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David Copperfield
Charles DickensThe Personal History The story of David Copperfield's life and his many adventures including the friends and enemies he meets along the way. The bo...
View full detailsMoral Tales
Maria EdgeworthShort Stories A collection of didactic short stories aimed at instilling moral values in young readers. Each tale presents characters facing ethica...
View full detailsMarigold Garden
Kate GreenawayPictures and Rhymes A charming collection of illustrated poems for children. The book features whimsical verses paired with delicate, pastel-hued i...
View full detailsThe Stories Polly Pepper Told
Margaret SidneyFive Little Peppers Polly, is a sweet, imaginative girl who has a talent for telling stories. The book explores her creative spirit and how her sto...
View full detailsFive Little Peppers Grown Up
Margaret SidneyFive Little Peppers A sequel to Five Little Peppers Midway, the story follows the Pepper siblings—Polly, Joel, Davie, Phronsie, and Ben—as young ad...
View full detailsThe Adventures of Mr. Mocker
Thornton BurgessThornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...
View full detailsThe Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum
Thornton BurgessThornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...
View full detailsThe Aeneid For Boys and Girls
Alfred J. ChurchTold 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 detailsThe Adventures of Peter Cottontail
Thornton BurgessThornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...
View full detailsOur Little Feudal Cousin
Laura E. RichardsOf Long Ago The story of Alan of Morven, a boy of Scotland set during the time of Robert the Second. The story provides an insight into life during...
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Thornton BurgessThornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...
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Thornton BurgessThornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...
View full detailsOur Little Norman Cousin
Evaleen SteinOf Long Ago The story of Henri and Alan, Norman boys, laid during the time of William the Conqueror. The boys’ story gives a picture of court life ...
View full detailsOur Little Saxon Cousin
Julia Darrow CowlesOf Long Ago The story of Marcus, a Roman boy, laid during the closing days of the Roman Republic, when conservative members of the nobility still h...
View full detailsWithin the Deep
R. Cadwallader SmithEyes and No Eyes The second of six books in the Eyes and No Eyes series Volume II by R. Cadwallader Smith. This book covers animals of the deep sea...
View full detailsA History of France
H. E. MarshallVive la France! H. E. Marshall’s telling of 2000 years of French history. The book is a great introduction to the history of France. Starting with ...
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James Fenimore CooperA Narrative of 1757 James Fenimore Cooper’s best known novel and second volume in his pentalogy the Leatherstocking Tales. Set during the French an...
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Arthur Scott BaileySleepy-Time Tales This children’s series presents the amusing adventures of the creatures who inhabit the North American woodlands and fields. The ...
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William ShakespeareA Shakespearean Comedy Set in Athens and consisting of several plots connected by the celebration of the wedding of Duke Theseus of Athens and the ...
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Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Rightful King The story of twelve-year-old Marco Loristan, the son of Stefan who is working to overthrow the cruel dictatorship in the kingdom ...
View full detailsThe Story of My Life
Helen KellerIn Her Own Words Helen Keller’s autobiography detailing her early life and experiences. Keller was an author, disability rights advocate, political...
View full detailsUneasy Money
P. G. WodehouseUnexpectedly Difficult Wodehouse was one of the most widely read humorists of the twentieth century. This story tells of amiable but hard-up "Bill"...
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Sir Walter ScottRob 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...
View full detailsSmoky the Cowhorse
Will JamesThe Cowhorse A classic Western novel that tells the life story of Smoky, a spirited mustang. Born free on the open range, Smoky grows into a strong...
View full detailsThe Marvellous Adventures and Rare Conceits of Master Tyll Owlglass
Kenneth R. H. MackenzieAnd Rare Conceits A humorous collection of tales centered around the legendary German trickster, Tyll Owlglass (also known as Till Eulenspiegel). S...
