Golden treasury of famous books
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- A guide to good reading for boys and girls, and for the enjoyment of those who love books
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1. Front matter2. GOLDEN TREASURY of FAMOUS BOOKS3. CHAPTER I SOME OF DICKENS' NOVELS AND CHARACTERS4. CHAPTER II CHARLES DICKENS—BOY AND MAN5. CHAPTER III WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY6. CHAPTER IV THE WAVERLEY NOVELS7. CHAPTER V SCOTT'S OWN STORY8. CHAPTER VI THE TEMPEST AND OTHER OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS9. CHAPTER VII SHAKESPEARE—THE GREAT WORLD ITSELF10. CHAPTER VIII STORIES FROM THE BIBLE11. CHAPTER IX LIVING WATERS12. CHAPTER X DUMAS—HUGO—STEVENSON13. CHAPTER XI ROBINSON CRUSOE—LORNA DOONE—HEREWARD—WESTWARD HO!—ROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS—TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA—MIDSHIPMAN EASY—PETER SIMPLE—TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST—THE GOLDEN DOG14. CHAPTER XII LAVENGRO—THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS—TOM SAWYER—HUCKLEBERRY FINN—KIM—SARD HARKER—THE LIVING FOREST15. CHAPTER XIII THE ILIAD AND THE ODYSSEY—GREEK HEROES—TANGLEWOOD TALES—THE WONDER BOOK16. CHAPTER XIV ÆSOP'S FABLES—GRIMM's FAIRY TALES—HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES—THE ARABIAN NIGHTS—MALORY'S MORTE D'ARTHUR17. CHAPTER XV ALICE IN WONDERLAND—THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS—THE GOLDEN AGE—WIND IN THE WILLOWS—FOUR BOOKS BY A. A. MILNE—RIP VAN WINKLE18. CHAPTER XVI THE JUNGLE BOOKS—JUST SO STORIES—PUCK OF POOK'S HILL—REWARDS AND FAIRIES—THE BLUE BIRD—PETER PAN—KILMENY19. CHAPTER XVII PERCY'S RELIQUES—CHEVY CHASE AND THE BATTLE OF OTTERBOURNE—SIR PATRICK SPENS—THE NORTHERN MUSE20. CHAPTER XVIII THE LADY OF THE LAKE—MARMION—JOHN GILPIN—EDINBURGH AFTER FLODDEN—HORATIUS—THE ARMADA21. CHAPTER XIX HIAWATHA—FRENCH CHANSONS IN QUEBEC—A CHRISTMAS SONG22. CHAPTER XX DANTE—CERVANTES—SPENSER23. CHAPTER XXI JOHN BUNYAN AND THE PILGRIM's PROGRESS24. CHAPTER XXII THACKERAY—MEREDITH—HARDY25. CHAPTER XXIII JANE AUSTEN—GEORGE ELIOT—THE BRONTES26. CHAPTER XXIV WHAT IS HISTORY!27. CHAPTER XXV THE MEANING OF POLITICS28. CHAPTER XXVI HISTORIES29. CHAPTER XXVII BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON30. CHAPTER XXVIII READING FOR WHAT YOU WANT TO BE31. CHAPTER XXIX TRAVEL AND DISCOVERY32. CHAPTER XXX CHARLES LAMB AND HAZLITT: ESSAYISTS AND CRITICS33. CHAPTER XXXI LETTERS AND LETTER WRITERS: PEPYS AND OTHER DIARISTS34. CHAPTER XXXII POETRY AND BEAUTY35. CHAPTER XXXIII POETRY AND TIME36. CHAPTER XXXIV READING FOR YOUR OWN COUNTRY