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Abbie Farwell Brown

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(1871 - 1927)

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Abbie Farwell Brown was an American author. She founded a school newspaper. Her In the Days of Giants (1902) featured stories from Norse mythology and remained a standard text in libraries for generations.



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The Curious Book of Birds (1903)

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A collection of folk tales about birds. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg.

Author(s): Abbie Farwell Brown
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

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In the Days of Giants: A Book of Norse Tales (1902)

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Sixteen Norse tales from the Edda Snorra Sturlusonar. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Abbie Farwell Brown
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

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John of the Woods (1909)

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A young orphan escapes from the strolling tumblers who have abused him and finds refuge with a hermit in the forest. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Abbie Farwell Brown
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

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The Lonesomest Doll (1928)

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The story of a proud little queen and her beautiful, lonesome doll.

Author(s): Abbie Farwell Brown
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

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