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Fiction - Short Story Genre
Books in the Fiction - Short Story genre:
Tales and Legends (1971)
Twenty-one classic tales from European literature from Gogmagog to Melusine.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jennifer Westwood
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Complete Book of Dragons (1972)
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Gift of the Magi (1972)
O. Henry’s classic tale of a husband and wife who sacrifice their prize possession to give each other Christmas gifts.
Author(s):
O. Henry
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
JD (1972)
Four short stories about a young African American boy.
Author(s):
Mari Evans
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Tales of St. Austin’s (1972)
A dozen ‘public school’ stories set at St. Austin’s.
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
The Treasure of Topo-el-Bampo (1972)
Author(s):
Scott O’Dell
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
The World of Mr. Mulliner (1972)
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
None
Alexander Botts: Great Stories from the Saturday Evening Post (1973)
Adventures of a natural born tractor salesman.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
A boy of Taché (1973)
Charlie is hunting beaver with his grandparents, when grandpa Za becomes ill. And Charlie has to take the boat down river by himself to fetch the air ambulance.
Author(s):
Ann Blades
Illustrator(s):
Ann Blades
The Complete Book of Dragons (1973)
A ninth story ‘The Last of the Dragons’ is included in this collection.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Golf Omnibus (1973)
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
None
Kasho and the Twin Flutes (1973)
Kasho neglects his chores to practice his flute.
Author(s):
Adjai Robinson
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
The Noel Streatfeild Summer Holiday Book: An Anthology (1973)
Contains a story by E. Boyd Smith along with many others.
Author(s):
E. Boyd Smith
Various
Illustrator(s):
Sara Silcock
Richard Scarry’s Babykins and his Family (1973)
Seven stories about Babykins and his family. This was likely put together from previously issued books by Scarry.
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
The Tale of Tuppeny (1973)
Author(s):
Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s):
Marie Angel
Tintin and the Lake of Sharks (1973)
Based on the animated film in which Tintin and Haddock try to protect Professor Calculus from a band of art thieves. It is illustrated with stills from the film.
Author(s):
Hergé
Michel Regnier
Illustrator(s):
Photographs
Winnie-the-Pooh (1973)
Author(s):
A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
The House at Pooh Corner (1974)
Author(s):
A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
Mother Goose in Prose (1974)
The Wizard of Oz explains what really happened in twenty-two nursery rhymes.
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
Puffin Annual Number One (1974)
A collection of stories with illustrations by contemporary authors and illustrators.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Pauline Baynes
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