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Tales of Unrest

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924

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Short storiesAdventure stories, English
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Tanglewood Tales

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864

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Mythology, Classical -- Juvenile literature
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The Amateur

Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916

The Amateur — English source edition. Subject: Fiction.

FictionShort stories
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The Blue Fairy Book

Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912

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Fairy talesFolklore
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The Blue Flower

Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933

The Blue Flower — English source edition. Subject: Fiction.

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The Blue Jar Story Book

Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849; Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834; Lamb, Mary, 1764-1847; Mant, Alicia Catherine, -1869

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Short storiesChildren's stories
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The Book of Dragons

Nesbit, E. (Edith), 1858-1924; Fell, Herbert Granville, 1872-1951 [Illustrator]; Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert), 1869-1942 [Illustrator]

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Short storiesChildren's stories, EnglishDragons -- Fiction
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The Boys' and Girls' Herodotus Being Parts of the History of Herodotus, Edited for Boys and Girls

Herodotus, 481? BCE-421? BCE; White, John S. (John Stuart), 1847-1922 [Editor]

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History, Ancient -- Juvenile literatureGreece -- History -- Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C. -- Juvenile literatureGreece -- History -- To 146 B.C. -- Juvenile literature
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The Bravest of the Brave — or, with Peterborough in Spain

Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902

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Historical fictionPeterborough, Charles Mordaunt, Earl of, 1658-1735 -- Juvenile fictionSpanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714 -- Juvenile fiction
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