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Journeys Through Bookland Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the Journeys Through Bookland novel. A total of 424 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : Journeys Through Bookland.by Charles H. Sylvester.VOL 2.AESOP Many centuries ago, more t
Journeys Through Bookland.by Charles H. Sylvester.VOL 2.AESOP Many centuries ago, more than six hundred years before Christ was born, there lived in Greece a man by the name of Aesop. We do not know very much about him, and no one can tell exactly what he
- 1 Journeys Through Bookland.by Charles H. Sylvester.VOL 2.AESOP Many centuries ago, more than six hundred years before Christ was born, there lived in Greece a man by the name of Aesop. We do not know very much about him, and no one can tell exactly what he
- 2 What makes your cheek like a warm white rose?Something better than any one knows.Whence that three-cornered smile of bliss?Three angels gave me at once a kiss.Where did you get that pearly ear? G.o.d spoke, and it came out to hear.Where did you get those
- 3 "In the load of hay." "Then you have behaved stupidly, Hans; you should put needles on your coat sleeve." "To behave better, do nothing at all," thought Hans. "Whither are you going, Hans?" "To Grethels, mother
- 4 "To Grethels, mother." "Behave well, Hans." "I will take care; good-bye, mother." "Good-bye, Hans." Hans came to Grethel. "Good day," said he. "Good day, Hans. What treasure do you bring?" &quo
- 5 "I bring nothing. Have you anything to give?"Grethel said, "I will go with you, Hans."Hans tied a rope round Grethel, led her home, put her in the stall and made the rope fast; then he went to his mother."Good evening, mother.&quo
- 6 It was a very unhappy night she pa.s.sed, but Bluebeard said nothing to disturb her until morning, and then he presently asked her for his keys.She gave them to him, but her hand trembled like an old woman's.Bluebeard took the keys and looked them ov
- 7 Then join your little hands and pray To G.o.d, who made the light, To keep you holy all the day And guard you through the night.RUMPELSTILTZKIN By Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm There was once upon a time a poor miller who had a beautiful daughter.It happened on
- 8 But there came a day of terrible misfortune to this family, till then so happy. The devoted and loving mother fell sick, and although her daughter watched her with affectionate and tender devotion, the dear woman grew worse and worse each day.When she kne
- 9 "How could it fail?" said Midas."And will you never regret the possession of it?""What could induce me?" asked Midas. "I ask nothing else to render me perfectly happy.""Be it as you wish, then," replied th
- 10 "Very miserable, indeed!" exclaimed the stranger. "And how happens that?Have I not faithfully kept my promise with you? Have you not everything that your heart desired?""Gold is not everything," answered Midas, "and I ha
- 11 It took no pleasure in the suns.h.i.+ne, in the birds, or in the red clouds that went sailing over it morning and evening.[Ill.u.s.tration: THE SWALLOWS AND THE STORK CAME]When it was winter, and the snow lay all around, white and sparkling, a hare would
- 12 "I?" replied the Fir Tree; and it thought about what it had told. "Yes, those were really quite happy times." But then he told of the Christmas Eve, when he had been hung with sweatmeats and candles."Oh!" said the little Mice
- 13 We may see now all things are-- Seas and cities, near and far, And the flying fairies' looks-- In the picture story-books.How am I to sing your praise, Happy chimney-corner days, Sitting safe in nursery nooks, Reading picture story-books!What we like
- 14 The wolf, his suspicions quieted, let himself be wrapped and bound with the cord; and then, as he had done with the other chains, he stretched himself--or tried to. For the magic rope but drew tighter and tighter for all his struggling, until it cut into
- 15 In solemn silence the G.o.ds watched the s.h.i.+p float out upon the sea."And wreathed in smoke, the s.h.i.+p stood out to sea.Soon with a roaring rose the mighty fire, And the pile crackled; and between the logs Sharp quivering tongues of flame shot
- 16 "But why," asked Thor, "should he burn it up, when he has spent so much work upon it?""I don't know," said Heimdal musingly, "unless--unless. Where could he hide except in that stream, and how could he conceal himse
- 17 Whenever the moon and stars are set, Whenever the wind is high, All night long in the dark and wet, A man goes riding by.Late in the night when the fires are out, Why does he gallop and gallop about?Whenever the trees are crying aloud, And s.h.i.+ps are t
- 18 "We have driven well!" said she. "But why do you tremble with cold?Creep into my fur."And she seated him beside her in her own sledge, and wrapped the fur round him, and he felt as if he sank into a snowdrift."Are you still cold?&
- 19 "I'm only speaking of a story--my dream," replied the Convolvulus.What said the little Snowdrop?"Between the trees a long board hangs by ropes; that is a swing. Two pretty little girls, with clothes white as snow and long green silk ri
- 20 "That's easily said," replied the Crow. "But how are we to manage it?I'll talk it over with my tame sweetheart: she can probably advise us; for this I must tell you--a little girl like yourself will never get leave to go completel
- 21 And the little girl drew a long knife from a cleft in the wall, and let it glide over the Reindeer's neck; the poor creature kicked out its legs, and the little robber girl laughed, and drew Gerda into bed with her."Do you keep the knife while y
- 22 Then little Gerda said her prayer; and the cold was so great that she could see her own breath, which went forth out of her mouth like smoke.The breath became thicker and thicker, and formed itself into little angels, who grew and grew whenever they touch
- 23 d. The Hyacinth.e. The b.u.t.tercup.f. The Jonquil.V. Gerda Continues Her Search in Autumn.1. Gerda meets the Crow and follows him. a. The princess's castle, b. The prince is not Kay.c. Gerda in rich clothes continues her search in a carriage.VI. Ger
- 24 "Once I thought I saw him," replied the maiden, with a smile and a blush. "It was either Pegasus or a large white bird a very great way up in the air. And one other time, as I was coming to the fountain with my pitcher, I heard a neigh. Oh,
- 25 "The Chimera must have done this mischief," thought Bellerophon. "But where can the monster be?"As I have already said, there was nothing remarkable to be detected at first sight in any of the valleys and dells that lay among the preci
- 26 His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry; His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow.The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.He had
- 27 It must not be supposed that some one just sat down one day and said, "I will tell a story which shall explain drought and the ending of drought." This story, like all the others, grew up gradually. Perhaps, one day, in time of drought, some one
- 28 "Thou come along," said Grimes; "what dost want with was.h.i.+ng thyself?Thou did not drink half a gallon of beer last night, like me.""I don't care for you," said naughty Tom, and ran down to the stream, and began was.h
- 29 And looking round, he suddenly saw, standing close to him, a little, ugly, black, ragged figure, with bleared eyes and grinning white teeth.He turned on it angrily. What did such a little black ape want in that sweet young lady's room? And behold, it
- 30 Then, when he had found a dark, narrow crack, full of green stalked fern, such as hangs in the basket in the drawing-room, and had crawled down through it, with knees and elbows, as he would down a chimney, there was another gra.s.s slope, and another ste
- 31 Then all the fairies laughed for joy at the thought that they had a little brother coming."But mind, maidens, he must not see you, or know that you are here. He is but a savage now, and like the beasts which perish; and from the beasts which perish h
- 32 "When all the world is young, lad, And all the trees are green; And every goose a swan, lad, And every la.s.s a queen; Then hey for boot and horse, lad, And round the world away; Young blood must have its course, lad, And every dog his day."When
- 33 Tom thought him a very cool sort of personage; and still more so, when in five minutes he came back, and said, "Ah, you were tired waiting?Well, your other leg will do as well."And he popped himself down on Tom's knee, and began chatting aw
- 34 And then the thunder roared, and the lightning flashed, and leaped across Vendale and back again, from cloud to cloud, and cliff to cliff, till the very rocks in the stream seemed to shake; and Tom looked up at it through the water, and thought it the fin
- 35 "There was a fish rose."He did not know what the words meant; but he seemed to know the sound of them, and to know the voice which spoke them; and he saw on the bank three great two-legged creatures, one of whom held the light, flaring and sputt
- 36 I hope that you have not forgotten the little white lady all this while.At least, here she comes, looking like a clean, white, good little darling, as she always was and always will be. For it befell in the pleasant short December days, when the wind alwa
- 37 Lobster caught her by the nose and held on.And there they were all three in the pot, rolling over and over, and very tight packing it was. And the lobster tore at the otter, and the otter tore at the lobster, and both squeezed and thumped poor Tom till he
- 38 "Well, you are a little hard on a poor lad," said Tom."Not at all; I am the best friend you ever had in all your life. But I will tell you; I cannot help punis.h.i.+ng people when they do wrong. I like it no more than they do; I am often ve
- 39 Some people may say, "But why did she not keep her cupboard locked?"Well, I know. It may seem a very strange thing, but she never does keep her cupboard locked; every one may go and taste for himself, and fare accordingly. It is very odd, but so
- 40 "And perhaps," said the fairy, "you will learn to like going where you don't like, and helping some one that you don't like, as Ellie has."But Tom put his finger in his mouth, and hung his head down; for he did not see that a
- 41 "But what great, hulking, broad-shouldered chaps they are," said Tom; "they are a rough lot as ever I saw.""Yes, they are getting very strong now; for the ladies will not marry any but the very strongest and fiercest gentlemen, wh
- 42 But there came by a flock of petrels, who are Mother Carey's own chickens; and Tom thought them much prettier than Lady Gairfowl, and so perhaps they were; for Mother Carey had had a great deal of fresh experience between the time that she invented t
- 43 Now, was not that strange?"Thank you, ma'am," said Tom. "Then I won't trouble your ladys.h.i.+p any more; I hear you are very busy.""And now, my pretty little man," said Mother Carey, "you are sure you know the
- 44 Tom thought he was crying; but it was only his poor brains running away, from being worked so hard; and as Tom talked, the unhappy turnip streamed down all over with juice, and split and shrank till nothing was left of him but rind and water; whereat Tom
- 45 "No," answered a solemn voice behind. "No more did Tom, when you behaved to him in the very same way."It was Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid. And when the truncheon saw her, it started bolt upright--Attention!--and made such a low bow, that if i
- 46 "We have been looking at you all this while," they said. And so they thought they had been."Then look at me once more," she said.They looked--and both of them cried out at once, "Oh, who are you, after all?""You are our
- 47 If she could get twenty pounds for her chickens, could she buy a cow, thirty geese, two turkeys and a sow with a litter of eight pigs for the money?HOLGER DANSKE By Hans Christian Andersen NOTE.--The first paragraphs of this story contain an old Danish le
- 48 And she fastened his neckerchief for him, for she could do that better than he could; and she tied it in a double bow, for she could do that very prettily. Then she brushed his hat round and round with the palm of her hand, and gave him a kiss. So he rode
- 49 "What!--I must positively kiss you for that," exclaimed the wife, "My dear, good husband! Now I'll tell you something. Do you know, you had hardly left me this morning, before I began thinking how I could give you something very nice t
- 50 "Not I," said the dog; "Bow-wow!I wouldn't be so mean, anyhow!I gave hairs the nest to make, But the nest I did not take.Not I," said the dog; "Bow-wow!I'm not so mean, anyhow." [Ill.u.s.tration]"To-whit I to-w
- 51 By John Ruskin I In a secluded and mountainous part of Styria there was, in old time, a valley of the most surprising and luxuriant fertility. It was surrounded on all sides by steep and rocky mountains, rising into peaks, which were always covered with s
- 52 "Who are you, sir?" demanded Schwartz, turning upon him."What's your business?" snarled Hans."I'm a poor old man, sir," the little gentleman began very modestly, "and I saw your fire through the window, and beg
- 53 But Gluck was too much astonished to do anything of the kind."Pour me out, I say," said the voice rather gruffly, Still Gluck couldn't move."WILL you pour me out?" said the voice pa.s.sionately, "I'm too hot."By a v
- 54 Then Schwartz climbed for another hour, and again his thirst returned; and as he lifted his flask to his lips, he thought he saw his brother Hans lying exhausted on the path before him, and, as he gazed, the figure stretched its arms to him, and cried for
- 55 II. Second Appearance (spinning on the globe of foam).1. Cap and all as before.III. Third Appearance.1. The drinking-mug.a. The handle of two wreaths of golden hair descending and mixing with the beard and whiskers. b. Face,--small, fierce, reddish-gold.c
- 56 III After these things did King Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman; fo
- 57 On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.And it was found written therein that Mordecai had told of the two keepers of the door who had sought to lay hand o
- 58 "That's vulgar work," said the Darning-Needle. "I shall never get through. I'm breaking! I'm breaking!" And she really broke. "Did I not say so?" said the Darning-Needle; "I'm too fine." "No
- 59 Proserpina's only reply was "My mother! O, my poor mother!" And truly Ceres deserved pity. She had hastened at evening back to her home in Sicily, happy in the thought of seeing her daughter, only to find that daughter gone. The nymphs had
- 60 IN TIME'S SWING By Lucy Larcom Father Time, your footsteps go Lightly as the falling snow.In your swing I'm sitting, see!Push me softly; one, two, three, Twelve times only. Like a sheet, Spread the snow beneath my feet. Singing merrily, let me s
- 61 He had scarcely got out to sea before he determined to set the mill to work. "Now, mill, grind salt," said he; "grind salt with all your might!--Salt, salt, and nothing but salt!" The mill began to grind, and the sailors to fill the sa
- 62 Journeys Through Bookland.by Charles H. Sylvester.VOL 3.JOHN'S PUMPKIN By MRS ARCHIBALD Last spring I found a pumpkin seed, And thought that I would go And plant it in a secret place, That no one else would know, And watch all summer long to see It
