This collection includes: Tales from Shakespear, The Adventures of Ulysses, Mrs. Leicester’s School, The King and Queen of Hearts, Poetry for Children, and Prince Dorus. According to Wikipedia: “Charles Lamb (London, 10 February 1775 – Edmonton, 27 December 1834) was an English/Welsh essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children’s book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–1847). Lamb has been referred to by E.V. Lucas, his principal biographer, as the most lovable figure in English literature, and his influence on the English essay form surely cannot be overestimated.” Cf. the recent best seller “The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society”, in which fans of Lamb figure prominently.

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Collection of classic fairy tales. According to Wikipedia: “Andrew Lang (March 31, 1844, Selkirk – July 20, 1912, Banchory, Kincardineshire) was a prolific Scots man of letters. He was a poet, novelist, and literary critic, and contributor to anthropology. He now is best known as the collector of folk and fairy tales.” The active (hyperlinked) table of contents links to each individual story.

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Andrew Lang was one of the most famous literary critics around 1900. He also edited a series of children’s fable books that preserved and illustrated a host of tales which are still used extensively today.

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This file includes nine classic children’s novels: Heidi, Cornelli, Erick and Sally, Gritli’s Children, Maezli, Rico and Stineli and How Wiseli Was Provided for, Uncle Titus and His Visit to the Country, Veronica and Other Friends, and Willis the Pilot (a sequel to the Swiss Family Robinson). It also includes three short stories: Moni the Goat-Boy, Toni the Little Wood-Carver, and What Sami Sings with the Birds. According to Wikipedia: “Johanna Spyri (12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was an author of children’s stories, and is best known for Heidi. Born Johanna Louise Heusser in the rural area of Hirzel, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers in the area around Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels. In 1852, Johanna Heusser married Bernhard Spyri, a lawyer. While living in the city of Zürich she began to write about life in the country. Her first book titled A Leaf on Vrony’s Grave, was published in 1871 and the following year fu (more…)

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He is extensively quoted. During his lifetime, Twain became a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. Twain enjoyed immense public popularity. His keen wit and incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. William Faulkner called Twain the father of American literature. – Wikipedia

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