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The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) is a canonical piece of children's literature and one of the best-selling books ever published. [1] Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children.

Short stories date back to oral storytelling traditions which originally produced epics such as the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and Homer 's Iliad and Odyssey. Oral narratives were often told in the form of rhyming or rhythmic verse, often including recurring sections or, in the case of Homer, Homeric epithets.

This is a list of short stories and novellas that have been made into feature films. The title of the work is followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area. 0-9 [ edit] A-E [ edit]

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) The Wizard of Oz (1939) Babes in Arms (1939) Pinocchio (1940) Little Men (1940) Bambi (1942) The Human Comedy (1943) Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) Great Expectations (1946) Oliver Twist (1948) The Blue Lagoon (1949) Cattle Drive (1951) The Red Badge of Courage (1951)

Webster's major plays, The White Devil (c. 1609 – 1612) and The Duchess of Malfi (c. 1612/13), are macabre, disturbing works. Webster has received a reputation for being the Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatist with the most unsparingly dark vision of human nature.