Portal:A. L. Burt Company

History

Created by Albert Levi Burt (1843–1913), this New York City publishing house ran from 1883 to 1937. The company was incorporated in 1902 facilitating the change from "A. L. Burt" to "A. L. Burt Company". Its street addresses changed over time:

• 1883–1888: 162 William Street
• 1888–1889: 56 Beekman Street
• 1889–1896: 66 Reade Street
• 1896–1900: 97 Reade Street
• 1900–1910: 52-58 Duane Street
• 1910–1937: 114-120 East 23rd Street

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Publications

• Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894) by Arthur Conan Doyle
• Plato's Dialogues (1899) translated by J. Wright
• Ninety-Three (1900) by Victor Hugo
• The Vicomte de Bragelonne (1900) by Alexandre Dumas
• The Silver Poppy (1903) by Arthur Stringer
• The Four Million (1906) by O. Henry
• The Leavenworth Case (1906) by Anna Katharine Green
• The Brass Bowl (1907) by Louis Joseph Vance
• Mystery Tales of Edgar Allan Poe (1907) by Edgar Allan Poe
• The Shepherd of the Hills (1907) by Harold Bell Wright
• Tarzan of the Apes (1914) by Edgar Rice Burroughs
• The Valley of Fear (1914) by Arthur Conan Doyle
• The Return of Tarzan (1915) by Edgar Rice Burroughs
• The Golden Slipper and Other Problems for Violet Strange (1915) by Anna Katharine Green (start transcription)
• The Beasts of Tarzan (1916) by Edgar Rice Burroughs
• The Unknown Mr. Kent (1916) by Roy Norton
• The Lone Wolf (1918) by Louis Joseph Vance
• Rainbow Valley (1919) by L. M. Montgomery
• The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale (1919) by Frank L. Packard
• The Man Who Couldn't Sleep (1919) by Arthur Stringer (external scan)
• The Night Operator (1919) by Frank L. Packard
• The Ivory Trail (1919) by Talbot Mundy (HathiTrust)
• The Untamed (1920) by Max Brand
• The Bar-20 Three (1921) by Clarence E. Mulford
• Indiscretions of Archie (1921) by P. G. Wodehouse
• Gift of the Desert (1922) by Randall Parrish
• Emily Climbs (1925) by L. M. Montgomery
• The Benson Murder Case (1926) by S. S. Van Dine
• Glitter (1926) by Katharine Brush

Burt's Series of One Syllable Books

See also: Alice in Wonderland in Words of One Syllable/Advertisement

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1. Aesop's Fables by Mary Godolphin
2. Andersen's Fairy Tales by Harriet T. Comstock
3. Bible Heroes by Harriet T. Comstock
4. Grimm's Fairy Tales Retold in Words of One Syllable (1901) by Jean S. Rémy (external scan)
5. Gulliver's Travels In Words of One Syllable (1895) by J. C. G. and Dean Swift (HathiTrust)
6. Life of Christ by Jean S. Rémy
7. Lives of the Presidents Told in Words of One Syllable (1900) by Jean S. Remy (HathiTrust) (HathiTrust)
8. Pilgrim's Progress by Samuel Phillips Day
9. Reynard the Fox by Samuel Phillips Day
10. Robinson Crusoe by Mary A. Schwacofer
11. Sandford and Merton by Mary Godolphin
12. The Swiss Family Robinson, In Words of One Syllable by J. C. G.
13. Alice in Wonderland in Words of One Syllable (1905) by Mrs. J. C. Gorham and Lewis Carroll
14. Black Beauty in Words of One Syllable (1905) by Mrs. J. C. Gorham and Anna Sewell

Aunt Amy's Animal Stories

• Frisky Squirrel's Story (1906) by Amy Prentice
• The Speckled Hen's Story (1906) by Amy Prentice
• Plodding Turtle's Story (1906) by Amy Prentice (start transcription)
• The Brown Owl's Story (1906) by Amy Prentice
• Mouser Cat's Story (1906) by Amy Prentice (external scan)
• Quacky Duck's Story (1906) by Amy Prentice (start transcription)
• Mickie Monkey's Story (1906) by Amy Prentice
• Billy Goat's Story (1906) by Amy Prentice
• Bunny Rabbit's Story (1906) by Amy Prentice (start transcription)
• Towser Dog's Story (1906) by Amy Prentice (start transcription)
• Croaky Frog's Story (1906) by Amy Prentice
• The Gray Goose's Story (1906) by Amy Prentice (external scan)

See also

• Category:A. L. Burt Company
• commons:Category:Books published by A. L. Burt

References

1. "Burt's Series of One Syllable Books". 19th Century Juvenile Series.