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What if the only hope to save your kingdom rested in the hands of an extremely lazy man and his grumpy goat? This is the situation Prince Inga of Pingaree finds himself in when his island is invaded and everyone (including the royal family) is taken away as slaves. The only ones overlooked are Inga and Rinkitink, the jolly king who is visiting in order to escape responsibility at home. The pair set out to rescue their family and friends, accom...

The Adventures of Pinocchio is the original tale of the wooden puppet who wants to be a real boy. In a small Italian village, an old wood-carver named Geppetto lovingly crafts a wooden puppet. But unbeknownst to him, the wood he used was extremely unusual, and when the toy is finished, it comes alive! Named Pinocchio, the puppet can do everything a living boy can do - especially when it comes to making mischief. Pinocchio longs to become a rea...

The Crisis is a romance set amidst the turmoil of the American Civil War. The divisions that threatened to tear apart the country prior to the Civil War were nowhere more apparent than in St. Louis. On the border between North and South, civilization and the frontier, it was host to passionate sympathizers on both sides of the slavery issue. When a young abolitionist lawyer falls for the daughter of a Southern gentleman, the turbulent politica...

The Scouts of the Valley is an exciting tale set on the Western frontier during the American Revolution. Though still young, Henry Ware is already an experienced outdoorsman. Having moved from Virginia to the wilds of Kentucky, he has happily made the forest his home. Now he and his friends - Paul, Silent Tom, Long Jim, and Shif'less Sol - are called upon to help the settlers who are plagued by the British on one side and the hostile Iroquois ...

The Free Rangers is a thrilling chronicle of young Kentucky boys caught up in the upheaval of the American Revolution. Henry Ware and his friends have been putting their backwoods knowledge to use helping the local settlers fend off both the British and the Iroquois. Now they face another challenge - the Spanish have taken an interest in Kentucky, and plan to attack the settlements. Can a small group of boys prevent another war from breaking o...

The Seven Little Australians is an anarchic and joyful look at family life, set in nineteenth century Sydney. What do you do with seven wild, unruly children? If you are Captain Woolcot, father of the brood, the answer is 'not much'. Their young stepmother Esther is scarcely older than they are and not much help either. So Meg, Pip, Judy, Bunty, Nell, Baby and "the General" are left in their country home to make mischief - and what adventures ...

Can you ever really go home again? What if you bring a friend and he is welcomed like a favorite son? In this comedy by the masterful George Bernard Shaw, Larry Doyle is a successful engineer in London who returns to his birthplace in Ireland for a business deal. His partner, Tom Broadbent, has romantic notions of the Emerald Isle and is eager to come along. Broadbent cuts a swathe through the small town, charming nearly everyone he meets incl...

A true English folk hero, Robin Hood, with his good manners, generous intentions and outlaw lifestyle, lives with his band of Merry Men in Sherwood Forest. He fights against injustices and robs the rich to feed the poor. Doing right by those less fortunate is his only goal. Yet if it means making fools of the authorities, all the better. Howard Pyle drew on the many legends and ballads of Robin Hood to create this distinct version of the hero,...

What if the man you love is the same man who killed your brother whose death you have sworn to avenge? Juliette de Marny has finally managed to acquire an invitation to the house of Paul Droulede. She now has the chance to destroy the man who ten years ago killed her brother in a duel. But once inside Drouledes home, Juliette learns that all may not be what she thought it was. Will she discover the truth in time to save an innocent man? Set in...

Read a tale of one of the original evil inventors the genius Robur who, like his successors, wants to take over the world. The key to Roburs power lies in his latest invention, a vehicle called The Terror. It can travel by land, air, or sea, reaching such speed that it can only be seen as a blur. John Strock, federal police officer, is assigned to investigate. But he soon finds that stopping Robur is more difficult than he bargained on! Writte...

What do you do after the end of the Civil War when your services are no longer required? If you are members of the Baltimore Gun Club, you decide to build a gun large enough to launch a rocket to the moon. From the Earth to the Moon follows the ambitions of Impey Barbicane, the president of the Gun Club, as his plan sets off an international space race. With uncanny details that presage the actual moon landings, large helpings of satire, and a...

What if dinosaurs never really died out, and are still living in a remote corner of the world? This is a recurring scenario in books and films, but Arthur Conan Doyle got there first with his 1912 novel, The Lost World. The hot-tempered Professor Challenger has organized an expedition to the wild jungles of South America. Together with a fellow scientist, a hunter, and a journalist, he makes his way to a volcanic plateau where they encounter c...

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is the original and still the greatest undersea adventure. Ships are being attacked by a strange sea monster. Professor Aronnax joins an expedition to stop the beast, but is washed overboard his ship and finds himself in a submarine helmed by the brooding and terrible Captain Nemo. Thus begins a breathtaking and dangerous underwater journey, through coral reefs and lost continents, amidst sea storms and te...

In the previous book Jane and her infant son Jack had been kidnapped by Tarzans enemy Nikolas Rokoff and his henchmen. Of course, Tarzan tracks down his wife and son and finally dispatches his enemies. The Son of Tarzan, first published in 1917, is the fourth book in Burroughs tales of the ape-man. Seeking revenge Nikolas Rokoff, sends his henchman Alexis Paulvitch after Tarzans son, by luring him away from London and into his clutches. Unfort...

Step into the exciting and fantastical world of Edgar Rice Burroughs, the creator of Tarzan. Tara, the spirited Princess of Helium, is wooed by the noble Gahan of Gathol. After an ill-timed flight from her suitor, Tara is pursued by Gahan, who re-encounters her disguised as a mercenary. They soon find themselves on the live chessboards of Manator, where what is a simple table game in the rest of the world has taken on all-too-real consequences...

Read a tale of one of the original evil inventors the genius Robur who, like his successors, wants to take over the world. The key to Roburs power lies in his latest invention, a vehicle called The Terror. It can travel by land, air, or sea, reaching such speed that it can only be seen as a blur. John Strock, federal police officer, is assigned to investigate. But he soon finds that stopping Robur is more difficult than he bargained on! Writte...

What do you do after the end of the Civil War when your services are no longer required? If you are members of the Baltimore Gun Club, you decide to build a gun large enough to launch a rocket to the moon. From the Earth to the Moon follows the ambitions of Impey Barbicane, the president of the Gun Club, as his plan sets off an international space race. With uncanny details that presage the actual moon landings, large helpings of satire, and a...

From the author of The Jungle Book comes the tale of one mans life-changing summer on the high seas. When a fishing schooner rescues a young man from the ocean off Newfoundland, they dont believe his wild tales of being a millionaires son, nor do they appreciate his spoiled and lazy manner. But Harvey Cheyne is in fact a pampered rich kid whose fall off the deck of a luxury liner has turned his world upside down. Forced to become one of the cr...

From the master of the western comes a tale of love tested by the rugged life of the American Southwest. Glenn Kilbourne returned from World War I a changed man. Suffering from shell shock and disillusioned by what he witnessed, he can no longer stomach his high-flying former life in New York City. In the canyons of Arizona he finds a kind of peace with himself, and has no desire to go back to his old life. Where does this leave his glamorous ...

From the author who brought you Dracula comes a dark tale of possession and ancient magic. An eccentric archeologist has become obsessed with the mummy of the Egyptian queen Tera. His attempts to raise her from the dead have left him in a catatonic stupor. It now falls on his daughter Margaret and the young lawyer Malcolm Ross to discover the secrets of this ancient curse in time to stop Tera from inflicting her will on Victorian England. Bram...