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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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The Shelf2Life Literature and Fiction Collection is a unique set of short stories, poems and novels from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. From tales of love, life and heartbreaking loss to humorous stories of ghost encounters, these volumes captivate the imaginations of readers young and old. Included in this collection are a variety of dramatic and spirited poems that contemplate the mysteries of life and celebrate the wild beauty of na...

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The Shelf2Life Literature and Fiction Collection is a unique set of short stories, poems and novels from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. From tales of love, life and heartbreaking loss to humorous stories of ghost encounters, these volumes captivate the imaginations of readers young and old. Included in this collection are a variety of dramatic and spirited poems that contemplate the mysteries of life and celebrate the wild beauty of na...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

In Penrod and Sam, the imaginative adventures of Tarkington's 10-year-oldPenrod Schofield continue. Penrod's sidekick is Samuel Williams, and together theyimprovise, causing general mischief and disorder wherever they go. In picaresquefashion, a fencing battle takes them all through the neighborhood, they narrowlyescape serious injury while making boastful demonstrations with a loaded gun, theyindulge in dubious "'nishiation" practices for the...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...

A familiar midwestern novel in the tradition of Sherwood Anderson and Sinclair Lewis, The Turmoil was the best-selling novel of 1915. It is set in a small, quiet city--never named but closely resembling the author's hometown of Indianapolis--that is quickly being transformed into a bustling, money-making nest of competitors more or less overrun by "the worshippers of Bigness." "There is a midland city in the heart of fair, open country, a dirt...

Penrod's escapades have delighted generations of readers. The stories inthis Indiana classic will captivate still another generation of young readers andawaken nostalgia in many an adult.

This "tale of youth and summer time and the Baxter Family -- most especially William" is a classic coming-of-age story set at the turn of the 20th century in America's heartland . . . a warmer, simpler era before the first World War, when a boy's hopes and dreams and loves could be the center of his universe.

(FYI: Named one of the 100 Best Novels by the editors of the ModernLibrary, 7/20/98 New York Times, p. B1)"Booth Tarkington'sThe Magnificent Ambersons is a delightful novel. In addition, it is a view ofIndianapolis' evolution from a major marketing center to a great industrial city. Itadds a new dimension to one's understanding of the coming of the Industrial Age tothe State of Indiana." -- Herman B Wells, IndianaUniversity"With the tremendous...