Stories from the best of books
Subtitle: Bible stories retold
By: by Charlotte M. Yonge ... [et al.]
Contributors: Sangster, Margaret E. (Margaret Elizabeth), 1894-1981 author; Beale, Harriet S. Blaine author; Bird, Robert, active 1885-1898 author; Weedon, L. L. (Lucy L.) author
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Published: 1912
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
Subjects: Bible; Juvenile literature
Description: Presents a series of stories selected from the Bible.
Notes: Other authors include Margaret E. Sangster, Harriet S. B. Beale, Robert Bird and L. L. Weedon.

Contains color frontispiece, "The Judgement of Solomon" drawn by Gustave Doré. The other illustrators are not given credit.

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Table of contents: title: Old Testament : The making of the world / Charlotte M. Yonge; title: The story of the flood / Charlotte M. Yonge; title: The story of Abraham and Lot / charlotte M. Yonge; title: The story of Rebekah's children and the ladder to the sky / Margaret E. Sangster; title: The story of Jacob and Joseph (arranged from the King James version); title: The story of the baby Moses / Robert Bird; title: The story of Moses and the tables of stone / Charlotte M. Yonge; title: Balaam and Balak / Charlotte M. Yonge; title: The story of Samson, the giant / Robert Bird; title: The story of Ruth and Naomi / Margaret E. Sangster; title: The story of Samuel / Harriet S. Blaine Beale; title: The story of Saul, the farmer king / Robert bird; title: The story of David / Robert Bird; title: The story of Solomon / Charlotte M. Yonge; title: The widow's oil / Robert Bird; title: The story of the writing on the wall and of Daniel in the lion's den / Margaret E. Sangster.  New Testament : The coming of the Christ child / Margaret E. Sangster; title: The baptism of Jesus and the calling of the disciples / Charlotte M. Yonge; title: The story of Jesus and his twelve apostles / Charlotte M. Yonge; title: The prodigal son / L. L. Weedon; title: The entry into Jerusalem, and the widow's mite / L. L. Weedon; title: The story of Ananias and Sapphira / Margaret E. Sangster.