This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, novelist, translator, and socialist activist.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
When the vicar's wife proposed to call Mrs. White's daughter by the heathen name of Lilac, all the villagers shook their heads; and they continued to shake them sagely when Lilac's father was shot dead by poachers just before the christening, and when, years after, her mother died on the very day Lilac was crowned Queen of the May.
Websters paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently assigned readings in English courses. By using a running English-to-French thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of The Iceberg Express by David Cory was edited for three audiences.
The Buccaneer Left a Hatchet in My Guitar . . .
The saga of three motherless monkeys who search for their father through a series of nightmarish and wondrous landscapes and events. (Description from A Journey Round My Skull
A small child and a cuckoo for a cuckoo clock become unlikely friends, when at night the clock transports her to magical places.
The Brownie characters, who are imaginary little sprites, featured in a series of publications by Canadian illustrator and author Palmer Cox. The first compilation, "The Brownies: Their Book", was published in 1887.
The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world. They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss Lang.
Reproduction of the original: A Soldier of the Legion by Alice Muriel Williamson, Charles Norris Williamson
The time has been, but happily exists no longer, when it would have been necessary to offer an apology for such a book as this. In those days it was not held that Beauty is its own excuse for being; on the contrary, a spurious utilitarianism reigned supreme in literature, and fancy and imagination were told to fold their wings, and travel only in the dusty paths of every-day life.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.
A curious and terrifying story about an artist who sold his soul that he might paint a living picture.
Sarah Brown lives an uneventful little life of charity committee work in 1918 London.
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature.
Be'al, all-powerful god, drank the blood of his victims. Would Gaar be able to save Marna, whom Be'al kept in eternal sleep, and avenge her people?
Mr. Demise had Reggie Van Fiddler's name in his book, but Reggie didn't want to be on any list, so he set out to correct the mistake!
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
The Enchanted Castle - A Book of Fairy Tales from Flowerland is presented here in a high quality paperback edition.
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