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ESUJU Historical Children’s Library is an independent catalogue of source-attributed public-domain editions focused on Children’s. Each record connects readers with edition facts, historical context and the original source record.

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This digital library gathers 90 works for young readers, spanning categories from Young Readers and School Stories to Children’s Adventures and Fairy & Moral Tales. Frequent subjects include adventure stories, mystery and detective fiction, and tales of Boy Scouts, airships, motorboats, and orphans. Representative authors include Stanley R. Matthews, Robert Shaler, Roy J. Snell, Harry Gordon, Mildred A. Wirt, John Henry Goldfrap, Clarence Young, and Ethel C. Brill.

Featured titles include Two on the Trail: A Story of Canada Snows, Dan Carter and the Cub Honor, The Heart of Pinocchio: New Adventures of the Celebrated Little Puppet, The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill, and Dave Darrin and the German Submarines. Each book is cataloged with subjects such as Boats and boating, Aeronautics, Mechanics, and Dime novels, offering a curated glimpse into early 20th-century juvenile fiction.

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