- 63 Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?'""Thank you, it's a very interesting dance to watch," said Alice, feeling very glad that it was over at last; "and I do so like that curious s
- 64 "Oh, a song, please, if the Mock Turtle would be so kind," Alice replied, so eagerly that the Gryphon said, in a rather offended tone, "Hm! No accounting for tastes! Sing her 'Turtle Soup,' will you, old fellow?"The Mock Turt
- 65 "That's just what I complain of. You SHOULD have meant! What do you suppose is the use of a child without any meaning? Even a joke should have some meaning--and a child's more important than a joke, I hope.You couldn't deny that, even
- 66 The Red Queen said, "That's a poor thin way of doing things. Now HERE, we mostly have days and nights two or three at a time, and sometimes in the winter we take as many as five nights together--for warmth, you know.""Are five nights w
- 67 The sea was wet as wet could be, The sands were dry as dry.You could not see a cloud, because No cloud was in the sky; No birds were flying overhead-- There were no birds to fly.[Ill.u.s.tration: THE WALRUS AND THE CARPENTER]The Walrus and the Carpenter W
- 68 INTRODUCTORY NOTE The author of Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe, lived in England from 1661 to 1731. He was a brave, liberty-loving man who was always in opposition to the tyranny of the government, and was many times punished for his independent speech and
- 69 Master.--Well, Friday, and what does your nation do with the men they take; do they carry them away and eat them, as these did?Friday.--Yes, my nation eat mans too, eat all up.Master.--Where do they carry them?Friday.--Go to other place, where they think.
- 70 We waited a great while, though very impatient for their removing; and were very uneasy, when, after a long consultation, we saw them all start up, and march down toward the sea; it seems they had such dreadful apprehensions of the danger of the place, th
- 71 But could not, though he tried; His head was turned,--and so he chewed His pigtail till he died.His death, which happened in his berth, At forty-odd befell; They went and told the s.e.xton, and The s.e.xton tolled the bell.THE MARINER'S DREAM By WILL
- 72 I aroused the boys, and we a.s.sembled on the remaining portion of the deck, when they, to their surprise, discovered that no one else was on board."h.e.l.lo, papa! what has become of everybody? Are the sailors gone? Have they taken away the boats? O
- 73 I was anxious to land the two casks which were floating alongside our boat, but on attempting to do so, I found that I could not get them up the bank on which we had landed, and was therefore obliged to look for a more convenient spot. As I did so, I was
- 74 "Hullo," cried Fritz, "I always thought a cocoanut was full of delicious sweet liquid, like almond milk.""So it is," I replied, "when young and fresh; but as it ripens the milk becomes congealed, and in the course of tim
- 75 "Return to the wreck by all means," replied my wife, cheerfully."Patience, order, and perseverance will help us through all our work, and I agree with you that a visit to the wreck is without doubt our first duty. Come, let us wake the chil
- 76 Early in the afternoon both our crafts were heavily laden, and we were ready to make for the sh.o.r.e. The voyage was begun with considerable anxiety, as, with the raft in tow, there was some danger of an accident.But the sea being calm and the wind favor
- 77 "Ah, you must not expect real loaves," said I. "But on these flat iron plates I can bake flat cakes or scones, which will be excellent bread; I mean to try at once what I can do with Ernest's roots. And first of all, I want you to make
- 78 By skillful management we brought the pinnace near a projection of the bank, and Fritz a.s.sisted his mother to come on board, where, breathless with haste and excitement, she exclaimed, "You dear, horrid, wonderful people, shall I scold you or prais
- 79 As we were employed in making beds for the flax and placing it in them, we observed several nests of the flamingo. These are most curiously and skilfully made of glutinous clay, so strong that they can neither be overturned nor washed away. They are forme
- 80 While I was still puzzling my brains as to how I should set to work, he returned with his fis.h.i.+ng apparatus in hand; a bow and arrow, and a ball of twine.At the arrowhead he had fastened a barbed spike, and had secured the arrow to the end of the stri
- 81 "No, dear child," said I, "only fearfully strong and ferocious. And it has no need to tear the flesh from the bones. It swallows them, skin, hair, and all, and digests everything in its stomach.""It seems utterly impossible that t
- 82 The princ.i.p.al dish in this meal consisted of bears' paws--most savory smelling delicacies, so tempting that their close resemblance to human hands, and even the roguish "Fee-fo-fum" from Jack, did not prevent a single member of the famil
- 83 The mother determined to attempt an experiment. She prepared b.a.l.l.s of maize flour, mixed with b.u.t.ter. One of these she placed within the bird's beak. He swallowed it, and stretched out his long neck, looking inquiringly for a second mouthful.
