Literature
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The Story of Cincinnatus by James Baldwin
There was a man named Cin-cin-na´tus who lived on a little farm not far from the city of Rome. He…
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The Story of Regulus by James Baldwin
On the other side of the sea from Rome there was once a great city named Car-thage. The Roman people…
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The Story of William Tell by James Baldwin
The people of Switzerland were not always free and happy as they are to-day. Many years ago a proud tyrant,…
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The Sword of Damocles by James Baldwin
There was once a king whose name was Di-o-nys´i-us. He was so unjust and cruel that he won for himself…
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The Ungrateful Guest by James Baldwin
Among the soldiers of King Philip there was a poor man who had done some brave deeds. He had pleased…
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The Ungrateful Soldier by James Baldwin
Here is another story of the bat-tle-field, and it is much like the one which I have just told you.…
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The White Ship by James Baldwin
King Henry, the Handsome Scholar, had one son, named William, whom he dearly loved. The young man was noble and…
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The Young Scout: Andrew Jackson by James Baldwin
Baldwin wrote many biographies for children, including this story about Andrew Jackson called The Young Scout. It was published in his…
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Three Men of Gotham by James Baldwin
There is a town in England called Go-tham, and many merry stories are told of the queer people who used…
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Whittington and his Cat by James Baldwin
I. THE CITY. There was once a little boy whose name was Richard Whit´ting-ton; but everybody called him Dick. His…
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