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Earliest Publication Date

1913

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"In one of the most popular holiday stories of all time, meet Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man who hates Christmas and all the people asking for money that the holiday brings. One fateful Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, who warns him about the consequences of his path of greed. This visit is followed by appearances from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come, bearing their own messages...

2) A journey to the center of the earth

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Verne, Jules, 1828-1905

Earliest Publication Date

1905

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Geologist Otto Lidenbrock is perusing an ancient Icelandic manuscript when he discovers a mysterious encrypted note. The message reveals the account of a sixteenth-century explorer who claims to have found a passageway to the center of the earth. In his quest to penetrate the planet's primordial secrets, the impetuous professor, together with his quaking nephew, Axel, and their devoted guide, Hans, sets off immediately for Iceland. Descending through...

3) A little princess

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Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924

Earliest Publication Date

1975

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Seven year old Sara Crewe learns of the tragic death of her father not long after she is left in the care of Miss Michin, headmistress of a boarding school. Now an orphan and stripped of her family fortune, Sara must survive the emotional trials of loss and the mental anguish of abuse at the hands of her new caretakers.

4) Around the world in eighty days

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Verne, Jules, 1828-1905

Earliest Publication Date

1924

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One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet Passepartout. Passing through exotic lands and dangerous locations, they seize whatever transportation is at hand - whether train or elephant - overcoming set-backs and always racing against the clock.

5) Grimm's Fairy Tales

Author

Grimm, Jakob

Earliest Publication Date

2009

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Based on the brothers’ first volume of folk tales, Children’s and Household Tales, this collection features many of the Grimms’ most popular retellings, as well as some lesser-known ones. The tales include “The Frog Prince,” “Rumpelstiltskin,” “Rapunzel,” “The Fisherman and his Wife,” “Tom Thumb,” and many others.

6) Little women

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Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888

Earliest Publication Date

1915

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For generations, children around the world have come of age with Louisa May Alcott's March girls: hardworking eldest sister Meg, headstrong, impulsive Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. With their father away at war, and their loving mother Marmee working to support the family, the four sisters have to rely on one another for support as they endure the hardships of wartime and poverty. We witness the sisters growing up and figuring out what role...

7) Pollyanna

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Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman), 1868-1920

Earliest Publication Date

1913

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Unwanted and unloved, Pollyanna Whittier comes to her aunt's home without a warm welcome. Pollyanna's irrepressible spirits make punishments seem like treats and her cheerfulness brings happiness to her aunt and other members of the community.

8) The call of the wild ; and, White Fang

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London, Jack, 1876-1916

Earliest Publication Date

1905

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"In The Call of the Wild, a dog named Buck is kidnapped from this idyllic California home to work as a sled dog in the unforgiving Alaskan environment. In White Fang, a wolf dog navigates the world of wild animals and the world of humans--finding violence and loyalty in both. These two action-packed stories by Jack London depict the harshness of nature and the powerful drive to survive despite i all."-- Backcover.

9) The legend of Sleepy Hollow: and other stories

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Irving, Washington, 1783-1859

Earliest Publication Date

1976

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Collection of four stories of strange and unexplainable circumstances. A headless horseman haunts Sleep Hollow. At least that's the legend in the tiny village of Tarrytown. But scary stories won't stop the town's new schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, from crossing through the Hollow, especially when the beautiful Katrina lives on the other side. Will Ichabod win over his beloved or discover that the legend of Sleepy Hollow is actually true? Also, Rip Van...

10) The merry adventures of Robin Hood

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Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911

Earliest Publication Date

1952

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Retells the ballad tales of Robin Hood and his band of fellows who outwitted the sour Sheriff of Nottingham, henchman of the wicked King John.

11) The story of King Arthur and his knights

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Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911

Earliest Publication Date

1903

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The Story of King Arthur and His Knights: Ignorant of his noble heritage, young Arthur is serving as a lowly esquire-at-arms when he pulls an enchanted sword out of an anvil--a feat no other man can manage and that confirms Arthur's birthright as the King of Britain. Adventures that follow include Arthur's tutelage under the wizard Merlin; his acquistion of the magic sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake; his wooing and wedding of the Lady Guinevere;...

12) The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894

Earliest Publication Date

1952

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"This eerily superb story of murder and monstrosity on the streets of Victorian London has remained in the public imagination for well over a century. Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story of split personalities lurking beneath the prim and proper morals of society is now available in an unabridged, super readable format for all readers."-- Back cover.

13) The Swiss family Robinson

Author

Wyss, Johann David, 1743-1818

Earliest Publication Date

1947

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When a Swiss couple and their four sons are shipwrecked on an isolated island, they adapt to their "New Switzerland" using many imaginative methods of farming and animal taming. Following a wild and raging storm, the Swiss family Robinson are stranded at sea. But the thundering waves have swept them off to a tropical island, where a new life awaits them. Their ship is laden with supplies and the island is packed with treasures, so they soon adapt...

14) The war of the worlds

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Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946

Earliest Publication Date

1964

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The ultimate tale of Earth's invasion, written by one of the fathers of the science fiction genre. They came from a depleted, dying planet. Their target: the riches of a moist, green Earth. With horrifyingly advanced machines of destruction, they began their inexorable conquest. The war for Earth seemed destined to be ... but was it?