Classics of Children's Literature

, by Griffith, John W.; Frey, Charles H.

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This anthology provides¿in a convenient, readable and economical format¿the most celebrated and enduring children's literary works. Unlike other surveys of children's literature that present a large number of samples, excerpts and synopses of many kinds and genres in the field,Classic of Children's Literatureprovides novels, stories, and fairy tales in their entirety.Featured selections include: E. B. White's modern masterpiece,Charlotte's Web; Margery William Bianco's classic fantasy,The Velveteen Rabbit; the Mowgli stories from Rudyard Kipling'sThe Jungle Books; and an array of children's verses: John Newbery'sMother Goose's Melody, Heinrich Hoffman'sStruwwelpeter, nonsense verse by Edward Lear, and sixteen poems from Robert Louis Stevenson'sA Child's Garden of Verses.For literature enthusiasts.

Preface

xix

Introduction

(2)

Charles Perrault (1628--1703)

(18)

The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods

(5)

Little Red Riding-hood

(1)

Blue Beard

(3)

The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots

(3)

Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper

(4)

Mme Le Prince De Beaumont (1711--1780)

(9)

Beauty and the Beast

(8)

John Newbery (1713--1767)

(6)

I won't be my father's Jack

(1)

Three wise men of Gotham

(1)

There was an old woman

(1)

Ding dong bell

(1)

Little Tom Tucker

(1)

Se saw, Margery Daw

(1)

Great A, little a

(1)

High diddle diddle

(1)

Ride a cock horse

(1)

Cock a doodle doo

(1)

Jack and Gill

(1)

Hush-a-by baby

(1)

Little Jack Horner

(1)

Pease-porridge hot

(1)

Jack Sprat

(1)

Tell tale tit

(1)

Patty cake, patty cake

(1)

When I was a little boy

(1)

This pig went to market

(1)

There was a man of Thessaly

(1)

Bah, bah, black sheep

(1)

There were two blackbirds

(1)

Boys and girls come out to play

(1)

Dickery, dickery, dock

(1)

The Brothers Grimm (Jacob, 1785--1863; Wilhelm, 1786--1859)

(50)

Snow-white

(5)

The Frog Prince

(3)

Hansel and Grethel

(4)

Rumpelstiltskin

(2)

Mother Hulda

(2)

The Bremen Town Musicians

(2)

Aschenputtel

(5)

The Fisherman and His Wife

(5)

The Brave Little Tailor

(5)

The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids

(2)

Rapunzel

(2)

The Robber Bridegroom

(2)

The Almond Tree

(6)

The Sleeping Beauty

(3)

Hans Christian Andersen (1805--1875)

(52)

The Snow Queen: A Tale in Seven Stories

(17)

First Story Deals with a Mirror and Its Fragments

(1)

Second Story About a Little Boy and a Little Girl

(3)

Third Story The Garden of the Woman Learned in Magic

(4)

Fourth Story The Prince and the Princess

(4)

Fifth Story The Little Robber Girl

(2)

Sixth Story The Lapp Woman and the Finn Woman

101

(2)

Seventh Story What Happened in the Snow Queen's Palace and Afterwards

103

(2)

The Little Mermaid

105

(12)

The Princess and the Pea

117

(1)

The Tinder Box

118

(4)

The Little Match Girl

122

(1)

The Swineherd

123

(3)

The Emperor's New Clothes

126

(3)

The Steadfast Tin Soldier

129

(2)

The Ugly Duckling

131

(7)

Heinrich Hoffmann (1809--1894)

138

(25)

Struwwelpeter

139

(24)

Merry Stories and Funny Pictures

139

(1)

Shock-headed Peter

140

(1)

Cruel Frederick

141

(3)

The Dreadful Story of Harriet and the Matches

144

(2)

The Story of the Inky Boys

146

(4)

The Story of the Man that went out Shooting

150

(3)

The Story of Little Suck-a-Thumb

153

(2)

The Story of Augustus who would not have any Soup

155

(1)

The Story of Fidgety Philip

156

(3)

The Story of Johnny Head-in-Air

159

(3)

The Story of Flying Robert

162

(1)

Peter Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe (1812-1885; 1813--1882)

163

(8)

East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon

164

(6)

The Three Billy-Goats Gruff

170

(1)

Edward Lear (1812--1888)

171

(10)

There was an Old Man in a tree

173

(1)

There was an Old Man in a boat

173

(1)

There was an Old Person of Philoe

173

(1)

There was an Old Man of the Dee

174

(1)

There was an Old Man who said, ``How''

174

(1)

There was an Old Man who said, ``Hush!''

