a crack in the door; but when they saw that the wolf was there, you
may well suppose that they were terribly frightened; and the woodman
ran for his axe, and gave his wife a scythe. "Now do you stay behind,"
said the woodman; "and when I have knocked him on the head, do you
cut him open with the scythe." Thumbling heard all this, and said,
"Father, father! I am here; the wolf has swallowed me;" and his father
said, "Heaven be praised! we have found our dear child again;" and
he told his wife not to use the scythe, for fear she should hurt
him. Then he aimed a great blow, and struck the wolf on the head, and
killed him on the spot; and when he was dead they cut open his body
and set Thumbling free. "Ah!" said the father, "what fears we have had
for you!" "Yes, father," answered he, "I have travelled all over the
world, since we parted, in one way or other; and now I am very glad to
get fresh air again." "Why, where have you been?" said the father. "I
have been in a mouse-hole, in a snail-shell, down a cow's throat, and
inside the wolf; and yet here I am again safe and sound." "Well," said
they, "we will not sell you again for all the riches in the world." So
they hugged and kissed their dear little son, and gave him plenty to
eat and drink, and fetched new clothes for him, for his old ones were
quite spoiled on his journey.
[Illustration: From "THE GOOSE GIRL"]
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CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM OLD BRITISH LEGENDS
BY M. DOROTHY BELGRAVE AND HILDA HART.
ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY G. THEAKER.
These ancient legends of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland,
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[Illustration: _From "Children's Stories from Old British Legends."_]
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[Illustration: _From "My Book of Favourite Fairy Tales."_]
[Illustration: _From "Animal Legends from many Lands."_]
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BY ROSE YEATMAN WOOLF
ILLUSTRATED BY EDWIN NOBLE
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[Illustration: _From "Tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the
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GLORIOUS BATTLES OF ENGLISH HISTORY
BY MAJOR C.H. WYLLY
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ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY PAYNE
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CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM SHAKESPEARE
BY E. NESBIT; AND
WHEN SHAKESPEARE WAS A BOY
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NEW EDITION
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CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM TENNYSON
BY NORA CHESSON
NEW EDITION
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[Illustration: _From "Children's Stories from Tennyson."_]
[Illustration: _From "Children's Stories from Italian Fairy Tales."_]
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CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM JAPANESE FAIRY TALES AND LEGENDS
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ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY G. THEAKER
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CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM RUSSIAN FAIRY TALES AND LEGENDS
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Translated from the original, and adapted by Miss Seraphima Pulman,
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CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM INDIAN LEGENDS
BY M. DOROTHY BELGRAVE AND HILDA HART
ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY G. THEAKER
Written with much feeling and charm, while the artist has delineated
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CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM FRENCH FAIRY TALES
BY DORIS ASHLEY
ILLUSTRATED BY MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL
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[Illustration: _From "Children's Stories from French Fairy Tales_"]
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM THE NORTHERN LEGENDS
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ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY G. THEAKER
Those entrancing legends of the Icelandic and Scandinavian poets are
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CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM LONGFELLOW
BY DORIS ASHLEY
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CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM ENGLISH HISTORY
TOLD BY E. NESBIT AND DORIS ASHLEY
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[Illustration: _From "Alice in Wonderland"_]
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM THE POETS
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ILLUSTRATED BY FRANK ADAMS
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND
ILLUSTRATED BY MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL
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CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM DICKENS
BY MARY ANGELA DICKENS
ILLUSTRATED BY HAROLD COPPING
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CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM SCOTT
BY DORIS ASHLEY
ILLUSTRATED BY HAROLD C. EARNSHAW
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CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
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ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY G. THEAKER
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[Illustration: _From "Children's Stories from Dickens"_]
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"ANIMAL LEGENDS FROM MANY LANDS." By ROSE YEATMAN WOOLF. Illustrated
by EDWIN NOBLE. 12 full-page colour plates. 144 pp.
TALES OF KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. By DORIS
ASHLEY. Illustrated by A.A. DIXON. 12 full-page colour plates. 144 pp.
MY BOOK OF FAVOURITE FAIRY TALES. By CAPT. EDRIC VREDENBURG and
others. Illustrated by JENNIE HARBOUR. 12 full-page colour plates.
144pp.
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM OLD BRITISH LEGENDS. By M. DOROTHY BELGRAVE
and HILDA HART. Illustrated by HARRY G. THEAKER. 10 full-page colour
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CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM FRENCH FAIRY TALES. By DORIS ASHLEY.
Illustrated by MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL. 12 full-page colour plates. 144
pp.
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM ITALIAN FAIRY TALES AND LEGENDS. By LILIA
ROMANO. Illustrated by HOWARD DAVIE 12 full-page colour plates. 144pp.
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM INDIAN LEGENDS. By M. DOROTHY BELGRAVE and
HILDA HART. Illustrated by H.G. THEAKER. 12 full-page colour plates.
144pp.
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM JAPANESE FAIRY TALES AND LEGENDS. Translated
and adapted by N. KATO. Illustrated by H.G. THEAKER. 10 full-page
colour plates. 144 pp.
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM ROUMANIAN FAIRY TALES AND LEGENDS By Dr. M.
GASTER, Ph.D., late President of the English Folk-lore Society, &c.
Illustrated by C.E. BROCK. 12 full-page colour plates. 144 pp.
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM RUSSIAN FAIRY TALES AND LEGENDS. Translated
and adapted by SERAPHIMA PULMAN. Illustrated by ARTHUR A. DIXON. 12
full-page colour plates. 144pp.
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM THE NORTHERN LEGENDS. By M. DOROTHY BELGRAVE
and HILDA HART. Illustrated by HARRY G. THEAKER. 12 full-page colour
plates. 152 pp.
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM SCOTT. By DORIS ASHLEY. Illustrated by HAROLD
C. EARNSHAW. 12 full-page colour plates. 144 pp.
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM THE POETS. By M. DOROTHY BELGRAVE and HILDA
HART. Illustrated by FRANK ADAMS. 12 full-page colour plates. 152pp.
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM ENGLISH HISTORY. By E. NESBIT and DORIS
ASHLEY. Illustrated by JOHN H. BACON, A.R.A., HOWARD DAVIE, and
others. 9 full-page colour plates. 144pp.
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS. By ROSE YEATMAN WOOLF.
Illustrated by H.G. THEAKER 12 full-page colour plates. 144 pp.
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM DICKENS. By MARY ANGELA DICKENS. Illustrated
by HAROLD COPPING. 11 full-page colour plates. 144 pp.
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM SHAKESPEARE. By E. NESBIT. Illustrated by
J.H. BACON, A.R.A., HOWARD DAVIE, and H. COPPING. 10 full-page colour
plates. 144 pp.
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM TENNYSON. By NORA CHESSON. Illustrated by JOHN
H. BACON, A.R.A., ARTHUR DIXON, HAROLD COPPING, and other artists. 10
full-page colour plates. 144pp.
CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM LONGFELLOW. By DORIS ASHLEY. Illustrated by
A.A. DIXON, H. COPPING, and others. 10 full-page colour plates. 144
pp.
GLORIOUS BATTLES OF ENGLISH HISTORY. By Major C.H. WYLLY. With
Foreword by Sir ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE. Illustrated by HARRY PAYNE. 12
full-page colour plates. 144 pp.
THE WATER BABIES. By CHARLES KINGSLEY. Abridged Edition. Illustrated
by MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL. 12 full-page colour plates. 144pp.
HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES. Illustrated by MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL. 12
full-page colour plates. 144 pp.
GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES. Illustrated by MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL. 12 full-page
colour plates. 144 pp.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND. By LEWIS CARROLL. Illustrated by MABEL LUCIE
ATTWELL. 12 full-page colour plates. 152pp.
MOTHER GOOSE. Illustrated by MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL. 12 full-page colour
plates. 144 pp.
ÆSOP'S FABLES. Illustrated by EDWIN NOBLE. 12 full-page colour plates.
144pp.
CURLY HEADS AND LONG LEGS. Stories by the Editor, GRACE C. FLOYD, and
others. Illustrated by HILDA COWHAM. 12 full-page colour plates. 144
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GOLDEN LOCKS AND PRETTY FROCKS. Stories by NORMAN GALE, GRACE C.
FLOYD, the Editor, and others. Illustrated by AGNES RICHARDSON. 12
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