Fifty Famous Stories Retold

Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin is a collection of short stories that give a snapshot into the life of a legendary hero or an event in history. Hear how Alexander the Great tamed Bucephalus, the kindness of Doctor Goldsmith, William Tell, George Washington and his hatchet, King Alfred as well as many other interesting tales.

By : James Baldwin (1841 - 1925)

James Baldwin was born in Indiana, United States and made a career as an educator and administrator in that state starting at the age of 24. 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).

00 - Concerning These Stories



01 - King Alfred and the Cakes



02 - King Alfred and the Beggar



03 - King Canute on the Seashore



04 - The Sons of William the Conqueror



05 - The White Ship



06 - King John and the Abbot



07 - A Story of Robin Hood



08 - Bruce and the Spider



09 - The Black Douglas



10 - Three Men of Gotham



11 - Other Wise Men of Gotham



12 - The Miller of the Dee



13 - Sir Philip Sidney



14 - The Ungrateful Soldier



15 - Sir Humphrey Gilbert



16 - Sir Walter Raleigh



17 - Pocahontas



18 - George Washington and His Hatchet



19 - Grace Darling



20 - The Story of William Tell



21 - Arnold Winklereid



22 - The Bell of Atri



23 - How Napolean Crossed the Alps



24 - The Story of Cincinnatus



25 - The Story of Regulus



26 - Cornelia's Jewels



27 - Androclus and the Lion



28 - Horatius at the Bridge



29 - Julius Caesar



30 - The Sword of Damocles



31 - Damon and Pythias



32 - A Laconic Answer



33 - The Ungrateful Guest



34 - Alexander and Bucephalus



35 - Diogenes the Wise Man



36 - The Brave Three Hundred



37 - Socrates and His House



38 - The King and His Hawk



39 - Doctor Goldsmith



40 - The Kingdoms



41 - The Barmecide Feast



42 - The Endless Tale



43 - The Blind Men and the Elephant



44 - Maximillian and the Goose Boy



45 - The Inchcape Rock



46 - Whittington and His Cat



47 - Casabianca



48 - Antonio Canova



49 - Picciola



50 - Mignon


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