ch's Lives for Boys and Girls," retold by W. H. Weston. "The Lays
of Ancient Rome," by Lord Macaulay.
"The early history of Rome is indeed far more poetical than anything
else in Latin Literature."
"Children of the Dawn," by Elsie Finnemore Buckley.
Old Greek tales of love, adventure, heroism, skill, achievement, or
defeat exceptionally well told. Especially recommended for girls.
"The Heroes; or, Greek Fairy Tales for My Children," by Charles
Kingsley.
"The Story of Greece," by Mary Macgregor, with nineteen plates in colour
by Walter Crane.
Attractively illustrated and simply presented--a good book to begin on.
Christianity
"The Story of Jesus," pictures from paintings by Giotto, Fra Angelico,
Duccio, Ghirlandais, and Barnja-da-Siena. Descriptive text from the New
Testament, selected and arranged by Ethel Natalie Dana.
A beautiful book and a beautiful way to present the Christ Story. "A
Child's Book of Saints," by William Canton.
Sympathetically told and charmingly written stories of men and women
whose faith brought about strange miracles, and whose goodness to man
and beast set the world wondering. "The Seven Champions of Christendom,"
edited by F. J. H. Darton.
How the knights of old--St. George of England, St. Denis of France, St.
James of Spain, and others--fought with enchanters and evil spirits to
preserve the Kingdom of God. Fine old romances interestingly told for
children. "Stories From the Christian East," by Stephen Gaselee.
Unusual stories which have been translated from the Coptic, the Greek,
the Latin and the Ethiopic. "Jerusalem and the Crusades," by Estelle
Blyth, with eight plates in colour.
Historical stories telling how children and priests, hermits and knights
all strove to keep the Cross in the East.
Stories of Legend and Chivalry
"Stories of Norse Heroes From the Eddas and Sagas," retold by E. M.
Wilmot-Buxton.
These are tales which the Northmen tell concerning the wisdom of
All-Father Odin, and how all things began and how they ended. A good
book for all children, and for story-tellers. "The Story of Siegfried,"
by James Baldwin.
A good introduction to this Northern hero whose strange and daring
deeds fill the pages of the old sagas. "The Story of King Arthur and His
Knights," written and illustrated by Howard Pyle.
This, and the companion volumes, "The Story of the Champions of the
Round Table," "The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions," "The
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