To Mr. W. Jenkyn Thomas and Mr. Fisher Unwin, for permission to use “Arthur in the Cave” from the Welsh Fairy Book.
The following stories are not a representative list: this I have endeavoured to give with the story-list preceding. These stories are mostly taken from my own répertoire, and have so constantly been asked for by teachers that I am glad of an opportunity of presenting them in full.
- Episode from “Sturla the Historian,” to illustrate the value of the art of story-telling.
- Saga, by John Russell.
- St. Christopher, in the version taken from the “Legenda Aurea.”
- “Arthur in the Cave,” from the “Welsh Fairy Book.”
- “Hafiz the Stone-cutter” (adapted from the Oriental).
- “To Your Good Health,” from The Crimson Fairy Book.
- “The Proud Cock,” from the Spanish.
- “Snegourka,” from the Russian.
- “The Water Nixie,” by Pamela Tennant.
- “The Blue Rose,” by Maurice Baring.
- “The Wise old Shepherd,” from “The Talking Thrush.”
I had intended, in this section, to offer an appendix of titles of stories and books which would cover all the ground of possible narrative in schools; but I have found, since taking up the question, so many lists containing standard books and stories, that I have decided that this original plan would be a work of supererogation, since it would be almost impossible to prepare such a list without the certainty of over-lapping. What is really needed is a supplementary list to those already published—a specialized list which has been gathered together by private research and personal experience. I have for many years spent considerable time in the British Museum, and some of the principal Libraries in the United States, and I now offer the fruit of that labour in the miscellaneous collection contained in this chapter. Before giving my own selection, I should like to say that for general lists one can use with great profit the following: