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Fiction - Short Story Genre

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A Carnival of Modern Humor (1967)

A collection of humorous pieces from the twentieth century.

Read online at archive.org.

Doctor Dolittle: A Treasury (1967)

This collection of chapters from the Doctor Dolittle series includes many illustrations by the author which were not used in the original publications. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

Hornblower During the Crisis (1967)

An unfinished novel and two uncollected short stories about the intrepid Captain Horatio Hornblower, R.N.

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Samuel Bryant

The Little Woman Wanted Noise (1967)

The little woman moved to the country, but she couldn’t rest and she had no peace of mind because it was so quiet. This story tells how she set about changing that. Robert Lawson drew the pictures.... View More

Author(s): Val Teal
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Plum Pie (1967)

A collection of short stories starring favorite Wodehouse characters, including Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, Bingo Little, and Freddie Threepwood. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Lawrence Ratzkin

Springtime Tales (1967)

Seventy-nine short stories. A collection of previously published material likely from 1955.

Author(s): Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Summer Tales (1967)

A collection of seasonal short stories.

Author(s): Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Tintin and the Blue Oranges (1967)

Based on the film in which Tintin and his friends journey to Spain to aid a scientist in danger.

Author(s): André Barret
Hergé
Illustrator(s): Photographs

Winter Tales (1967)

Seventy-six short stories.

Author(s): Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

The World of Jeeves (1967)

A collecton of Bertie Wooster and Jeeves short stories. Adds three additional stories to the number in the Jeeves Omnibus. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): None

A Carnival of Modern Humour (1968)

A collection of humorous pieces from the twentieth century.

Flight 714 (1968)

Tintin and his companions are hijacked to a desert island in the Celebes where they are rescued by extraterrestrials.

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

Pen, Penny, Tuppence (1968)

Penny wants a puppy for her birthday.

Author(s): Barbara Sleigh
Illustrator(s): Meg Stevens

Pooh’s Pot O’Honey (1968)

A set of four miniature adventures of Pooh: Pooh hears a buzzing noise and meets some beesPooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place.Pooh and Piglet go hunting and nearly catch a Woozle.Eeyore loses a tail and Pooh finds one.... View More

Author(s): A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

Animal Fairy Tales (1969)

These nine fairy tales were originally published in The Delineator magazine in 1905.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): Dick Martin

Asterix and Cleopatra (1969)

Cleopatra Queen of Egypt bets Julius Caesar that her Egyptians can build a palace in Alexandria within three months. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

The Cat From Nowhere (1969)

When Negus, a sleek black cat settles at a small Swiss hotel he makes friends with a Story, a ten year old American girl.

Author(s): Monica Stirling
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

Cora Annett’s Homerhenry (1969)

A tailor and a shoemaker dress up as a horse out of work.

Author(s): Cora Annett
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Emily’s Moo (1969)

Emily knows that cows say moo, but she has never learned how.

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Author(s): Tibor Gergely
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

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