Harrison Cady

Fifty Favorite Burgess Stories is a collection of short stories written by Thornton W. Burgess. The book includes fifty stories featuring beloved animal characters such as Peter Rabbit, Reddy Fox, and Sammy Jay. Each story is filled with adventure, humor, and lessons about friendship, family, and nature. The book is suitable for readers of all ages and is a perfect introduction to the world of Thornton W. Burgess. With charming illustrations and engaging storytelling, Fifty Favorite Burgess Stories is a must-read for animal lovers and fans of classic children's literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Ready-to-color illustrations of 30 authentic sentinels by the sea include accurate depictions of the ancient Pharos light in Alexandria, Egypt (one of the Seven Wonders of the World); a 2,000-year-old Roman lighthouse in England; an early eighteenth-century pillared construction in Riga, Latvia; and 27 other sturdy structures. Captions cite location and historical data.