Books with author Elizabeth Matterson

there are much like ourselves, only tkey arc very, very small arid roguish. They play pranks en one another and hav? great fun. They arc good natured and jolly, and rarely g;t ahgry. But if one does get angry, h« quickly recovers his good natur? and joins again in the sport. If a GoUih should cohtinuc angry hs would take on some visiLls form. Perhaps h? would tccome a toad or a squirrel, or some other little animal, and would have te live here on the Earth-plane forever-more. But, if h* keeps good natured, he can come here and have his fun, and net he seen by any on; except a Seer, or very wise person. Th? Goblins are gracious to the wise peeple now, but they were not always so. A long, long time age, on a Christmas-eve, the Fairy-folk were having great sport. All the little peopl? of the Unseen-world had gathered together in th« Earth-realm. There werS Brownies, and Gnomes, and Elves;About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at http://www.forgottenbooks.org

Excerpt from Peeps at Many Lands: ScotlandA little boy was once asked to write an essay on Scotland, and he began by saying Scotland is the smallest half of England. I Should not wonder if this sentence lost a mark for him, yet I think we can all understand what he meant by it.He knew that England and Scotland are parts of the same island, and that nowadays they form one Kingdom, inhabited by the same people, who Speak the same language, have the same Parliament, and obey the same King; and that, when we cross the Border and go from Scotland into England, or from England into Scotland, we do not need to get out of the train and have our boxes opened and searched for certain things that are not allowed to be carried from one country to another unless a tax is paid on them, as is done when travellers go from France into Germany, or from Italy into France.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The Goblins' ChristmasHE little Man, and tiny Maid, Who love the Fairies in the glade, Who see them in the tangled grass The Gnomes and Brownies, as they pass, Whg hear the Sprites from Elf land call Go, frolic with these Brownies small, And join these merry sporting Elves.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.