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European Genre
Books in the European genre:
The Story of Roland (1930)
Author(s):
James Baldwin
Illustrator(s):
Peter Hurd
Behind the Battlements (1931)
Three stories set in fortified cities of France, along with short historical essays on life in the old days.
Author(s):
Gertrude Linnell
Illustrator(s):
Helene Carter
Odysseus: Sage of Greece (1931)
A retelling of the Odyssey.
Author(s):
Alan Lake Chidsey
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
The Ring of the Löwenskölds (1931)
A tale of jealousy and revenge from beyond the grave. Includes three novelettes: The General’s Ring, Charlotte Löwensköld, and Anna Svard.
Author(s):
Selma Lagerlöf
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Story of Siegfried (1931)
A retelling of the Norse and German myths of the hero warrior Siegfried.
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Author(s):
James Baldwin
Illustrator(s):
Peter Hurd
U 97 (1931)
At the time of the Cuxhaven mutiny, a German U-boat attempts to attack the British grand fleet at Scapa Flow. A play in three acts.
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Young Trajan (1931)
In this story of old Rumania, Frosina goes to school to learn weaving, but learns much more when she is called home again.
Author(s):
Elizabeth Cleveland Miller
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Adventures of Perrine (1932)
Author(s):
Hector Malot
Illustrator(s):
Milo Winter
The Chronicles of Pantouflia (1932)
Includes Prince Prigio and Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s):
Gordon Browne
The Cloister and the Hearth (1932)
The story of a medieval scribe from Holland who travels to Italy and becomes a famous Dominican preacher.
Author(s):
Charles Reade
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
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
Hot Water (1932)
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Hot Water (1932)
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Martin the Goose Boy (1932)
Gustel’s grandfather, who is the best clock-maker in the Tyrol, carves him a wooden goose boy named Martin to keep him company on the mountains.
Author(s):
Marie Barringer
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
The Memoirs of Benvenuto Cellini (1932)
The autobiography of a Renaissance goldsmith and sculptor.
Author(s):
Robert Henry Hobart Cust
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Peik (1932)
Author(s):
Barbra Ring
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Pinocchio (1932)
The story of the little wooden puppet who wished to become a real boy.
Author(s):
Carlo Collodi
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Puppet Parade (1932)
A tour of Italian puppet shows.
Author(s):
Carol Della Chiesa
Illustrator(s):
Helene Carter
The Ring of the Nibelung (1932)
The story of Wagner’s opera cycle based on Norse sagas of Siegfied and Brunhilde.
Author(s):
Gertrude Henderson
Richard Wagner
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
Snipp, Snapp, Snurr and the Gingerbread (1932)
Author(s):
Maj Lindman
Illustrator(s):
Maj Lindman