Historical Fiction

World's Story Volume VII: Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland

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World's Story Volume VII: Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland is a 1914 historical fiction novel by Eva March Tappan.

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About World's Story Volume VII: Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland

This is the seventh volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art , edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Topics in Part VII include the stories from the Nibelungen saga of the Germans, masterpieces of the Dutch Painters and the famous apple-shooting episode from Schiller's drama William Tell. - Summary by Sonia Cast list for The shot of William Tell: Walter: Stoofy / William Tell: ToddHW / Friesshard: Foon / Leuth: Jim Locke / Sacristan: Aaron White / Rosselmann: TJ Burns / Furst: alanmapstone / Stauffacher: Nemo / Melchthal: Eva Davis / Peasants: Sandra Schmit / Women: Monika M.C. / Harras: Frédéric Surget / Gessler: Tomas Peter / Bertha: Devorah Allen / Rudenz: Philip Watson / Narrator: Sonia Cast list for Tell's escape: William Tell: Jim Locke / Fisherman: Tomas Peter / Narrator: Sonia
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World's Story Volume VII: Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland was written by Eva March Tappan and first published in 1914.

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It is usually shelved as Historical Fiction.

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