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African

Book Title	Genre
The Story of David Livingstone by Golding	Biography
Cecil Rhodes by Colvin	Biography
The Story of H. M. Stanley by Golding	Biography
West African Folk-Tales by Barker	Folk Tales
Native Fairy Tales of South Africa by McPherson	Folk Tales
The Land of the Golden Trade by Lang	History
South Africa by Colvin	History
With Stanley on the Congo by Douglas	History
Oom Paul's People by Hillegas	History
With the Boer Forces by Hillegas	History
My Apingi Kingdom by du Chaillu	History
The Country of the Dwarfs by du Chaillu	History
Wild Life Under the Equator by du Chaillu	History
Stories of the Gorilla Country by du Chaillu	History
Lost in the Jungle by du Chaillu	History

American

Book Title	Genre
Four Great Americans by Baldwin	Biography
Builders of our Country Vol. I by Southworth	Biography
Builders of our Country Vol. II by Southworth	Biography
Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans by Eggleston	Biography
Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains by Eastman	Biography
Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers by McSpadden	Biography
Famous Indian Chiefs I Have Known by Howard	Biography
King Philip by Abbott	Biography
The Story of Abraham Lincoln by Hamilton	Biography
Kit Carson by Abbott	Biography
Adventures of Chevalier de La Salle by Abbott	Biography
Bird Woman—Sacajawea by Schultz	Biography
The Story of Theodore Roosevelt by McSpadden	Biography
Boys' Life of Edison by Meadowcroft	Biography
Heroes of Progress in America by Morris	Biography
True Stories of Our Presidents by Morris	Biography
Four American Inventors by Perry	Biography
Four American Indians by Perry	Biography
Twelve Naval Captains by Seawell	Biography
The Story of Harriet Beecher Stowe by MacArthur	Biography
Up from Slavery by Washington	Biography
The Story of Thomas Jefferson by McSpadden	Biography
Four American Patriots by Burton	Biography
Miles Standish by Abbott	Biography
With Lieutenant Pike by Sabin	Exploration
Ruth of Boston by Otis Kaler	Fiction
Seth of Colorado by Otis Kaler	Fiction
The Man Without a Country by Hale	Fiction
The Eskimo Twins by Perkins	Fiction
Hannah of Kentucky by Otis Kaler	Fiction
Calvert of Maryland by Otis Kaler	Fiction
Benjamin of Ohio by Otis Kaler	Fiction
Antione of Oregon by Otis Kaler	Fiction
Mary of Plymouth by Otis Kaler	Fiction
The Puritan Twins by Perkins	Fiction
Into Mexico with General Scott by Sabin	Fiction
With the Indians in the Rockies by Schultz	Fiction
Gold Seeker's of '49 by Sabin	Fiction
Opening the West with Lewis and Clark by Sabin	Fiction
The Gold Cache by Schultz	Fiction
Martha of California by Otis Kaler	Fiction
Philip of Texas by Otis Kaler	Fiction
Peter of New Amsterdam by Otis Kaler	Fiction
Richard of Jamestown by Otis Kaler	Fiction
Stephen of Philadelphia by Otis Kaler	Fiction
Uncle Remus His Songs and Sayings by Harris	Folk Tales
American History Stories�Volume I by Pratt	History
American History Stories�Volume II by Pratt	History
American History Stories�Volume III. by Pratt	History
American History Stories�Volume IV by Pratt	History
Historical Tales: 2�American by Morris	History
This Country of Ours by Marshall	History
A First Book in American History by Eggleston	History
Indian History for Young Folks by Drake	History
Stories of the Pilgrims by Pumphrey	History
The Story of the Great Republic by Guerber	History
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies by Guerber	History
America First by Evans	History
Historical Tales: 1�American by Morris	History
An American Book of Golden Deeds by Baldwin	History
Fix Bayonets! by Thomason	History
Boys' Book of Border Battles by Sabin	History
Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters by Sabin	History
Boys' Book of Indian Warriors by Sabin	History
Indian Boyhood by Eastman	History
When Buffalo Ran by Grinnell	History
The Soul of the Indian by Eastman	History
Massasoit: A Story of the Indians of New England by Burton	History
War with Mexico by Ladd	History
Stories of American Life and Adventure by Eggleston	History
Trails of the Pathfinders by Grinnell	History
The Famous Missions of California by Hudson	History
South American Fights and Fighters by Brady	History
The Negro and the Nation by Merriam	History
A Short History of the American Negro by Brawley	History
The Story of Our Constitution by Tappan	History
The Conquest of the Old Northwest by Baldwin	History
Comic History of the United States by Nye	Humor
Blackfeet Indian Stories by Grinnell	Legends
The Red Indian Fairy Book by Olcott	Legends
Canadian Wonder Tales by Macmillan	Legends
Uncle Tom's Cabin Told to the Children by Marshall	Literature

