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The Story of Roland (1883)

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A very interesting tale about Charlemagne's nephew and his journey into adulthood and knighthood.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): James Baldwin
Illustrator(s): Reginald Birch

The Story of a Puppet (1892)

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This entry in The Children's Library is the first publication in English of the adventures of the mischevious puppet who wanted to become a real boy. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Carlo Collodi
Illustrator(s): Enrico Mazzanti

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The Blue Flower (1902)

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A boy dreams of a journey through a forest to a pool and eventually to the sight of a blue flower. Read online at archive.org... View More

Author(s): Henry van Dyke
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

The Red Romance Book (1905)

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A selection of stories from the old epics and some newer tales such as Don Quixote. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford

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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1907)

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The adventures of a fourteen year old boy who has been turned into a tomten - a Swedish elf- and set off on the back of a goose to see the sights of Sweden. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Selma Lagerlöf
Illustrator(s): Harold Heartt

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Undine (1909)

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The story of a knight who marries a water sprite, adapted from the German by W. L. Courtney. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

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The Imp, the Elf, and the Ogre (1910)

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The main character are the Imp, the Elf, and the Ogre. The first two are children and the Ogre is an adult. The book is about heir observances of the nature around them in various habitats.

Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Frances Craine

Further Adventures of Nils (1911)

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The further adventures of a fourteen year old boy who has been turned into a tomten - a Swedish elf - and set off on the back of a goose to see the sights of Sweden. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Selma Lagerlöf
Illustrator(s): Astri Heiberg

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Pinocchio, The Tale of a Puppet (1911)

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The first English translation of the adventures of the mischevious puppet was originally published in 1892. This edition, with illustrations by Charles Folkard, was the standard edition for many decades and was reprinted many times by different publi... View More

Author(s): Carlo Collodi
Illustrator(s): Charles Folkard

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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1913)

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The adventures of a fourteen year old boy who has been turned into a tomten - a Swedish elf - and set off on the back of a goose to see the sights of Sweden. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Selma Lagerlöf
Illustrator(s): Mary Hamilton Frye

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The Return of Tarzan (1915)

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This book follows Tarzan after a brief and harrowing experience among men, returns to the jungle, where he becomes involved in a search for Opar, the city of gold. Read online at archive.org... View More

Author(s): Edgar Rice Burroughs
Illustrator(s): N. C. Wyeth

The Gustaf Tenggren Fairy Tale Calendar for 1925 (1924)

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There are five illustrations total. See all five images at Gustav Tenggren's World.

Author(s): Gustaf Tenggren
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

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Legends of Charlemagne (1924)

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A collection of romances from medieval and renaissance Europe.

Author(s): Thomas Bulfinch
Illustrator(s): N. C. Wyeth

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The Peep-Show Man (1924)

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Three stories set on midsummer’s day, Hallowe’en, and Easter.

Author(s): Pádraic Colum
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

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The Adventures of Pinocchio (1925)

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This is a complete translation of the adventures of the mischievous wooden puppet, with the illustrations used in the most popular Italian edition. It was originally published in 1911. It was reprinted in 1969.

Author(s): Carlo Collodi
Illustrator(s): Attilio Mussino

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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1925)

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The Indian Prince calling himself Captain Nemo prowls beneath the sea seeking his revenge.

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): William James Aylward

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Treasure of Carcassonne (1928)

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The story of Cassagnol’s search for the treasure hidden in the bottom of the great well in the town of Carcassone by the Visigoths and fairies. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Albert Robida
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

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The Magic Doll of Roumania (1929)

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A little American girl is taken on a magical trip to Roumania by her doll.

Author(s): Marie Queen of Roumania
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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The Omnibus Jules Verne (1931)

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Includes Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days, The Blockade Runners and From the Earth to the Moon and a Trip Around It. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

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Pinocchio (1932)

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The story of the little wooden puppet who wished to become a real boy.

Author(s): Carlo Collodi
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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