Description:
In Fifty Famous Stories Retold (1895, ) James Baldwin affectionately retells timeless stories, primarily intended for readers aged 6 to 9 years old. These are concise introductory tales of literature and sketches of history and legend that have shaped our culture and have defined who we are as Americans.
Brief description:
James Baldwin (1841-1925) was an American textbook editor and author who had enormous influence in the publication of grammar and history textbooks at the beginning of the twentieth century. Born into a Quaker family in rural Indiana, he was largely self-educated. After publishing his first work, The Story of Siegfried (1882) he wrote more than fifty books, including Old Greek Stories (1895) and Fifty Famous Stories Retold (1895).