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Eyes and No Eyes The fifth of six books in the Eyes and No Eyes series Volume II by R. Cadwallader Smith. This book covers animals as they raise th...

Natural History Reader Book II of James Jahonnot’s Natural History Series. The book covers common household, farmyard, and wild animals including c...

Natural History Reader Book I of James Jahonnot’s Natural History Series. The book covers common household and farmyard animals including cats, dog...

A Shakespearean Comedy Likely Shakespeare’s first play, Valentine is leaving Verona for Milan to broaden his horizons. He asks his best friend, Pro...

The Penrod Series A collection of comic sketches in a similar vein to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. The book follows the misadventure...

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...

England and Russia The history of the English expeditions to Muscovy (Russia) in the 16th century started by Sir Hugh Willoughby and completed by R...

A 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...

Kimball 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...

Five Little Peppers Phronsie Pepper is the fourth book in the Five Little Pepper Series. According to the introduction, Margaret Sidney intended th...

Five Little Peppers The Pepper children—Ben, Polly, Joel, Davie, and Phronsie—along with their beloved mother, Mamsie, find themselves embarking on...

Five Little Peppers Twelve short stories about the Pepper family before meeting the Kings. Living in a humble little brown house, the family faces ...

Five Little Peppers The last book in the famous Five Little Peppers series, which revolves around the lives of the Pepper family, living in the Lit...

Five Little Peppers The Pepper children are now at school where they encounter bullies, accidents, pets, parties, thunderstorms, engagements, and m...

Five Little Peppers A continuation of Margaret Sidney’s beloved series about the Pepper family. The story takes the Pepper family beyond their fami...

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

Cats 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...

A Classic Western A classic Western novel that follows the story of railroad detective, Luke “Whispering” Smith, as he navigates the treacherous wo...

A 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...

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 ...

Mythos 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...

Of 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 ...

Little 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.  ...

Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc Considered by Belloc himself, and by most critics, his greatest work. The book is an account of his walking pilgr...

The 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...

A Classic Children’s Novel The story of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl, who is adopted by Mathew and Marilla Cuthbert to help them on the...

The Penrod Series A sequel to the book Penrod, with a focus on the relationship between the main character, Penrod Schofield, and his best friend, ...

Liberty A philosophical essay by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill. It applies Mill’s ethical system of utilitarianism to society and state....

A Nightmare Set in Edwardian-era London, Gabriel Syme is recruited at Scotland Yard to a secret anti-anarchist police corps. He meets Lucian Gregor...

A 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...

The Posthumous Papers Originally entitled The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, the story follows the adventures and misadventures of Samuel ...

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

A Romance A gothic novel centered around a mysterious, decaying mansion in Salem, Massachusetts, and the family that inhabits it. The story follows...

Southern California Set shortly after the Mexican–American War, the book explores the life of a Scottish–Native American orphan girl named Ramona. ...

Five 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...

Five Little Peppers A sequel to Five Little Peppers Midway, the story follows the Pepper siblings—Polly, Joel, Davie, Phronsie, and Ben—as young ad...

A Tragedie The story revolves around the Moorish general Othello, his wife Desdemona, and his ensign Iago. Set in Venice, the story follows Othello...

A Comedy Set in the Italian town of Messina, the story revolves around two pairs of lovers: Claudio and Hero, and Benedick and Beatrice. Claudio, a...

A Comedy A comedic play that revolves around the courtship and marriage of two sisters, Katherine and Bianca. Baptista Minola, their father, declar...

And the Rule of the Puritans in England British Historian Charles Firth’s biography of Oliver Cromwell. Esmond de Beer wrote that Firth: "knew the ...

TragedieThe story follows the ambitious Scottish general Macbeth as he is tempted by the prophecies of three witches and driven to commit murder in...

Tragedie One of William Shakespeare's lesser-known plays, blending elements of romance, tragedy, and comedy. The story revolves around King Cymbeli...

A Shakespearean Tragedy The story follows the aging King Lear of Britain, who decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters based on thei...

The Sierra Nevadas John Muir’s recounting his experiences during the summer of 1869 when he worked as a shepherd in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of ...

A Shakespearean Comedy The story begins with a shipwreck that separates Viola, a young woman, from her twin brother, Sebastian. Viola disguises her...

A Shakespearean Comedy Set in the city of Vienna, where Duke Vincentio decides to temporarily leave his duties and appoints Angelo to rule in his a...

Lord Nelson A detailed account of Horatio Nelson’s naval career and personal life. The book explores Nelson’s rise through the ranks of the Royal N...

A Chronicle of English Colonial Beginnings Mary Johnston’s history of the colonial beginnings of the southern United States. The book follows the l...