Literature
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How Napoleon crossed the Alps by James Baldwin
About a hundred years ago there lived a great gen-er-al whose name was Na-po´le-on Bo´na-parte. He was the leader of…
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Julius Caesar by James Baldwin
Nearly two thousand years ago there lived in Rome a man whose name was Julius Ceasar. He was the greatest…
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King Alfred and the Beggar by James Baldwin
At one time the Danes drove King Alfred from his kingdom, and he had to lie hidden for a long…
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King Alfred and the Cakes by James Baldwin
Many years ago there lived in Eng-land a wise and good king whose name was Al-fred. No other man ever…
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King Canute on the Seashore by James Baldwin
A hundred years or more after the time of Alfred the Great there was a king of England named Ca-nuté.…
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King John and the Abbot by James Baldwin
I. THE THREE QUESTIONS. There was once a king of England whose name was John. He was a bad king;…
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Maximilian and the Goose Boy by James Baldwin
One summer day King Max-i-mil´ian of Ba-va´ri-a was walking in the country. The sun shone hot, and he stopped under…
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Mignon by James Baldwin
Here is the story of Mignon as I remember having read it in a famous old book. A young man…
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Other Wise Men of Gotham by James Baldwin
One day, news was brought to Gotham that the king was coming that way, and that he would pass through…
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Picciola by James Baldwin
Many years ago there was a poor gentleman shut up in one of the great prisons of France. His name…
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