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Originally published in 1893, this classic book contains 'Pan Michael' the historical novel of Poland, the Ukraine and Turkey, and will prove to be a fascinating read. Many of the earliest books, pa……続きを見る

Winner 2010 IPPY SILVER MEDAL for Historical Fiction (Independent Publisher Book Awards) A Walt Disney Studios Fellowship Finalist Something terrible happened in Salem in 1692 . . . but it isn'……続きを見る

Bleak House is a novel by Charles Dickens, published in 20 monthly instalments between March 1852 and September 1853. It is held to be one of Dickens's finest novels, containing one of the most vast……続きを見る

One of the most famous poets of the 20th century, William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was so popular and renowned during his time that he was the leader of what came to be known as the Irish Literary R……続きを見る

Everything in here is true and if it ain’t, it ought to be. I was born Nathanial James Buchannan and been called Buck from that day on. I lived most of my life on the frontier, from a cabin in the w……続きを見る

In 1928, Massachusetts water authorities began land takings for the largest public works project in the United States at the time, the construction of the Quabbin Reservoir, in the Swift River Valle……続きを見る

"What A Dream!" is a short story about a very vivid and lucid dream in which the dreamer finds himself on a beach at Coney Island, New York, with his older brother, Joe, and they spend the day toget……続きを見る

When young Italian immigrant, Amerigo Pugliesi, arrives in New York in 1916, he tells the immigration officer on Ellis Island his full name and declares his wealth: "I gotta seventeen dollar and a f……続きを見る

Charles Dickens needs no formal introduction, having been the most popular English writer of the 19th century and still one of the most popular writers in history today. Dickens upbringing was a mix……続きを見る

The second novel in the bestselling Wideacre Trilogy, a compulsive drama set in the eighteenth century. By Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin’s Lover. The Wideacre ……続きを見る

Struggling with his emotions Benjamin is determined to follow through on his commitment to work as a grape-picker. He knows he is running away. Deep inside, he is questioning his faith. Life in Ephe……続きを見る

Bestselling author William F. Buckley, Jr., offers a terrific new novelーin the gloriously gripping tradition of Howard Fast, Irwin Shaw, and Jeffery Archerーof men and women caught between the forc……続きを見る

The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas (père). Complete in 1844, it is one of the author's most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. Like many of……続きを見る

"THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION - Top Classic Novels" This edition included NEW illustrations + Free AudioBook Links + Clickable Table of Contents for both the list of included ……続きを見る

Rebecca has left her home (Sunnybrook Farm), where her widowed mother is struggling to provide for their large family, to live with her two spinster aunts who can provide a home for her. Rebecca is ……続きを見る

Stolen in Paris: The Lost Chronicles hits home with the teenage genius search for truth in all of us. Ernest Hemingway's first wife lost a suitcase full of prized manuscripts on a trip home from Par……続きを見る

The Trouble with Cass; A Civil War Era Murder Mystery, is set in a small,farming community in central Indiana, and moves through seven states and Paris, France. The catastrophe of the war shatters a……続きを見る

This collection of delightful Christmas stories from the pages of "The Century Illustrated Magazine" includes the works of such notable nineteenth-century authors as Sarah Orne Jewett, Jacob Riis, F……続きを見る

Christmas is the most famous holiday of the year, and the word itself evokes images of Santa Claus, Christmas trees, lights, the baby Jesus, and, of course, presents. Instantly, well known Christmas……続きを見る

With 91 pages of additional articles, references, and bibliographies of recommended reading. In Henty’s words, “The Great War between the Northern and Southern States of America possesses a peculiar……続きを見る

In his first novel since Corelli’s Mandolin*,* Louis de Bernières creates a world, populates it with characters as real as our best friends, and launches it into the maelstrom of twentieth-century h……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and he rema……続きを見る

In a 1930s Dominican Republic village, the scream of a woman in labor rings out like the shot heard around Hispaniola. Every detail of the birth scene--the balance of power between the middle-aged S……続きを見る

This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically, chronologically and by category, making it easier to access individual boo……続きを見る

"The Heroic Slave, a Thrilling Narrative of the Adventures of Madison Washington, in Pursuit of Liberty" is a short piece of fiction written by famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass. When the Roche……続きを見る

The Story of Robinson Crusoe is founded on fact. It was written by an Englishman, Daniel Defoe, who lived from 1661 to 1731. During his lifetime reports were common in England of castaways on the ne……続きを見る

As an example of Dickens 's literary work, A Tale of Two Cities is not wrongly named. It is his most typical contact with the civil ideals of Europe. All his other tales have been tales of one city.……続きを見る

NOW A BRITISH DRAMA FILM AND A MAJOR BBC TELEVISION ADAPTATION. A preface by Shirley Williams, an introduction by Marion Shaw and an epitaph by Vera Brittain. 'Rich in humour and worldly insight' IN……続きを見る

One of the most famous poets of the 20th century, William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was so popular and renowned during his time that he was the leader of what came to be known as the Irish Literary R……続きを見る

Aaron of Jerusalem has walked across Israel to find the endangered truth and protect it.... Twenty years after the crucifixion of Joshua of Nazareth, known as Jesus to the Greeks, one of his discipl……続きを見る