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100	1		_aLang, Mrs.
245	1	4	_aThe Strange Story Book
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2011
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2011-09-13
505	0		_aPreface 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.
508			_aProduced by David Edwards, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520			_a"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.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aChildren's stories
700	1		_aLang, Andrew, _d1844-1912
700	1		_aFord, H. J. _q(Henry Justice), _d1860-1941
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37396
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