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  The Classic Children’s Literature Collection: 39 Classic Novels

  Table of Contents

  The Princess and the Goblin By George MacDonald

  CHAPTER 1.Why the Princess Has a Story About Her

  CHAPTER 2The Princess Loses Herself

  CHAPTER 3The Princess and-We Shall See Who

  CHAPTER 4.What the Nurse Thought of It

  CHAPTER 5.The Princess Lets Well Alone

  CHAPTER 6.The Little Miner

  CHAPTER 7.The Mines

  CHAPTER 8.The Goblins

  CHAPTER 9.The Hall of the Goblin Palace

  CHAPTER 10.The Princess’s King-Papa

  CHAPTER 11.The Old Lady’s Bedroom

  CHAPTER 12.A Short Chapter About Curdie

  CHAPTER 13.The Cobs’ Creatures

  CHAPTER 14.That Night Week

  CHAPTER 15.Woven and Then Spun

  CHAPTER 16.The Ring

  CHAPTER 17.Springtime

  CHAPTER 18.Curdie’s Clue

  CHAPTER 19.Goblin Counsels

  CHAPTER 20.Irene’s Clue

  CHAPTER 21.The Escape

  CHAPTER 22.The Old Lady and Curdie

  CHAPTER 23.Curdie and His Mother

  CHAPTER 24.Irene Behaves Like a Princess

  CHAPTER 25.Curdie Comes to Grief

  CHAPTER 26.The Goblin-Miners

  CHAPTER 27.The Goblins in the King’s House

  CHAPTER 28.Curdie’s Guide

  CHAPTER 29.Masonwork

  CHAPTER 30.The King and the Kiss

  CHAPTER 31.The Subterranean Waters

  CHAPTER 32.The Last Chapter

  Little Lord Fauntleroy By Frances Hodgson Burnett

  I

  II

  III

  IV

  V

  VI

  VII

  VIII

  IX

  X

  XI

  XII

  XIII

  XIV

  XV

  Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter

  CHAPTER I. MISS POLLY

  CHAPTER II. OLD TOM AND NANCY

  CHAPTER III. THE COMING OF POLLYANNA

  CHAPTER IV. THE LITTLE ATTIC ROOM

  CHAPTER V. THE GAME

  CHAPTER VI. A QUESTION OF DUTY

  CHAPTER VII. POLLYANNA AND PUNISHMENTS

  CHAPTER VIII. POLLYANNA PAYS A VISIT

  CHAPTER IX. WHICH TELLS OF THE MAN

  CHAPTER X. A SURPRISE FOR MRS. SNOW

  CHAPTER XI. INTRODUCING JIMMY

  CHAPTER XII. BEFORE THE LADIES’ AID

  CHAPTER XIII. IN PENDLETON WOODS

  CHAPTER XIV. JUST A MATTER OF JELLY

  CHAPTER XV. DR. CHILTON

  CHAPTER XVI. A RED ROSE AND A LACE SHAWL

  CHAPTER XVII. ‘JUST LIKE A BOOK’

