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The Adventures of Herr Baby (1881)

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In this biographical story, an English toddler journeys with with his family and his German nanny to the south of France. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Toby Tyler (1881)

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Toby runs away to join the circus. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): James Otis
Illustrator(s): William Allen Rogers

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What the Blackbird Said (1881)

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A combination of the natural history of birds and moral instruction. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Mrs. Frederick Locker
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Wood Magic: A Fable (1881)

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In this woodland fantasy young Bevis can talk to the wild creatures. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1 and Volume 2.... View More

Author(s): Richard Jefferies
Illustrator(s): None

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Bevis: The Story of a Boy (1882)

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Two English boys camp out on an island in a pond. This first edition was also published in green cloth. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1, and Volume 2, and Volume 3.... View More

Author(s): Richard Jefferies
Illustrator(s): None

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The Story of Siegfried (1882)

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A retelling of the Norse legends of Siegfried and the Volsung saga. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): James Baldwin
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

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Jackanapes (1883)

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A young British orphan grows up to be a Captain in a cavalry regiment and gives his life for his friend on the field of battle. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Juliana Horatia Ewing
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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The Princess and Curdie (1883)

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In this sequel to The Princess and the Goblin, Curdie and his beasts restore Irene’s King-Papa to his throne. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): George MacDonald
Illustrator(s): James Allen

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Robinson Crusoe (1883)

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First published in 1719, this account of ‘eight and twenty years, all alone on an uninhabited island on the coast of America’ was based on the experiences of Alexander Selkirk, who was marooned on an island in the Pacific Ocean. Most rece... View More

Author(s): Daniel Defoe
Illustrator(s): George Cruikshank

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Society Novelettes (1883)

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A two volume anthology. There are four Caldecott illustrations to Crossed in Love in volume two. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): F. C. Burnand
H. Savile Clark
R. E. Francillon
Et al
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott
Adelaide Claxton
F. Dadd
Linley Sambourne
Et al

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Treasure Island (1883)

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When Jim Hawkins retrieves Flint’s map from the sea chest of the dead Billy Bones, Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey catch the treasure fever and outfit a ship to search for it. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s): Robert Louis Stevenson

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Two Little Waifs (1883)

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A seven year old girl and her five year old brother are left in Paris until called for. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Vicar of Wakefield (1883)

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A mixture of comic novel and Job, this edition has a frontispiece by R. Caldecott.

Author(s): Oliver Goldsmith
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Christmas-Tree Land (1884)

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Rollo and Maia go to stay with an elderly cousin at an ancient castle in Thuringia. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Lob Lie-by-the-Fire (1885)

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John Broom is found under a bush as a baby and adopted by two maiden ladies. After running away to sea he at last returns home. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Juliana Horatia Ewing
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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The Owls of Olynn Belfry (1885)

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The story of two owlets who are kidnapped from their nest when their parents drive off two church burglars. Read online at RCSA.

Author(s): A. Y. D.
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Us (1885)

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The story of two young children. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Four Winds Farm (1886)

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A nine year old boy living on the moors, gets some help from the four winds. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Kidnapped: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751 (1886)

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When David Balfour comes to his uncle to claim his inheritance, he is kidnapped and put on a ship for the Carolinas. He escapes and, in company with Alan Breck Stewart, adventures about the Highlands of Scotland. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886)

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When his uncles die, Cedric becomes heir to his grandfather’s estate, and soon takes over the old gentleman’s heart as well. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Frances Hodgson Burnett
Illustrator(s): Reginald Bathurst Birch

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