The Junior Classics Library (PDF ebooks)
Published in 1907, the multi-volume Junior Classics Library was meant to give young readers a “taste” of just about every classic legend, story and tale that a well-read young person should be familiar with. Today and tomorrow, we’ll have all six of the currently available volumes of this wonderful collection in PDF format for your reading or “read aloud” pleasure. There are over 1200 pages of classic “living stories” in this six ebook library.
Today’s collections are:
“Fairy Tales and Wonder Stories” (Tales of the American Indians, Tales of India, Tales of the Norseland, France, Spain, Poland, Russia, China & Japan, Fairy Tales and Aesop’s Fables)
“Heroes and Heroines of Chivalry” (Tales of King Arthur, Tales of the Mabignonion, Tales of Early English, French, Italian and Spanish Chronicles, excerpts from Robin Hood & Don Quixote)
“Old Fashioned Stories” (Many excerpts from classic “living books” such as Hans Brinker, Little Women, Dickens, Hawthorne, great short stories, and Alice in Wonderland)
Here’s a fun note about the Junior Classics sent to us by Karleen M, when she heard we would be featuring these volumes this week:
“Years ago, when my brother and I were young, and people still bought a set of encyclopedias, my parents also bought us The Junior Classics Library. I still have all the volumes. I never ‘regulated’ when my own children could read those books — they were just there on the bookshelf. And then in our homeschool when I’d searched for some really wonderful translation of The Iliad, or a great biography of Daniel Boone, or the story of El Cid, etc. I would get so frustrated (in a good way!) because my daughter or my son would say, “Yeah, Mom, I already know about all that!” I would reply “What? How could you — I just got the book!” and they would say “It’s in those old books of yours! I’ve read about (fill in the blank) several times!”
I laughed out loud when I read this, but Karleen is right: These volumes are full of great stuff.
Click here for today’s resource.
Hello! How may I go about getting some of the things that are no longer available? I just now have time this summer to download some of your resources and get ready for school in August. Any suggestions? I was also hoping to get the Junior Classic Library II as well.
Thank you for your time!
Serena Fink