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Buy of this book consists of free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read extra than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition together with typos. Excerpt from book: A murmur of the restless deep Was blent together with each strain, A voice of winds this would not sleep — He never smiled again. Hearts, in this time, closed o'er the trace Of vows one time fondly poured, And strangers took the kins-man's situate At many a joyous board; Graves which true love had bathed together with tears Were left to heaven's bright rain ; Fresh hopes were born for other years — He never smiled again ! Mrs. Hemans. KING JOHN AND THE ABBOT. I. THE THREE QUESTIONS. There was one time a king of England whose name was John. He was a bad king; for he was harsh and cruel to his people, and so long as he could have his own way, he did not care what became of other folks. He was the worst king this England ever had. Now, there was in the town of Can'ter-bur-y a rich old abbot who lived in grand style in a excellent house called the Abbey. Each day a hundred noble men sat down together with him to dine; and fifty brave knights,in fine velvet coats and gold chains, waited upon him at his table. When King John heard of the way in which the abbot lived, he made up his intellect to put a stop to it. So he sent for the old man to come and see him. " How now, my good abbot ? " he said. " I listen to this you keep a far better house than I. How dare you do such a thing? Don't you recognize this no man in the land ought to exist better than the king ? And I inform you this no man shall." " O king! " said the abbot, " I beg to say this I am spending nothing but what is my own. I hope this you will not believe ill of me for making things pleasant for my friends and the brave knights who are together with me." " Believe ill of you ? " said the king. " How can I help but believe ill of you ? All this there is in this broad land is mine by right; and how do you dare to put me to shame by living in gran...

Customer Reviews
Customer rating is 4 of 5  A family favorite   2010-01-30
By Shelley Hurley (Charlotte, NC)
This is one of my favorite books my 6 year old and I have read. Each week we read different selections and made time line cards for school. It is a great way to introduce history to your child and yourself as well. A definite must-have for your living book collection.
Customer rating is 5 of 5  An important book   2009-02-17
By Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA)
This wonderful little book was first published in 1896 (at least that's the one I have). It contains fifty short stories that were originally considered indispensable for the education of truly literate and well-rounded children. The fifty stories are classics of American culture, and as such are almost completely forgotten in today's America.

The stories teach such lessons as perseverance, self-sacrifice, compassion, diligence, and much more. And they star such once-well-known people as King Alfred of Britain, Pocahontas, Sir Walter Raleigh, Leonidas and the 300 Spartans, and Socrates.

So, if you have a young person who you would like to read truly educational stories to, then you really should consider getting this book. It was an important book then, and it is an important book now. I give it my highest recommendations!
Customer rating is 5 of 5  Great action book!   2009-01-23
By A Mother (Eufaula, AL USA)
I was thrilled to start this book with my eight year old son. It just seems like more books are geared for girls' interests. I highly recommend it! The only bummer thing is that there is no table of contents or index so it takes a bit of thumbing through the pages to find a specific title.
Customer rating is 4 of 5  Quick stories, good for bedtime   2008-12-08
By Michael E. Welch
As an American, my 6 year old twins are a bit lost with some of the olde english words and sayings. I usually change the words to more modern phrases or stop and explain their meanings. Either way, they're learning and interested.
Customer rating is 5 of 5  Great book to learn from   2008-08-26
By Cristian (United States of America)
We use this book as part of our home school curriculum (Ambleside Online) and love it... the stories are short, some illustrated and have historical significance (pulled from many sources, greek and roman history, bible, great figures in American and European history etc). James Baldwin's book are a SURE Thing when it comes to value for dollar. He write so simply, but yet, there is no "dumbing down" as it is called. He doesn't substitute easier words for the harder ones and my children's already large vocabulary expands every day we use any Baldwin book. Other books by him are highly recommended to help round out more "liberal" educational systems.


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