This delightful non-fiction Victorian Era book by George Cary Eggleston will make a wonderful edition to any library.
From the author: "In calling the tales in this volume 'Strange Stories' I have sought simply to indicate that, in the main, they are unfamiliar to youthful readers, and that most of them relate deeds and occurrences some what out of the common. In choosing the themes I have tried to avoid the tales that have been often used, and to tell only those of which young readers generally have not before heard."
Stories included are:
THE STORY OF THE NEGRO FORT
A WAR FOR AN ARCHBISHOP
THE BOY COMMANDER OF THE CAMISARDS
THE CANOE FIGHT
THE BATTLE OF LAKE BORGNE
THE BATTLE IN THE DARK
THE TROUBLESOME BURGHERS
THE DEFENCE OF ROCHELLE
THE SAD STORY OF A BOY KING
TWO OBSCURE HEROES
THE CHARGE OF THE HOUNDS
THE STORY OF A WINTER CAMPAIGN
YOUNG WASHINGTON IN THE WOODS
THE STORY OF CATHERINE
THE VIRGINIA WIFE-MARKET
THE BOYHOOD OF DANIEL WEBSTER
THE SCULLION WHO BECAME A SCULPTOR
THE BOYHOOD OF WILLIAM CHAMBERS
HOW A BOY WAS HIRED OUT, AND WHAT CAME OF IT
THE WICKEDEST MAN IN THE WORLD
A PRINCE WHO WOULD NOT STAY DEAD
Originally published in 1885, it is now being offered again 127 years later. Black and white pictures and large print makes it a pleasure for the young and old alike.
If you enjoy classic books, this reproduction is a must have.