  CHAPTER XVIII. PRISMS

  CHAPTER XIX. WHICH IS SOMEWHAT SURPRISING

  CHAPTER XX. WHICH IS MORE SURPRISING

  CHAPTER XXI. A QUESTION ANSWERED

  CHAPTER XXII. SERMONS AND WOODBOXES

  CHAPTER XXIII. AN ACCIDENT

  CHAPTER XXIV. JOHN PENDLETON

  CHAPTER XXV. A WAITING GAME

  CHAPTER XXVI. A DOOR AJAR

  CHAPTER XXVII. TWO VISITS

  CHAPTER XXVIII. THE GAME AND ITS PLAYERS

  CHAPTER XXIX. THROUGH AN OPEN WINDOW

  CHAPTER XXX. JIMMY TAKES THE HELM

  CHAPTER XXXI. A NEW UNCLE

  CHAPTER XXXII. WHICH IS A LETTER FROM POLLYANNA

  Black Beauty By Anna Sewell

  Part I

  01 My Early Home

  02 The Hunt

  03 My Breaking In

  04 Birtwick Park

  05 A Fair Start

  06 Liberty

  07 Ginger

  08 Ginger’s Story Continued

  09 Merrylegs

  10 A Talk in the Orchard

  11 Plain Speaking

  12 A Stormy Day

  13 The Devil’s Trade Mark

  14 James Howard

  15 The Old Hostler

  16 The Fire

  17 John Manly’s Talk

  18 Going for the Doctor

  19 Only Ignorance

  20 Joe Green

  21 The Parting

  Part II

  22 Earlshall

  23 A Strike for Liberty

  24 The Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse

  25 Reuben Smith

  26 How it Ended

  27 Ruined and Going Downhill

  28 A Job Horse and His Drivers

  29 Cockneys

  30 A Thief

  31 A Humbug

  Part III

  32 A Horse Fair

  33 A London Cab Horse

  34 An Old War Horse

  35 Jerry Barker

  36 The Sunday Cab

  37 The Golden Rule

  38 Dolly and a Real Gentleman

  39 Seedy Sam

  40 Poor Ginger

  41 The Butcher

  42 The Election

  43 A Friend in Need

  44 Old Captain and His Successor

  45 Jerry’s New Year

  Part IV

  46 Jakes and the Lady

  47 Hard Times

  48 Farmer Thoroughgood and His Grandson Willie

  49 My Last Home

  Heidi By Johanna Spyri

  INTRODUCTION

  HEIDI

  CHAPTER I. UP THE MOUNTAIN TO ALM-UNCLE

  CHAPTER II. AT HOME WITH GRANDFATHER

  CHAPTER III. OUT WITH THE GOATS

  CHAPTER IV. THE VISIT TO GRANDMOTHER

  CHAPTER V. TWO VISITS AND WHAT CAME OF THEM

  CHAPTER VI. A NEW CHAPTER ABOUT NEW THINGS

  CHAPTER VII. FRAULEIN ROTTENMEIER SPENDS AN UNCOMFORTABLE DAY

  CHAPTER VIII. THERE IS GREAT COMMOTION IN THE LARGE HOUSE

  CHAPTER IX. HERR SESEMANN HEARS OF THINGS WHICH ARE NEW TO HIM

  CHAPTER X. ANOTHER GRANDMOTHER

  CHAPTER XI. HEIDI GAINS IN ONE WAY AND LOSES IN ANOTHER

  CHAPTER XII. A GHOST IN THE HOUSE

  CHAPTER XIII. A SUMMER EVENING ON THE MOUNTAIN

  CHAPTER XIV. SUNDAY BELLS

  CHAPTER XV. PREPARATIONS FOR A JOURNEY

  CHAPTER XVI. A VISITOR

  CHAPTER XVII. A COMPENSATION

  CHAPTER XVIII. WINTER IN DORFLI

  CHAPTER XIX. THE WINTER CONTINUES

  CHAPTER XX. NEWS FROM DISTANT FRIENDS

  CHAPTER XXI. HOW LIFE WENT ON AT GRANDFATHER’S

  CHAPTER XXII. SOMETHING UNEXPECTED HAPPENS

  CHAPTER XXIII. ‘GOOD-BYE TILL WE MEET AGAIN’

  The Wind in the Willows By Kenneth Grahame

  I. THE RIVER BANK

  II. THE OPEN ROAD

  III. THE WILD WOOD

  IV. MR. BADGER

  V. DULCE DOMUM

  VI. MR. TOAD

  VII. THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN

  VIII. TOAD’S ADVENTURES

  IX. WAYFARERS ALL

  X. THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF TOAD

  XI. ‘LIKE SUMMER TEMPESTS CAME HIS TEARS’

  XII. THE RETURN OF ULYSSES

  Introduction

  THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ

  1. The Cyclone

  2. The Council with the Munchkins

  3. How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow

  4. The Road Through the Forest

  5. The Rescue of the Tin Woodman

  6. The Cowardly Lion

  7. The Journey to the Great Oz

  8. The Deadly Poppy Field

  9. The Queen of the Field Mice

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  11. The Wonderful City of Oz

  12. The Search for the Wicked Witch

  13. The Rescue

  14. The Winged Monkeys

  15. The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible

  16. The Magic Art of the Great Humbug

  17. How the Balloon Was Launched

  18. Away to the South

  19. Attacked by the Fighting Trees

  20. The Dainty China Country

  21. The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts

  22. The Country of the Quadlings

  23. Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish

  24. Home Again

  The Marvelous Land of Oz L. Frank Baum

  Tip Manufactures a Pumpkinhead

  The Marvelous Powder of Life

  The Flight of the Fugitives

  Tip Makes an Experiment in Magic

  The Awakening of the Saw-horse

  Jack Pumpkinhead’s Ride to the Emerald City

  His Majesty the Scarecrow

  Gen. Jinjur’s Army of Revolt

  The Scarecrow Plans an escape

  The Journey to the Tin Woodman

  A Nickel-Plated Emperor

  Mr. H. M. Woggle-Bug, T. E.

