A selection of ever-popular Blyton short stories for the younger reader, with clear text and illustrated. Age: 5-8 Enid Blyton, 1896 - November 28, 1959 Enid Blyton was born in London in 1896. She was educated in a private school and thought that she would become a musician until she realized that writing was her passion. She attended Ipswich High School where she trained to become a kindergarten teacher and eventually opened her own school for infants. Blyton's first poem was published in 1917, entitled "Have You-" which appeared in Nash's Magazine. In 1922, her first book of verses was published, entitled "Child Whispers." In 1926 she accepted a position editing the children's magazine "Sunny Stories" as well as writing the column "Teachers World." Blyton's first full length children's book was published din 1938 and was titled "The Secret Island." After working on the column for years, Blyton quit "Teachers World" in 1945 and also ended her stint as editor of "Sunny Stories" seven years later. In 1953 she started her own children's magazine called "The Edith Blyton Magazine" which featured stories about her characters and news on the clubs formed around them. Her most famous stories were those of the "Famous Five" The Magazine closed in 1959. In the 50's and 60's Blyton was criticized for the language in her book, for being too simple, but some 300 are still in print today. Blyton has published over 600 books in the course of her career. Enid Blyton died in her sleep on November 28, 1968. She was 72 years old. b/w illustrations

"The Scarecrow, and Other Stories" by G. Ranger Wormser offers a diverse array of captivating short stories that explore the intricacies of the human experience. With a keen eye for human nature and a talent for storytelling, Wormser presents tales of adventure, mystery, and heartwarming encounters. Each story leaves a lasting impression, offering readers moments of reflection and inspiration.

The old scarecrow has a head made out of turnip, ragged trousers and sticks for arms! Peter and Jane are frightened of him. But is the scarecrow really as scary as he seems? Find out more in this delightful collection of stories that also features Polly Piglet, Mr Tweeky and his magic pockets and an apple the just could not be found! Other stories in this volume: The Talking Teapot How Lucky They Were! The Apple That Couldn't Be Found The Very Old Kettle Funny-Face Well, Really, Old Grandad and many more...

From 1842 to 1845, Nathaniel Hawthorne lives with his newlywed wife, the painter Sophia Peabody, in the old rectory in Concord, Massachusetts. For him, it's a paradise of little things. But then the couple has to leave the house because rent debts have piled up. Nevertheless, the writer will think back on this time as a happy one for the rest of his life. In 1846, "Mosses from an old Manse" is published. An autobiographical essay in which Hawthorne once again takes himself back to the place where he led a relatively carefree, liberated life. Gröls Classics - English Edition

First published in 1846 in the present form, famous English story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne's book 'Mosses from an Old Manse, and Other Stories' is a collection of fictional short stories. The collection includes several previously-published short stories, and was named in honor of The Old Manse where Hawthorne and his wife lived for the first three years of their marriage. The first edition was published in 1846. Hawthorne seems to have been paid $75 for the publication. Many of the tales collected in Mosses from an Old Manse are allegories and, typical of Hawthorne, focus on the negative side of human nature. Hawthorne's friend Herman Melville noted this aspect in his review ""Hawthorne and His Mosses"" ""This black conceit pervades him through and through. You may be witched by his sunlight, -transported by the bright gildings in the skies he builds over you; but there is the blackness of darkness beyond; and even his bright gildings but fringe and play upon the edges of thunder-clouds.""