Bobbie Frohman
1) Lad, a dog
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Recounts the heroic and adventurous life of a thoroughbred collie who was devoted to his Sunnybank Master and Mistress.
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Arthur Conan Doyle's Tales of Terror and Mystery (1922) is a haunting collection of twelve stories that highlights his extraordinary skills of storytelling. The first six stories are bloodcurdling tales of horror, and includes the macabre classic "The New Catacomb". The last six stories, closer in form to the Sherlock Holmes work, includes the classic railroad mystery, "The Lost Special".
One of the stand-out works in the entire collection is "The...
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Tales of Terror and Mystery is a volume collecting 12 short stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in 1922 by John Murray. The collection is divided in two parts: Tales of Terror with horror stories, and Tales of Mystery with stories with strange schemes. (Source: The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia)
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The Yellow Mask (1887) is a novel by Wilkie Collins. Written toward the end of his life, The Yellow Mask recaptures some of the author's trademark sense of mystery and psychological unease that made him a household name around the world. Recognized as an important Victorian novelist and pioneer of detective fiction, Wilkie Collins was a writer with a gift for thoughtful entertainment, stories written for a popular audience that continue to resonate...
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A fascinating short story by the renowned author of The Woman in White, Captain Stanwick and Lionel Varleigh are old friends, but after falling out over their attentions to Bertha Laroche, they fight an illegal duel in Herne Wood. Stanwick, wrongly convinced he has killed Varleigh, goes mad and attempts to kill himself with a razor … when his supposed victim returns like an apparition from the dead.
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Well-known for his stories of King Arthur and Robin Hood, this time Howard Pyle transports children to a different but unforgettable and faraway magical land - where a young boy discovers a treasury of lost riches, where youngsters always play, and no one ever cries. 10 illustrations.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne presents a multilayered story consisting of six Greek myths that are told from a unique perspective and appeals to all readers, specifically children. His writing style transcends age to deliver a family-friendly narrative.
A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys is a compilation of classic stories inspired by Greek mythology. Hawthorne's interpretation is filtered through the fictional character, Eustace Bright, a college student...
12) Daisy Miller
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A Timeless Classic of Societal Customs, Cultural Disputes, and The Cost of Non-Conformity
Henry James' novella Daisy Miller, features one of his greatest heroines. At first glance it seems to be a simple story of a lovely young, independent American girl traveling through Europe. But her flouting of social conventions has the potential to lead to catastrophe as she disrupts the rigid social rules of the Old World, attracting and scandalizing all...
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The Land of the Blue Flower was not called by that name until the tall, strong, beautiful King Amor came down from his castle on the mountain crag and began to reign. Before that time it was called King Mordreth's Land, and as the first King Mor-dreth had been a fierce and cruel king this seemed a gloomy name... (Goodreads)
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William, the narrator and faithful servant to rich widow, Mrs. Norcross, tells the story of his mistress' unhappy second marriage to James Smith. A detective lawyer's clerk, Mr. Dark, both confirms Smith's bigamous remarriage and, following his disappearance, proves Mrs. Norcross and William innocent of murder. Dark also recovers jewelry stolen by the maidservant and establishes her guilt.
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Enjoy a timeless collection of children's fairy tales from England. Stories include"Dick Whittington and His Cat", "The Story of the Three Little Pigs", "Henny Penny", "Jack the Giant Killer", "Johnny-Cake", "The Story of the Three Bears", "The History of Tom Thumb", "Jack and the Beanstalk".
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A collection of favorite Mother Goose rhymes set to popular children's music Familiar nursery rhymes are enjoyed by generations of children. In Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes, children can listen to the best-loved tales of Mother Goose. Stories include: "Little Bo Peep", "Old Mother Goose", "To the Market", "Solomon Grundy", "Banbury Cross", "Diddle Dumpling", "One, Two, Three", "Jack Sprat", "If All the Seas Were One Sea", "Sing a Song of Sixpence",...
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Enjoy a timeless collection of children's fairy tales from France, written by the legendary Charles Perrault. Stories include"Blue Beard","Cinderella, or, The Little Glass Slipper","The Fairies","The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots","Little Red Riding Hood","The Sleeping Beauty", "Little Tom Thumb", "Riquet with the Tuft".
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Sara Crewe: or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's Boarding School is the 1888 serialized story Frances Hodgson Burnett eventually turned into the popular novel A Little Princess, which was published in 1905. Much of the plot is the samea little girl with a wealthy father is left at a boarding school in London, while he goes abroad. Sara is a charming and popular girl who's fortunes reverse when her father dies, apparently without money. Sarah is treated...
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The Pony Express was a swift mail service that was only active from April 1860 to October 1861. It was a crucial communication link between the East Coast and West Coast during a time when communication between Washington, DC, and Sacramento was helping establish California as a free state, as well as helping the Union factions gain strength just prior to the Civil War. A series of relay stations was established with fresh horses so the rider could...
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Enjoy a timeless collection of classic Christmas tales, including: "The Royal Truffle Hunt" by Anthony Thorn, "A Christmas Dream and How it Came True" by Louisa May Alcott, "The Sabots of Little Wolff" by François Coppée, "A Christmas Guest" by Selma Lagerlöf, "Christmas Goblins" by Charles Dickens, "At Christmas Time" by Anton Chekhov, "The Heavenly Christmas Tree" by Fydor Dostoevsky.
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