Project Gutenberg 2011-09-13 Public domain in the USA. 226 Lang, Mrs. Lang, Leonora Blanche Lang, L. B. (Leonora Blanche) Lang, Mrs. Andrew Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice) 1860 1941 Ford, Henry Justice The Strange Story Book Preface by Mrs. Andrew Lang -- The drowned buccaneer -- The perplexity of Zadig -- The return of the dead wife -- Young Amazon Snell -- The good Sir James -- Rip van Winkle -- The wonderful basket -- The escape of the galley-slaves -- The beaver and the porcupine -- An old-world ghost -- The gentleman highwayman -- The vision of the Pope -- Growing-up-like-one-who-has-a-grandmother -- The handless brigade -- The son of the Wolf Chief -- Blind Jack of Knaresborough -- Blind Jack again -- The story of Djun -- What became of Owen Parfitt? -- Blackskin -- The pets of Aurore Dupin -- The trials of M. Deschartres -- Aurore at play -- How Aurore learned to ride -- Land-otter the Indian -- The disinheriting of a son -- The siege of Rhodes -- The princess of Babylon -- The adventures of Fire-drill's son -- The strange story of Elizabeth Canning -- Mrs. Veal's ghost -- The chief's daughter -- The boyhood of a painter -- The adventures of a Spanish nun. Produced by David Edwards, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Strange Story Book" by Mrs. Lang is a collection of children's stories written in the early 20th century. The book features a variety of tales that include elements of fantasy, adventure, and moral lessons, capturing the imagination of young readers. The stories range from classic fairy tales to original narratives, involving characters such as ghosts, pirates, and whimsical animals. The opening of the work introduces the reader to the context in which the collection was created, emphasizing a sense of nostalgia and transition in children's literary culture. It reflects on a past era where children enjoyed timeless tales, setting the tone for the charm and adventure found in the subsequent stories. The Preface further reveals the connection to the beloved author Andrew Lang, indicating that this final installment of a famous series aims to enchant a new generation while preserving tales of old. Overall, the beginning establishes a heartfelt invitation to partake in the enchanting world of stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children's stories PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 631573 2025-08-15T08:26:00.698102 text/html 625929 2011-09-13T08:53:26 text/html 2352740 2025-08-15T08:26:11.283023 application/epub+zip 2358030 2025-08-15T08:26:04.099042 application/epub+zip 308604 2025-08-15T08:26:02.627090 application/epub+zip 2577196 2025-08-15T08:26:16.733000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2527865 2025-08-15T08:26:10.194067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465644 2022-09-17T07:20:30.472304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 587619 2025-08-15T08:25:59.460127 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 587426 2011-09-13T08:53:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 587421 2011-09-13T08:53:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22753 2025-08-15T08:26:16.901196 application/rdf+xml 10851 2025-08-15T08:26:03.151085 image/jpeg 2876 2025-08-15T08:26:02.890093 image/jpeg 219273 2011-09-13T08:53:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 2236832 2011-09-13T08:53:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 219204 2011-09-13T08:53:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 2310484 2025-08-15T08:26:00.828057 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia