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James Baldwin

James Baldwin (1841 – 1925) was born in Indiana. He served as the superintendent of Indiana’s school system for eighteen years and then went on to become a widely published textbook editor and children’s author in the subjects of legends, mythology, biography, and literature, among others. He wrote more than fifty books, the most famous of which include Fifty Famous Stories Retold (1896) and Abraham Lincoln, a True Life (1904)
The short stories offered in our collection are from Fifty Famous Stories Retold.
The James Baldwin cited here should not be confused with the American novelist, essayist and civil rights activist (1924-1987). The latter’s works are not yet available in the public domain. Readers interested in African-American literature might wish to visit our African-American Library.

Books

  • A Story of the Golden Age
  • The Story of Abraham Lincoln
  • The Story of Benjamin Franklin
  • The Story of Daniel Webster
  • The Story of George Washington
  • Short Stories

  • A Laconic Answer
  • Alexander and Bucephalus
  • Androclus and the Lion
  • Antonio Canova
  • Arnold Winkelried
  • A Story of Robin Hood
  • Bruce and the Spider
  • Casabianca
  • Cornelia’s Jewels
  • Damon and Pythias
  • Diogenes the Wise Man
  • Doctor Goldsmith
  • George Washington and His Hatchet
  • Grace Darling
  • Horatius at the Bridge
  • How Napoleon crossed the Alps
  • Julius Caesar
  • King Alfred and the Beggar
  • King Alfred and the Cakes
  • King Canute on the Seashore
  • King John and the Abbot
  • Maximilian and the Goose Boy
  • Mignon
  • Other Wise Men of Gotham
  • Picciola
  • Pocahontas
  • Sir Humphrey Gilbert
  • Sir Philip Sidney
  • Sir Walter Raleigh
  • Socrates and his House
  • The Barmecide Feast
  • The Bell of Atri
  • The Black Douglas
  • The Blind Men and the Elephant
  • The Brave Three Hundred
  • The Endless Tale
  • The Inchcape Rock
  • The King and His Hawk
  • The Kingdoms
  • The Midnight Ride: Paul Revere
  • The Miller of the Dee
  • The Sons of William the Conqueror
  • The Story of Cincinnatus
  • The Story of Regulus
  • The Story of William Tell
  • The Sword of Damocles
  • The Ungrateful Guest
  • The Ungrateful Soldier
  • The White Ship
  • The Young Scout: Andrew Jackson
  • Three Men of Gotham
  • Whittington and his Cat