World Stories Retold for Modern Boys and Girls One Hundred and Eighty-seven Five-minute Classic Stories for Retelling in Home, Sunday School, Children's Services, Public School Grades and "The Story-hour" in Public Libraries

"World Stories Retold for Modern Boys and Girls" by William James Sly is a compilation of reimagined classic tales intended for young readers in the early 1900s. The anthology presents a diverse range of adapted stories designed to appeal to a modern audience, with the intent to assist parents, teachers, and librarians in their search for engaging and educational material for children. The overarching theme celebrates storytelling as an essential tool for education and character building, conveying lasting values through well-known narratives. The book starts with the purpose of the collection; the importance of storytelling in the development of children and highlights the fact that the stories are shortened and easy to understand for both the reader and the listener.