Fairy Tales & Folklore

Famous Stories Every Child Should Know

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  • 1907 first published
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Hamilton Wright Mabie's Famous Stories Every Child Should Know (1907) is a folklore and fairy tales novel.

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About Famous Stories Every Child Should Know

The group of stories brought together in this volume differ from legends because they have, with one exception,no core fact at the centre, from myths because they make no attempt to personify or explain the forces or processes of nature, from fairy stories because they do not often bring to the stage actors from a different nature from ours.... The stories which make up this volume are closer to experience and come, from the most part, nearer to the every-day happenings of life. (Summary by Hamilton Wright Mabie, from the Introduction)
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Who wrote Famous Stories Every Child Should Know?

Famous Stories Every Child Should Know was written by Hamilton Wright Mabie and first published in 1907.

What genre is Famous Stories Every Child Should Know?

It is usually shelved as Fairy Tales & Folklore.

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Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 10 h 24 min.

What books are similar to Famous Stories Every Child Should Know?

Readers who like it often enjoy Dracula, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and The Wind in the Willows.

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