Beacon Literary Readers - A noble company

No Author - Childrens book edited by J Compton - In the five books comprising The Beacon Literary Readers an attempt is made to provide an introduction to literature, developed progressively along the lines of children’s interests. Contents inc – The story of Robin Hood – Robin Hood and Little John – The Greenwood – The Gods Who Lived on Olympus – The story of Phaeton – The Bamecide Feast – Tartary – The Ugly Duckling – Lichinvar – The Twelfth Night King – A Voyage to Lilliput – Travel – What the Fawns Must Know – The Story of Naaman, the Syrian – Alice and the White Knight – The Prologue to the Book of Job – A Ride on a Highwayman’s Mare – The Wonders of a Pond – The Adventures of Ulysses – Sea Fever – The King of the Golden River – Psalm XXIV