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Jan 1, 1926 — —· 100 yrs

CHILDREN · FICTION

Gillian Avery

Also known as: gillian avery, Gillian AVERY

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ONCE THERE WAS a wealthy merchant who traded in rare and precious goods, traveling with his wares every year to foreign lands.

— from Russian fairy tales

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School remembered

1967

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Biographical and autobiographical selections from early memories of school days. Includes an Irish girl's education in a convent, Madame de Maintenon's court school for the daughters of impoverished nobility, Helen Keller's teacher Annie Sullivan, and a Russian ballerina's education for the theater.

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Russian fairy tales

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An illustrated collection of traditional Russian tales including "Vassilissa the Beautiful," "The Frog Princess," and "The White Duck."

#3

The hole in the wall

1968

4.0 (1)

Eight short stories written in the nineteenth century: The Hole in the Wall, by A. Keary; The Old Story of Mrs. Howard, by Mrs. Sherwood; The Stolen Child, by Mrs. Sherwood; A Puzzle for a Curious Girl, by Anonymous; Waste Not, Want Not, or Two Strings to Your Bow, by M. Edgeworth; The Grandmother's Shoe, by J. Ingelow; The Little Rick-burners, by C. Yonge; and Snap-dragons: a Tale of Christmas Eve, by J. H. Ewing.

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