- Cycles of Stories from the Norse. Part I: Historical Tales. Part II: Norse Myths. Part III: Völsunga Saga. Part IV: Frithiof Saga.
- Snorro Sturluson. Stories of the Kings of Norway; done into English by William Morris. Page 83-117.
- Snorro Sturluson. A History of the Norse Kings; done into English by Samuel Laing. Pages 11-35.
- Snorro Sturluson. Younger Edda. Pages 72, 73, 114-127, 128-130, 131-139, 160-164, 184-187, 189-192.
- Morris. Story of Sigurd the Volsung.
- Völsunga Saga. By Eirikr and William Morris.
Other sources from modern books can be found in Mabie, Wilmot Buxton, Keans Tappah, Cartwright Pole, Johonnut Anderson. Some of these are suitable for children themselves, and contain excellent reading matter.
Note.—I most gratefully acknowledge these sources supplied by the courtesy of Pittsburg Carnegie Library.
- List of stories in compilation by Anna C. Tyler (Supervisor of Story-telling in New York).
- Heroism. A reading list for boys and girls.
Both these lists are published by the New York Library, and I have had permission to quote both, by the courtesy of the Library.
In that admirable work, “Story-Telling in School and Home,” by Evelyn Newcomb Partridge and George Everett Partridge, published by William Heinemann, besides a valuable analysis of the Art of Story-Telling, there is an excellent list of books and stories.
List of Books containing Stories or Reading Matter for Children.
The following list is not of my own making. I have taken it on the recommendation of Marion E. Potter, Bertha Tannehill and Emma L. Teich, who have compiled the list from twenty-three other lists. I again have made a shorter list of the titles, and acknowledge most gratefully the kind permission of the H. W. Wilson Company (Minneapolis) to quote from their book. The original work, which contains 3,000 titles, is well known in the United States under the title of “Children's Catalogue.” It is a book which ought to be in every School and Training College Library, and I hope my fragmentary selection may make it better known in my own country. I regret that I am unable to give publishers or reference marks for this American list.
- About Old Story-tellers. Mitchell, D. G.
- Boys' Iliad. Perry.
- Jack among the Indians, and Other Stories. G. B. Grinnell.
- Adventure Stories. Hale, E.
- Young Alaskans. Hough, E.
- Aztec Treasure House. Janvier.
- Last Three Soldiers. Skelton, W.
- Under the Lilacs. Alcott, Louisa.
- Moral Pirates. Livingstone, A. W.
- Classics Old and New. Alderman, E. A.
- Boy of a Thousand Years Ago. Comstock, H. R.
- All About Japan. Brane, B. M.
- All About the Russians. Lockes, E. C.
- Children of the Palm Lands. Allen, A. E.
- Italian Child Life. Ambrose, Marietta.
- American Hero Stories. Tappan, E. M.
- Chinese Boy and Girl, Headland, Y. T.
- Viking Tales of the North. Anderson, R. B.
- Animal Stories Re-told from St. Nicholas. Carter, M. H.
- Short Stories of Shy Neighbours. Kelly, M. H.
- Hundred Anecdotes of Animals. Billingham, P. T.
- Books of Saints and Friendly Beasts. Brown, A. F.
- Stories of Animal Life. Holden, C. F.
- Story of a Donkey (Abridged). Segur, S.
- Children of the Cold. Schnatka, F.
- Stories from Plato and other Classic Writers. Burt, M. E.
- Tenting on the Plains. Custer, E.
- To the Front. King, C.
- Stories of Persian Heroes. Firdansi.
- Nelson and his Captains. Fitchett, William H.
- Danish Fairy and Folk Tales. Bay, J. C.
- Evening Tales. Ortoli, F.
- Legends of King Arthur and his Court. Greene, F. N.
- Story of King Arthur. Pyle, H.
- New World Fairy Book. Kenedy, H. A.
- Myths of the Red Children. Wilson, G. L.
- Old Indian Legends. Zitkala, Sa.
- Folk Tales from the Russian. Blumenthal, V. K.
- Wagner Opera Stories. Barker, Grace.
- Lolanu, the Little Cliff-dweller. Bayliss (Mrs. Clara Kern).
- Big People and Little People of Other Lands. Shaw, E. R.
