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The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe great American writer Ernest Hemingway, had this to say about Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn: "All modern, literature, stems from this one book."...Read More
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A Little PrincessA beautiful new edition of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic novel to match the sequel, Wishing for Tomorrow.Read More
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmWhen Rebecca Rowena Randall goes to live with her spinster aunts in Riverboro, Rebecca's aunts find her to be more of a handful than they bargained...Read More
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Alice's Adventures in WonderlandWhen Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first published in 186S, it set critics awry: here was a book for children written for the pure pleasure of...Read More
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The Wizard of OzRobert Sabuda has created a resplendent pop-up version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the original publication....Read More
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Anne of Green GablesWhen Anne Shirley arrives at Green Gables farm on Prince Edward Island, she surprises everyone: first of all, she is a girl. Marilla Cuthbert and her...Read More
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Black BeautyProbably the most popular horse story of all time, Black Beauty tells the story of one horse's long and varied life. On the one hand, a fully engaging...Read More
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The Adventures of Tom SawyerHere is the story of Tom, Huck, Becky, and Aunt Polly; a tale of adventures, pranks, playing hookey, and summertime fun. Written by the author...Read More
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The Hound of the BaskervillesThe Hound of the Baskervilles is one of master mystery writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most accomplished stories. Sherlock Holmes and his companion...Read More
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The Secret GardenOne of the most beloved children's books of all time and the inspiration for a feature film, a television miniseries, and a Broadway musical, The...Read More
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A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens is probably the best-known and, to many people, the greatest English novelist of the nineteenth century. Since its publication in...Read More
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Little Lord FauntleroyAt the age of sixteen Frances Hodgson Burnett moved to Tennessee with her bankrupt family and began writing for American magazines as means to support...Read More
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Just So StoriesOne of the world's greatest storytellers weaves together an unforgettable collection of animal tales, including how the camel got its hump, how the...Read More
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Anne of AvonleaL.M. Montgomery published Anne of Green Gables, her first novel about Anne Shirley, in 1908, and went on to write seven more books about the...Read More
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Great ExpectationsNo other novel in the English language so epitomizes upward mobility, the rise from poverty to wealth, as Great Expectations. Often considered to be...Read More
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Hans Brinker or the Silver SkatesHans Brinker or The Silver Skates was published in 1865 and received more reviews than any other children's book that year. Today it continues to...Read More
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The Raven and Other WritingsAcknowledged as one of the most brilliant American writers, Edgar Allan Poe crafted a fantastic world filled with mystery and horror that has thrilled...Read More
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The Swiss Family RobinsonOriginally written to entertain his four young sons, Johann David Wyss based The Swiss Family Robinson on Daniel Defoe's classic shipwreck story,...Read More
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The Prince and the PauperPrince Edward inadvertently switches places with Tom Canty, a pauper. While both boys are interested in experiencing life in the other's shoes, they...Read More
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The War of the WorldsH.G. Well's 1898 science fiction classic, The War of the Worlds, tapped into society's fears about worldwide security and an impending war in Europe....Read More
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Around the World in 80 DaysIn this classic adventure story, a wealthy gentleman, Phileas Fogg, makes a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days. Fogg and his...Read More
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Uncle Tom's CabinUncle Tom's Cabin was a sensation upon its publication in 1852. In its first year it sold 300,000 copies, and has since been translated into more than...Read More
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Five Little Peppers and How They GrewFive Little Peppers and How They Grew was originally serialized in an 1880 edition of Wide Awake, a children's magazine. The publisher of the...Read More
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