Asian

Book Title	Genre
The Story of Lord Clive by Lang	Biography
Genghis Khan by Abbott	Biography
The Story of General Gordon by Lang	Biography
The Adventures of Akbar by Steel	Fiction
The Japanese Twins by Perkins	Fiction
Indian Folk and Fairy Tales by Jacobs	Folk Tales
Jataka Tales by Babbitt	Folk Tales
More Jataka Tales by Babbitt	Folk Tales
Fairy Tales of Old Japan by Griffis	Folk Tales
Tales of the Punjab by Steel	Folk Tales
A Boy of Old Japan by Van Bergen	History
China's Story by Griffis	History
India: Peeps at History by Home	History
India by Surridge	History
The Story of Japan by Van Bergen	History
Japan: Peeps at History by Finnemore	History
Historical Tales: 12�Japanese and Chinese by Morris	History
Heroes of the Indian Mutiny by Gilliat	History
Child Life in Japan by Griffis	History
The Story of China by Van Bergen	History
The Jungle Book by Kipling	Literature

British

Book Title	Genre
Tales from Canterbury Cathedral by Lord	Biography
Great Englishmen by Synge	Biography
Great Englishwomen by Synge	Biography
Alfred the Great by Abbott	Biography
In the Days of Alfred the Great by Tappan	Biography
The Story of Robert Bruce by Lang	Biography
Charles I by Abbott	Biography
Charles II by Abbott	Biography
The Story of Captain Cook by Lang	Biography
Through Great Britain and Ireland With Cromwell by Marshall	Biography
The Story of Sir Francis Drake by Elton	Biography
Queen Elizabeth by Abbott	Biography
In the Days of Queen Elizabeth by Tappan	Biography
Life of Gladstone by Synge	Biography
Margaret of Anjou by Abbott	Biography
Mary Queen of Scots by Abbott	Biography
The Story of Nelson by Sellar	Biography
Florence Nightingale by Richards	Biography
The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh by Duncan	Biography
Richard I by Abbott	Biography
Richard II by Abbott	Biography
Richard III by Abbott	Biography
The Story of Lord Roberts by Sellar	Biography
In the Days of Queen Victoria by Tappan	Biography
William the Conqueror by Abbott	Biography
Our Little Celtic Cousin of Long Ago by Stein	Fiction
The Chantry Priest of Barnet by Church	Fiction
Men of Iron by Pyle	Fiction
With the King at Oxford by Church	Fiction
The Count on the Saxon Shore by Church	Fiction
The Scotch Twins by Perkins	Fiction
Our Little Saxon Cousin of Long Ago by Cowles	Fiction
Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children by Macgregor	Folk Tales
Celtic Tales told to the Children by Chisholm	Folk Tales
Celtic Fairy Tales by Jacobs	Folk Tales
Canada: Peeps at History by Home	History
Our Empire Story by Marshall	History
The Story of England by Harding	History
The Story of the English by Guerber	History
Stories from English History: I by Church	History
Stories From English History: III by Church	History
The Hanoverians by Gaskoin	History
Ireland: Peeps at History by Home	History
Our Island Story by Marshall	History
Historical Reader—Primary by Cambridge Press	History
Scotland's Story by Marshall	History
Stories From English History: II by Church	History
The Tudors and Stuarts by Synge	History
The Reign of Queen Victoria by Synge	History
The Buccaneers of America by Esquemeling	History
Historical Tales: 4�English by Morris	History
Stories from English History by Skae	History
Thrilling Deeds of British Airmen by Wood	History
Gallipoli by Masefield	History
Heroes of the Great War by Leask	History
Heroes and Heroic Deeds of the Great War by Mackenzie	History
Stories of King Arthur's Knights Told to the Children by Macgregor	Legends
King Arthur and His Knights by Warren	Legends
Stories of the Border Marches by Lang	Legends
The Boys' Cuchulain by Hull	Legends
Stories of Guy of Warwick Told to the Children by Marshall	Legends
The King of Ireland's Son by Colum	Legends
Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children by Marshall	Legends
The Chaucer Story Book by Tappan	Literature
Robinson Crusoe Written Anew for Children by Baldwin	Literature
Ten Boys from Dickens by Sweetser	Literature
Stories of Gulliver's Travels Told to the Children by Lang	Literature
Stories from Pilgrim's Progress Told to the Children by Macgregor	Literature
Tales from Shakespeare by Lamb	Literature
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by Nesbit	Literature
English Literature for Boys and Girls by Marshall	Literature

