Project Gutenberg 2008-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 343 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew The True Story Book E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Lindy Walsh, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The True Story Book" by Andrew Lang is a collection of true adventures and historical narratives written in the late 19th century. This book aims to captivate young readers by blending educational content with engaging storytelling, presenting expeditions and tales involving notable figures like Prince Charlie and Hernán Cortés. Rather than featuring mythical creatures or fairy tales, it focuses on genuine historical events and characters, providing a different perspective on adventure literature for children. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the editor's intentions for the collection, acknowledging the shift from fairy tales to true stories. It highlights the anticipated disappointment some children might feel, as the volume lacks dragons and witches—common in traditional tales. The editor reassures readers that the stories will still be filled with excitement and bravery, featuring charismatic figures like Prince Charlie and the romantic tale of Cortés's adventure in Aztec Mexico. The narrative sets the stage for a variety of enchanting and real-life accounts that promise to entertain while also providing a lens into history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en History D Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: History - Other 797307 2025-06-11T11:10:37.650203 text/html 801454 2008-12-23T16:18:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3733373 2021-01-04T13:43:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3636859 2025-06-11T11:10:54.668094 application/epub+zip 3646463 2025-06-11T11:10:42.612193 application/epub+zip 388944 2025-06-11T11:10:38.542216 application/epub+zip 6135586 2025-06-11T11:11:02.265095 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6069593 2025-06-11T11:10:50.382184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536797 2022-09-13T03:31:48.037745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 739194 2025-06-11T11:10:36.520236 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 738583 2021-01-04T13:43:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 277812 2021-01-04T13:43:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 738639 2021-01-04T13:43:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277735 2021-01-04T13:43:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20216 2025-06-11T11:11:02.440062 application/rdf+xml 33652 2025-06-11T11:10:38.648195 image/jpeg 4834 2025-06-11T11:10:38.595186 image/jpeg 3753840 2025-06-11T11:10:37.899220 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia