Norman Hinsdale Pitman

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  • Bibliography:
    26 Books
  • First Book:
    July 2008
  • Latest Book:
    December 2014
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Book List in Order: 26 titles

  • Chinese Playmates, Or, the Boy Gleaners

    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...

  • A Chinese Wonder Book

    The winter had been a hard one: extreme cold deep snow and violent winds. The Wang house had suffered greatly. The roof had fallen in weighed down by heavy snow. Then a hurricane had blown a wall over and Ming-li the son up all night and exposed to a...

  • The Talking Fish And Other Stories

    This Book is related to short stories for children which are very interesting and popular and children like this type of stories ,this book name is The Talking Fish and author name is Norman Hinsdale Pitman which put lot of efforts to make the stori...

  • The Chinese Wonder Book: A Classic Collection of Chinese Tales

    The Chinese Wonder Book contains some of the most beloved Chinese folktales.Originally published in 1919, this book has thrilled and amused children and adults for generations, and served as an accessible introduction to Chinese folklore for countles...

  • Fish Tales for Kids

    Eight short stories about fish are selected from several books of fairy tales by Andrew Lang and others. These tales are designed to be fascinating reading for young children. The tales are: (1) The Talking Fish, (2) The Girl-Fish, (3) A Fish Story, ...

  • Bamboo and the Turtle

    On the day when this story opens, just as the last horseman had passed out of sight among the cedars, Bamboo chanced to look up toward one of the smaller temple buildings of which his father was the keeper. It was the house through which the visitors...

  • The Golden Beetle

    The winter had been a hard one: extreme cold, deep snow, and violent winds. The Wang house had suffered greatly. The roof had fallen in, weighed down by heavy snow. Then a hurricane had blown a wall over, and Ming-li, the son, up all night and expose...

  • How Footbinding Started

    Chow-sin was pleased with this suggestion and doubtless would have followed it had not his Prime Minister begged him to postpone issuing the order. "Your Imperial Highness," began the official, "since you have been pleased once or twice to follow my ...

  • Lu-San, Daughter of Heaven

    Lu-san's father was a fisherman. His life had been one long fight against poverty. He was ignorant and wicked. He had no more feeling of love for his wife and five children than for the street dogs of his native city. Over and over he had threatened ...



  • The Mad Goose and the Tiger Forest

    "Yes, yes, perfectly sure, for he has no friends," replied the gander. "Besides, I was in the house just before he locked up for the night, and I saw neither hair nor hide of any other person." "Then he must be a fairy in disguise " announced Hu-lin ...

  • The Nodding Tiger

    "There are many wild beasts in the mountains," he said, shaking his head as he walked away with her, thinking to prepare the frightened woman for the worst, "and I fear that your son has been carried off by one of them." Widow T'ang gave a scream of ...

  • The Princess Kwan-Yin

    "But, most exalted father," faltered the princess, "I am not ready to be married." "Not ready, child Why, are you not eighteen? Are not the daughters of our nation often wedded long before they reach that age? Because of your desire for learning I h...

  • The Talking Fish

    "What do they care for a man when he is sick?" he muttered. "My good friend Sing is doubtless even now enjoying his afternoon nap, with a servant standing by to fan him, and a block of ice near his head to cool the air. What does he care if I die of ...

  • The Two Jugglers

    At the hour when these strangers entered the public square, a large crowd had gathered, for it was a feast day, and every one was bent on having a good time. All the people seemed very happy. Some, seated in little open-air booths, were eating, drink...

  • The Wooden Tablet

    "All right, father, I'll do what you tell me; but suppose the foreign soldiers should come while you are gone? I heard that they were over at T'ang Shu yesterday and burned the village. If they should come here, what must I do?" Mr. Lin laughed heart...

  • The Golden Nugget

  • The Great Bell - A Chinese Folk Tale

  • The Mad Goose and the Tiger Forest - Chinese Folk Tale

  • The Man Who Would Not Scold - Chinese Folk Tale

    The Men Who Would Be Kings is a set of rules designed for fighting historical or Hollywood colonial battles in the mid to late 19th Century, from the Indian Mutiny to the Boxer Rebellion. Large scale colonial clashes tended to be one-sided affairs, b...



  • The Nodding Tiger - A Chinese Folk Tale

  • The Phantom Vessel - A Chinese Folk Tale

  • The Princess Kwan - A Chinese Folk Tale

  • The Strange Tale of Doctor Dog - A Chinese Folk Tale

  • Bamboo and the Turtle - Chinese Folk Tale

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  • How Footbinding Started in China

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  • The Talking Fish - A Chinese Folk Tale

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Norman Hinsdale Pitman has published 26 books.

Norman Hinsdale Pitman does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Golden Nugget, was published in December 2014.

The first book by Norman Hinsdale Pitman, Chinese Playmates, Or, the Boy Gleaners, was published in July 2008.

No. Norman Hinsdale Pitman does not write books in series.
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