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Words of wisdom from America's shrewdest observer of man and his ways.

Froissart was the first great war correspondent of the Middle Ages, covering much of the Hundred Years' War (1339-1453). These are selections from The Great Wars of England and France.

In his own words, Ulysses Grant leads us from his early years to that day of decision in 1865.

In his own words, Ulysses Grant leads us from his early years to that day of decision in 1865.

In his own words, Ulysses Grant leads us from his early years to that day of decision in 1865.

A baby is born in a mining camp and soon orphaned. The miners band together to raise the baby and he brings them luck in finding gold.

On the last day of the battle, Lt. Frank Haskell found himself right at the center of the Union fire as Pickett charged. While his memory was still fresh, he wrote this book.

Presents four short stories by the 19th century New England writer.

The House of Seven Gables, a fixture in Hawthorne's Salem, serves as the ancestral home of the fictional Pyncheon family--whose distinguished legacy is tainted by pious thievery.

The collected stories of O. Henry make entertaining listening.

Written in 1831 before Hugo was forced to flee from Louis Napoleon's France. In this novel, Hugo paints a vivid portrait of medieval Paris.

Two stories from the Catskill Mountains: one featuring a man who sleeps for twenty years, waking to a much-changed world; and the other, a superstitious schoolmaster who encounters a headless horse

Julianna and her niece are marking time in a villa in Venice.

Set in the exacting social landscape of New York City at the turn of the century, Washington Square is the tale of a wealthy but shy young woman caught between conflicting family expectations.

Presents the history of the destruction of Jerusalem from the book the Wars of the Jews by Josephus. Includes a biography of Josephus.