In the 19thC there were three master compilers and publishers of children’s Fairy Tales – Edmund Dulac, Andrew Lang and the Grimm Bothers. This is a collection of folk and fairy tales from Belgium, France, England, Japan, Italy, Russia and Serbia compiled by Edmund Dulac.Herein you will finds the stories of: SNEGOROTCHKA – Russian, THE BURIED MOON – English, WHITE CAROLINE AND BLACK CAROLINE – Flemish, THE SEVEN CONQUERORS OF THE QUEEN OF THE MISSISSIPPI – Belgian, THE SERPENT PRIN...

Herein are 88 illustrated short stories for children with most of the stories suffixed by a moral. In this volume you will find stories like:The InnkeeperThe Brook and the WaterwheelCrooked Horn and Old BrindleThe Lark and the WhippoorwillThe Weedy FarmThe Learned Owl….and many, many more.Even as long ago as 1888, Charles Foster believed that it is not new truths that we need, but the application of old ones to our daily life, which ...

The Publishers offer in this volume well known and long loved and extremely well illustrated stories to their young readers. These tales have had delighted the children of many generations and will be equally welcome in the nurseries of the present day, which, with the popularity and antiquity of the contents of the volume, justify them in styling it The World-Wide Nursery Book.But why a "World-Wide book of Nursery Tales?" Take the story of Cinderella for example…..Many people beli...

Contained herein are all 15 verses to this well-known children’s poem. But, who was the original author of the nursery rhyme “Jack and Jill” who went up the hill? In truth, no-one knows. It is thought to be a “nonsense” poem although there are a few truisms contained in the lines. In the 18thC. vinegar and brown paper were used to draw bruises out. But, who ever heard of someone going “uphill” to draw water? In most cases people talking about going “down” to the river or well to draw wate...

This is a collection of Native American folklore, retold for children and young adults, compiled over a century ago. Within you will find stories like Snowbird and the Water Tiger, The Coyote or Prairie Wolf, How Mad Buffalo Fought the Thunder-Bird, The Red Swan, The Bended Rocks and many more. You will even find a description of Iagoo the storyteller.This is the second edition of this book, which was originally published in 1895 and titled Snow Bird and the Water Tiger and oth...

The sequel to “Christie’s old Organ”. In Christie, the King's Servant, a young man named Jack, both goes for an extended holiday to Runswick Bay in Yorkshire, England, to pursue his work as an artist. There, he is invited by a couple of children to open air religious services and goes just to satisfy them. The children's father is a preacher and the family invites Jack to visit them. Through a series of events Jack is led back to the Lord. I don’t’ want to spoil the surprises or the connec...

This book starts at the end of a physical journey and ends with the beginning of a spiritual one.  The Probyn boys, Adolphus and Constantine are going to live with a tutor and his family.  The family consists of Mr. and Mrs. Roby,and their children, Aleck, Bertha, and Laura.  The Probyns are thoughtless, selfish, rude, and spoiled.  The Roby children are quick to react and point out the faults of Probyns, but their Mother is more concerned with them seeing  their ...

This book was published in 1877 and sold over two and a half million copies at that time. It is a clazzic story book written from the Christian perspective. Rosalie dances in a traveling circus, everyone who sees her thinks her life must be wonderful - but is it? One day an old man gives her a picture of a Shepherd who loves her and as she tries to find a better life she shares the Shepherd's love with others. An extremely touching story, it will be especially meaningful to Christians. Ill...

This book starts at the end of a physical journey and ends with the beginning of a spiritual one. The Probyn boys, Adolphus and Constantine are going to live with a tutor and his family. The family consists of Mr. and Mrs. Roby,and their children, Aleck, Bertha and Laura. The Probyns are thoughtless selfish rude and spoiled. The Roby children are quick to react and point out the faults of Probyns but their Mother is more concerned with them seeing their own faults and overcoming them. The...

A beautiful tale of redemption and adventure. Horace is a young arrogant Englishman vacationing in Italy with his mother. Reckless and un-thoughtful, he puts himself in danger and is captured by a group of bandits. In his time in, “The Robbers Cave”, he meets a young man named Raphael. Raphael is, at the risk of his own life and comfort, choosing to minister among the bandits. Horace is provoked to think about his own Christianity and what it means to him. A touching and encouraging story...

Arthur and his sister Phemie live in a dreary crumbling house by the seaside with their Uncle. Arthur is a selfish spoiled boy frustrated by his surroundings and Phemie is a sweet gentle girl able to deal with Arthur’s selfishness with compassion and grace. In this story Arthur befriends a local Jewish boy named Asahel and becomes determined to find and explore the local Tin mine. He is sure he will discovered treasure there. Asahel is struggling with fear of death but at first is rebuffe...

The Second book in "The Roby Family" series.  When tragedy strikes the Roby family each must go their separate ways for a time.  They all flourish where they are planted and shed the light they have been given to others around them.  This book also follows the Probyn boys and their continuing connection to the Roby family. Illustrated We publish quality classics that include chapter breaks, table of contents, linked chapters, and illustrations when availa...