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Andersen's Tales for Children
Danish author Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales include famous stories such as "The Little Mermaid," "The Emperor's New Clothes," and "The Snow Queen" (pictured). This translation by Alfred Wehnert and Caroline Peachey was, given its publication…
The Arabian Nights Entertainments
An adaptation of One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of Middle Eastern Folk Tales, commonly known in English as Arabian Nights, this version by George Fyler Townsend draws from previous French and English translations. Given its publication…
Paul and Virginia: An Indian Tale; Translated from the French
Originally published as Paul et Virginie, this romantic French children's novel tells the story of two young people growing up in the archipelago of the Indian Ocean in Île de France, known today as Mauritius. The island appears in the text as as a…
Badule Khorgosh aar Pagrai Babu (Badule Rabbit and Pagrai Babu)
A recreation of Carroll's 'A Mad Tea Party' in Hemendra Kumar Ray's 'Ajob Deshe Amola,' a translation/adaptation of Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Note the turban on Pagrai-Babu, part of the indigenization…
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 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…