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Fifty Famous Stories Retold

by James Baldwin Author

A collection of stories admirably retold by James Baldwin. Selecting the best of our literary heritage, Baldwin cast it into a form that delights children of all ages. Beginning with stories of heroes from British history, including King Alfred and the Cakes, King Canute on the Seashore, and Bruce and the Spider, the book moves on to tales of other lands. From Ancient Greece come stories of The Brave Three Hundred, Alexander and Bucepahlus, and Diogenes the Wise Man. Introducing the history of Rome are the Story of Cincinnatus, Horatius at the Bridge, and Julius Caesar. The stories of William Tell, Arnold Winkelried, and Robin Hood impart a bit of the flavor of the Middle Ages. Rounding out the collection are a number of timeless tales that show heroes in action: Damon and Pythias, The Sword of Damocles, Picciola, and The King and His Hawk.

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Additional Details

Resource Type
Book
ISBN
1599150069
Print Status
In Print
Stories
50
Pages
200
Suggested Grades
1st - 5th
Publisher
Yesterday's Classics
Copyright
2005
Written
1896

Stories

  • 8 Bruce and the Spider
  • 9 The Black Douglas
  • 46 Whittington and His Cat
  • 45 The Inchcape Rock
  • 13 Sir Philip Sidney
  • 18 George Washington and His Hatchet
  • 47 Casabianca
  • 49 Picciola
  • 23 How Napoleon Crossed the Alps
  • 44 Maximilian and the Goose Boy
  • 48 Antonio Canova
  • 19 Grace Darling
  • 40 The Kingdoms
  • 1 King Alfred and the Cakes
  • 2 King Alfred and the Beggar
  • 3 King Canute on the Seashore
  • 4 The Sons of William the Conqueror
  • 5 The White Ship
  • 6 King John and the Abbot
  • 7 A Story of Robin Hood
  • 10 Three Men of Gotham
  • 11 Other Wise Men of Gotham
  • 12 The Miller of the Dee
  • 14 The Ungrateful Soldier
  • 15 Sir Humphrey Gilbert
  • 16 Sir Walter Raleigh
  • 17 Pocahontas
  • 20 The Story of William Tell
  • 21 Arnold Winkelried
  • 22 The Bell of Atri
  • 24 The Story of Cincinnatus
  • 25 The Story of Regulus
  • 26 Cornelia's Jewels
  • 27 Androclus and the Lion
  • 28 Horatius at the Bridge
  • 29 Julius Caesar
  • 30 The Sword of Damocles
  • 31 Damon and Pythias
  • 32 A Laconic Answer
  • 33 The Ungrateful Guest
  • 34 Alexander and Bucephalus
  • 35 Diogenes the Wise Man
  • 36 The Brave Three Hundred
  • 37 Socrates and His House
  • 38 The King and His Hawk
  • 39 Doctor Goldsmith
  • 41 The Barmecide Feast
  • 42 The Endless Tale
  • 43 The Blind Men and the Elephant
  • 50 Mignon

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