Lists of Stories and Programs for Story Hours

Chapter 7

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Dickens, Charles. Christmas carol. Houghton, 60c. Cricket on the hearth. Houghton, 60c. Posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club. 2v. Macmillan $1.75.

Dickinson, A.D. _and_ Skinner, A.M., _eds._ Children's book of Christmas stories. Doubleday, $1.75.

Dier, J.C., _comp._ Children's book of Christmas. Macmillan, $1.50.

Djurklou, N.G. Fairy tales from the Swedish. Stokes, $2.00.

Dodge, _Mrs._ M. (M.). Hans Brinker. New Amsterdam ed. Scribner, $1.50.

Drummond, Henry. Monkey that would not kill. Dodd, $1.10.

Edgar, M.G. Treasury of verse for little children. Crowell, $1.00.

Eliot, George, _pseud._ Mill on the Floss. Little, $2.00.

Emerson, E.R., _comp._ Indian myths. Osgood, $5.00.

Ewing, _Mrs._ J.H. (G.). Jackanapes. Little, $1.00. Lob-lie-by-the-fire; il. by G. Cruikshank. Macmillan, $1.75. Mary's meadow. Little, $1.00. Old fashioned fairy tales. Little, 80c.

Field, Eugene. Little book of profitable tales. Scribner, $1.75.

Firth, E.M. Stories of old Greece. Heath, 75c.

Francillon, R.E. Gods and heroes. Ginn, 68c.

French, Allen. Story of Rolf and the viking's bow. Little, $1.75.

French, H.W. Lance of Kanana. Lothrop, $1.25.

Gatty, _Mrs._ Margaret. Parables from nature. Pott, $1.50.

Gayley, C.M. _and_ Flaherty, M.C., _eds._ Poetry of the people. Ginn, $1.50.

Gibbon, J.M., _ed._ Old King Cole. Dutton, $2.00.

Gillie, R.C. Story of stories. Macmillan, $2.00.

Gladden, Washington. Santa Claus on a lark. Century, $1.75.

Gleason, Orissa. Trouble in Santa Claus land. Baker, 15c.

Goody Two Shoes. History of little Goody Two Shoes. Heath, 56c.

Greene, F.N. _and_ Kirk, D.W. With spurs of gold. Little, $1.75.

Greenwood, Grace. Stories from famous ballads; ed. by Caroline Burnite. Ginn, 50c.

Gregory, Augusta, _Lady, ed. and tr._ Cuchulain of Muirthemne; ed. by W.B. Yeats. Scribner, $2.00.

Grierson, E.W. Children's tales from the Scottish ballads. Macmillan, $2.40.

Grimm, J.L.K. _and_ W.K. Fairy tales; tr. by Mrs. E. Lucas. Lippincott, $1.50. Fairy tales; Wiltse. 2v. Ginn, 60c ea. German household tales. Houghton, 56c. Grimm's best stories; ed. and adapted for pupils of the 3rd reader. Univ. Pub. Co., 20c. Grimm's fairy tales; with introd. by J. Ruskin; illus. by C. Folkard. Macmillan, $1.50. Household fairy tales; tr. by Boldry. McLoughlin, $1.50. Household stories; tr. by Crane. Macmillan, $2.40. Household tales; ed. and partly tr. anew by Marian Edwardes. Dutton, $2.50.

Grinnell, G.B. Blackfoot lodge tales. Scribner, $2.50.

Grover, E.O. Folk-lore reader; bk. 1. Atkinson, 48c.

Guerber, H.A. Story of the chosen people. Amer. Bk. Co., 72c.

Hale, L.P. Peterkin papers. Houghton, $2.50.

Half a hundred stories. Bradley, 75c.

Harris, J.C. Uncle Remus; his songs and sayings; il. by A.B. Frost. Appleton, $2.50.

Harrison, Elizabeth, _ed._ Christmas-tide. Chicago Kindergarten College, $1.00. In story-land. Chicago Kindergarten College, $1.25.

Harte, Bret. Luck of Roaring Camp. Houghton, $1.50.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. Tanglewood tales. Houghton, $1.25. Tanglewood tales; il. by G.W. Edwards. Houghton, $4.00. Wonder book. Houghton, $1.25.

Heller, _Mrs. and_ Bates, Lois. Little golden hood. Longmans, 55c.

Henley, W.E., _ed._ Lyra heroica. Scribner, $1.75.

Hill, C.T. Fighting a fire. Century, $1.75.

Hodges, G. Garden of Eden. Houghton, $2.50. When the king came; stories from the four gospels. Houghton, $1.90.

Holbrook, Florence. Book of nature myths. Houghton, $1.25.

Homer. Adventures of Odysseus, retold by F.S. Marvin and others; il. by C. Robinson. Dutton, $2.50.

--Iliad; tr. into English by W.C. Bryant. Houghton, $1.75.

--The Iliad for boys and girls by A.J. Church. Macmillan, $2.00.

--Odyssey; tr. by W.C. Bryant. Houghton, $1.75.

--Odyssey; done into English prose by S.H. Butcher and A. Lang. Macmillan, 80c.

--Odyssey; tr. by G.H. Palmer. Houghton, $1.50.

--Stories from the Iliad by H.L. Havell. Dodge, $1.50.

Houghton, _Mrs._ L.S. (S.). Telling Bible stories. Scribner, $1.75.

Howard, F.W. Banbury Cross stories. Merrill, 60c.

Howells, W.D. Christmas every day. Harper, $1.60.

Howliston, M.H. Cat-tails and other tales. Flanagan, 65c.

Hughes, Thomas. Tom Brown's school days. Harper, $1.60.

Hull, Eleanor. Boys' Cuchulain. Crowell, $2.50.

Hutchinson, W.M.L. Golden porch; a book of Greek fairy tales. Longmans, O.P.

Indian stories retold from St. Nicholas. Century, $1.25.

Irving, Washington. Alhambra. Macmillan, $2.40.

--Sketch book. Macmillan, $2.40.

Jacobs, Joseph, _ed._ English fairy tales. Putnam, $1.75. --More English fairy tales. Putnam, $1.75.

--Indian fairy tales. Putnam, $1.75.

Jatakas. Jataka tales; re-told by E.C. Babbitt. Century, $1.25.

Jerrold, W.C., _ed._ Big book of fairy tales; Robinson. Caldwell, $2.50.

--Reign of King Oberon. Dutton, $2.00.

Johnson, Clifton, _ed._ Oak tree fairy book. Little, $2.00.

Josephus, Flavius. Our young folks' Josephus. Lippincott, $1.50.

Joyce, P.W. Old Celtic romances. Longmans, $2.00.

Kennedy, H.A. New World fairy book with illus. by H.R. Millar. Dutton, $2.00.

Keyes, A.M. Stories and story-telling. Appleton, $1.90.

Kingsley, Charles. Heroes, or Greek fairy tales for my children. Macmillan, $1.75.

--Water-babies. Lippincott, $1.50. Baker, $1.50.

--Westward ho! Crowell, $3.00.

Kipling, Rudyard. Captains courageous. Century, $2.00.

--Day's work. Doubleday, $2.00.

--Jungle book. Century, $2.00.

--Just so stories. Doubleday, $2.00.

--Puck of Pook's Hill. Doubleday, $2.00.

Kipling reader for elementary grades. Appleton, 72c.

Knapp, Adeline. The boy and the baron. Century, $1.75.

Kupfer, E.M. Stories of long ago. Heath, 75c. Laboulaye, Edouard. Fairy tales. McKay, $2.00. -- Last fairy tales. Harper, $1.75.

Lagerlöf, Selma. Christ legends. Holt, $1.35. -- Girl from the marsh croft. Little, $2.00. -- Wonderful adventures of Nils; tr. by V.S. Howard. Doubleday, $1.90.

Lamb, Charles, _and_ Lamb, Mary. Tales from Shakespeare. Dutton, $2.50 Houghton, $1.00.

Lane, M.A. Stories for children. Amer. Book Co., 40c.

Lang, Andrew, _ed._ Blue fairy book. Longmans, 2v $3.00. -- Blue poetry book. Longmans, $1.50. -- Cinderella; and other stories. Longmans, 48c. -- Golden mermaid. Longmans, 68c. -- Green fairy book. Longmans, $1.50. -- History of Whittington. Longmans, 68c. -- Jack and the bean stalk. Longmans, 52c. -- Jack, the giant killed. Longmans, 60c. -- Little Red Riding Hood; and other stories. Longmans, 60c. -- Nursery rhyme book. Warne, $3.00. -- Orange fairy book. Longmans, $1.50. -- Pink fairy book. Longmans, $1.50. -- Red fairy book. Longmans, $1.50. -- Red true story book. Longmans, $1.50. -- Sleeping beauty and other stories. Longmans, 60c. -- Snow man, and other stories. Longmans, 52c. -- Snowdrop, and other stories. Longmans, 52c. -- Yellow fairy book. Longmans, $1.50.

Lansing, M.F. Fairy tales, 2v. Ginn, 64c ea. -- _comp._ Rhymes and stories. Ginn, 64c. LeFevre, Félicité. The cock, and the mouse, and the little red hen. Jacobs, $1.25.

Lindsay, Maud. More mother stories. Bradley, $1.25. -- Mother stories. Bradley, $1.25.

Longfellow, H.W. Complete poetical works. Houghton, $2.75.

Lovejoy, M.I., _comp._ Nature in verse. Silver, 92c.

Lucas, E.V., _comp._ Book of verses for children. Holt, $1.00. -- Runaways and castaways. Lond., Wells-Gardner, 7s. 6d. Stokes, $2.50.

Lummis, C.F. King of the broncos, and other stories of New Mexico. Scribner, $1.60. -- New Mexico David, and other stories and sketches of the Southwest. Scribner, $1.60.

Lyman, Edna. Story telling; what to tell and how to tell it. McClurg, 75c.

Mable, H.W., _ed._ Fairy tales every child should know. Grosset $1.00. -- Myths every child should know. Grosset $1.00. -- Norse stories. Dodd, $1.50.

MacClintock, P.L. Literature in the elementary school. Univ. of Chicago, $1.25.

Macdonell, Anne. Italian fairy book. Stokes, $2.25. O.P.

Macé, Jean. Macé's fairy book; home fairy tales; tr. by M.L. Booth. Harper, $1.50.

MacGregor, Mary. Story of France. Stokes, $5.00.

Macleod, Mary. Book of ballad stories. Stokes, $3.00.

Mac Manus, Seumas. Donegal fairy stories. McClure, $1.75. -- In chimney corners. Doubleday, $1.75. McMurry, _Mrs._ L.B. Classic stories. Pub. Sch. Pub. Co., 35c.

McSpadden, J.W. Stories from Wagner. Crowell, $1.35 -- Stories of Robin Hood and his merry outlaws. Crowell, $1.35.

Maitland, Louise. Heroes of chivalry. Silver, 50c.

Malory, Thomas. Book of King Arthur and his noble knights; ed. by Mary Macleod. Stokes, $3.00. -- Boy's King Arthur; ed. by Sidney Lanier. Scribner, $2.00.

Marryat, Frederick. Masterman Ready. Burt, $1.25.

Marshall, Logan, _tr._ Fairy tales of all nations. Winston, $2.50.

Miller, O.T., _pseud._ Kristy's queer Christmas. Houghton, $1.75.

Moffett, Cleveland. Careers of danger and daring. Century, $2.00.

Moore, Clement. Night before Christmas; il. by Jessie Wilcox Smith. Houghton, $1.50. -- Night before Christmas, (linen picture book). McLoughlin, $1.00.

Morris, William. Story of Sigurd the bolsung. Longmans, $2.50.

Mother Goose. Book of nursery rhymes, ed. by Charles Welsh. Heath, 76c.

Moulton, _Mrs._ L.C. Bedtime stories. Little, $1.60.

Mulock, D.M. Fairy book. Harper, $1.50. -- Little lame prince; il. by Hope Dunlap. Rand, $1.50. Naomi, _Aunt, pseud._ Jewish fairy tales and fables. Bloch, $1.00.

Nibelungen Lied, Das. Fall of the Nibelungers; tr. by W.N. Lettsom. Scribner, $2.50. -- The Nibelungs; tr. from the German of F. Schmidt by G. Upton. McClurg, 60c.

Njals saga. Heroes of Iceland, ed. by Allen French. Little, $1.75.

Norton, C.E., _ed._ Heart of oak books. Heath, v. 1, 72c; v. 2, 76c; v. 3, 80c.

O'Grady, Alice, _and_ Throop, Frances. Story-teller's book. Rand, $1.00.

O'Grady, S.H. Silva gadelica. Lond., Williams, 42s.

Olcott, F.J. Story telling poems. Houghton, $1.50.

Olcott, Frances Jenkins. Good stories for great holidays. Houghton, $3.00.

O'Shea, M.V. Old world wonder stories. Heath, 52c. -- Six nursery classics. Heath, 56c.

Ouida, _pseud._ Dog of Flanders. Lippincott, $1.50.

Our holidays; retold from St. Nicholas. Century, $1.25.

Page, T.N. Captured Santa Claus. Scribner, $1.00.

Paine, A.B. Arkansas bear. Altemus, $1.50.

Partridge, E.N. _and_ G.E. Story telling in school and home. Sturgis, $1.25.

Patmore, C.K.D. Children's garland. Macmillan, $1.40.

Percy, Thomas. The boy's Percy, being old ballads from Percy's Reliques; S. Lanier. Scribner, $2.00. Perkins, _Mrs._ L. (F.), _comp._ Robin Hood. Stokes, $1.50. -- _comp._ Twenty best fairy tales. Stokes, $1.50.

