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Under the Waves: Or, Diving in Deep Waters: A Tale
This adventure novel telling the story of a "strapping youth of twenty-one" who travels the East Indies and ultimately battles pirates from Malaysia was written by Scottish children's author R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne, better known for The…
Tom Brown's School Days
Also known as Tom Brown's School Days at Rugby, this classic children's book popularized the school story genre, directly inspiring later books including J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter. The book's circulation in the Caribbean is interesting, given that…
Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights)
Thousand and One Nights, as one of the most popular books worldwide, has its roots in India, Persia, Iraq, Syria, and Egypt(Marzolph et al., n.d.). One important source of the book is said to be the Iranian Hezār Afsān (A Thousand Tales) which is no…
The Monkey and the Turtle
A page from the illustrated children's story, "The Monkey and the Turtle," thought to be a version of an Ilocano folktale, written in English and illustrated by Jose Rizal, and published in 1889.
The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; with a Biographical Sketch of De Foe, Written Expressly for this Edition and Illustrations from Original Designs.
This edition of Daniel Defoe's novel, advertised in Trinidad, was published in London as part of Roscoe's novelist's library, with a biographical note by Thomas Roscoe and illustrations by Jacob George Strutt.
The Legend of the First Banana
A scan of the Philippine folktale "The Legend of the First Banana" as translated into English by Camilo Osias, with illustrations by Fernando Amorsolo.
The Lamplighter
Maria Susanna Cummins's best-selling sentimental novel tells the story of an orphan rescued from her abusive guardian by a humble lamplighter, who teaches her Christian values. The text was read by adults and children alike, and gave rise to various…
The Fables of Aesop, with a Life of the Author
The ubiquitous Aesop's Fables, attributed to the Greek slave and oral storyteller, Aesop, were highly recommended for children by British philosopher John Locke. This English edition by Samuel Croxall was advertised in Trinidad by Henry James Mills…
The Children's Friend
Originally published by Arnaud Berquin in French as L'Ami des Enfants, divided into twenty-four monthly installments, The Children's Friend contains stories about children's ordinary lives. The stories proved incredibly popular and the compilation…