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The Old Willow-tree
and other stories by
CARL EWALD
Translated by A. Teixeira de Mattos
Drawings by Helen M. Jacobs & G. E. Lee
[Illustration]
Thornton Butterworth Limited
15 Bedford St Strand London. W. C. 2
_First published October, 1921._
_Copyright U.S.A., 1907, by Charles Scribner's Sons._
THE
ROYAL ROAD
LIBRARY
THE OLD WILLOW-TREE
AND OTHER STORIES
THE ROYAL ROAD LIBRARY
THE CARL EWALD BOOKS
Translated by
ALEXANDER TEIXEIRA DE MATTOS
1. TWO-LEGS
2. THE OLD WILLOW TREE
and other stories
THE NETTA SYRETT BOOKS
3. TOBY & THE ODD BEASTS
4. RACHEL & THE SEVEN WONDERS
THE W. H. KOEBEL BOOKS
5. THE BUTTERFLIES' DAY
[Illustration: 'YOU HAVE DISTURBED MY AFTERNOON NAP']
FOR THE HONBLE. MRS. HENRY MCLAREN.
DEAR CHRISTABEL,
From the first, your interest in Carl Ewald has been kindly, gracious
and insistent; as Michael Finsbury might have said, "you were his friend
through thick and thin;" and it is very much due to you (not to mention
Betty and Charles) that this volume has seen the light of day. Most of
the stories are new to this country; and I dedicate my translation to
you in all gratitude.
A. T. DE M.
CHELSEA, _23 September, 1921_.
[Illustration: List of Stories]
CHAPTER I _Page_
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