Twenty-Four Unusual Stories for Boys and Girls by Anna Cogswell Tyler

Twenty-Four Unusual Stories for Boys and Girls

Petersham, Miska — 2024-09-19T01:53:56Z

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Title: Twenty-Four Unusual Stories for Boys and Girls

Alternate Title: 24 Unusual Stories for Boys and Girls

Contents: The convent free from care -- What the good-man does is sure to be right! -- Where to lay the blame -- The winds, the birds, and the telegraph wires -- Katcha and the devil -- The white dogs of Arran -- Wind an' wave an' wandherin flame -- The king, the queen, and the bee -- The well of the world's end -- Wings -- Christmas stories: The Christmas cuckoo. The emperor's vision. The voyage of the wee red cap -- Greek legends: The curse of Echo. How the ass became a man again. How Alexander the king got the water of life -- American Indian legends: The first corn. Waukewa's eagle -- Hallowe'en and mystery stories: The roll-call of the reef. How Jan Brewer was piskey-laden. My grandfather Hendry Watty. Childe Rowland. Tam o' shanter. The boggart.

Credits: The Online Distributed Proofreaders

Author: Tyler, Anna Cogswell, 1859-1923

Illustrator: Petersham, Maud, 1890-1971

Illustrator: Petersham, Miska, 1888-1960

EBook No.: 34618

Published: Dec 11, 2010

Downloads: 294

Language: English

Subject: Short stories

Subject: Children's stories

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.