Kate Douglas Wiggin
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
First published in 1903, "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" is the charming and classic children's novel beloved the world over. Written by the American author and educator Kate Douglas Wiggin, it is the story of young and poor Rebecca Rowena Randall, who goes to live with her spinster aunts in the town of Riverboro when she is ten years-old. Rebecca's father had died three years before and the family farm had become heavily indebted. In order to ease the...
Author
Publisher
Barnes and Noble
Pub. Date
1993
Physical Desc
illus.
Language
English
Description
In "The Arabian Nights" Wiggin gives us renditions of such classic tales as "Sinbad, "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," and "Aladdin." For children and adults alike, these exotic tales set in a land far away are now international classics. The reader finds magic lamps, flying carpets, genies, and enthralling Middle Eastern landscapes. "The Arabian Nights" continues to captivate audiences with exciting stories that please the wildest imagination.