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[message]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...
View full detailsImperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition Ernest Shackleton describes leading his second expedition to Antarctica from 1914-1917. The expedition is consi...
View full detailsThe 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...
View full detailsFor Children A classic retelling of Shakespeare’s plays intended to be more accessible to children. Mary Lamb was responsible for the retelling of ...
View full detailsHomeric Legends Andrew Lang’s recounting of the wars between the Greeks and the people of Troy. Featuring such renowned characters as Paris, Helen ...
View full detailsThe Tale of a Puppet The story about a mischievous marionette named Pinocchio and his poor, woodcarver father named Geppetto. Originally published ...
View full detailsA 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...
View full detailsTold 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...
View full detailsBulfinch’s Mythology The recounting of myths and stories from early British history during the reign of King Arthur. Written for a general audience...
View full detailsBulfinch’s Mythology The recounting of myths and stories from antiquity including the Greeks, Romans, and others. Written for a general audience, t...
View full detailsTales of the Alhambra A collection of essays and tales written by American author Washington Irving. The stories are inspired by Irving’s visit to ...
View full detailsArabian Nights Andrew Lang’s retelling of the famous stories of One Thousand and One Nights (Arabic) also known as Arabian Nights (English). The wo...
View full detailsA 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...
View full detailsFrontier 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....
View full detailsThe Journeys & Adventures of an Englishman A travelogue and memoir detailing Borrow’s experiences distributing Protestant Bibles in Spain durin...
View full detailsA 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...
View full detailsFairy 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...
View full detailsThe 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...
View full detailsFairy 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...
View full detailsThe Burgess Animal Book For Children Peter Rabbit is back to learn about his animal friends in this classic nature book intended to introduce child...
View full detailsThe Burgess Bird Book for Children Peter Rabbit learns about his avian friends in this classic nature book designed to introduce children to the su...
View full detailsThe Burgess Flower Book Peter Rabbit is back again to learn about wild flowers. This classic nature book is intended to introduce children to the s...
View full detailsA Return to Primitivism The story of Buck, a powerful St. Bernard-Scotch Collie mix, who lives happily in California as a pampered pet of Judge Mil...
View full detailsFrom the Original Italian Considered the first Gothic novel, Walpole blends elements of romance, the supernatural, and dark intrigue. The story is ...
View full detailsNew Forest Set during the English Civil War, the story follows the Beverley children who are orphaned when their father, Colonel Beverly, is killed...
View full detailsThe Adventures of Odysseus and The Tale of Troy Padraic Colum’s classic retelling of the Odyssey and the Iliad for children. Included are such famo...
View full detailsFairy Tales A selection of fairy tales collected and edited by Scottish author Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Lang. The book is the eigh...
View full detailsRecords of Expedition The first hand account of Sir Walter Raleigh during his first and second voyages to Guiana. Raleigh and his men were in searc...
View full detailsEngland and Russia The history of the English expeditions to Muscovy (Russia) in the 16th century started by Sir Hugh Willoughby and completed by R...
View full detailsA Collection of Essays The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay u...
View full detailsThe Great Gatsby It is the story of this Jay Gatsby who came so mysteriously to West Egg, of his sumptuous entertainments, and of his love for Dais...
View full detailsFairy Tales A selection of fairy tales collected and edited by Scottish author Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Lang. The book is the thir...
View full detailsFairy Tales A selection of fairy tales collected and edited by Scottish author Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Lang. The book is the sixt...
View full detailsTheir Part in the Great War The Harwich Force originally called Harwich Striking Force was a squadron of the Royal Navy, formed during the First Wo...
View full detailsOr, Greek Fairy Tales For My Children Kingley’s classic retelling of the Greek stories of Perseus, The Argonauts, and Theseus. The book is intended...
View full detailsA Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty A historical novel set in late 17th- and early 18th-century England during the reigns of Queen Anne and Kin...
View full detailsAnother Adventure of Sherlock Holmes The third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. ...
View full detailsA Romance A gothic novel centered around a mysterious, decaying mansion in Salem, Massachusetts, and the family that inhabits it. The story follows...
View full detailsTold From Homer The retelling of the Iliad by Rev. Alfred J. Church. The book is intended as an introduction to Homer’s epic poem. The writing sty...
View full detailsThe Father Brown Series Father Brown finds himself embroiled in a mysterious case when a famous atheist, Professor Adam, invites him to witness a m...
View full detailsFather Brown A collection of 12 short stories based on the fictional character Father Brown. A Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective, Father ...
View full detailsThe Meatpacking Industry The story revolves around the life of Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant who comes to America with his family in search...
View full detailsThe Jungle Book A collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling about the jungles of India. Many of the characters are animals such as Baloo the bear an...
View full detailsOr, The Black Brothers Originally written in 1841 and then published in 1851 in London, The King of the Golden River quickly became a Victorian era...
View full detailsThe American Southwest The story of the Mojave Desert in the American Southwest. Written for audiences unfamiliar with life in the desert, the book...
View full detailsA Narrative of 1757 James Fenimore Cooper’s best known novel and second volume in his pentalogy the Leatherstocking Tales. Set during the French an...
View full detailsThe Headless Horseman A Gothic story set in the countryside of Tarry Town whose secluded glen is known for it’s ghosts and haunting atmosphere. Ic...
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