Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert of Green Gables had no intention of adopting the talkative, mischievous, red-headed girl the orphanage in Nova Scotia sent by mistake. What they wanted was a sturdy,...
Among other things, Franklin was a printer, philosopher, inventor, statesman and, not least, a writer. Franklin's autobiography captures the essence of his spirit. In it we can see him as a product...
Arthur Conan Doyle delivers crime mysteries of the most thrilling kind as sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson look for suspects in three stories: The Adventure of the Bruce Partington Plans...
There were conjugal visits in the slave camps of the USSR. Valiant women would travel continental distances, over weeks and months, in the hope of spending a night, with their particular enemy of...
Here is the maiden voyage of O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series, which follows the unique friendship between Captain Aubrey, R. N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent,...
This is a tale about a team, a class, a school, a series of contests and, set in the midst of this, four jewel-like short stories—one for each of the team members—that ask questions and demonstrate...
When Charlie Bucket finds himself the proud winner of a Golden Ticket in a chocolate bar, he knows he has the greatest treat in the world in store for him. Join Charlie on his fantastic world-famous...
When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hills behind his home, it's love at first sigh—and also big trouble. It turns out the dog, which Marty names Shiloh, belongs to Judd Travers,...
