ANNOUNCEMENTS
by Aesop · from Æsop's Fables: A Version for Young Readers
Adapted Version
Do you like stories? Good! There is a big, big box. It is full of stories. And they are all for you!
So many stories to read. So many stories to love. Come and look inside the box. What is inside? Let us see!
The books are so pretty. They have red and blue covers. They feel nice in your hands.
The words inside are big. They are easy to read. And the pictures! Oh, the pictures! Each book has pretty pictures. Colors are all around.
The stories come from all around. They come from far, far away. There are many, many stories inside.
Stories about bears and foxes. Stories about magic. Stories about brave children. Stories about kings and queens.
Each story is so fun. Each story is so special. Kids all around love these stories.
Some stories are about a fox. A clever fox wants some grapes. But he can not get them!
Some stories are fairy tales. Princes and princesses live in them. One story is about a man. He lives all alone on an island.
One has a girl named Alice. She goes to a strange, fun land. A brave boy finds gold too. He finds it on an island.
Each book is new fun.
One man goes to a tiny land. The people there are so small! And one mom and dad live on an island. They build a house in the trees. What fun that is!
Some very kind people love stories. They love stories so, so much. They put all the books in one place.
Then some story helpers come along. They put the stories on screens. Now you can read on a screen! You can read on a tablet too.
The stories are not just in books. They are on screens too. Stories are all around now.
And here is the best part. These stories are for all of us. They are free!
You can read them. Your mom can read them. Your dad can read them. You can share them with friends. They are for you and me.
You can read these stories any time. You can read them at home. You can read them at school.
You can even print them out. Give them to a friend! Stories are a gift. A gift for all of us.
So pick a story. Read it. Love it. Share it. Stories are for you and me.
Now... which story do you want first?
Original Story
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CLASSICS FOR CHILDREN
This popular series of classics is now in process of revision. Distinguishing features of the new volumes are the attractive bindings, the clear and inviting type page, and the many drawings by well-known illustrators of children’s books. The series now includes over fifty volumes of the best in the world’s literature, and the titles have been chosen for their genuine appeal to young people.
Æsop: Fables (Stickney). Illustrated by Bull
The Herford Æsop. Fifty Fables in Verse. Illustrated by the author
Andersen: Fairy Tales.
First Series (Stickney). Illustrated by Hart
Second Series (Stickney). Illustrated by Hart
Arabian Nights’ Entertainments (Lane). Illustrated by Winckler
Bunyan: Pilgrim’s Progress. Illustrated by Bennett
Burt: Stories from Plato and other Classic Writers
Carroll: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Long). Illustrated by Herford
Cervantes: Don Quixote (Wheaton)
Chamisso: Peter Schlemihl (Alger)
Chesterfield: Letters (Ginn)
Church: Stories of the Old World. Illustrated by Copeland
Cooper: The Spy (Griffin). Illustrated by Bridgman
Defoe: Robinson Crusoe (Trent). Illustrated by Copeland
Dickens: Tale of Two Cities (Linn)
Dodge: Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates (Lowe). Illustrated by Gallagher
Epictetus (Ginn)
Ewing: Jackanapes (Bryant). Illustrated by Gallagher
Fiske-Irving: Washington and his Country
Fouqué: Undine (Alger)
Francillon: Gods and Heroes. Illustrated by Gallagher
Franklin: Autobiography (Montgomery and Trent)
Goldsmith: Vicar of Wakefield (Montgomery)
Grimm: Fairy Tales. Part I (Wiltse)
Part II (Wiltse)
Grote and Ségur: Two Great Retreats
Hale: Man without a Country
Hughes: Tom Brown’s School-Days (Bradby). Illustrated by Hugh Thomson
Hugo: Jean Valjean (Wiltse)
Irving: Alhambra (Robinson). Illustrated by Black
Sketch Book (Six Selections) (Sprague and Scates)
Jefferies: Sir Bevis (Kelley)
Johnson: Rasselas
Kingsley: The Heroes (Ball). Illustrated by Otho Cushing
Water Babies (Stickney). Illustrated by Young
Lamb: Adventures of Ulysses (Ball). Illustrated by Cushing
Tales from Shakespeare. With full-page illustrations
Litchfield: Nine Worlds
Marcus Aurelius (Ginn)
Martineau: The Peasant and the Prince (Bryant). With illustrations
Montgomery: Heroic Ballads
Plutarch: Lives (Ginn). Illustrated by Dwiggins
Ramée (Ouida): Bimbi
Ruskin: King of the Golden River. Illustrations after those of Doyle
Selections (Ginn)
Saintine: Picciola (Alger)
Scott: Guy Mannering (Yonge)
Ivanhoe (Lewis). Illustrations after those in the Abbotsford Edition
Lady of the Lake (Ginn)
Lay of the Last Minstrel (Allen). Illustrated by Reilly Marmion
Quentin Durward (Bruère)
Rob Roy (Yonge)
Tales of a Grandfather (Ginn)
The Talisman (Holbrook)
Southey: Life of Nelson (Blaisdell)
Spyri: Heidi (Dole)
Stevenson: Treasure Island (Hersey)
Swift: Gulliver’s Travels (Robinson). Illustrated by Copeland
Wyss: Swiss Family Robinson (Stickney). Illustrated by Copeland
GINN AND COMPANY Publishers
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- An announcement introduces a revised series of 'Classics for Children'.
- The announcement highlights the new volumes' attractive bindings, clear type, and illustrations by well-known artists.
- It states that the series now includes over fifty volumes of world literature, chosen for young people's appeal.
- A detailed list of titles, authors, editors, and illustrators is provided, including 'Æsop: Fables', 'Andersen: Fairy Tales', 'Arabian Nights’ Entertainments', and many more.
- The list concludes with 'Gulliver’s Travels' and 'Swiss Family Robinson'.
- The publisher, GINN AND COMPANY, is identified.
- A note from Project Gutenberg indicates the end of the ebook and explains that updated editions will replace old ones.
- It clarifies that these works are not protected by U.S. copyright, allowing free copying and distribution in the U.S.
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