View full detailsO'er Moor and Fen
R. Cadwallader SmithEyes and No Eyes The last of six books in the Eyes and No Eyes series Volume II by R. Cadwallader Smith. This book covers animals of the British Is...
View full detailsThe Story of the Three Little Pigs
L. Leslie BrookeLittle Pigs The Three Little Pigs is a fable about three pigs who build their houses out of different materials and their encounters with a wolf. ...
View full detailsMarie Antoinette and Her Son
Luise MühlbachA Historical Novel Luise Mühlbach’s historical fiction novel about Marie Antoinette and her son, Louis XVII, during the French Revolution. The book...
View full detailsThe Talisman
Sir Walter ScottThe Third Crusade Taking place at the end of the Third Crusade, scheming and partisan politics, as well as the illness of King Richard the Lionhear...
View full detailsThe Two Gentlemen of Verona
William ShakespeareA Shakespearean Comedy Likely Shakespeare’s first play, Valentine is leaving Verona for Milan to broaden his horizons. He asks his best friend, Pro...
View full detailsPenrod and Sam
Booth TarkingtonThe Penrod Series A sequel to the book Penrod, with a focus on the relationship between the main character, Penrod Schofield, and his best friend, ...
View full detailsThe Discovery of Muscovy
Richard HakluytEngland and Russia The history of the English expeditions to Muscovy (Russia) in the 16th century started by Sir Hugh Willoughby and completed by R...
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Henryk SienkiewiczA Tale of the Time of Nero A historical fiction novel first published in Polish, the author’s native language, and has been translated into over di...
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Rudyard KiplingKimball O’Hara The story of Kimball O’Hara, or ‘Kim’ for short, an orphaned son of an Irish solider and poor Irish mother who have both died in pov...
View full detailsLilith
George MacDonaldA Romance A dark, philosophical fantasy novel exploring themes of life, death, redemption, and spiritual awakening. The story follows Mr. Vane, a c...
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Maria EdgeworthShort Stories A collection of short stories that blend entertainment with moral instruction, aimed primarily at a broad readership including both a...
View full detailsThe Story of the Treasure Seekers
Edith NesbitThe Adventures of the Bastable Chidlren The story follows the six Bastable children—Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and H.O.—as they embark on a ...
View full detailsThe Mysteries of Udolpho
Ann RadcliffeA Romance A classic Gothic novel that follows the trials of Emily St. Aubert, a young woman who endures the loss of her parents and becomes entangl...
View full detailsThe History of Henry Esmond
W. M. ThackerayA 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 detailsLorna Doone
R. D. BlackmoreA Romance of Exmoor A historical romance novel set in 17th-century England on the wild and rugged Exmoor. The story follows John Ridd, a respectabl...
View full detailsThe Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Thornton BurgessThornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and prolific children’s author. Best known for his animal stories for young children, Burgess authored...
View full detailsOliver Cromwell
Charles FirthAnd the Rule of the Puritans in England British Historian Charles Firth’s biography of Oliver Cromwell. Esmond de Beer wrote that Firth: "knew the ...
View full detailsMillions of Cats
Wanda GagCats A timeless children's picture book that tells the story of an elderly couple who set out to find a cat to keep them company. They encounter nu...
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Frank H. SpearmanA Classic Western A classic Western novel that follows the story of railroad detective, Luke “Whispering” Smith, as he navigates the treacherous wo...
View full detailsOil!
Upton SinclairA Novel Set in Southern California during the early 20th century and revolves around the oil industry, depicting the rise of an ambitious and ruthl...
View full detailsTwo Years Before the Mast
Richard Henry DanaA Personal Narrative of Life at Sea The book recounts Dana’s experiences as a common sailor on a merchant ship during the early 1830s. Motivated by...
View full detailsThe Alhambra
Washington IrvingTales 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 detailsBulfinch's Mythology
Thomas BulfinchMythos Bulfinch originally published his work as three volumes: The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes, published in 1855; The Age of Chiv...
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