Ebook Fifty Famous Stories Retold

Legendary tales of the lives of famous people and historic episodes.

Of these fifty stories, some have historical value, some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths, and others are intended only to amuse. A few of these stories are from very ancient sources and are current in the literature of many lands, while many of more recent origin have come to us through the ballads and folk tales of the English people.