Project Gutenberg 2020-11-23 Public domain in the USA. 351 Olcott, Frances Jenkins 1872 1963 Winter, Milo 1888 1956 Winter, Milo Kendall 20021433 Story-Telling Ballads Selected and Arranged for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and for the Boys' and Girls' Own Reading E-text prepared by MFR, Susan Carr, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Story-Telling Ballads" by Frances Jenkins Olcott is a collection of ballads and narrative poems curated for young readers, written in the early 20th century. This compilation features 77 ballads, drawing from traditional lore, legends, and adventures from various cultures, tailored for children aged twelve to fifteen. The chosen selections aim to capture the imagination of youthful audiences with stirring tales of heroism, magic, and romance. At the start of the text, readers are introduced to the purpose of the collection and the nature of the ballads included. The foreword discusses how ballads historically served as a mode of storytelling that enthralls young listeners with themes of chivalry, love, and adventure. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of these narratives in both entertaining children and imparting life lessons. The opening highlights the rich diversity of characters and stories awaiting the reader, as well as the significance of ballads in nurturing a love for literature and learning. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children's poetry, English Recitations Children's poetry, American English poetry -- Collections Ballads, English -- England -- Texts American poetry -- Collections Ballads, Scots -- Scotland -- Texts Narrative poetry, American Narrative poetry, English PR PZ PS Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 831769 2025-07-25T09:28:19.762054 text/html 836895 2024-10-18T08:30:49 text/html 993349 2025-07-25T09:28:41.709921 application/epub+zip 988483 2025-07-25T09:28:23.362000 application/epub+zip 339319 2025-07-25T09:28:21.482069 application/epub+zip 1227067 2025-07-25T09:28:51.596859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1111254 2025-07-25T09:28:39.660929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462799 2022-09-28T19:14:37.392740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442539 2025-07-25T09:28:15.957040 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 422599 2024-10-18T08:30:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19782 2025-07-25T09:28:51.789864 application/rdf+xml 22541 2025-07-25T09:28:21.818007 image/jpeg 3412 2025-07-25T09:28:21.687012 image/jpeg 960232 2025-07-25T09:28:19.827051 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