Perrault, Charles. Tales of Mother Goose; tr. by Charles Welsh. Heath, 56c.

Perry, Frederick. St. Louis, the most Christian king. (Heroes of the nations.) Putnam, $2.50.

Pittenger, W. Great locomotive chase. Penn, $2.00.

Poe, Edgar A. The gold bug. Rand, 25c.

Potter, Beatrice. Tailor of Gloucester. Warne, 75c.

Poulsson, Emilie. In the child's world; morning talks and stories for kindergartens, primary schools and homes. Bradley, $2.50. -- Through the farmyard gate. Lothrop, $1.50.

Pyle, Howard. Men of iron. Harper, $1.90. -- Merry adventures of Robin Hood. Scribner, $3.50. -- Otto of the silver hand. Scribner, $2.50. -- Story of King Arthur and his knights. Scribner, $3.50. -- Story of Sir Launcelot and his champions. Scribner, $3.50. -- Story of the champions of the Round Table. Scribner, $3.50. -- Story of the Grail and the passing of Arthur. Scribner, $3.50. -- Wonder clock. Harper, $1.90.

Ransome, Arthur. A history of story-telling, studies in the development of narrative. Stokes, $3.00.

Repplier, Agnes, _comp._ Book of famous verse. Houghton, $1.75.

Rhead, L.J. Bold Robin Hood and his outlaw band. $1.60. Rhys, Ernest. English fairy book. Stokes, $2.25.

Richards, Laura. Five minute stories. Estes, $1.65. -- Golden windows. Little, $1.50.

Roberts, C.G.D. Kindred of the wild. Grosset, $1.00.

Roland. Song of Roland; tr. into English verse by J. O'Hagan. Lothrop, $1.00.

Rolleston, T.W. High deeds of Finn and other bardic romances of ancient Ireland, with an introd. by Stopford A. Brooke. Crowell, $1.50.

Ruskin, John. King of the Golden river; or The black brothers. Page, 90c.

St. John, E.P. Stories and story telling in moral and religious training. Pilgrim Press, 85c.

St. Nicholas (Monthly). Century Co., $3.00 per year.

Schauffler, R.H., _ed._ Arbor day. Moffat, $1.50. -- Christmas. Moffat, $1.50. -- Thanksgiving. Moffat, $1.50.

Schwartz, J.A. Five little strangers. Amer. Bk. Co., 56c.

Scollard, Clinton, _ed._ Ballads of American bravery. Silver, 52c.

Scott, _Sir_ Walter. Complete poetical works. Cambridge ed. Houghton, $3.50. -- Ivanhoe. Macmillan, $1.75. -- The talisman. Dryburgh ed. Macmillan, $1.75.

Scudder, H.E., _ed._ Book of folk stories. Houghton, 90c. -- Book of legends. Houghton, $1.00. -- Children's book; a collection of the best and most famous stories and poems in the English language. [New ed.] Houghton, $5.00.

Seton, E.T. Lives of the hunted. Scribner, $2.50. -- Wild animals I have known. Scribner, $2.50.

Shakespeare, William. Historical plays from Shakespeare by A.T.Q. Couch. Scribner, $2.00. -- Midsummer night's dream; introductory story, decorations and ill. by L.F. Perkins. Stokes, $1.00. -- The Shakespeare story-book, by Mary Macleod. Barnes, $1.75. -- Shakespeare plays, 40v. ed. by I. Gollancz. (Temple edition.) Dutton, $1.00 ea.

Skinner, C.R. Arbor Day manual. Bardeen, $2.50.

Slosson, _Mrs._ Annie T. Story-tell Lib. Scribner, 60c.

Smith, J.C. _and_ Soutar, G. A book of ballads for boys and girls. Lond., Clarendon Press, 45c.

Smith, Elva and Hazeltine, Alice I. Christmas in legend and story. Lothrop, $2.00.

Spearman, F.H. Nerve of Foley and other railroad stories. Harper, $1.75.

Spenser, Edmund. Complete works; ed. by R. Morris. Macmillan, $2.50 ea. -- Stories from the Faerie Queene; by Mary Macleod. Stokes, $3.00. -- Stories from the Faerie Queene; retold from Spenser by L.H. Dawson. Crowell, $1.50. -- Una and the Red Cross Knight, and other tales from Spenser's Faerie Queene; by N.G. Royde-Smith. Dutton, $2.50.

Spyri, Johanna. Heidi; tr. by Dole. Ginn, 68c.

Steedman, A. Little child's life of Jesus. Stokes, $1.00.

