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100 1 _aOlcott, Frances Jenkins,
_d1872-1963
245 1 0 _aStory-Telling Ballads :
_bSelected and Arranged for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and for the Boys' and Girls' Own Reading
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-11-23
508 _aE-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)
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChildren's poetry, English
653 _aRecitations
653 _aChildren's poetry, American
653 _aEnglish poetry -- Collections
653 _aBallads, English -- England -- Texts
653 _aAmerican poetry -- Collections
653 _aBallads, Scots -- Scotland -- Texts
653 _aNarrative poetry, American
653 _aNarrative poetry, English
700 1 _aWinter, Milo,
_d1888-1956
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63858
999 _c104682
_d104682