174

(1)

There was an Old Person of Bangor

175

(1)

There was an Old Man with a beard

175

(1)

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat

176

(2)

The Dong with a Luminous Nose

178

(3)

Louisa May Alcott (1832--1888)

181

(141)

Little Women

183

(139)

Preface

183

(1)

Playing Pilgrims

183

(7)

A Merry Christmas

190

(6)

The Laurence Boy

196

(6)

Burdens

202

(7)

Being Neighborly

209

(7)

Beth Finds the Palace Beautiful

216

(4)

Amy's Valley of Humiliation

220

(4)

Jo Meets Apollyon

224

(7)

Meg Goes to Vanity Fair

231

(9)

The P. C. and P. O.

240

(6)

Experiments

246

(7)

Camp Laurence

253

(11)

Castles in the Air

264

(6)

Secrets

270

(5)

A Telegram

275

(5)

Letters

280

(6)

Little Faithful

286

(4)

Dark Days

290

(4)

Amy's Will

294

(5)

Confidential

299

(4)

Laurie Makes Mischief, and Jo Makes Peace

303

(7)

Pleasant Meadows

310

(5)

Aunt March Settles the Question

315

(7)

Lewis Carroll (1832--1898)

322

(53)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

323

(52)

Down the Rabbit-Hole

325

(3)

The Pool of Tears

328

(3)

A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale

331

(3)

The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill

334

(5)

Advice from a Caterpillar

339

(5)

Pig and Pepper

344

(4)

A Mad Tea-Party

348

(5)

The Queen's Croquet-Ground

353

(4)

The Mock Turtle's Story

357

(5)

The Lobster-Quadrille

362

(4)

Who Stole the Tarts?

366

(4)

Alice's Evidence

370

(5)

Mark Twain (1835--1910)

375

(119)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

377

(117)

Preface

377

(1)

Y-o-u-u Tom---Aunt Polly Decides upon Her Duty---Tom Practices Music---The Challenge---A Private Entrance

377

(5)

Strange Temptations---Strategic Movements---The Innocents Beguiled

382

(3)

Tom as General---Triumph and Reward---Dismal Felicity---Commission and Omission

385

(3)

Mental Acrobatics---Attending Sunday School---the Superintendent---``Showing Off''---Tom Lionized

388

(6)

A Useful Minister---In Church---The Climax

394

(3)

Self-Examination---Dentistry---The Midnight Charm---Witches and Devils---Cautious Approaches---Happy Hours

397

(6)

A Treaty Entered Into---Early Lessons---A Mistake Made

403

(3)

Tom Decides on His Course---Old Scenes Re-enacted

406

(3)

A Solemn Situation---Grave Subjects Introduced---Injun Joe Explains

409

(4)

The Solemn Oath---Terror Brings Repentance---Mental Punishment

413

(3)

Muff Potter Comes Himself---Tom's Conscience at Work

416

(3)

Tom Shows His Generosity---Aunt Polly Weakens

419

(2)

The Young Pirates---Going to the Rendezvous---The Campfire Talk

421

(4)

Camp Life---A Sensation---Tom Steals away from Camp

425

(4)

Tom Reconnoiters---Learns the Situation---Reports at Camp

429

(2)

A Day's Amusements---Tom Reveals a Secret---The Pirates Take a Lesson---A Night Surprise---An Indian War

431

(5)

Memories of the Lost Heroes---The Point in Tom's Secret

436

(2)

Tom's Feelings Investigated---Wonderful Dream---Becky Thatcher Overshadowed---Tom Becomes Jealous---Black Revenge

438

(5)

Tom Tells the Truth

443

(1)

Becky in a Dilemma---Tom's Nobility Asserts Itself

444

(3)

Youthful Eloquence---Compositions by the Young Ladies---A Lengthy Vision---The Boys' Vengeance Satisfied

447

(4)

Tom's Confidence Betrayed---Expects Signal Punishment

451

(1)

Old Muff's Friends---Muff Potter in Court---Muff Potter Saved

452

(4)

Tom as the Village Hero---Days of Splendor and Nights of Horror---Pursuit of Injun Joe

456

(1)

About Kings and Diamonds---Search for the Treasure---Dead People and Ghosts

457

(4)

