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The St. Nicholas anthology
Henry Steele Commager
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Contains the "best" of "St. Nicholas," a magazine for boys and girls published at the turn of the 20th century. Included stories, poems, and original illustrations.
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Frontmatter
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POEM (Montrose J. Moses, page v)
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INTRODUCTION (May Lamberton Becker, page xvii)
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PREFACE (Henry Steele Commager, page xxi)
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A STORY ABOUT ANCESTORS (Dorothy Canfield ILLUSTRATED BY BERGER, page 3)
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THE PETERKINS CELEBRATE THE FOURTH OF JULY (Lucretia P. Hale, page 12)
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THE SOLDIERING OF BENIAH STIDHAM (Howard Pyle ILLUSTRATED BY HOWARD PYLE, page 17)
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THE GRIFFIN AND THE MINOR CANON (Frank R. Stockton, page 24)
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DADDY JAKE, THE RUNAWAY (Joel Chandler Harris ILLUSTRATED BY E. W. KEMBLE, page 34)
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BUFFALO HUNTING (Theodore Roosevelt ILLUSTRATED BY FREDERIC REMINGTON, page 57)
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HOW A STREET-CAR CAME IN A STOCKING (Harriet Allen ILLUSTRATED BY C. RELYEA, page 66)
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THE CITY CHILD (Alfred Tennyson MUSIC BY MRS. ALFRED TENNYSON, page 73)
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CHARLES DICKENS: THE BOY OF THE LONDON STREETS (Rupert Sargent Holland, page 74)
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THE REEF (Samuel Scoville, Jr., page 78)
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THE ROWENA O'TOOLE COMPANY (Ellis Parker Butler ILLUSTRATED BY R. KIRBY, page 85)
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HOW SANTA CLAUS FOUND THE POOR-HOUSE (Sophie Swett, page 90)
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TOM SAWYER AND HIS BAND (Albert Bigelow Paine ILLUSTRATED BY E.F. WARD, page 97)
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THE TRIAL IN TOM BELCHER'S STORE (Samuel A. Derieux ILLUSTRATED BY HERMAN PALMER, page 102)
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KING TRISANKU (Henry W. Longfellow, page 112)
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DANNY AND THE "MAJOR" (Gertrude P. Greble ILLUSTRATED BY MAX F. KLEPPER, page 113)
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THE PROFESSOR AND THE PATAGONIAN GIANT (Tudor Jenks ILLUSTRATED BY E. B. BENSALE, page 128)
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THE POTTED PRINCESS (Rudyard Kipling, page 133)
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THE BUTTER BETTY BOUGHT (Anonymous, page 137)
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THE BROWNIES' RETURN (Palmer Cox ILLUSTRATED BY PALMER COX, page 138)
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LEONARD'S ENGLISH CHRISTMAS (Alice Hegan Rice ILLUSTRATED BY NORMAN PRICE, page 143)
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DREAM MARCH OF THE CHILDREN (James Whitcomb Riley ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE VARIAN, page 151)
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A LITTLE CONTRABAND (Charles McIlvaine ILLUSTRATED BY FLORENCE TABER, page 153)
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WHEN THOMAS TAKES HIS PEN (Elsie Hill, page 161)
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BABY SYLVESTER (Bret Harte, page 164)
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THE BLACK SHEEP'S COAT (Cornelia Meigs, page 174)
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BILL MAYES' GREAT DISCOVERY (Ralph Henry Barbour, page 186)
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A RACE WITH IDAHO ROBBERS (Joaquin Miller ILLUSTRATED BY FREDERIC REMINGTON, page 196)
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MAUDIE TOM, JOCKEY (Gladys Hasty Carroll, page 201)
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THE LITTLE ELF (John Kendrick Bangs, page 206)
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THE CREW OF THE CAPTAIN'S GIG (Sophie Swett, page 207)
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TABLE MANNERS (Gelett Burgess, page 217)
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KIN TO THE WOODS: A STORY OF THE TENNESSEE CUMBERLANDS (Maristan Chapman, page 218)
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BASS COVE SKETCHES (J. T. Trowbridge)
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FLAPJACK (Carter Hamilton ILLUSTRATED BY I. W. TABER, page 241)
