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  The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm Volume I

  by Jack Zipes, Jack David Zipes

  The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm Perhaps no other stories possess as much power to enchant, delight, and surprise as those penned by the immortal Brothers Grimm. Now, in the new, expanded third edition, renowned scholar and folklorist Jack Zipes has translated all 250 tales collected and published by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, plus twenty-nine rare tales omitted from the original German edition, as... (more)
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  Original Shannara Trilogy: Book 1

  The Sword of Shannara

  by Terry Brooks

  Living in peaceful Shady Vale, Shea Ohmsford knew little of the troubles that plagued the rest of the world. Then the giant, forbidding Allanon revaled that the supposedly dead Warlock Lord was plotting to destory the world. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness was the Sword of Shannara, which could only be used by a true heir of Shannara--Shea being the last of the bloodline, upon whom all hope rested.... (more)
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  Foundling (Hesperus Classics)

  by Charlotte Bronte

  Written when she was 17, The Foundling is a classic fairy tale set in the imagined kingdom of Verdopolis which will delight fans of Charlotte Brontë’s later work. Abandoned as a baby, Edward Sydney finds a “protector” in Mr. Hasleden, a rich local landowner who declares an interest in the child and claims him as his own. The boy grows up believing Hasleden to be his father, but after his death, Edward discovers... (more)
• The Best of SakiSaki

  

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  The Best of Saki

  by Saki

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  A Christmas Carol

  Being a Ghost Story of Christmas

  by Charles Dickens

  This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary and reader’s notes to help the reader fully appreciate the beauty and humor of Dickens’s work. In his "Ghostly little book," Charles Dickens invents the modern concept of Christmas Spirit and offers one of the world’s most adapted and imitated stories. We know Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future,... (more)
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  The Secret (Hesperus Classics)

  by Charlotte Bronte

  A rollicking adventure from the Brontës’ imagined kingdom of Verdopolis, The Secret is a novel of intrigue, duplicity, and all-conquering love. Arthur, the Marquis of Douro, his beautiful wife, Marion, and their infant son lead a happy and carefree existence in the city of Verdopolis—until a chance encounter brings the youthful Marchioness’ childhood governess back into their lives. The meeting proves to be the... (more)
• St. George for England: a Tale of Cressy and PoitiersG.A. Henty

  

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  St. George for England: a Tale of Cressy and Poitiers

  by G.A. Henty

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  St. George for England

  by G A Henty