- Children's Stories of the Great Scientists. Wright, H. C.
- Fairy Tales. Lansing, M. F.
- Light Princess, and Other Stories. Macdonald, George.
- Classic Stories for the Little Ones. Mace, J., and McClurey, L. B.
- Old World Wonder Stories. O'Shea, M. V.
- Japanese Fairy Tales Re-told. Williston, T. P.
- Famous Indian Chiefs I Have Known. Hovard, O. O.
- Fanciful Tales. Stockton, F. R.
- Boys' Book of Famous Rulers, from Agamemnon to Napoleon. Farmer, Mrs. Lydia Hoyt.
- Favourite Greek Myths, Hyde, T. S.
- Children's Life in the Western Mountains. Foote, Mary (Hallock).
- Gods and Heroes. Francillon, Robert Edward.
- Sa-Zada Tales. Fraser, William Alexander.
- Story of Gretta the Strong. French, Allen.
- Lance of Kanana (Story of Arabia). French, Henry Willard.
- Home Life in all Lands. Morris, C.
- Held Fast for England. Henty.
- Plutarch's Lives. Ginn, Edwin.
- King's Story Book. Gomme, Lawrence.
- Little Journeys to Balkans, European Turkey and Greece. George, M. M.
- Herodotus. White, J. S.
- Classic Myths in English Literature. Gayley, C. M.
- Favourite Greek Myths. Hyde, L. S.
- Stories from the East. Church, A. T.
- Herodotus. Church, A. T.
- Men of Iron. Pyle, H.
- Boys' Heroes. Hale, Edward Everett.
- Strange Stories from History. Eggleston.
- Stories of Other Lands. Johannot, J.
- Book of Nature Myths. Holbrook, Florence.
- Stories of Great Artists. Home, Olive Brown, and Lois, K.
- Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales. Houghton, Mrs. Louise (Seymour).
- Stories of Famous Children. Hunter, Mary van Brunt.
- Stories of Indian Chieftains. Husted, Mary Hall.
- Stories of Indian Children. Husted, Mary Hall.
- Golden Porch: A Book of Greek Fairy Tales. Hutchinson, W. M. L.
- Indian Boyhood. Eastman, C. H.
- Indian History for Young Folk. Drake, F. S.
- Indian Stories Re-told from St Nicholas. Drake, F. S.
- One Thousand Poems for Children. Ingpen, Roger.
- My Lady Pokahontas. Cooke, J. E.
- In the Sargasso Sea. Janvier, T. A.
- Childhood of Ji-Shib. Jenks, Albert Ernest.
- Stories from Chaucer told to the Children. Kelman, Janet Harvey.
- Stories from the Crusades. Kelman, Janet Harvey.
- New World Fairy Book. Kenedy, Howard Angus.
- Stories of Ancient People. Arnold E. T.
- Stories of Art and Artists. Clement, C.
- Mabinogion (Legends of Wales). Knightley.
- Heroes of Chivalry. Maitland, L.
- Cadet Days: Story of West Point. King, Charles.
- Household Stories for Little Readers. Klingensmith, Annie.
- Boy Travellers in the Russian Empire. Knox, Thomas Wallace.
- Boy Travellers on the Congo. Knox, Thomas Wallace.
- Fairy Book. Laboulaye, Eduard Réné Lefebre.
- Fairy Tales of All Nations. Translated by M. I. Booth. Laboulaye, Eduard Réné Lefebre.
- Middle Five (Life of Five Indian Boys at School). La Flesche, Francis.
- Wonderful Adventures of Nils. Lagerlöf, Selma.
- Land of Pluck. Dodge, M. M.
- Land of the Long Night. Du Chaillu, P. B.
- Schoolboy Days in France. Laurie, André.
- Schoolboy Days in Japan. Laurie, André.
- Schoolboy Days in Russia. Laurie, André.
- When I was a Boy in China. Lee, Yan Phon.
- Fifty Famous Stories Re-told. Baldwin.
- Stories from Famous Ballads. Lippincott.
- Wreck of the Golden Fleece. Leighton, Robert.
- Children's Letters, Written to Children by Famous Men and Women. Colson, E., and Chittenden, A. G.
- A Story of Abraham Lincoln. Hamilton, M.