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Contains stories of ancient Greece including those of Dionysus, Heracles, Theseus, and the quest for the Golden Fleece.

A collection of 25 tales including "The Leaping Match," "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep," and "The Garden of Happiness.

When their father is sent away to prison, three London children move to the country where they keep busy preventing accidents on the nearby railway, making many new friends, and generally learning a good deal about themselves.

Rose Campbell, orphaned at thirteen, goes to live with her aunts Peace and Plenty while awaiting the return of her guardian, Uncle Alec, from abroad, and the lonely, sickly girl is soon swept up in the adventures of her seven lively boy cousins, and influenced by the cheerful attitude of Phebe, a young housemaid.

Contains eight mystery stories featuring detective Sherlock Holmes.

A retelling of the story of the boy fated to be the "true-born King of Britain," covering his glorious reign and his tragic, yet triumphant, passing.

It is 1908 in rural Indiana. Elnora Comstock is determined to attend high school, even though her widowed mother calls her goal a "foolish dream".

The classic account of shipwrecked Englishman and his survival on a desert island.

An elephant hunter's chronicle of his safari into the interior of South Africa to search for a fabled diamond mine and to rescue the brother of the English gentleman who accompanies him across the deserts and mountains.

A retelling in prose of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Includes the story of Helen of Troy, the Trojan War, and Odysseus's adventures on his journey home to Greece.

Polly's friendship with the wealthy Shaws of Boston helps them to build a new life and teaches her the truth about the relationship between happiness and riches.

Rose returns home after two years of travel with her Uncle Alec to find herself suddenly surrounded by young men vying for her hand in marriage, but she vows to have nothing to do with romance until she has established her own independence and is sure she has found a man she can trust.

Three English boys, Ralph, Jack, and Peterkin, create an idyllic society for themselves after being shipwrecked on a coral reef in the South Seas, but their paradise is disturbed by the arrival of cannibals and pirates.

An American boy goes to live with his grandfather in England where he becomes heir to a title, estate, and fortune.

Presents eight classic Sherlock Holmes mysteries, including "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," "Silver Blaze," and "The Reigate Puzzle.