The Haunted House---Sleepy Ghosts---A Box of Gold---Bitter Luck

461

(4)

Doubts to Be Settled---The Young Detectives

465

(2)

An Attempt at Number Two---Huck Mounts Guard

467

(2)

The Picnic---Huck on Injun Joe's Track---The ``Revenge'' Job---Aid for the Widow

469

(4)

The Welshman Reports---Huck Under Fire---The Story Circulated---A New Sensation---Hope Giving Way to Despair

473

(4)

An Exploring Expedition---Trouble Commences---Lost in the Cave---Total Darkness---Found but Not Saved

477

(5)

Tom Tells the Story of Their Escape---Tom's Enemy in Safe Quarters

482

(2)

The Fate of Injun Joe---Huck and Tom Compare Notes---An Expedition to the Cave---Protection Against Ghosts---``An Awful Snug Place''---A Reception at the Widow Douglas'

484

(5)

Springing a Secret---Mr. Jones' Surprise a Failure

489

(2)

A New Order of Things---Poor Huck---New Adventures Planned

491

(2)

Conclusion

493

(1)

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850--1894)

494

(122)

Treasure Island

496

(111)

To the Hesitating Purchaser

496

(1)

Part One The Old Buccaneer

The Old Sea-Dog at the Admiral Benbow

497

(3)

Black Dog Appears and Disappears

500

(3)

The Black Spot

503

(3)

The Sea-Chest

506

(3)

The Last of the Blind Man

509

(3)

The Captain's Papers

512

(4)

Part Two The Sea-Cook

I Go to Bristol

516

(4)

At the Sign of the Spy-glass

520

(3)

Powder and Arms

523

(3)

The Voyage

526

(3)

What I Heard in the Apple Barrel

529

(3)

Council of War

532

(3)

Part Three My Shore Adventure

How My Shore Adventure Began

535

(3)

The First Blow

538

(3)

The Man of the Island

541

(4)

Part Four The Stockade

Narrative Continued by the Doctor: How the Ship Was Abandoned

545

(3)

Narrative Continued by the Doctor: The Jolly-Boat's Last Trip

548

(2)

Narrative Continued by the Doctor: End of the First Day's Fighting

550

(3)

Narrative Resumed by Jim Hawkins: The Garrison in the Stockade

553

(3)

Silver's Embassy

556

(3)

The Attack

559

(3)

Part Five My Sea Adventure

How My Sea Adventure Began

562

(3)

The Ebb-Tide Runs

565

(3)

The Cruise of the Coracle

568

(3)

I Strike the Jolly Roger

571

(3)

Israel Hands

574

(4)

``Pieces of Eight''

578

(3)

Part Six Captain Silver

In the Enemy's Camp

581

(5)

The Black Spot Again

586

(4)

On Parole

590

(3)

The Treasure-Hunt---Flint's Pointer

593

(4)

The Treasure-Hunt---The Voice Among the Trees

597

(3)

The Fall of a Chieftain

600

(3)

And Last

603

(4)

From A Child's Garden of Verses

607

(9)

Whole Duty of Children

607

(1)

Rain

607

(1)

Windy Nights

607

(1)

Travel

607

(2)

The Land of Counterpane

609

(1)

The Land of Nod

609

(1)

My Shadow

610

(1)

Marching Song

610

(1)

The Cow

611

(1)

Happy Thought

611

(1)

The Wind

611

(1)

The Swing

612

(1)

North-West Passage

612

(2)

Summer Sun

614

(1)

Autumn Fires

614

(1)

To Any Reader

615

(1)

Joseph Jacobs (1854--1916)

616

(19)

Tom Tit Tot

617

(3)

Jack and the Beanstalk

620

(4)

The Story of the Three Little Pigs

624

(2)

The Story of the Three Bears

626

(2)

Henny-Penny

628

(1)

Molly Whuppie

629

(2)

Lazy Jack

631

(1)

Johnny-Cake

632

(2)

Master of All Masters

634

(1)

Kenneth Grahame (1859--1932)

635

(90)

The Wind in the Willows

637

(88)

The River Bank

637

(6)

The Open Road

643

(7)

The Wild Wood

650

(7)

Mr. Badger

657

(6)

Dulce Domum

663

(9)

Mr. Toad

672

(6)

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

678

(6)

Toad's Adventures

684

(7)

Wayfarers All

691

(8)

The Further Adventures of Toad

699

(9)

``Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears''

708

(9)

The Return of Ulysses

717

(8)

James M. Barrie (1860--1937)

725

(81)

Peter Pan

727

(79)

Peter Breaks Through

727

(4)

The Shadow

731

(5)

Come Away, Come Away!

