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Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attack Thomas Paine was a very strong supporter of the French Revolution that began in 1789; he visited France the following ...

Hoosier Poet Riley Child-Rhymes contains some of James Whitcomb Riley’s best known poems such as “Little Orphant Annie,“ “The Raggedy Man,” and “Ol...

The Writing of Diedrich Knickerbocker The story of Rip Van Winkle, a villager in colonial America who who meets mysterious Dutchmen, imbibes their ...

Eyes and No Eyes The third of six books in the Eyes and No Eyes series Volume II by R. Cadwallader Smith. This book covers animals found in and nea...

Rob Roy MacGregor A historical fiction novel and one of the Waverly novels. The story is narrated by Englishman Frank Osbadistone who due to a disa...

A Story of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Narrated by Ruth who is twelve years old in the year 1630 and is headed to the Massachusetts Bay Colony wit...

‘Home Education’ Series Volume III in the Home Education Series. This volume reviews the teaching methods and curriculum for children ages 9-12 for...

A History of Scotland For Boys & Girls Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall’s history of Scotland starting with the legend of Prince Gathelus and endin...

Wood Folk Series Book III in a series of nature books which describe the life, habitat, and behaviors of various woodland creatures by naturalist a...

Randolph Caldecott The illustrated nursery rhymes of Randolph Caldecott, the British artist and illustrator who the Caldecott Medal was named in hi...

A Nursery-Ryme Book Best known for her work, Goblin Market and Other Poems, Sing-Song: A Nursery-Rhyme Book was received with great praise from cri...

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition Ernest Shackleton describes leading his second expedition to Antarctica from 1914-1917. The expedition is consi...

The Faerie Queene Retold A classic retelling of Edmund Spenser’s English epic poem, The Faerie Queene. The poem is one of the longest in the Englis...

Told to the Children H. E.  Marshall’s retelling of the classic tale of Beowulf for children. Including such famous characters as Beowulf (a hero o...

Told to the Children H. E.  Marshall’s retelling of the classic tales of Robin Hood for children. Including such famous characters as Robin Hood, K...

Song of Roland H. E.  Marshall’s retelling of the classic Song of Roland for children. The stories are based on the Frankish military leader Roland...

For Children A classic retelling of Shakespeare’s plays intended to be more accessible to children. Mary Lamb was responsible for the retelling of ...

Homeric Legends Andrew Lang’s recounting of the wars between the Greeks and the people of Troy. Featuring such renowned characters as Paris, Helen ...

A Romance of the Jungle The first book in the Tarzan series, it was initially serialized in the pulp magazine The All-Story in 1912 before being re...

Thornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...

Five Little Peppers The fifth book in the Five Little Peppers Series that follows Joel Pepper. Joel is the most rambunctious of the Pepper clan. He...

Thornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...

Thornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...

Thornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...

The Tale of a Puppet The story about a mischievous marionette named Pinocchio and his poor, woodcarver father named Geppetto. Originally published ...

Thornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...

A Masterpiece of American Literature The story of Tom Sawyer, a young boy growing up along the Mississippi river in the fictional town of St. Peter...

Thornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...

Told From VirgilThe retelling of the Æneid by Rev. Alfred J. Church.  The book is intended as an introduction to Virgil’s epic poem. The writing st...

Bulfinch’s Mythology The recounting of myths and stories from early British history during the reign of King Arthur. Written for a general audience...

Bulfinch’s Mythology The recounting of myths and stories from antiquity including the Greeks, Romans, and others. Written for a general audience, t...

Tales of the Alhambra A collection of essays and tales written by American author Washington Irving. The stories are inspired by Irving’s visit to ...

Arabian Nights Andrew Lang’s retelling of the famous stories of One Thousand and One Nights (Arabic) also known as Arabian Nights (English). The wo...

A Great American The life of Benjamin Franklin as told by himself. The autobiography covers Franklin's early life, work as a printer, travel to Eur...

Book of Beasts Amusing advice and rhymes for young children. The text is accompanied with equally amusing drawings which have drawn comparison to t...

Frontier Adventures The story of rural Indiana frontier life in the early 1800’s.  Balser lives with his family in a log cabin near the Blue River....

The Tarzan Series The story picks up where The Return of Tarzan left off, with Tarzan settled in his ancestral home in Africa with his wife Jane an...

A Christmas Story A heartwarming tale that revolves around Carol Bird, a young girl born on Christmas Day. Carol, despite being born with a serious...

A Tale of the Two Roses Set during the tumultuous period of the Wars of the Roses in 15th-century England. The story follows the young hero, Dick S...

A Romance Inspired by Hawthorne’s brief time at the Brook Farm commune, the story explores the conflicts between personal ambition, romantic entang...

Fairy Tales A selection of fairy tales collected and edited by Scottish author Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Lang. The book is the firs...

The Bobbsey Twins Series Come join in on the haps and mishaps of this matchless double set of twins: Bert and Nan, who are 12 years old, and Flossi...

A Tale of The Crusade The story of Cuthbert de Lance, a teenage page for an English nobleman, as he follows King Richard to the Holy Land during th...

The Boy Scouts From the Author: The Boy Scouts series of books has been written with a twofold purpose: To stimulate on the part of every one of my...

Fairy Tales A selection of fairy tales collected and edited by Scottish author Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Lang. The book is the nint...

The Burgess Animal Book For Children Peter Rabbit is back to learn about his animal friends in this classic nature book intended to introduce child...

The Burgess Bird Book for Children Peter Rabbit learns about his avian friends in this classic nature book designed to introduce children to the su...