Eagle Nest Mom: Author: Hamilton Wright Mabie

Friday, July 13, 2012

Author: Hamilton Wright Mabie

Some time back, I noticed that this author had quite a few books .... unbeknownst to me, he was extremely prolific! He lived from 1846 - 1916, and ironically, died on his birthday. While most of his writing appears to be for adults and in essay form, he also collected and rewrote many children's tales into books. Unfortunately, many of his works are out of print, hard to find, or expensive to own in book form.

Scholar has enjoyed several of these books, read aloud. Keep in mind that Mabie had a typical world view of the late 1800's. Several of the Amazon reviews were less than glowing, mostly due to the fact that they didn't care for his philosophy or choice of stories. So if you prefer the latest authors and philosophies of socialism and feminism and complete fairness, you will NOT like these books. But if you enjoy old stories from a time that was simpler and much more innocent. You will probably enjoy many of these books. I've only read a few of the books - mostly children's ones, and some of his quotes, so I cannot vouch for all of the books.

Here are some links to learn more about this famous America Author.

http://www.summitnjhistory.org/Historian_Mabie.php

http://thinkexist.com/quotes/hamilton_wright_mabie/

The question for each man to settle is not what he would do if he had means, time, influence, and educational advantages, but what he will do with the things he has. Mabie

Below is the collection available at Gutenberg.org - and the links are clickable.
Everything on Gutenberg is FREE - and usually there are multiple formats available for a variety of ebook readers and computers.

Mabie, Hamilton Wright, 1846-1916 ¶

Wikipedia
The Book of Old English Ballads (English) (as Commentator)
Books and Culture (English) (as Author)
Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories
The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 (English) (as Editor)
Essays on Work and Culture (English) (as Author)
Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know (English) (as Editor)
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know (English) (as Editor)
Folk Tales Every Child Should Know (English) (as Editor)
Heroes Every Child Should Know (English) (as Author)
Heroines That Every Child Should Know
Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages (English) (as Editor)
Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young People(English) (as Author)
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 (English) (as Editor)
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 (English) (as Editor)
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 (English) (as Editor)
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 (English) (as Editor)
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 (English) (as Editor)
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 (English) (as Editor)
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 (English) (as Editor)
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 (English) (as Editor)
Myths That Every Child Should Know
A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People (English) (as Editor)
The Oxford Book of American Essays (English) (as Contributor)
Under the Trees and Elsewhere (English) (as Author)
Young Folks' Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12)
Myths and Legendary Heroes (English) (as Editor)
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12)
Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories (English) (as Editor)

These are works from Librivox.org. They are all FREE AUDIO - MP3 and other formats. You are able to download in a ZIP format, or listen online, or download a single chapter.