Christian

Book Title	Genre
The Nursery Book of Bible Stories by Steedman	Bible Stories
Story of the Bible Told for Young and Old by Hurlbut	Bible Stories
Stories from the Life of Christ Told to the Children by Kelman	Bible Stories
Christ Legends by Lagerlof	Bible Stories
Heroes of Israel by Evans	Bible Stories
When the King Came: Stories from the Four Gospels by Hodges	Bible Stories
Old Testament Legends by James	Bible Stories
Stories from the Old Testament Told to the Children by Chisholm	Bible Stories
Erasmus of Rotterdam by Wilkinson	Biography
Saint Gregory the Great by Notre Dame	Biography
Isaac Jogues: Missionary and Martyr by Scott	Biography
Junipero Serra—the Man and his Work by Fitch	Biography
The Hammer by Church	Fiction
To the Lions by Church	Fiction
The Holy Land in Geography by MacCoun	Geography
The Early Church: from Ignatius to Augustine by Hodges	History
History of the Catholic Church by MacCaffrey	History
Eighteen Christian Centuries by White	History
History of the Church: Christian Antiquity by Notre Dame	History
History of the Church: Early Middle Ages by Notre Dame	History
History of the Church: Later Middle Ages by Notre Dame	History
History of the Church: Early Modern Times by Notre Dame	History
History of the Church: Later Modern Times by Notre Dame	History
The Story of Liberty by Coffin	History
Christian Persecutions by Craig	History
The Story of the Crusades by Wilmot-Buxton	History
The Crusaders by Church	History
Stories from the Crusades by Kelman	History
Last Days of Jerusalem: From Josephus by Church	History
God's Troubadour: The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Jewett	Saint Stories
Saint Christopher and Saint Cuthbert by Macgregor	Saint Stories
In God's Garden by Steedman	Saint Stories
Our Island Saints by Steedman	Saint Stories
Legends and Stories of Italy by Steedman	Saint Stories
Stories of the Saints by Hall	Saint Stories
Saints and Heroes to the End of the Middle Ages by Hodges	Saint Stories
The Book of Saints and Heroes by Lang	Saint Stories
The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts by Brown	Saint Stories
A Child's Book of Saints by Canton	Saint Stories
Saints and Heroes Since the Middle Ages by Hodges	Saint Stories
A Child's Book of Warriors by Canton	Saint Stories
Roses of Martyrdom by Cresswell	Saint Stories
Stories of Saints and Martyrs by Wolff	Saint Stories

European

Book Title	Genre
Great Artists Vol. I by Keysor	Biography
European Hero Stories by Tappan	Biography
Knights of Art: Stories of the Italian Painters by Steedman	Biography
Famous Men of the Middle Ages by Haaren	Biography
Heroes of the Middle Ages by Tappan	Biography
Hortense by Abbott	Biography
The Story of Joan of Arc by Lang	Biography
Joseph Bonaparte by Abbott	Biography
Louis XIV by Abbott	Biography
The Story of Napoleon by Marshall	Biography
In the Days of William the Conqueror by Tappan	Biography
Travels of Marco Polo by Towle	Biography
The Belgian Twins by Perkins	Fiction
Our Little Crusader Cousin of Long Ago by Stein	Fiction
In the Days of the Guild by Lamprey	Fiction
The Dutch Twins by Perkins	Fiction
The French Twins by Perkins	Fiction
Gabriel and the Hour Book by Stein	Fiction
Our Little Norman Cousin of Long Ago by Stein	Fiction
Otto of the Silver Hand by Pyle	Fiction
The Swiss Twins by Perkins	Fiction
Our Little Florentine Cousin of Long Ago by Winlow	Fiction
The Blue Fairy Book by Lang	Folk Tales
Dutch Fairy Tales by Griffis	Folk Tales
The Red Fairy Book by Lang	Folk Tales
France: Peeps at History by Finnemore	History
The Story of France by Macgregor	History
Germany: Peeps at History by Finnemore	History
A History of Germany by Marshall	History
The Story of the Middle Ages by Harding	History
The Netherlands by Macgregor	History
The Story of Old France by Guerber	History
The Story of Europe by Marshall	History
Barbarian and Noble by Lansing	History
Stories from French History by Dalkeith	History
Historical Tales: 6� French by Morris	History
Historical Tales: 5�German by Morris	History
Patriots and Tyrants by Lansing	History
The Little Book of the War by Tappan	History
The Story of the Great War by Usher	History
When Knights Were Bold by Tappan	History
Stories from German History by Aston	History
History of Prussia by Abbott	History
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Raspe	Humor
The Book of Legends by Scudder	Legends
Page—Esquire—Knight by Lansing	Legends
The Story of Roland by Baldwin	Legends
Stories of Roland Told to the Children by Marshall	Legends
Stories of William Tell Told to the Children by Marshall	Legends
Stories of Charlemagne and the Twelve Peers of France by Church	Literature
Stories from Dante Told to the Children by Macgregor	Literature
Stories of Wagner Told to the Children by Smith	Literature
Stories of the Great Scientists by Gibson	Science and Invention
Children's Stories of the Great Scientiests by Wright	Science and Invention

Greek

Book Title	Genre
Famous Men of Greece by Haaren	Biography
The Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Greeks by Gould	Biography
Old World Hero Stories by Tappan	Biography
Our Young Folks' Plutarch by Kaufman	Biography
Alexander the Great by Abbott	Biography
Cyrus the Great by Abbott	Biography
Darius the Great by Abbott	Biography
Pyrrhus by Abbott	Biography
Xerxes by Abbott	Biography
Callias - The Fall of Athens by Church	Fiction
Three Greek Children: A Story of Home in Old Time by Church	Fiction
Lords of the World by Church	Fiction
A Young Macedonian in the Army of Alexander the Great by Church	Fiction
The Spartan Twins by Perkins	Fiction
Our Little Athenian Cousin of Long Ago by Cowles	Fiction
Our Little Spartan Cousin of Long Ago by Cowles	Fiction
The Aesop for Children by Winter	Folk Tales
On the Shores of the Great Sea by Synge	History
The Story of Greece by Macgregor	History
The Story of the Greek People by Tappan	History
The Story of the Greeks by Guerber	History
Stories of the East From Herodotus by Church	History
Pictures from Greek Life and Story by Church	History
Stories from Greek History by Lemon	History
Historical Tales: 10�Greek by Morris	History
Helmet and Spear by Church	History
The Retreat of the Ten Thousand by Younghusband	History
Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition by Church	History
The Story of the Persian War by Church	History
The Iliad for Boys and Girls by Church	Literature
The Odyssey for Boys and Girls by Church	Literature
Stories from the Greek Comedians by Church	Literature
Stories from the Iliad Told to the Children by Lang	Literature
Stories from the Odyssey Told to the Children by Lang	Literature
Stories from the Greek Tragedians by Church	Literature
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum	Mythology
Gods and Heroes or The Kingdom of Jupiter by Francillon	Mythology
A Story of the Golden Age of Greek Heroes by Baldwin	Mythology
Old Greek Stories by Baldwin	Mythology
Greek Gods, Heroes, and Men by Harding	Mythology
Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew by Peabody	Mythology
Stories of the Ancient Greeks by Shaw	Mythology
The Greek Heroes by Kingsley	Mythology
The Golden Porch by Hutchinson	Mythology
Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne	Mythology
A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys by Hawthorne	Mythology

Hispanic

Book Title	Genre
The Men Who Found America by Hutchinson	Biography
Albuquerque: Rulers of India by Stephens	Biography
Vasco Nunez de Balboa by Ober	Biography
Simon Bolivar: His Life and His Work by Sherwell	Biography
The Story of Columbus by Imlach	Biography
Columbus the Discoveror by Ober	Biography
Hernando Cortez by Ober	Biography
Ponce de Leon by Ober	Biography
Fernando de Soto by Ober	Biography
Isabella of Castile by Howard	Biography
Saint Ignatius of Loyola by Pollen	Biography
Ferdinand Magellan by Ober	Biography
Don Jose de San Martin by Schoellkopf	Biography
Pizarro and the Conquest of Peru by Ober	Biography
Amerigo Vespucci by Ober	Biography
Voyages of Vasco da Gama by Towle	Biography
The Last of the Arawaks by Ober	Fiction
The Mexican Twins by Perkins	Fiction
For Prey and Spoils by Ober	Fiction
Our Little Aztec Cousin of Long Ago by Winlow	Fiction
Panama: Peeps at Many Lands by Browne	Geography
Portugal: Peeps at Many Lands by Browne	Geography
South America: Peeps at History by Browne	Geography
Our South American Neighbors by Southworth	Geography
Spain: Peeps at Many Lands by Browne	Geography
The Story of Mexico by Morris	History
Young Folk's History of Mexico by Ober	History
South America by Butterworth	History
A Child's History of Spain by Bonner	History
Greatest Nations: Spain by Horne	History
Spain: History for Young Readers by Ober	History
The Romance of Spanish History by Abbott	History
Buccaneers and Pirates of our Coasts by Stockton	History
Historical Tales: 3�Spanish American by Morris	History
Historical Tales: 7�Spanish by Morris	History
Mexico by Duncan	History
Irving's Alhambra by Irving	History
The War with Spain by Morris	History
The Story of the Cid for Young People by Wilson	Legends
Stories of Don Quixote by Baldwin	Literature

