Kathleen Lines

Retells the traditional tale of the poor boy in medieval England who made his fortune through his cat and became Lord Mayor of London.

A retelling of a tale from the Arabian Nights in which Agib reunites his parents.

>There have been many retellings of classical myths for children, but the sources are so rich that there is still room for a different approach. In this anthology the editor's aim is to guide the readers towards classical literature. 'Achilles and the Death of Hector' is a direct though shortened translation from Homer; the stories of Antigone and Agamemnon follow the plots of the plays by Sophocles and Aeschylus; 'The Wanderings of Aeneas' is based on the Aeneid and 'The Golden Ass' on Apuleius. Even where there is no immediate source, the editor has set out to present the stories in the way which will be most helpful to children in their future reading.

CONTENTS: 1 - FROM IMAGINATION The House Of The Nightmare by Edward Lucas White The Hauntings At Thorhallstead by Allen French His Own Number by William Croft Dickinson Gabriel-Ernest by Saki Hand In Glove by Elizabeth Bowen Mr. Fox (traditional english tale) by Anonymous Curfew by L.M. Boston John Bartine's Watch by Ambrose Bierce The Monkey's Paw by W.W.Jacobs My Grandfather, Hendry Watty by Arthur Quiller-Couch A School Story by M.R. James The Red Cane by E.F. Bozman A Diagnosis Of Death by Ambrose Bierce Bad Company by Walter De La Mare Proof by Henry Cecil The Amulet by Thomas Raddall The Hair by A.J. Alan The Return Of The Native by William Croft Dickinson The Earlier Service by Margaret Irwin 2 - FROM LIFE "Here I Am Again!" by Charles G.S. The Man Who Died At Sea by Rosemary Sutcliff The Wish Hounds by Kathleen Hunt The Man In The Road by F.M. Pilkington My Haunted Houses by M. Joyce Dixon In Search of a Ghost by Eric Roberts The Limping Man Of Makin-Meang by Arthur Grimble(

A collection of fifteen traditional tales including fairy tales, myths, legends, and folklore from a variety of sources and cultures.