Project Gutenberg 2025-04-21 Public domain in the USA. 268 Willison, Marjory MacMurchy, Lady 1938 MacMurchy, Marjory Willison, Lady 30017914 Golden treasury of famous books : $b A guide to good reading for boys and girls, and for the enjoyment of those who love books $aToronto :$bThe Macmillan Company of Canada Limited, $c1929. Al Haines "Golden Treasury of Famous Books: A Guide to Good Reading for Boys and Girls" by Marjory Willison is a literary guide and anthology written in the early 20th century. This book is designed primarily for young readers and those who love books, providing introductions to classic works and celebrated authors. Its main focus is to inspire a love of reading and to help readers discover the joy and richness found in great literature, ranging from novels and poetry to history and travel writing. The opening of "Golden Treasury of Famous Books" introduces the reader to the magical companionship offered by books, using stories of famous literary figures’ childhood encounters with literature as inspiration. The foreword and initial chapters outline how the book can help guide readers to stories they will enjoy, and provide an overview of its structure, which covers different genres and great authors. The early chapters present concise, engaging background information on the novels and characters of Charles Dickens, highlight Dickens’s life, his humanitarian impact, and move on to praise and summarize the works and virtues of authors like Sir Walter Scott and William Shakespeare. Throughout, the author emphasizes the transformative power of books, the importance of discovering personal taste in reading, and introduces literary classics alongside personal anecdotes, making the world of literature inviting and accessible for young readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250412094926willison 1929 1929 Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Children's literature -- Bibliography Children -- Books and reading -- Canada Z Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 494020 2025-06-30T05:43:14.000786 text/html 452451 2025-04-21T22:18:31 text/html 464612 2025-06-30T05:43:22.626760 application/epub+zip 468113 2025-06-30T05:43:15.891824 application/epub+zip 244853 2025-06-30T05:43:14.911787 application/epub+zip 617091 2025-06-30T05:43:26.734747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 572605 2025-06-30T05:43:21.198751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385955 2025-06-30T05:43:12.232793 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 366066 2025-04-21T22:18:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15895 2025-06-30T05:43:26.871718 application/rdf+xml 15730 2025-06-30T05:43:15.049809 image/jpeg 2278 2025-06-30T05:43:14.981786 image/jpeg 592787 2025-06-30T05:43:14.041793 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