18 books like The Second Jungle Book

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain · 1876 · ★ 3.8 · 392p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or as it is known in more recent editions, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is a novel by American author Mark Twain, which was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written throughout in… Shares: Community pick

The Complete Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling · 1895 · ★ 3.9 · 247p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Presents the adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves and the wild animals of the jungle. Also includes other short stories set in India. Shares: Mowgli, Legends and stories of Animals, Jungle animals, Jungles

The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling · 1893 · ★ 3.9 · 227p · ≈ 7h · Challenging The adventures of Mowgli, a man-child raised by wolves in the jungle, have captured the imaginations not just of children, but of all readers, for generations. Shares: Mowgli, Jungle animals, Jungles, Animals

Disney's The jungle book Rudyard Kipling · 1967 · ★ 4.0 · 45p · ≈ 1h · Moderate The adventures of Mowgli, a young boy raised by animals in the Indian jungle. Shares: Mowgli, Jungles, Animals

Shi shuo xin yu Liu, Yiqing · 1615 · ★ 3.5 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Demanding 拥有几个世纪的文学作品,不可避免地会有一些人从裂缝中掉下来。 我们搜寻并修复公共领域的作品,以免它们丢失。 我们是谁? 我们是凯恩出版社。 我们的背景是设计、出版、排版和技术。 这些技能推动了我们以可承受的价格在线创建最高质量的公共领域电子书的使命。 我们给予他们应有的待遇; 我们专有的流程可以修复书籍,从而在设计、可读性和电子阅读器兼容性方面提供更好的整体用户体验。 通过这本 世說新語, 经过 Yiqing Liu 的数字版电子书探索一段历史。 这部作品经过精心修复并忠实于原作,被学者认为具有重要的文化意义,是我们文明知识库的基本组成部分。 今天拿起你的副本。 类型:中国 – 历史 – 三国,220-265 – 轶事,中国 – 历史 – 晋朝,265-419 – 轶事 Shares: Anecdotes, Biography & Memoir

Ancient tales and folklore of Japan Richard Gordon Smith · 1908 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Challenging This enthralling collection brings together over 50 ancient tales from Japanese folklore, gathered and retold by 19th century traveler and naturalist Richard Gordon Smith. During his journeys around Japan, Smith recorded ancient Japanese myths and legends in his personal diaries. The result is a fascinating collection of historical legends from all over Japan, with themes including ghosts,… Shares: Legends, Folklore

Flush Virginia Woolf · 1694 · ★ 3.9 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Demanding A wonderfully creative and whimsical book, the biography of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's cocker spaniel. After spending his youth in the country, Flush was given to the invalid poet Elizabeth Barrett and learned to live a quiet live as her companion. Flush is jealous when Robert Browning captures Miss Barrett's attention, but eventually accepts him and is wildly happy when they all move to Italy.… Shares: Anecdotes, Legends, Folklore, Biography & Memoir

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Phyllis Briggs · 1900 · 190p · ≈ 6h · Challenging King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table can refer to: Shares: Legends, Folklore

The Basket Woman Mary Austin · 1904 · 56p · ≈ 1h · Challenging A volume of western myths and authentic Indian folk-tales for school use. Cocky young glaciers, contemplative pine trees, resourceful ancient Paiutes, and rabbits too clever for their own good. Through the kindly but mysterious Basket Woman, they all become the companions and teachers of Alan, the young son of homesteaders in early Nevada. The Basket Woman, a keeper of her people's traditions,… Shares: Legends, Folklore, Short Stories

Kutenai tales Franz Boas · 1918 · 387p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Collection of texts made by Alexander F. Chamberlain in 1891 and by Franz Boas in the summer of 1914. Shares: Legends, Folklore

Norse myths & legends Philip Ardagh · 1998 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A collection of stories, primarily about brave warrior gods, told around the fireside on cold winter nights by the people of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary. Shares: Legends, Folklore

Under the duvet Marian Keyes · 1600 · ★ 3.7 · 295p · ≈ 9h · Demanding From the acclaimed bestselling author of Sushi for Beginners and Angels comes a collection of personal essays on shopping, writing, moviemaking, motherhood and all the assorted calamities involved in being a savvy woman in the new millennium.Her novels are read and adored by millions around the world, and with Under the Duvet, Marian Keyes tackles the world of nonfiction. These are her collected… Shares: Anecdotes, Short Stories, Biography & Memoir

Myths and Legends of the Sioux Marie L. McLaughlin · 1916 · 140p · ≈ 4h · Challenging The timid rabbit who outwits the tyrannical bear, the wonderful turtle who marries the Indian chief's daughter, the pet crane who saves a family{u2014}these and many other legendary figures appear in Myths and Legends of the Sioux. Marie L. McLaughlin, born to a white father and a mixed-blood Sioux mother, heard these stories while growing up among the eastern Sioux of Minnesota. When she… Shares: Legends, Folklore

Tales of old Japan A. B. Mitford · 1871 · 383p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Compiled by a British diplomat and published in 1871, "Tales of Old Japan" is an anthology of short stories that makes earlier centuries of Japanese life vibrantly immediate to the contemporary reader. They focus on various facets of everyday existence in ancient Japan, from numerous rituals, like hara-kiri and marriage, to sermons and fairy tales indicative of desirable traits and… Shares: Legends, Folklore

A Twist in the Tale Jeffrey Archer · 1988 · ★ 3.9 · 253p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Jeffrey Archer's collection of twelve spellbinding stories, A Twist in the Tale, will sweep you on a journey of thwarted ambition, undying passion, and unswerving honor that you'll never forget. No one can weave a web of suspense, deliver a jolt of surprise, or teach a lesson in living like bestselling author Jeffrey Archer. From Africa to the Middle East, and from London to Beijing, Archer… Shares: Short Stories

Passages from the diary of a late physician Samuel Warren · 1832 · 503p · ≈ 16h · Challenging The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. Shares: Anecdotes, Biography & Memoir

Fairy legends and traditions of the south of Ireland Thomas Crofton Croker · 1825 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Challenging In Tipperary is one of the most singularly shaped hills in the world. It has got a peak at the top like a conical nightcap thrown carelessly over your head as you awake in the morning. On the very point is built a sort of lodge, where in the summer the lady who built it and her friends used to go on parties of pleasure; but that was long after the days of the fairies, and it is, I believe, now… Shares: Legends, Folklore

Myths of northern lands H. A. Guerber · 1895 · 319p · ≈ 10h · Challenging The aim of this handbook of Northern mythology is to familiarize the English student of letters with the religion of his heathen ancestors, and to set forth, as clearly as possible, the various myths which have exercised an influence over our customs, arts, and literature. As Norwegians, Danes, Swedes, Icelanders, Germans, English, and French all came originally from the same stock and worshiped… Shares: Legends, Folklore

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