059 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 738583 2021-01-04T13:43:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 277812 2021-01-04T13:43:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 738639 2021-01-04T13:43:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277735 2021-01-04T13:43:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19931 2024-09-12T04:22:28.834970 application/rdf+xml 33652 2024-09-12T04:22:05.922041 image/jpeg 4834 2024-09-12T04:22:05.872059 image/jpeg 3755132 2024-09-12T04:22:05.146081 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia