Lewis Carroll's "Bruno's Revenge," the story which was the beginning of Sylvie and Bruno, is perfect in its way.
Legendary Tales
Classical
| The Heroes | By | Charles Kingsley. |
| A Wonder Book | " | Nathaniel Hawthorne. |
| Tanglewood Tales | " | " |
| The Story of the Odyssey | " | Rev. A. J. Church. |
| The Story of the Iliad | " | " |
| Stories from Homer | " | " |
Romantic
| The Morte D'Arthur | By | Sir T. Malory. |
| Tales from Shakespeare | " | Charles and Mary Lamb. |
| Puck of Pook's Hill | " | Rudyard Kipling. |
| Stories from the Faerie Queen | " | Mary Macleod. |
| Heroes of Chivalry and Romance | " | Rev. A. J. Church. |
| Stories of the Magicians | " | " |
| Olaf the Glorious | " | Robert Leighton. |
| Robin Hood | " | Howard Pyle. |
| Men of Iron | " | " |
| Canterbury Tales | " | Chaucer. |
| Robin Hood: His Deeds and Adventures | " | Lucy Perkins. |
| Ballads in Prose | " | Mary Macleod. |
| Forgotten Tales of Long Ago | " | E. V. Lucas. |
| Old Fashioned Tales | " | " |
| Tales from Maria Edgeworth. Introduction | " | Austin Dobson. |
| Tales from the Canterbury Pilgrims. Retold | " | J. H. Darton. |
| The Book of King Arthur | " | Mary Macleod. |
| Midsummer Night's Dream for Young People | " | Lucy Perkins. |
| The Wonder Book of Old Romance. |
Here also we might place Gulliver's Travels.
Verse and Poetry
Our first acquaintance with poetry is made through nursery rhymes. Many collections of nursery rhymes may be had. And there are also a number of very charming picture books of simple verse, suitable for small readers, such as Miss Kate Greenaway's
Mother Goose.
Marigold Garden.
Under the Window.
A. Apple Pie.