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The tale begins on Christmas Eve seven years after the death of Ebenezer Scrooge's business partner Jacob Marley.

An abridged version of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel of four sisters growing up in 1800s New England; and contains over 400 vocabulary words and definitions, synonyms and pronunciation for each word, and discussion questions.

"The Invisible Man (1897) blends comedy and tragedy in its story of a scientist who discovers a way to make himself invisible.

Set in the Civil War, the story of Henry Fleming, a raw Union army recruit eager to confirm his patriotism and prove his manhood.

Presents the original text of the Mark Twain story that relates the escapades of Tom Sawyer and his friends in a small, 19th-century town on the Mississippi River, and provides side notes, illustrations, and annotations that contain information on the history, geography, and social customs of the day.

In Transylvania there once lived a Count. His name and the name of his castle are the same: Dracula.

Designed to acquaint readers with famous stories, this book, in graphic novel format, retells Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," a story of a boy and a runaway slave as they float down the Mississippi River on a raft.

Presents Charles Dickens's classic novel set in London and Paris during the French Revolution and includes explanatory notes, an author chronology, a historical time line, a theme and plot outline, contemporary and modern critical analyses, discussion questions, and a list of related books and films.

The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's comedies. Bassanio, a penniless Venetian noble asks his friend to borrow money to impress a heiress named Portia.

Two families of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets, have been feuding with each other for years.

Presents William Shakespeare's play in which a man, swayed by his jealous friend's deceptions, tragically doubts his wife's faithfulness; and includes an introduction, text glosses, the "Willow" song, background on Shakespeare and his world, a list of further resources, and tools and suggestions for exploring the play in the classroom.

Raskolnikov, an impoverished Russian student, murders a despicable old pawnbroker, reasoning that his evil act is outweighed by humanitarian good, but he discovers the fault in his theory when he is plagued by horror and guilt over his actions.

This is a book I really enjoyed because of the discriptive words used to explain what is happening are used in a very good way.

Presents the major literary works of America's poet of democracy, including "Song of Myself," "Starting from Paumanok," "I Sing the Body Electric," "Song of the Open Road," and "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking.

In early nineteenth-century Yorkshire, the passionate attachment between a headstrong young girl and a foundling boy brought up by her father causes tragedy for them and many others, even in the next generation.