'Mother Goose's Menagerie' was written by Carolyn Wells, and contains the beautiful colour illustrations of Peter Newell. The book encompasses favourite tales such as 'Five Little Pigs', 'Mother Hubbard's Dog', 'Mary's Lamb' 'The Three Bears' and 'The Cow that Jumped Over the Moon' - all of which appear in their original translation. Carolyn Wells (1864-1942) was an American author and poet, who penned many works of fiction as well as a series of adult mysteries. Her masterful text is accompanied by the drawings of Peter Newell (1862-1924), a fellow American artist and author. A native of...

'Mother Goose's Menagerie' was written by Carolyn Wells, and contains the beautiful colour illustrations of Peter Newell. The book encompasses favourite tales such as 'Five Little Pigs', 'Mother Hubbard's Dog', 'Mary's Lamb' 'The Three Bears' and 'The Cow that Jumped Over the Moon' - all of which appear in their original translation. Carolyn Wells (1864-1942) was an American author and poet, who penned many works of fiction as well as a series of adult mysteries. Her masterful text is accompanied by the drawings of Peter Newell (1862-1924), a fellow American artist and author. A native of...

TABLE OF CONTENTS: CHAPTER I-THE ETERNAL CURIOUS CHAPTER II-THE LITERATURE OF MYSTERY CHAPTER III-THE HISTORY OF MYSTERY CHAPTER IV-GHOST STORIES CHAPTER V-RIDDLE STORIES CHAPTER VI-DETECTIVE STORIES CHAPTER VII-THE DETECTIVE CHAPTER VIII-DEDUCTION CHAPTER IX-APPLIED PRINCIPLES CHAPTER X-THE RATIONALE OF RATIOCINATION CHAPTER XI-CLOSE OBSERVATION CHAPTER XII-OTHER DETECTIVES OF FICTION CHAPTER XIII-PORTRAITS CHAPTER XIV-DEVIOUS DEVICES CHAPTER XV-FOOTPRINTS AND FINGERPRINTS CHAPTER XVI-MORE DEVICES CHAPTER XVII-FAKE DEVICES CHAPTER XV-MURDER IN GENERAL CHAPTER XIX-PERSONS IN THE STORY CHAPTER...