  A Highly Magnified History

  Old Mombi indulges in Witchcraft

  The Prisoners of the Queen

  The Scarecrow Takes Time to Think

  The Astonishing Flight of the Gump

  In the Jackdaw’s Nest

  Dr. Nikidik’s Famous Wishing Pills

  The Scarecrow Appeals to Glenda the Good

  The Tin-Woodman Plucks a Rose

  The Transformation of Old Mombi

  Princess Ozma of Oz

  The Riches of Content

  The Woggle-Bug Book L. Frank Baum

  Ozma of Oz L. Frank Baum

  1. The Girl in the Chicken Coop

  2. The Yellow Hen

  3. Letters in the Sand

  4. Tiktok the Machine Man

  5. Dorothy Opens the Dinner Pail

  6. The Heads of Langwidere

  7. Ozma of Oz to the Rescue

  8. The Hungry Tiger

  9. The Royal Family of Ev

  10. The Giant with the Hammer

  11. The Nome King

  12. The Eleven Guesses

  13. The Nome King Laughs

  14. Dorothy Tries to be Brave

  15. Billina Frightens the Nome King

  16. Purple, Green, and Gold

  17. The Scarecrow Wins the Fight

  18. The Fate of the Tin Woodman

  19. The King of Ev

  20. The Emerald City

  21. Dorothy’s Magic Belt

  Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz L. Frank Baum

  1. The Earthquake

  2. The Glass City

  3. The Arrival Of The Wizard

  4. The Vegetable Kingdom

  5. Dorothy Picks the Princess

  6. The Mangaboos Prove Dangerous

  7. Into the Black Pit and Out Again

  8. The Valley of Voices

  9. They Fight the Invisible Bears

  10. The Braided Man of Pyramid Mountain

  11. They Meet the Wooden Gargoyles

  12. A Wonderful Escape

  13. The Den of the Dragonettes

  14. Ozma Uses the Magic Belt

  15. Old Friends are Reunited

  16. Jim, The Cab-Horse

  17. The Nine Tiny Piglets

  18. The Trial of Eureka the Kitten

  19. The Wizard Performs Another Trick

  20. Zeb Returns to the Ranch

  The Road to Oz L. Frank Baum

  1. The Way to Butterfield

  2. Dorothy Meets Button-Bright

  3. A Queer Village

  4. King Dox

  5. The Rainbow’s Daughter

  6. The City Of Beasts

  7. The Shaggy Man’s Transformation

  8. The Musicker

  9. Facing the Scoodlers

  10. Escaping the Soup-Kettle

  11. Johnny Dooit Does It

  12. The Deadly Desert Crossed

  13. The Truth Pond

  14. Tik-Tok and Billina

  15. The Emperor’s Tin Castle

  16. Visiting the Pumpkin-Field

  17. The Royal Chariot Arrives

  18. The Emerald City

  19. The Shaggy Man’s Welcome

  20. Princess Ozma Of Oz

  21. Dorothy Receives the Guests

  22. Important Arrivals

  23. The Grand Banquet

  24. The Birthday Celebration

  The Emerald City of Oz L. Frank Baum

  1. How the Nome King Became Angry

  2. How Uncle Henry Got Into Trouble

  3. How Ozma Granted Dorothy’s Request

  4. How The Nome King Planned Revenge

  5. How Dorothy Became a Princess

  6. How Guph Visited the Whimsies

  7. How Aunt Em Conquered the Lion

  8. How the Grand Gallipoot Joined The Nomes

  9. How the Wogglebug Taught Athletics

  10. How the Cuttenclips Lived

  11. How the General Met the First and Foremost

  12. How they Matched the Fuddles

  13. How the General Talked to the King

  14. How the Wizard Practiced Sorcery

  15. How Dorothy Happened to Get Lost

  16. How Dorothy Visited Utensia

  17. How They Came to Bunbury

  18. How Ozma Looked into the Magic Picture

  19. How Bunnybury Welcomed the Strangers

  20. How Dorothy Lunched With a King

  21. How the King Changed His Mind

  22. How the Wizard Found Dorothy

  23. How They Encountered the Flutterbudgets

  24. How the Tin Woodman Told the Sad News

  25. How the Scarecrow Displayed His Wisdom

  26. How Ozma Refused to Fight for Her Kingdom

  27. How the Fierce Warriors Invaded Oz

  28. How They Drank at the Forbidden Fountain

  29. How Glinda Worked a Magic Spell

  30. How the Story of Oz Came to an End

  The Patchwork Girl of Oz L. Frank Baum

  Chapter One.Ojo and Unc Nunkie

  Chapter Two.The Crooked Magician

  Chapter Three.The Patchwork Girl

  Chapter Four.The Glass Cat

  Chapter Five.A Terrible Accident

  Chapter Six.The Journey

  Chapter Seven.The Troublesome Phonograph

  Chapter Eight.The Foolish Owl and the Wise Donkey

  Chapter Nine.They Meet the Woozy

  Chapter Ten.Shaggy Man to the Rescue

  Chapter Eleven.A Good Friend

  Chapter Twelve.The Giant Porcupine

  Chapter Thirteen.Scraps and the Scarecrow

  Chapter Fourteen.Ojo Breaks the Law

  Chapter Fifteen.Ozma’s Prisoner

  Chapter Sixteen.Princess Dorothy

  Chapter Seventeen .Ozma and Her Friends

  Chapter Eighteen.Ojo is Forgiven

  Chapter Nineteen.Trouble with the Tottenhots

  Chapter Twenty.The Captive Yoop

  Chapter Twenty-One.Hip Hopper the Champion

  Chapter Twenty-Two.The Joking Horners

  Chapter Twenty-Three.Peace Is Declared

  Chapter Twenty-Four.Ojo Finds the Dark Well

  Chapter Twenty-Five.They Bribe the Lazy Quadling

  Chapter Twenty-Six.The Trick River

  Chapter Twenty-Seven.The Tin Woodman Objects

  Chapter Twenty-Eight.The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

  Little Wizard Stories of Oz L. Frank Baum

  THE COWARDLY LION AND THE HUNGRY TIGER

  LITTLE DOROTHY AND TOTO

  TIKTOK AND THE NOME KING

  OZMA AND THE LITTLE WIZARD

  JACK PUMPKINHEAD AND THE SAWHORSE

  THE SCARECROW AND THE TIN WOODMAN

  Tik-Tok of Oz L. Frank Baum

  Chapter
One.Ann’s Army

  Chapter Two.Out of Oogaboo

  Chapter Three.Magic Mystifies the Marchers

  Chapter Four.Betsy Braves the Billows

  Chapter Five.The Roses Repulse the Refugees

  Chapter Six.Shaggy Seeks his Stray Brother

  Chapter Seven.Polychrome’s Pitiful Plight

  Chapter Eight.Tik-Tok Tackles a Tough Task

  Chapter Nine.Ruggedo’s Rage is Rash and Reckless

  Chapter Ten.A Terrible Tumble Through a Tube

  Chapter Eleven.The Famous Fellowship of Fairies

  Chapter Twelve.The Lovely Lady of Light

  Chapter Thirteen.The Jinjin’s Just Judgment

  Chapter Fourteen.The Long-Eared Hearer Learns by Listening

  Chapter Fifteen.The Dragon Defies Danger

  Chapter Sixteen.The Naughty Nome

  Chapter Seventeen.A Tragic Transformation

  Chapter Eighteen.A Clever Conquest

  Chapter Nineteen.King Kaliko

  Chapter Twenty.Quox Quietly Quits

  Chapter Twenty-One.A Bashful Brother

  Chapter Twenty-Two.Kindly Kisses

  Chapter Twenty-Three.Ruggedo Reforms

  Chapter Twenty-Four.Dorothy is Delighted

  Chapter Twenty-Five.The Land of Love

  The Scarecrow of Oz L. Frank Baum

  Chapter One.The Great Whirlpool

  Chapter Two.The Cavern Under the Sea

  Chapter Three.The Ork

  Chapter Four.Daylight at Last

  Chapter Five.The Little Old Man of the Island

  Chapter Six.The Flight of the Midgets

  Chapter Seven.The Bumpy Man

  Chapter Eight.Button-Bright is Lost and Found Again

  Chapter Nine.The Kingdom of Jinxland

  Chapter Ten.Pon, the Gardener’s Boy

  Chapter Eleven.The Wicked King and Googly-Goo

  Chapter Twelve.The Wooden-Legged Grass-Hopper

  Chapter Thirteen.Glinda the Good and the Scarecrow of Oz

  Chapter Fourteen.The Frozen Heart

  Chapter Fifteen.Trot Meets the Scarecrow

  Chapter Sixteen.Pon Summons the King to Surrender

  Chapter Seventeen.The Ork Rescues Button-Bright

  Chapter Eighteen.The Scarecrow Meets an Enemy

  Chapter Nineteen.The Conquest of the Witch

  Chapter Twenty.Queen Gloria

  Chapter Twenty-One.Dorothy, Betsy and Ozma

  Chapter Twenty-Two.The Waterfall

  Chapter Twenty Three.The Land of Oz

  Chapter Twenty-Four.The Royal Reception

  Rinkitink in Oz L. Frank Baum

  CHAPTER 1

  CHAPTER 2

  CHAPTER 3

  CHAPTER 4

  CHAPTER 5

  CHAPTER 6

  CHAPTER 7

  CHAPTER 8

  CHAPTER 9

  CHAPTER 10

  CHAPTER 11

  CHAPTER 12

  CHAPTER 13

  CHAPTER 14

  CHAPTER 15

  CHAPTER 16

  CHAPTER 17

  CHAPTER 18

  CHAPTER 19

  CHAPTER 20

  CHAPTER 21

  CHAPTER 22

  CHAPTER 23

  CHAPTER 24

  The Lost Princess of Oz L. Frank Baum