736

(7)

The Flight

743

(5)

The Island Come True

748

(6)

The Little House

754

(5)

The Home Under the Ground

759

(3)

The Mermaids' Lagoon

762

(7)

The Never Bird

769

(2)

The Happy Home

771

(3)

Wendy's Story

774

(5)

The Children Are Carried Off

779

(2)

Do You Believe in Fairies?

781

(5)

The Pirate Ship

786

(3)

``Hook or Me This Time''

789

(6)

The Return Home

795

(4)

When Wendy Grew Up

799

(7)

Rudyard Kipling (1865--1936)

806

(77)

Mowgli's Brothers

808

(12)

Hunting Song of the Seeonee Pack

819

(1)

Kaa's Hunting

820

(14)

Road-Song of the Bandar-Log

833

(1)

How Fear Came

834

(10)

The Law of the Jungle

843

(1)

``Tiger-Tiger!''

844

(11)

Mowgli's Song

853

(2)

Red Dog

855

(14)

Chil's Song

868

(1)

The Spring Running

869

(14)

The Outsong

880

(3)

Beatrix Potter (1866--1943)

883

(29)

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

886

(26)

L. M. Montgomery (1874--1942)

912

(161)

Anne of Green Gables

915

(158)

Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Surprised

915

(4)

Matthew Cuthbert Is Surprised

919

(8)

Marilla Cuthbert Is Surprised

927

(3)

Morning at Green Gables

930

(4)

Anne's History

934

(3)

Marilla Makes Up Her Mind

937

(3)

Anne Says Her Prayers

940

(2)

Anne's Bringing-Up Is Begun

942

(5)

Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Properly Horrified

947

(4)

Anne's Apology

951

(4)

Anne's Impressions of Sunday-School

955

(3)

A Solemn Vow and Promise

958

(3)

The Delights of Anticipation

961

(3)

Anne's Confession

964

(4)

A Tempest in the School Teapot

968

(8)

Diana Is Invited to Tea with Tragic Results

976

(6)

A New Interest in Life

982

(4)

Anne to the Rescue

986

(5)

A Concert, a Catastrophe, and a Confession

991

(6)

A Good Imagination Gone Wrong

997

(4)

A New Departure in Flavourings

1001

(5)

Anne Is Invited Out to Tea

1006

(3)

Anne Comes to Grief in an Affair of Honour

1009

(3)

Miss Stacy and Her Pupils Get Up a Concert

1012

(2)

Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves

1014

(6)

The Story Club Is Formed

1020

(4)

Vanity and Vexation of Spirit

1024

(3)

An Unfortunate Lily Maid

1027

(5)

An Epoch in Anne's Life

1032

(4)

The Queen's Class Is Organized

1036

(7)

Where the Brook and River Meet

1043

(3)

The Pass List Is Out

1046

(4)

The Hotel Concert

1050

(5)

A Queen's Girl

1055

(4)

The Winter at Queen's

1059

(2)

The Glory and the Dream

1061

(3)

The Reaper Whose Name Is Death

1064

(4)

The Bend in the Road

1068

(5)

Margery Williams Bianco (1880--1944)

1073

(20)

The Velveteen Rabbit, or How Toys Become Real

1075

(18)

E. B. White (1899--1985)

1093

(79)

Charlotte's Web

1095

(77)

Before Breakfast

1095

(3)

Wilbur

1098

(2)

Escape

1100

(5)

Loneliness

1105

(3)

Charlotte

1108

(4)

Summer Days

1112

(3)

Bad News

1115

(1)

A Talk at Home

1116

(1)

Wilbur's Boast

1117

(5)

An Explosion

1122

(5)

The Miracle

1127

(4)

A Meeting

1131

(2)

Good Progress

1133

(6)

Dr. Dorian

1139

(3)

The Crickets

1142

(2)

Off to the Fair

1144

(5)

Uncle

1149

(3)

The Cool of the Evening

1152

(3)

The Egg Sac

1155

(4)

The Hour of Triumph

1159

(3)

Last Day

1162

(4)

A Warm Wind

1166

(6)

Index of Authors, Titles, and First Lines

1172

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Classics of Children's Literature

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