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At the Back of the North Wind
George MacDonaldThe North Wind The story of a boy named Diamond who befriends the mysterious Lady North Wind. She invites him to fly through the night with her on...
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Charlotte YongeRichard The Fearless Historical fiction based on the life of Richard I, Duke of Normandy also known as Richard the Fearless. Richard assumes the ...
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George M. TowleHis Travels and Adventures The fascinating account of the life of Marco Polo who journey’s east to the court of Kublai Khan with his father and unc...
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Johanna SpyriFor Children and Those That Love Children The story of an orphaned young girl who goes to live with her grandfather in a small village in the Swiss...
View full detailsThe King Of The Golden River
John RuskinOr, 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 detailsRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Kate Douglas WigginSunnybrook Farm The story of Rebecca Rowena Randall who is sent to the fictional town of Riverboro, Maine to live with her two aunts after the deat...
View full detailsThe Jungle Book
Rudyard KiplingThe 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 detailsThe Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Daniel DefoeRobinson Crusoe The story of Robinson Crusoe and his adventures during his time at sea including shipwrecks, pirates, mutineers, and cannibals. On...
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Howard PyleHonor and Chivalry Set in the 15th century, a young squire, Myles Falworth, seeks to become a knight and to redeem his father’s honor. Myles trains...
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Mark TwainA Tale For Young People of All Ages Set in 1547 in England, the novel tells a story of two young boys who were born on the same day and are identic...
View full detailsAlice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis CarrollAlice In Wonderland One of the best-known and most popular English novels authored by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. T...
View full detailsSecrets of the Woods
William J. LongWood Folk Series Book III in a series of nature books which describe the life, habitat, and behaviors of various woodland creatures by naturalist a...
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Alfred OllivantThe Last of The Gray Dogs of Kenmuir The story chronicles the rivalry between two sheepdogs, Red Wull and Bob, son of Battle, and their masters, Ad...
View full detailsGreat Astronomers
R. S. BallAstronomy The lives and discoveries of the Great Astronomers of history. The book covers astronomers such as Ptolemy, Copernicus, Brahe, Galileo, N...
View full detailsThe Life of The Spider
Jean-Henri FabreLa Vie des Araignées French naturalist and entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre’s scientific and literary classic about the fascinating world of the spide...
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Sir Walter ScottA Romance A historical fiction novel based in England during the Middle Ages. One of Sir Walter Scott’s most popular works, it has been credited wi...
View full detailsPoems of Childhood
Eugene FieldPoet of Childhood A collection of poems by Eugene Field who is well known for his whimsical, yet sometimes serious, poems for children. Born in St....
View full detailsA Book of Golden Deeds
Charlotte YongeFamous Deeds A retelling of such famous stories as The Battle of Thermopylae, Regulus, The Battle of the Blackwater, and Fort St. Elmo. “It is inte...
View full detailsThe Age of Chivalry
Thomas BulfinchBulfinch’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 detailsStories From The Faerie Queene
Mary MacLeodThe 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...
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Charles KingsleyOr, 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 detailsLittle Men
Louisa May AlcottLife at Plumfield with Jo’s Boys A sequel to Little Women, Little Men recounts the life of Jo Bhaer, her husband, and the various children at Plumf...
View full detailsRip Van Winkle
Washington IrvingThe Writing of Diedrich Knickerbocker The story of Rip Van Winkle, a villager in colonial America who who meets mysterious Dutchmen, imbibes their ...
View full detailsThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinA 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...
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