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This is an early translation from the Anglo-Saxon seventh-century epic poem, which is based on Norse legends of wars and monsters and tells of the heroic deeds of the warrior Beowulf. Translated by A. Diedrich Wackerbarth.

"The Castle of the King", "The Secret of Growing Gold", "Crooken Sands", "The Coming of Abel Behenna", "The Gipsy Prophecy", "Dracula's Guest", and "The Judge's House" are bound to thrill and chill you!

The collision of good and evil in this magnifcent novella is brilliantly depicted when an honorable young sailor is tried for unwittingly killing his cruel master-at-arms. In this, his last work, Melville explores the conflict between social authority and individual freedom, justice, and abstract good.

The River Rat, Mole, Otter and Badger display more than human kindness and patience when they become involved in Toad's wild schemes and escapades. You loved it as a child. We think that you still will.

This is a rags-to-riches tale aout an honest, ambitious, and generous young bootblack from lower Manhattan in the late 1800s.

Uncle Vanya spends years of drudgery managing his brother-in-law's estate to enable Serebryakov the chance to pursue his career as a great professor. When Serebryakov is proven to be a fraud and wants to sell the estate, Vanya becomes enraged.

Laura confronts many difficulties and disappointments with fainting spells and delirium. Other romantic epistolary short stories add to the fun and the joy of this remarkable collection.

"The Fox and the Grapes", "The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg", "The Hare and the Tortoise" and "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse" are among these more than 50 selections that abound in manners and morals.

This selection of hilarious short stories takes the habitually clueless Bertie Wooster to New York. Thankfully, his faithful butler, Jeeves, is along to straighten out the wickets when they get a bit sticky, don't you know. Selections include "Leave It To Jeeves", "Extricating Young Gussie", "Jeeves Takes Charge", "Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg", "Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest", "Jeeves and the Chump Cyril", and "The Aunt and the Sluggard".

The Norman-Saxon conflict is vividly described with battle scenes, medieval pageantry, and romantic escapades. The hero Sir Wilfred Ivanhoe, the lovely brave Jewess Rebecca, Richard the Lion-Hearted, and Robin Hood and his merry band are just a few of the chivalrous characters.

This eerie collection includes: "The Doll's Ghost", "Thrawn Janet", "The Watcher", "The Old Nurse's Story", and "The Canterville Ghost".

This novel, Charles Dickens' first, includes letters and manuscripts about the Pickwick Club's activities and romances. The benevolent business man Pickwick and his fellow members Snodgrass the poet, Tupman the lover and Winkle the sportsman, along with loyal valet Samuel Weller are just a few of the characters (or caricatures) who made this book an immediate success.

The themes of man's inhumanity to man, as well as man pitted against the violence of nature, are vividly exposed in this sampling of Jack London's short stories. The titles included in this collection are "Love of Life", "Batard", "The House of Mapuhi", and "Mauki".

These tales are full of play-on-words and unusual characters that will charm children and grown-ups alike. Come along with us and meet Gold Buskin Wincher, the Potao-Face Blind Man, Rags Habakuk, the Flongboos, Hatrack the Horse, Slipfoot, and many others!

The Perrybingles, Caleb Plummer, his blind daughter, and a cricket, find truth, beauty and the true spirit of Christmas through each other.

The mystery of the modern thriller pervades the twists in the plot of this remarkable Victorian novel about the disappearance of a young man and the lady who is haunted by more than one terrible secret.

This treasure trove includes "Peter Rabbit", "The Tailor of Gloucester", "Squirrel Nutkin", "Two Bad Mice", "Mrs. Tiggy Winkle", "Benjamin Bunny", "Jeremy Fisher", "Jemimah Puddleduck", "The Flopsy Bunnies", "Ginger and Pickles", and "Mr. Toad".

Bathsheba Everdene's three wooers, the faithful Gabriel Oak, the passionate William Boldwood and the adventurer Sergeant Troy, eventually cause madness and murder in this fatalistic novel. Hardy's writing is full of beautiful descriptions and deep wisdom.

This classic satirical novel portrays Babbitt as a materialistic, hypocritical, and self-important middle-aged realtor. His brief romantic encounter and an attempt at liberalism are curbed by fear of criticism, forcing him to conform to the wills of his fellow citizens and club members.

This children's classic provides a tender and touching tour of 19th-century Holland. Meet the poor but valiant Brinker family, learn from a young boy's skating excursion full of Dutch history and lore, and experience the exciting race for the silver skates.