This volume belongs to a series of "Stories Old and New" which has been prepared specially for children. The books have been carefully chosen so as to include, along with many charming stories by the best children's authors of to-day, a due proportion of those older tales which never grow old.
To secure simplicity and right gradation, the text has been prepared to suit the different ages of readers. Care has been given to the illustration, print, and binding of the series, for it is believed that this is the best way to secure from the children that careful handling of the volumes which is the mark of the true book-lover.
CONTENTS
| I | Introductory | [3] |
| II | The Christmas Cuckoo | [18] |
| III | Lady Greensleeves | [51] |
| IV | Childe Charity | [76] |
| V | Sour and Civil | [92] |
| VI | Prince Wisewit's Return | [118] |