- 84 I wished Fritz to keep close to us, that we might all arrive together; but I yielded to his earnest wish to return alone as he came; he longed to act as our avant-courrier, and announce our approach to his mother; so he was soon skimming away over the sur
- 85 "From the hills echoed the mournful howl of jackals, answered by Fangs in the yard, who was backed up by the barking and yelping of his friends Floss and Bruno. Far away beyond the rocky fastnesses of the Gap, sounded unearthly, hollow snortings and
- 86 Anxious to see him return before nightfall, I went off to Shark Island with Ernest and Jack, in order to look out for him from the watch tower there, at the same time hoisting our signal flag, and loading the gun.Long we gazed across the expanse of ocean
- 87 The wonderfully architectural appearance of the pillars, arches, and pinnacles surrounding and surmounting this n.o.ble entrance struck me with admiration, resembling parts of a fine Gothic cathedral, and inducing me to propose for it the name, Cape Minst
- 88 Wearied and sorrowful, but full of thankfulness for our personal safety, we at length lay down to sleep, having brought all the dogs on board.Next morning, before quitting Pearl Bay, we once more landed, that we might possess ourselves of the magnificent
- 89 The young men then ran down to the yacht to bring up what was necessary for supper, as well as to make preparations for a camp in which we might spend the night. This done, the mother hastened to set before us a substantial meal, while the boys, anxious t
- 90 Not a corner would they have left unnoticed, had not the mother, fearing they would tire the poor girl out, come to the rescue, and led her back to the house.On the following day, after an early breakfast, we started, while it was yet cool, for Falconhurs
- 91 What can be more delightful than to find harmony of opinion in those we love, when a great and momentous decision has to be taken?My dear wife a.s.sured me that she desired nothing more earnestly than to spend the rest of her days in a place to which she
- 92 The youth hung down his head and could make no answer, but his mother began to complain. "Aladdin is an idle fellow. When his father was alive, he tried to teach the boy his trade, but without success. Now I can do nothing with the boy, who forgets t
- 93 "Child," said the mother, as she looked upon the silver dishes and smelled the savory odor from the food, "who has given us these wonderful things? Has the sultan remembered us?""Never mind that," said Aladdin. "Let us s
- 94 In the meantime the festivities in honor of the princess's marriage were conducted at the sultan's palace with great magnificence. When the ceremonies were concluded, the princess and her husband retired to the chamber prepared for them. But no
- 95 The princess, dazzled by such brilliancy, said to Aladdin, "I thought, prince, that nothing in the world was so beautiful as my father's palace; but the sight of this hall shows me how much I was deceived."The next morning Aladdin's at
- 96 "I have sent to have the private chamber opened for you," she said; "enter and come up."A few moments later, the happy couple were united in the princess's chamber. It is impossible to describe the joy they felt at seeing each oth
- 97 "Genie," said Aladdin, "I command that in the name of this lamp you bring me a roc's egg to be hung up in the middle of the dome of the hall of the palace." Aladdin had no sooner p.r.o.nounced these words than the hall shook as if
- 98 Up the street came the rebel tread, Stonewall Jackson riding ahead.Under his slouched hat, left and right He glanced: the old flag met his sight."Halt!"--the dust-brown ranks stood fast."Fire!"--out blazed the rifle-blast.It s.h.i.+ver
- 99 [Ill.u.s.tration: GRENDEL COULD NOT BREAK THAT GRIP OF STEEL.]Then spying the sleeping Beowulf he dropped his mangled prey and laid his rough hands on his watchful enemy. Suddenly Beowulf raised himself upon one elbow and fastened his strong grip on the a
- 100 "Is it not unendurable that this girl, who was left unsought in our father's house for years, should be living in such splendor? I shall hate the sight of my own palace when I return.""Yes," sighed the other, "all the polishe