Classic Literature

Now an award winning movie, Burnett's children's classic still tugs at the heart-strings. Sara Crew daughter of a British Captain is left in an American boarding school while her father goes off to fight. Treated like a princess, because she is supposed to come into wealth, her life changes drastically when it's reported to Miss Minchin, the head-mistress, that her father is dead and Sara left destitute.

Ebenezer Scrooge is back, but his are not the only ghosts that haunt this collection of holiday favorites. A collection of classic Dickens Holiday tales. No one can tug at the heartstrings like Dickens. Includes: A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Tree, What Christmas Is as We Grow Older, A Poor Relation's Story, A Schoolboy's Story, and Nobody's Story. Those who think Tiny Tim is a long haired guy with a ukulele really need to read this book!

Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey with the boy, Jim Hawkins, charter a sailing voyage to a Caribbean island. Unfortunately, a large number of Flint's old pirate crew are aboard the ship, including Long John Silver

Two households in a quaint New Hampshire village experience yuletide joy in the 1880s when the handmade Christmas cards of the minister's wife are published and circulated nationally. This slender book spirits us gently back to a simpler time, as two village prodigals have been gone for three years, leaving gossip and grief behind--not to mention a minister sorrowing over his rogue son and a sister with orphan twins to raise. This is a quiet, short read for a snowy evening.

Rachel Innes rents a summer house that is full of hidden rooms and sinister happenings. Chilling horror, romance and rollicking humor permeate this story of how a middle-aged spinster lost her mind, deserted her domestic gods in the city, took a furnished house for the summer out of town, and found herself involved in one of those mysterious crimes that keep our newspapers and detective agencies happy and prosperous.

Meet Hoppy, Lucky, and all the gang and join them in their adventures on the pages of Mulford's classic western Image Bill Boyd used with permission

Short Story. It's Christmas in England and three old men gather to solve a mystery.

A Classic Christmas Tale based on the premise that Christmas was Christmas, even before the birth of Christ.

On a January evening of the early seventies, Christine Nilsson was singing in Faust at the Academy of Music in New York.

The Sunny Side is a long-forgotten collection of short stories by A.A. Milne. Though Milne is best known for his classic children's books, these tales for adults shine just as brightly, full of wit and wisdom. From summer days to war time, from dogs to gardens and card games, these stories are perfect reading in the hammock or by the fire.

At four o'clock in the morning everybody in the tent was still asleep, exhausted by the terrible march of the previous day. The hummocky ice and pressure-ridges that Bennett had foreseen had at last been met with, and, though camp had been broken at six o'clock and though men and dogs had hauled and tugged and wrestled with the heavy sledges until five o'clock in the afternoon, only a mile and a half had been covered. But though the progress was slow, it was yet progress.

Three Timeless Romances! Sense and Sensibility is the classic tale of the romances of the Dashwood sisters in their search for happiness. Mansfield Park is another masterful Austen novel of misunderstood hearts seeking each other through the complications and confusions of their lives, an exploration of the themes of faith and constancy and the threat that city ways can pose to simpler ways of life. Persuasion is a gripping of romance, packed with irony, wit, and powerful characters that tells t... more info>>

Author Jack London sails the South Pacific and visits the Islands of Teipe (Typpe), Tahiti, Samoa, Hawaii, and Bora Bora. Join Jack for his adventures at sea and on land, among the cannibals.

Pollyanna, the little girl who played the "glad" game grows up and falls in love. But will the young man she adores return her love? And if he does, how will her old "best friend" Jimmy cope

A sparkling collection of children's bedtime stories, with a Christmas theme. These are suitable for reading by older children, or for reading aloud to the smaller ones at bedtime. There are enough stories included to use them as an advent activity, by reading one each night to your little ones every night from Thanksgiving to Christmas.

You've seen the movies, now read the books! Last time Tarzan left Jane engaged to Lord Greystoke, vowing it was in her best interest. But can he stay away? What if Jane is shipwrecked and her life is in danger. Tarzan remains one of the best-loved characters of all time. Find out what the ape-man was really like.

You've seen the movies, now read the book! Tarzan remains one of the best-loved characters of all time. Find out what the ape-man was really like.

Five works by the great mid-19th Century British writer Charles Dickens (1812-1870): "The Holly-Tree" (short story, 1855), "The Wreck of the Golden Mary" (short story, 1856), "The Perils of Certain English Prisoners" (short story, 1857), "The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices" (1857), and"Little Dorrit" (1855-57), plus "Reprinted Pieces, 1850-59" (25 brief writings).

Classic Fairy Tales by the famous Brothers Grimm--including Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, The Dog and the Sparrow, Tom Thumb and many many more

If you enjoyed Pirates of the Carribean, you might enjoy reading about the real buccaneers who sailed there, ruthless men like Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, and Henry Morgan, plus a chapter on infamous women pirates like Anne Bonney.

Emma Woodhouse thinks she is a natural matchmaker but, in the opinion of George Knightley, her brother-in-law, she is little more than a meddler. See Emma make hash out of people's prospects, lives, and social standing This book is a fascinating glimpse into the marriage market of early 19th-century England. From THE original Regency Romance writer!

The March sisters: Meg is the pretty one, Jo the tomboy, Beth the shy one, and Amy the artist. Follow their adventures during the Civil War era as they discover the value of family, love, loyalty, and patience as taught to them by their beloved "Marmee." Listen as the girls negotiate the trials of romance, Jo tries to be taken seriously as a writer, Amy pursues her artistic dreams, and Beth falls ill helping the poor in this Alcott Classic.

Follow Bobby the smallest and scruffiest of Skye Terriers through his day to day life as an "amazing" dog and companion.

It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days' illness. My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses. She ran to me, fancying that I had fainted, touched my hands and bent over me. Then she suddenly grew alarmed, burst into tears and stammered: "My God, my God! He is dead!" I heard everything, but the sounds seemed to come from a great distance. My left eye still detected a faint glimme... more info>>

Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.