Anon : 1008 books
by Anon E. Mouse, Illustrated by H J Ford, Compiled and Edited by Andrew Lang
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
On the borders of the “Land o’ Dreams” and broad daylight, the real and the unreal are so strangely blended that children are puzzled to know where the boundary lies. It is from this land that Andrew Lang has selected the 14 illustrated stories in this volume. They are:
The Magic Ring
The White...
by Anon.
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
This vintage book contains a series of beautiful anatomical and physiological illustrations of the horse, cow, sheep, pig, and chicken, in full colour and coupled with explanatory notes. The models show in detail the exact location and appearance of all the muscles, bones, arteries, veins, and internal...
by Anon.
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
BABA YAGA AND THE LITTLE GIRL WITH THE KIND HEART - A Russian Fairy Tale
Baba Indaba Children's Stories - Issue 85
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 85
In Issue 85 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Russian tale of “Baba Yaga and the Girl with a Kind Heart”. A while after the death of his wife, a poor peasant farmer decides to marry again, if only to give his daughter a mother. This he does...
GYPSY FOLK TALES - BOOK ONE 36 Illustrated Gypsy Tales
36 Gypsy Children's Stories from Turkey, Romania and Bukowina
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
This book is a treasure chest of 36 classic Gypsy Folk Tales and Stories, and makes fascinating reading for those interested in folklore in general, but especially for those interested in the Roma, or Gypsy, people. Within you will find Gypsy stories from Turkey, Romania and Bukowina. Stories like...
THE KEY OF GOLD 23 Czech Folk and Fairy Tales
Tales from Ancient Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2017
HEREIN you will find 23 Czech tales like THE TWELVE MONTHS, BOOTS, CLOAK, AND RING, SILLY JURA, SLEEPY JOHN, KOJATA, THE ENCHANTED PRINCESSES, NINE AT A BLOW and many more. Some of which are the Czech equivalent of perennial favourites and others will seem to be completely new and previously unread.
THIS...
A RUSSIAN GRANDMOTHER’S WONDER TALES - 50 Children's Bedtime Stories
More folklore from Mother Russia
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2018
An ancient Hopi parable states “He who tells stories, rules the world.” The stories which this Russian grandmother tells can be found, with many others, in a collection of “Tales and Legends of South Slavonia.” Here they have been sketched with the background of Russian peasant village life as...
STORIES of ENCHANTMENT - 12 Illustrated Children's Stories from a Bygone Era
Children's stories from the Land o' Dreams
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018
On the borders of the “Land o’ Dreams” and broad daylight, the real and the unreal are so strangely blended that children are puzzled to know where the boundary lies. It is from this land that the 12 illustrated stories in this volume are taken. Herein you will find stories of:
The Ghost Flower,...
Flowers of May
A Collection
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2017
It would be rare for a person to have gone through their teenage years without having experienced an infatuation that seemed like real love, or being riddled by angst about the futility of life, or having known their emotions intensely to the point that everything appears meaningless. Poetry is the...
A LOST PARADISE - An Old English Folk Tale
Baba Indaba Children's Stories Issue 71
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2017
In Issue 71 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates an old English folk tale about the poor charcoal burner and his wife who are on the brink of starving. Their King takes pity on them and gives them shelter but lays down one condition. If the condition is broken they will lose...
THE RETURN OF THE DEAD WIFE - An American Indian Folk Tale
Baba Indaba Children's Stories Issue 198
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2017
ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 198
In this 198th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American-Indian tale of “THE RETURN OF THE DEAD WIFE”, a Tlingit fairy tale from Alaska.
The son of a chief marries the most intelligent and beautiful girl in the tribe. After...
BLACKSKIN - A Baba Indaba American Indian Children’s Story
Baba Indaba Children's Stories - Issue 208
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 208
In this 208th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American-Indian story of Blackskin. A story from the Tlingit tribe on the North West coast of America. As a boy Blackskin was a weak and rather feeble. Because of this he was mocked...
THE CAT THAT WALKED BY HIMSELF - A Tale from the Arabian Nights
Baba Indaba Children's Stories - Issue 229
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 229
In this 229th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates a tale from the early times of the world – The Cat that walked by Himself.
This is a story from the time when the tame animals were wild. The Dog was wild, and the Horse was...
THE FUGITIVE PRINCE - The Stories and Adventures of Nezahualcoyotl, the Prince Regent of Tezcuco
Baba Indaba Children's Stories - Issue 80
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 80
In Issue 80 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the ancient tale of Nezahualcoyotl, Prince Regent of Tezcuco. Long ago and far, far away in the ancient land of Anahuac, that is modern day Mexico, the Tecpanecs overcame the Acolhuans of Tezcuco and slew...