Islamic

Book Title	Genre
Harun Al-Rashid: Caliph of Bagdad by Audisio	Biography
The Lance of Kanana by French	Fiction
Barbary Rovers: Peeps at History by Finnemore	History
The Moors in Spain by Florian	History
Greatest Nations: Turkey by Horne	History
Eothen: Traces of Travel in the East by Kinglake	History
Haremlik: Lives of Turkish Women by Vaka	History
The Arabian Nights Entertainments by Lang	Literature
Stories from the Arabian Nights by Steedman	Literature
Stories of the Magicians by Church	Literature

Norse

Book Title	Genre
Peter the Great by Abbott	Biography
The Story of Rolf and the Viking's Bow by French	Fiction
Our Little Viking Cousin of Long Ago by Johnson	Fiction
Czechoslovak Fairy Tales by Fillmore	Folk Tales
Old Hungarian Fairy Tales by Orczy	Folk Tales
Popular Tales from the Norse by Dasent	Folk Tales
Old Peter's Russian Tales by Ransome	Folk Tales
The Story of Russia by Van Bergen	History
Historical Tales: 9�Scandinavian by Morris	History
Viking Tales by Hall	History
Stories of the Vikings by Macgregor	History
Historical Tales: 8�Russian by Morris	History
Young Folks' History of Russia by Dole	History
Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children by Marshall	Legends
The Sampo by Baldwin	Legends
The Story of Siegfried by Baldwin	Legends
Stories of Siegfried Told to the Children by Macgregor	Legends
The Heroes of Asgard by Keary	Mythology
In the Days of Giants by Brown	Mythology
Norse Stories Retold from the Eddas by Mabie	Mythology
The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths by Colum	Mythology

Roman

Book Title	Genre
Plutarch's Lives by Weston	Biography
The Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Romans by Gould	Biography
Famous Men of Rome by Haaren	Biography
Julius Caesar by Abbott	Biography
Cleopatra by Abbott	Biography
Hannibal by Abbott	Biography
Nero by Abbott	Biography
Romulus by Abbott	Biography
The Burning of Rome by Church	Fiction
Lucius. Adventures of a Roman Boy by Church	Fiction
The Crown of Pine by Church	Fiction
Our Little Roman Cousin of Long Ago by Cowles	Fiction
Our Little Carthaginian Cousin of Long Ago by Winlow	Fiction
Stories From Livy by Church	History
The Story of the Romans by Guerber	History
The Story of Rome by Macgregor	History
Stories from Ancient Rome by Church	History
Roman Life in the Days of Cicero by Church	History
Pictures from Roman Life and Story by Church	History
Stories from Roman History by Dalkeith	History
Historical Tales: 11�Roman by Morris	History
The Aeneid for Boys and Girls by Church	Literature

World

Book Title	Genre
Historic Boys by Brooks	Biography
Fifty Famous Stories Retold by Baldwin	Biography
Historic Girls by Brooks	Biography
Heroes Every Child Should Know by Mabie	Biography
Famous Men of Modern Times by Haaren	Biography
Fifty Famous People by Baldwin	Biography
Red Book of Heroes by Lang	Biography
Thirty More Famous Stories Retold by Baldwin	Biography
Ten Boys from History by Sweetser	Biography
Boys of the Ages by Scales	Fiction
Ten Boys Who Lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now by Andrews	Fiction
The Awakening of Europe by Synge	History
The Discovery of New Worlds by Synge	History
A Book of Discovery by Synge	History
The Growth of the British Empire by Synge	History
The Struggle for Sea Power by Synge	History
The World at War by Synge	History
Brave Men and Brave Deeds by Synge	History
Old Time Tales by Evans	History
Boys' Book of Battles by Fraser	History
The Boy's Book of Battles by Wood	History
Boys' Book of Sea Fights by Fraser	History
Legends Every Child Should Know by Mabie	Legends
The Wonders of Scientific Discovery by Gibson	Science and Invention
Great Inventors and Their Inventions by Bachman	Science and Invention
Story Lives of Great Scientists by Rowbotham	Science and Invention
War Inventions and How they were Invented by Gibson	Science and Invention
Twentieth Century Inventions by Gibson	Science and Invention