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Young Folks' Treasury, Volume 3

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Hamilton Wright Mabie

Another wonderful compilation of stories edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie! This volume, the 3rd of 12, contains 2 main sections: Classic Tale…

James Fenimore Cooper The Boy of Otsego Hall: 1789-1851

In Historic Boyhoods

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Rupert S. Holland

Most boys grow up to be honest, maybe even good, men, but do not stand out from the crowd. Occasionally, along comes a boy who is destined, …

Chapter V. Of Whittington’s Cat, and another Cat that visited Strange Countries

In The Book of Cats

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Charles Henry Ross

One day, ever so long ago, it struck me that I should like to try and write a book about Cats. I mentioned the idea to some of my friends: t…

Why Brother Bear Has No Tail

In Folk Tales Every Child Should Know

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Hamilton Wright Mabie

We have always loved stories. people have always entertained each other by telling tales around the campfire; traveling storytellers were hu…

The Groom's Encore

In Songs of the Road

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Although best known for the creation of the detective Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle did not only write works of mystery and of adventu…

Poems by Robert Hillyer

In Eight Harvard Poets

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Robert Hillyer and John Dos Passos

"I will wade outtill my thighs are steeped in burn-ing flowersI will take the sun in my mouthand leap into the ripe airAlivewith closed…

The Book Of Years, Part 1

In The Doctor's Christmas Eve

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James Lane Allen

A gentle reminiscence of a fictional country doctor as the year is drawing to a close. Unlike city doctors, the personal and professional li…