Books with author Mrs. Burton Harrison

The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book by Mrs. Burton Harrison written in 1884 is enchanting children’s book that is beautifully illustrated by Miss Rosina Emmet. This book contains 60 illustrations, some in color161 pagesList of Story Titles:■ The Princess Eglantine■ Dame Martha's Step-Daughter; or, The Grandmother of the Gnomes■ The Adventures of Ha'penny; or, The Dwarf, the Witch, and the Magic Slippers■ Sybilla, Myrtillo, and Furioso■ Annette; or, The Magic Coffee-Mill■ Juliet; or, The Little White Mouse■ The Fairies and the Fiddler■ Ethelinda; or, The Ice King's Bride■ Deep-Sea Violets■ The Wild Woodsman■ The Frozen Hearth-Fairy■ Rosy's Stay-at-Home Parties■ Blondina; or, The Turkey-Queen■ Timid Agnes■ The Ogress and the Cook■ Miss Peggy and the Frog■ The Leperhaun: A Legend of the Emerald Isle■ Romances of the Middle Ages■ The Trials of Sir Isumbras■ Bisclaveret■ Roswal and Lilian■ Eliduc and Guilliadun■ The Falcon-King■ Sir Eglamour and Crystabell

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Excerpt from Belhaven Tales Crow's Nest Una and King DavidIn these echoing rooms had, from time to time, gathered all the celebrities of the day, coming to visit the haunts of Washington and to taste Virginian courtesy. And here, at a much later date, upon the occasion of his fourth visit to America, in 1824, was domiciled the gallant Lafayette. The tale of a famous reception tendered to that fortunate Frenchman is still told in the town. Escorted by citizens and mili tiamen, freemasons and Revolutionary survivors, the Nation's Guest passed along streets strewn with roses by the children of the place, beneath a trium phal arch the like of which in grandeur had never been seen. At the moment when the hero paused beneath the arch, a real eagle (politely furnished for the occasion by the proprietor of a museum) was seen to flap its wings, and heard to utter a scream of victory. This climax, it was afterward ascertained, was secured by a boy who, at the critical moment.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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The book includes 23 fantastic fairy tales for children. The stories are (1) The Princess Eglantine, (2) Dame Martha’s Stepdaughter (The Grandmother of the Gnomes), (3) The Adventures of Happeny (The Dwarf, the Witch, and the Magic Slippers), (4) Sybilia, Myrtillo, and Furioso, (5) Annette (The Magic Coffee-Mill), (6) Juliet (The Little White Mouse), (7) The Fairies and the Fiddler), (8) Ethelinda (The Ice King’s Bride), (9) Deep-Sea Violets, (10) The Wild Woodsman, (11) The Frozen Hearth-Fairy, (12) Rosy’s Stay-At-Home Parties, (13) Blondina (The Turkey-Queen), (14) Timid Agnes, (15) The Ogress and the Cook, (16) Miss Peggy and the Frog, (17) The Leperhaun (A Legend of the Emerald Isle), (18) The Trials of Sir Isumbras, (19) Bisclaveret, (20) Roswal and Lilian, (21) Fliduc and Guilladun, (22) The Falcon-King, and (23) Sir Eglamour and Crystabell. The stories in the book are amply illustrated. It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition of these timeless stories.

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