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KEEPING HOUSE (Laura Ingalls Wilder ILLUSTRATED BY BERGER, page 247)
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PINKEY PERKINS: "JUST A BOY" (Captain Harold Hammond, U.S.A., page 254)
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A GOURD FIDDLE (Grace MacGowan Cooke ILLUSTRATED BY C. T. HILL, page 261)
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THE STORY OF A PROVERB (Sidney Lanier, page 271)
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RUMPTY-DUDGET'S TOWER (A FAIRY TALE) (Julian Hawthorne, page 276)
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THE OLD LADY FROM DOVER (Carolyn Wells, page 290)
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ILLUSTRATIONS: painted by Arthur Rackham
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"RING A RING O' ROSES" (page 291)
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"BYE, BABY BUNTING" (page 292)
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"THE LITTLE PEOPLE'S MARKET" (page 293)
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"RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY!" (page 294)
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"HARK, HARK, THE DOGS DO BARK!" (page 295)
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JACK SPRAT AND HIS WIFE (page 296)
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"THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN LIVED UNDER A HILL" (page 297)
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THANKSGIVING SNOW-SHOES (Ben Ames Williams ILLUSTRATED BY RALPH P. COLEMAN, page 298)
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THE GRANDILOQUENT GOAT (Carolyn Wells, page 305)
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"BRIN" (Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE VARIAN, page 306)
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CASPERL (H. C. Bunner, page 313)
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AMONG THE BUFFALOES (Noah Brooks, page 318)
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THE DICKEY BOY (Mary E. Wilkins ILLUSTRATED BY G.W. EDWARDS, page 325)
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A GREAT SPECULATION (Rossiter Johnson, page 333)
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A RUNAWAY TRAIN (F. Lovell Coombs, page 341)
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SNAGGLE-TOOTH OF SUNKEN LAKE (David M. Newell ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID M. NEWELL, page 346)
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THE WRONG COAT (Rose Terry Cooke, page 352)
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RICHARD CARR'S BABY (Richard H. Davis ILLUSTRATED BY W. A. ROGERS, page 357)
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CHRONICLES OF THE MOLBOS (ILLUSTRATED BY F. BEARD, page 362)
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FO'C'SLE AND WIGWAM (Henry Morton Robinson ILLUSTRATED BY M. J. GALLAGHER, page 364)
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A FUNNY LITTLE SCHOOL (Ruth McEnery Stuart ILLUSTRATED BY E. POTTHAST, page 371)
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MALSCHICK (Leon W. Dean ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPH MATURO, page 379)
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MORE THAN CONQUERORS: THE TORCH-BEARER OF THE DARK CONTINENT (Ariadne Gilbert ILLUSTRATED BY O. F. SCHMIDT, page 387)
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"AS WE FORGIVE THOSE" (T. Morris Longstreth, page 395)
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WHERE THE BUFFALOES BEGIN (Olaf Baker ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL BRANSON, page 405)
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THE CROCODILE (Oliver Herford, page 410)
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MY GRANDMOTHER'S GRANDMOTHER'S CHRISTMAS CANDLE (Hezekiah Butterworth, page 411)
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TO REPEL BOARDERS (Jack London, page 418)
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THE THREE BRASS PENNIES (Augusta Huiell Seaman ILLUSTRATED BY BERGER, page 422)
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PUZZLED (Carolyn Wells, page 427)
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WITH THE BLACK PRINCE (William O. Stoddard, page 428)
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SARA CREWE; OR, WHAT HAPPENED AT MISS MINCHIN'S (Francis Hodgson Burnett ILLUSTRATED BY R. BIRCH, page 436)
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AN OLD-FASHIONED THANKSGIVING (Louisa M. Alcott ILLUSTRATED BY E. BOOKHOUT, SR., page 464)
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GRIZEL COCHRANE'S RIDE (Elia W. Peattie, page 476)
