The Castalia Junior Classics

The current state of production of the Junior Classics Vols. 1 through 10

The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide, in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, stories, and poems, both ancient and modern, suitable for boys and girls of from six to sixteen years of age. The boy or girl who becomes familiar with the charming tales and poems in this collection will have gained a knowledge of literature and history that will be of high value in other school and home work. Here are the real elements of imaginative narration, poetry, and ethics, which should enter into the education of every child.

This collection, carefully used by parents and teachers with due reference to individual tastes and needs, will help many children enjoy good literature. It will inspire them with a love of good reading, which is the best possible result of any elementary education. The child himself should be encouraged to make his own selections from this large and varied collection, the child’s enjoyment being the object in view. A real and lasting interest in literature or in scholarship is only to be developed through the individual’s enjoyment of his mental occupations.

CHARLES ELIOT

PRESIDENT EMERITUS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY

1918

1. Fairy Tales & Fables

2. Myths & Legends

3. Tales of Greece & Rome

4. The Age of Chivalry

5. Tales That Never Grow Old

6. Stories of Boys and Girls

7. Heroes of History - Shipping February 2024

8. The Animal Book- Shipping February 2024

9. Sport & Adventure - Editing

10. The Poetry Book - Editing

The books are meticulously edited and comprise a vast collection of various stories from the 1918 and 1958 editions, with the addition of a small number of judiciously-selected, more modern stories that stress the Western literary canon, the history of Christendom, and genuine Americana.

The interiors are all original layouts and each book contains scores of illustrations that enhance the stories and will provide hours of entertainment for young readers and adult readers alike.

The original layouts contain hundreds of illustrations across the series.

To date, 250 leather sets have been produced. These leather sets are currently sold out. The Castalia Junior Classics are also available as hardcover and as ebook editions from Castalia House. The hardcover editions come with the ebooks. Volumes 1-8 are currently available, and Volumes 9 and 10 are expected to be completed before the end of 2025.

Volumes 1-8, the hardcover editions