Hamilton Wright Mabie

• Dec-2005
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If the writer who ventures to say something more about books and their uses is wise, he will not begin with an apology; for he will know that, despite all that has been said and written on this engrossing theme, the interest of books is inexhaustible...

• May-2007
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We have always loved stories. people have always entertained each other by telling tales around the campfire; traveling storytellers were huge crowd-pullers. Many of these stories were passed down through the generations, largely unchanged.
"The...

• Jun-2007
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A comprehensive collection of tales and fairy stories edited by the American essayist, editor, critic, and lecturer. American culture is indebted to him for helping to spread, by his lectures as well as his writings, a love of good reading in the Uni...

• Nov-2007
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

• Jul-2008
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

• Mar-2009
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• Feb-2010
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This is a collection of tales edited by the American essayist, editor, critic, and lecturer Hamilton Wright Mabie. From the days of Hercules to those of Washington and Livingston, men of heroic spirit have not stopped to count the cost when a deed mu...

• Jul-2010
• / Fantasy
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Skyros Publishing is dedicated to reproducing the finest books ever written and letting readers of all ages experience a classic for the first time or revisit a past favorite. Hamilton Wright Mabie was an American writer and editor.Mabie's most famou...

• Apr-2011
• / Fantasy
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In those early days before magazines or newspapers or books the most learned men were ignorant of things which intelligent children know to-day. Only a very few men and women could read or write; and all kinds of beliefs about animals, birds, witches...

• Aug-2011
• / Fantasy
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Is this another collection of stupid poems and stories that children cannot use? Will they look hopelessly through this volume for poems and stories that suit them? Will they say despairingly, "This is too long," and "That is too hard," and "I don't ...

• Sep-2011
• / Fantasy
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This book is actually two books in one volume: "Myths Every Child Should Know" and "Legends Every Child Should Know." Both books are compilations of important myths and legends that have been passed down from storyteller to storyteller for thousands ...

• Dec-2011
• / General Fiction
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Meet Thor, Odin, Loke, Balder, and the other denizens of Asgard. The Eddas -- poems and tales from Norse mythology -- come to vivid life in Mabie’s faithful1882 retellings. Includes “The Making of the Hammer,” “The Making of the World,” “...

• Feb-2012
• / General Fiction
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Imaginative retellings of 17 ancient Norse tales, ranging from the creation of the world to the death of the gods. Included are Odin's trip to Mimer in search of knowledge, the making of Thor's hammer, the loss of Idun's wondrous apples, and the task...

• Mar-2012
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• Jun-2012
• / General Fiction
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A fantastic collection of 11 traditional tales, many of them forgotten classics that deserve to be rediscovered....

• Jun-2012
• / General Fiction
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Introduce a young reader in your life to the unparalleled thrill of legends and folk tales with this globe-spanning collection from Hamilton Wright Mabie. With tales from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, it's a comprehensive and easy-to-read comp...

• Jun-2012
• / General Fiction
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This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them....

• Nov-2014
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• Dec-2014
• / General Fiction
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This is a wonderful collection of myths and legends adapted for the young reader. It includes tales from ancient Greece, Scandinavia, Japan, India, Great Britain, and many other locations and civilisations. This is a fantastic collection for exposing...

• Dec-2014
• / General Fiction
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This wonderful collection of stories for children, contains a wealth of classic tales adapted for the younger reader. It includes 'Don Quixote', Gulliver's Travel', 'The Arabian Nights', 'The Pilgrim's Progress', &...

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The Shelf2Life Literature and Fiction Collection is a unique set of short stories, poems and novels from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. From tales of love, life and heartbreaking loss to humorous stories of ghost encounters, these volumes cap...

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

• / General Fiction
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A novel by the American essayist, editor, critic, and lecturer. American culture is indebted to him for helping to spread, by his lectures as well as his writings, a love of good reading in the United States....

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This early work by Hamilton Wright Mabie was part of 'The Young Folks Treasury' series and is designed to inform and entertain children. This instalment is a collection of fiction called 'Modern Tales and Animal Stories.'...