Today's free book is The art of the story-teller by Marie L. Shedlock (1915). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources). There is also a fully digitized version at Penn Women Writers.
Table of Contents
1. The Difficulties Of The Story
2. The Essentials Of The Story
3. The Artifices Of Story-Telling
4. Elements To Avoid In Selection Of Material
5 Elements To Seek In The Choice Of Material
6. How To Obtain And Maintain The Effect Of The Story
7. Questions Asked By Teachers
The Stories
Sturla, The Historian
A Saga
The Legend Of St. Christopher
Arthur In The Cave
Hafiz, The Stone-Cutter
To Your Good Health
The Proud Cock
Snegourka
The Water Nixie
The Blue Rose
The Two Frogs
The Wise Old Shepherd
The Folly Of Panic
The True Spirit Of A Festival Day
Filial Piety
Three Stories From Hans Christian Andersen–
The Swineherd
The Nightingale
The Princess And The Pea
Part 3
List Of Stories And Books Suggested To The Story-Teller And Books Referred To In The List Of Stories
List Of Stories
Books Suggested To The Story-Teller And Books Referred To In The List Of Stories