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THE CROW-CHILD (Mary Mapes Dodge, page 484)
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THE AFFAIR OF THE "SANDPIPER" (Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, page 489)
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FREDDY LOW TAKES THE WHEEL (Cornelius Brett Boocock, page 497)
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NOT SO BLACK AS HIS FEATHERS (Dallas Lore Sharp ILLUSTRATED BY R. BRUCE HORSFALL, page 502)
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THE FIND (Orville W. Mosher, Jr. ILLUSTRATED BY ENOS B. COMSTOCK, page 507)
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THE SENSITIVE CAT (Alice Brown, page 514)
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YOUNG ABEL YANCEY (Archibald Rutledge ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE VARIAN, page 515)
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CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY (W. D. Howells, page 520)
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THE MAJOR'S BIG-TALK STORIES: CHASED BY A HOOP SNAKE (F. Blake Crofton, page 525)
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A SPELLING SPAT (Nancy Byrd Turner, page 526)
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ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE
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FRIENDS (E. Vincent Millay (Honor Member, age 17), page 528)
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THE DIARY OF A DRAGON (Morris G. Bishop (Honor Member, age 11), page 528)
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MY FAIRY-BOOK PRINCE (Margaret Widdemer (age 16), page 529)
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A PATRIOT (Robert Hillyer (age 13), page 529)
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IN THE TWILIGHT (Eudora Welty (age 15), page 530)
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MYSTERY (Stephen Vincent Benét (age 15), page 530)
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THE FROZEN BROOK (Stella Benson (age 13), page 530)
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HOME, TO PENELOPE (Bruce T. Simonds (age 15), page 530)
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VACATION SONG (E. Vincent Millay (age 15), page 531)
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THE VOICE OF THE CITY ((A symphony) John C. Farrar (age 17), page 531)
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VACATION DOWN SOUTH (E. Babette Deutsch (age 11), page 532)
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GRATITUDE (Cornelia Otis Skinner (age 11), page 532)
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IN JUNE-TIME (William R. Benét (age 16), page 532)
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WHEN SWALLOWS BUILD (Corey H. Ford (age 14), page 533)
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WHERE DO THE FAIRIES MEET? (Jessica Nelson North (age 13), page 533)
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A WINTER WALK (Rachel Lyman Field (age 16), page 533)
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A SONG OF SUMMER (Sterling North (age 8), page 534)
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A SONG OF THE WOODS (Stephen Vincent Benét (age 13), page 534)
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MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IN FICTION ((Illustrated story) Anne L. Parrish (age 14), page 534)
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FOUR CHARADES (C.P. Cranch, page 536)
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EIGHT CHARADES, DONE UP IN RHYME, FOR LAD AND LASS AT CANDLE-TIME (Ralph Henry Barbour, page 538)
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RIDDLE BOX
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CROSS-WORD ENIGMA (G. F. Babcock, page 539)
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ANAGRAM (page 539)
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DOUBLE-ACROSTIC (Elinor Lothrop Daniels, page 539)
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CONNECTED SQUARES (Florence and Edna, page 539)
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DIAMOND (Jennie N. Child, page 539)
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ILLUSTRATED PRIMAL ACROSTIC (page 540)
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AN "AGED" PUZZLE (Helen A. Sibley, page 540)
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OBLIQUE RECTANGLE (George Linwood Hosea, page 541)
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THE MAGIC LETTERS (Maurice P. Dunlap, page 541)
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M.M.D. (Josephine Daskam Bacon, page 542)
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Published: 1983
Publisher: Greenwich House
- 9780517420829 (hardcover)