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title | creator | language | description | tableOfContents | contributor | subject | created |
The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series | Sabatini, Rafael, 1875-1950 | en | The absolution: Affonso Henriques, first king of Portugal -- The false Demetrius: Boris Godunov and the pretended son of Ivan the Terrible -- The hermosa fembra: an episode of the Inquisition in Seville -- The pastry-cook of Madrigal: the story of the false Sebastian of Portugal -- The end of the "vert galant": the assassination of Henry IV -- The barren wooing: the murder of Amy Robsart -- Sir Judas: the betrayal of Sir Walter Raleigh -- His Insolence of Buckingham: George Villiers' courtship of Anne of Austria -- The path of exile: the fall of Lord Clarendon -- The tragedy of Herrenhausen: Count Philip Königsmark and the Princess Sophia Dorothea -- The tyrannicide: Charlotte Corday and Jean Paul Marat. | 2005-04-01 | |||
The Violet Fairy Book | Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 | en | A Tale of the Tontlawald -- The finest Liar in the World -- The Story of three wonderful Beggars -- Schippeitaro -- The Three Princes and their Beasts -- The Goat's Ears of the Emperor Trojan -- The Nine Pea-hens and the Golden Apples -- The Lute Player -- The Grateful Prince -- The Child who came from an Egg -- Stan Bolovan -- The Two Frogs -- The Story of a Gazelle -- How a Fish swam in the Air and a Hare in the Water -- Two in a Sack -- The Envious Neighbour -- The Fairy of the Dawn -- The Enchanted Knife -- Jesper who herded the Hares -- The Underground Workers -- The History of Dwarf Long Nose -- The Nunda, Eater of People -- The Story of Hassebu -- The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet -- The Monkey and the Jelly-fish -- The Headless Dwarfs -- The young Man who would have his Eyes opened -- The Boys with the Golden Stars -- The Frog -- The Princess who was hidden Underground -- The Girl who pretended to be a Boy -- The Story of Halfman -- The Prince who wanted to see the World -- Virgililus the Sorcerer -- Mogarzea and his Son. | Fairy tales; Folklore | 1996-09-01 |