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The Vicar Of Azay-le-rideau by Honore de Balzac
In those days the priests no longer took any woman in legitimate marriage, but kept good mistresses as pretty as…
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Alexander and Bucephalus by James Baldwin
One day King Philip bought a fine horse called Bu-ceph´a-lus. He was a noble an-i-mal, and the king paid a…
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Androclus and the Lion by James Baldwin
In Rome there was once a poor slave whose name was Androclus. His master was a cruel man, and so…
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Antonio Canova by James Baldwin
A good many years ago there lived in Italy a little boy whose name was An-to´ni-o Ca-no´va. He lived with…
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Arnold Winkelried by James Baldwin
A great army was marching into Swit-zer-land. If it should go much farther, there would be no driving it out…
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A Story of Robin Hood by James Baldwin
In the rude days of King Richard and King John there were many great woods in England. The most famous…
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Bruce and the Spider by James Baldwin
There was once a king of Scotland whose name was Robert Bruce. He had need to be both brave and…
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Casabianca by James Baldwin
There was a great battle at sea. One could hear nothing but the roar of the big guns. The air…
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Cornelia’s Jewels by James Baldwin
It was a bright morning in the old city of Rome many hundred years ago. In a vine-covered summer-house in…
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Damon and Pythias by James Baldwin
A young man whose name was Pyth´i-as had done something which the tyrant Dionysius did not like. For this offense…
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