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European Genre
Books in the European genre:
The Prisoner of Zenda (1894)
Rudolf Rassendyll, proper English gentleman, bears an uncanny resemblance to his distant cousin King Rudolf V of Ruritania, and thereby hangs a tale. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
Anthony Hope
Illustrator(s):
None
A Boy of the Lost Crusade (1923)
Young Roland Arnot joins the Children’s Crusade to search for his father in the Holy Land. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Agnes Danforth Hewes
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
A Dog of Flanders (1925)
Nello, a Belgian orphan rescues a dog and names it Patrasche. Together they start a milk delivery service.
Author(s):
Maria Louise Ramé
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
The School at the Chalet (1925)
This is the first in a series of about 60 books by Elinor Brent-Dyer, initially published between 1925 and 1970.
Author(s):
Elinor Brent-Dyer
Illustrator(s):
Nina K. Brisley
Bambi (1928)
“Bambi: A Life in the Woods” by Felix Salten was originally published in Austria in 1923. Simon & Schuster’s 1928 edition is based on an English translation by Whittaker Chambers.
Author(s):
Felix Salten
Kurt Wiese
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Viennese Novelettes (1931)
Five novelettes in English, from Austrian author Arthur Schnitzler.
Read online at archive.org
Author(s):
Arthur Schnitzler
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates (1932)
Hans and Gretel Brinker’s father has been unable to work so they must help support the family, but they still have fun skating on the Dutch canals in winter.
Author(s):
Mary Mapes Dodge
Illustrator(s):
Peter Hurd
N. C. Wyeth
Peik (1932)
Author(s):
Barbra Ring
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Hansi (1934)
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
The Mediterranean: An Anthology (1935)
A collection of stories and articles centered on the Mediterranean Sea.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Pinocchio (1935)
The story of a wooden puppet who becomes a real boy. This edition has been shortened by the editor.
Author(s):
Carlo Collodi
Illustrator(s):
Helen Sewell
Snip, Snap, Snurr The Red Shoes and The Buttered Bread (1935)
This edition includes the story of how the triplets earn money for a birthday present for their mother and how the sun must shine for them to have butter for their bread.
Author(s):
Maj Lindman
Illustrator(s):
Maj Lindman
Ballet Shoes (1936)
Author(s):
Noel Streatfeild
Illustrator(s):
Ruth Gervis
The Golden Basket (1936)
Two girls from England are on holiday in Bruges, Belgium and meet the littlest orphan, Madeleine.
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates (1936)
Hans and his sister must help keep the family going while their father is ill.
Author(s):
Mary Mapes Dodge
Illustrator(s):
Mildred Boyle
Helen Sewell
Seven Beads of Wampum (1936)
Marita is a Dutch girl who comes to New Amsterdam with her parents.
Author(s):
Elizabeth Gale
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
The Castle Number Nine (1937)
Baptiste comes out of retirement to go to work for the Count at the Castle Number Nine.
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
In Secret Service (1937)
Author(s):
Jean Rosmer Comtesse de Brahm
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
Edward Prince of Wales trades places with poor Tom Canty for a lark, but finds it almost more than he can manage to trade back again. This is the Children's Bookshelf edition.
Author(s):
Mark Twain
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Swords and Statues (1937)
Author(s):
Clarence Stratton
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson