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The Seagull is Anton Chekhov's sharply-observed tragicomedy about art, love, and families. A group gathers at a country estate on a summer evening for the performance of a new play. Most of them yearn for what they do not have: Irina, the famous actress, chases her fading youth, her son, the playwright Konstantin, wants to escape his mother's orbit, her lover, the successful but mediocre writer Trigorin, bemoans the genius that eludes him, and...

Naturalist and author Thornton W. Burgess uses his considerable storytelling abilities to bring to life this delightful introduction to zoology for young readers.Peter Rabbit is curious. He wants to know everything there is to know about the other animals in the forest. He pesters Old Mother Nature with so many questions that she agrees to hold a special school for all the animals so they can learn about each other.Infusing the book with his p...

You'll find romance, adventure, and all of the stark beauty of the Old West in Zane Grey's Desert Gold. Richard Gale, the hapless son of a businessman, arrives in the Arizona border country hoping for a new start. Meeting up with an old friend who is now a Texas Ranger, he soon finds himself embroiled in an attempt to rescue the beautiful daughter of a murdered rancher from the clutches of a cruel bandit. Fleeing into the desert with the girl,...

One of the great minds of the English Renaissance, Francis Bacon was a scholar, politician, and early advocate of scientific thinking who set no limits on the scope of his enquiries. In these compact and vibrant essays, Bacon addresses an astonishingly diverse range of subjects including religion, politics, personal relationships, morality and even architecture. Evident throughout the volume is his considerable rhetorical skill, incisive wit, ...

When friends Jack and Jill are injured in a sledding accident which leaves Jill crippled, their family and friends rally around to help in their recovery.

Do and Dare is the inspiring story of one boy's triumph over poverty and treachery. When Herbert Carr's widowed mother is unfairly forced out of her job as postmistress, Herbert is determined to help support the family. He is hired (at a pittance) to help the new postmaster, but is soon displaced in favor of Eben, the postmaster's irresponsible son. Help arrives in the form of George Melville, a wealthy young man who needs a companion to help ...

Catriona is a stirring tale of love, danger, and political intrigue set amidst the stately grandeur of old Edinburgh. David Balfour is an orphaned young gentleman who has recently managed to claim his inheritance from a miserly (and murderous) uncle. Now he and his friends James Stewart and Alan Breck are implicated in a sensational killing, and David must fight to clear their names. In the process he meets the beautiful and daring Catriona Ma...

If you've only read Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure novels, you may be surprised to find he was also an accomplished travel writer and essayist. In this collection, first published in book form in 1882, Stevenson takes us on a series of journeys based on events in the author's own short but memorable life. "Across the Plains" is an account of crossing North America via the New York-San Francisco railway. "The Old Pacific Capitol" takes the ...

From the creator of the Wizard of Oz comes a tale of adventure and discovery, set in the same extraordinary land. Tip is a young boy who escapes from the clutches of the wicked witch Mombi, taking with him a pumpkin-headed wooden man named Jack who Mombi had brought to life. They flee towards the Emerald City, now ruled by the Scarecrow, only to find it under attack by General Jinjur and her all-female army. Tip and Jack help the Scarecrow mak...

Anne of Green Gables is the tale of a spirited orphan girl who finds a new home for herself in a quiet corner of Prince Edward Island. Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, an aging brother and sister, arrange for a boy to be sent from the orphanage to help them with their farm. When a freckled, red-haired eleven-year-old girl turns up instead, they intend to send her back immediately. But Anne has other ideas, and the old couple find their life may n...

Few political advisors have been as revered and reviled as Niccolo Machiavelli, and The Prince will show you why. Machiavelli, a diplomat, originally wrote The Prince as advice to the Florentine ruler Lorenzo de Medici. It is significant as one of the earliest political treatises to concern itself with the practicalities of getting power and holding on to it, rather than justifying a ruler's right to that power. Its clear-eyed defense of moral...

Before Adam is Jack London's startling vision of the origins of the human race. A young California man is plagued with nightmares of a primitive world. In his dreams he is Big-Tooth, one of the "Folk" who compete with the Fire People and Tree People for survival in an inhospitable wilderness. Gradually he comes to realize that his mind has become linked to the psyche of his prehistoric ancestor, and that Big-Tooth's struggles are at the core o...

Silas Marner is George Eliot's tale of one man's journey from bitterness to contentment, thanks to a surprise visit from an orphan girl. Silas Marner lives alone outside the village of Raveloe. An outcast from a religious community, he shuns company and devotes himself to his work. When his precious hoard of gold is stolen, Silas sinks further into misery. But then the unexpected happens - a little girl wanders into his house in the middle of ...

Evangeline is the epic tale of one woman's search for her lost love. In the tumult of the Acadian expulsion from Canada, Evangeline Bellefontaine is separated from her beloved Gabriel Lajeunesse. As she journeys across the United States, she anxiously tries to find a trace of Lajeunesse, without success. Years go by and Evangeline despairs of ever seeing her love's face again. But when all hope seems gone, the couple is given one final chance ...

Mystic Christianity is a surprising and fresh look at a very familiar subject - the life and teaching of Christ. Written over 100 years ago by Yogi Ramacharaka, the book examines the basic tenets of the Christian narrative through the lens of Eastern spirituality. It takes the form of twelve lessons which work chronologically through the life of Jesus, including a period in which he is rumored to have traveled to India and Persia, and then exa...

Japanese Fairy Tales is a delightful introduction to the culture of Japan through its traditional children's stories. First published in the early 20th Century by Yei Theodora Ozaki, the fairy tales have been translated and adapted for a Western audience but retain their own unique charm. They feature animals and humans, creatures normal and fantastical, peasants and kings. Stories include "Momotaro, or the Story of the Son of a Peach", "The S...

Evangeline is the epic tale of one woman's search for her lost love. In the tumult of the Acadian expulsion from Canada, Evangeline Bellefontaine is separated from her beloved Gabriel Lajeunesse. As she journeys across the United States, she anxiously tries to find a trace of Lajeunesse, without success. Years go by and Evangeline despairs of ever seeing her love's face again. But when all hope seems gone, the couple is given one final chance ...

Baree, Son of Kazan is a tale of friendship and bravery far from human civilization. Baree is a wolf-dog, the son of Kazan and the blind Gray Wolf. Just months old when he is accidentally separated from his parents, he has to make his way alone in the inhospitable wilderness. As Baree faces his fears and learns to survive, he finds neighbors and friends among the other creatures, including owls, beavers, and bears. His life is changed forever ...

Many people no longer believe in Satan. According to Lewis Sperry Chafer, that is exactly what Satan wants. Chafer, the noted 20th-century evangelist and theologian, devotes an entire volume to what he sees as the greatest ever threat to humankind - Satan and his influence over us. Using the Bible as his reference, Chafer takes us on an in-depth examination of Satan's role in Christian history and what is foretold about his role in the future....

Join Alice in another trip to the outlandish world of Wonderland. When Alice idly wonders what life is like on the other side of her mirror, she suddenly finds that she can pass through the glass and see for herself. Once there, she meets an array of nursery rhyme characters and other fantastic creatures, all displaying the odd lack of sense (as we know it) that is the rule in Wonderland. But Alice finds she can hold her own - even against the...