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A Little Book of Profitable Tales

Eugene Field (1850 - 1895)

An anthology of charming short stories, written by the poet for his only daughter Mary. The style is simple and conversational, sometimes dealing with the difficult subjects confronting children of the day, including poverty, discrimination and death, in a gentle, unfrightening manner.

Genre(s): Short works

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Introduction	Kangaroo	00:02:08
Play 01	The First Christmas Tree	Larry Wilson	00:11:53
Play 02	The Symbol and the Saint	Diana Schmidt	00:18:09
Play 03	The Coming of the Prince	Lynne T	00:19:22
Play 04	The Mouse and the Moonbeam	thestorygirl	00:36:04
Play 05	The Divell's Chrystmass	DebK	00:09:45
Play 06	The Mountain and the Sea	Larry Wilson	00:07:50
Play 07	The Robin and the Violet	thestorygirl	00:10:49
Play 08	The Oak-Tree and the Ivy	DebK	00:07:04
Play 09	Margaret: a Pearl	Lynne T	00:21:18
Play 10	The Springtime	markman	00:09:30
Play 11	Rodolph and his King	Hri	00:07:58
Play 12	The Hampshire Hills	Jennifer Fournier	00:11:07
Play 13	Ezra's Thanksgivin' Out West	Tom Penn	00:19:58
Play 14	Ludwig and Eloise	Deon Gines	00:09:02
Play 15	Fido's Little Friend	Kate Follis	00:20:43
Play 16	The Old Man	Tom Penn	00:07:59
Play 17	Bill, the Lokil Editor	Deon Gines	00:10:00
Play 18	The Little Yaller baby	Deon Gines	00:11:22
Play 19	The Cyclopeedy	Tom Penn	00:12:23
Play 20	Dock Stebbins	Phil Schempf	00:11:26
Play 21	The Fairies of Pesth	Diana Schmidt	00:19:04

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