Steel, _Mrs._ F.A. Tales of the Punjab, told by the people, with notes by R.C. Temple. Macmillan, $2.50.

Stein, Evaleen. Troubadour tales. Bobbs, $1.25.

Stevenson, R.L. Treasure island; il. by Paget. Scribner, $1.25.

Stockton, F.R. Clocks of Rondaine, and other stories. Scribner, $2.00. -- Fanciful tales. Scribner, 64c. -- Floating prince, and other fairy tales. Scribner, $2.00.

Stories of chivalry retold from St. Nicholas. Century, $1.25.

Strong, F.L. All the year round; Spring. Ginn, 56c.

Stuart, _Mrs._ R. (McE.). Solomon Crow's Christmas pockets, and other tales. Harper, $1.75.

Summers, Maud. Summer's readers; first reader. Beattys, 36c.

Swift, Jonathan. Travels into several remote nations of the world by Lemuel Gulliver. Macmillan, $2.40.

Tappan, E.M. Folk stories and fables. Vol. 1 of Children's hour ser. Houghton, 15v $25.00. -- Old ballads in prose. Houghton, $1.50. -- Robin Hood. Little, $2.00.

Taylor, Bayard. Boys of other countries. Putnam, $1.75.

Tennyson, Alfred. Poetic and dramatic works, Household ed. Houghton, $2.75. -- Idylls of the King. Macmillan, 40c.

Thackeray, W.M. Rose and the ring; il. by Gordon Browne. Stokes, $1.50. Thomsen, _Mrs._ G.T. East o' the sun. Row, 60c.

Tileston, _Mrs._ Mary. Children's hour. Little, $1.00.

Tolstoi, Leo. Where love is. Crowell, 60c.

Treadwell, H. _and_ Free, M. Reading literature. Row, Peterson. Primer, 52c; first reader, 56c.

Tregarthen, Enys. North Cornwall fairies and legends. Gardner, 3s.

Valentine, _Mrs._ Laura. Aunt Louisa's book of fairy tales. Warne, $1.00. -- Old, old fairy tales, Warne, $1.50.

Van Dyke, Henry. The first Christmas tree. Scribner, $2.00. -- Story of the other wise man. Harper, 75c.

Van Sickle, J.H., Seegmiller, W. _and_ Jenkins, F. Riverside reader; 2nd. Houghton, 80c.

Warman, Cy. Short rails. Scribner, $1.65.

Warner, C.D. Being a boy. Houghton, $1.65.

Waterman, S.D. Graded memory selections. Educ. Pub. Co., 25c.

Welsh, Charles, _comp. and ed._ Fairy tales children love. Dodge, $1.25. -- Stories children love. Dodge, $1.25.

White, E.O. When Molly was six. Houghton, $1.65.

White, Marcus. Collection of poetry for school reading. Macmillan, 80c.

Whittier, J.G. Child life; a coll. of poems. Houghton, $2.25. -- Child life in prose. Houghton, $2.25.

Wiggin, _Mrs._ K.D. (S.) Bird's Christmas carol. Houghton, 90c. -- Polly Oliver's problem. Houghton, $1.50. -- _and_ Smith, N.A., _comps._ Fairy ring. Doubleday, $2.00. -- Golden numbers; a book of verse for youth. Doubleday, $2.00. Grosset, $1.00. -- Magic casements. Doubleday, $2.00. -- Pinafore palace. Doubleday, $2.00. -- Posy ring; a book of verses for children. McClure, $2.00. Grosset, $1.00. -- The story hour. Houghton, $1.50. -- Tales of laughter. Doubleday, $2.00. -- Tales of wonder. Doubleday, $2.00.

Wilde, Oscar. Happy prince. Nutt, 3s. 6d.

Wilkins, M.E. Pot of gold. Lothrop, $1.50. -- Young Lucretia. Harper, $1.60.

Williston, T.P. Japanese fairy tales. 1st series. Rand. $1.00.

Wilson, C.D., _ed._ Story of the Cid. Lothrop, $1.50.

Wilson, G.L. Myths of the red children. Ginn, 76c.

Wiltse, S.E. Kindergarten stories and morning talks. Ginn, $1.00.

Winnington, Laura. Outlook fairy book. Macmillan, $1.00. -- Outlook story book. Macmillan, $1.00.

Wyche, R.T. Some great stories and how to tell them. Newson, $1.20.

Wyss, J.D. v. Swiss family Robinson. Harper, $1.60.

Yonge, C.M. Prince and the page. Macmillan, $2.40.

Zollinger, Gulielma. Boy's ride. McClurg, $1.50. -- Widow O'Callaghan's boys. McClurg, $1.35.