Story-Telling Ballads by Frances Jenkins Olcott and Milo Winter
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"Story-Telling Ballads" by Frances Jenkins Olcott is a collection of ballads and narrative poems curated for young readers, written in the early 20th century. This compilation features 77 ballads, drawing from traditional lore, legends, and adventures from various cultures, tailored for children aged twelve to fifteen. The chosen selections aim to capture the imagination of youthful audiences with stirring tales of heroism, magic, and romance. At the start of the text, readers
are introduced to the purpose of the collection and the nature of the ballads included. The foreword discusses how ballads historically served as a mode of storytelling that enthralls young listeners with themes of chivalry, love, and adventure. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of these narratives in both entertaining children and imparting life lessons. The opening highlights the rich diversity of characters and stories awaiting the reader, as well as the significance of ballads in nurturing a love for literature and learning. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Editor | Olcott, Frances Jenkins, 1872-1963 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Winter, Milo, 1888-1956 |
| LoC No. | 20021433 |
| Title |
Story-Telling Ballads Selected and Arranged for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and for the Boys' and Girls' Own Reading |
| Credits | E-text prepared by MFR, Susan Carr, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (archive.org) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Children's poetry, English |
| Subject | Recitations |
| Subject | Children's poetry, American |
| Subject | English poetry -- Collections |
| Subject | Ballads, English -- England -- Texts |
| Subject | American poetry -- Collections |
| Subject | Ballads, Scots -- Scotland -- Texts |
| Subject | Narrative poetry, American |
| Subject | Narrative poetry, English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 63858 |
| Release Date | Nov 23, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 493 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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