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The Strange Story Book

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Andrew Lang, Rembrandt-gravure from a Photograph Frontispiece

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Father Redcap found in the Cellar 12

The King and Queen rejoice when their Pets return 24

How the Girls found Mountain Dweller 64

How the Boy shot the White Bear 100

Blind Jack plays his Fiddle at the Assembly Balls 120

Djun's Magic in the House of the Chief 142

Besides the White Rabbit Aurore greatly admired General Murat 166

Aurore sets free the Captive Birds at the Altar of Corambé 180

Discovering the Traitor 221

The Princess of Babylon and the Phoenix 238

The Girl Bathed him every Morning in the Pool 250

Leonardo frightens his Father with the Monster painted on the Shield 290

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Wolfert finds a Stranger at the Inn 4

The Face of the Drowned Buccaneer 18

The Tlingit Chief finds his Wife is ill 28

The Sailors drink the Health of Amazon Snell 40

Rip finds the Dwarfs playing Ninepins 51

Athenodorus confronts the Spectre 80

Maclean and Plunket stop Lord Eglinton's Carriage 92

The Highlanders demand the Captain's Horse for the Prince 131

'I am Strength,' said he, 'and I am going to help you' 152

How the Chief's Death was avenged 155

Aurore rescued by Deschartres from a Watery Grave 198

The Dead Son helps his Parents 202

'Here!' said a Voice 212

How the Stranger on the Unicorn arrived on the Scene 228

Formosante's Drug works 242

'What beautiful birds! I should like to marry one of them!' 280

Catalina rescued by the young Officer 298

Had it not been for the Interference of the Bishop himself, it would have gone hardly with Catalina 308

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