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Three timeless stories that will whisk you into exotic lands and unforgettable adventures.

Being an account of the further adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman in the Emerald City, and some of the strange inhabitants of the magical place.

Seven stories capturing the paradox of human passions: The Diamond Necklace, Boule de Suif, The Piece of String, Beside Schopenhauer's Corpse, Mademoiselle Fifi, Miss Harriet, and The Legend o

From the timeless pen of the English poet, these monologues are spoken by the lover to his beloved.

He was a publisher, printer, scientist and inventor, but Ben Franklin's greatest success lay in his work as a diplomat.

Livy chronicles the events of the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, until the Battle of Zama in 202 BC.

When a mulatto slave woman switches her own infant with the look-alike son of a wealthy merchant, it takes Pudd'nhead Wilson, the town eccentric, to put things right again.

Born in the 1150s, Villehardouin, the son of a nobleman, plays a leading role in the Fourth Crusade, and provides a first-hand account of this campaign.

The most beautiful and sought-after courtesan in all of Paris, Marguerite Guatier's life is filled with expensive parties and rich, powerful men.

Twelve-year-old Katy always planned to do a great many wonderful things but in the end did something she never planned at all.

In 1773, a 63 year old literary giant and a 32 year old Scottish lawyer set out on horseback to travel the roads of Scotland.

When their father's business fails, the six Bastable children decide to restore the family fortune.

"Behold! Human beings living in an underground den.

Traces the author's experiences as a young bullied Jewish-Russian immigrant in Queens, his haphazard college pursuits, and his initial forays into a literary career.

When Verity Newton comes to New York City to serve as young governess to one of the leading magical families, she accidentally befriends several rebel mechanics.