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Diogenes the Wise Man by James Baldwin
At Cor-inth, in Greece, there lived a very wise man whose name was Di-og´e-nes. Men came from all parts of…
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Doctor Goldsmith by James Baldwin
There was once a kind man whose name was Oliver Gold-smith. He wrote many de-light-ful books, some of which you…
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George Washington and His Hatchet by James Baldwin
When George Washington was quite a little boy, his father gave him a hatchet. It was bright and new, and…
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Grace Darling by James Baldwin
It was a dark Sep-tem-ber morning. There was a storm at sea. A ship had been driven on a low…
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Horatius at the Bridge by James Baldwin
Once there was a war between the Roman people and the E-trus´cans who lived in the towns on the other…
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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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