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The Blue Lagoon: A Romance
Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere), 1863-1951
Two young cousins face a sudden struggle for survival after being shipwrecked on a remote island in the South Pacific. With their caretaker dead, they must learn ho…
Jerusalem Delivered
Tasso, Torquato, 1544-1595; Fairfax, Edward, -1635 [Translator]
Jerusalem Delivered, an epic poem by Torquato Tasso, was first published in 1581. It retells the First Crusade through the lens of a conflict between Christian knig…
The Song of Roland
Scott-Moncrieff, C. K. (Charles Kenneth), 1889-1930 [Translator]
The Song of Roland is a translation by C. K. Scott-Moncrieff of an 11th-century epic poem. Set during Charlemagne’s campaign in Spain, the chanson de geste tells of…
A Lute of Jade : Selections from the Classical Poets of China
Cranmer-Byng, L. (Launcelot), 1872-1945
A Lute of Jade: Selections from the Classical Poets of China, by L. Cranmer-Byng, is an anthology of Chinese poetry presented in English. The volume offers selected…
The Great God Pan
Machen, Arthur, 1863-1947
“The Great God Pan” by Arthur Machen, published in 1894, blends horror and fantasy. The story centers on a dangerous experiment that leaves a young woman able to pe…
The Crossing
Churchill, Winston, 1871-1947
Set against the American frontier during westward expansion, The Crossing follows young Davy Trimble and his father, Alec, as they try to make sense of life in the …
Vailima Letters
Being Correspondence Addressed by Robert Louis Stevenson to Sidney Colvin, November 1890-October 1894
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Vailima Letters is a collection of correspondences by Robert Louis Stevenson, composed in the late 19th century. Written to and from his circle, the letters present…
Virginibus Puerisque, and Other Papers
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
“Virginibus Puerisque, and Other Papers” is a collection of essays by Robert Louis Stevenson, written in the late 19th century. In reflective and frequently witty p…
The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball Stories
Grey, Zane, 1872-1939
The Redheaded Outfield and Other Baseball Stories presents a set of baseball-themed short stories centered on the energy, unpredictability, and character-driven fun…
The Lost Prince
Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924
The Lost Prince is a 1915 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett that follows Marco Loristan and his friend, a street urchin known as The Rat. Together, they are given a …
She Stoops to Conquer; Or, The Mistakes of a Night: A Comedy
Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774
The play presents a comic sequence of misunderstandings and mistaken identities centered on Young Marlow and Miss Hardcastle. Mr. and Mrs. Hardcastle are concerned …
Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes by Robert Louis Stevenson is a non-fiction travel work first published in December 1878. It takes readers on a guided walk through Edin…
Memories and Portraits
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Memories and Portraits by Robert Louis Stevenson is a collection of autobiographical essays that draws on recollections from his early life and on sketches of peopl…
Weir of Hermiston: An Unfinished Romance
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Weir of Hermiston: An Unfinished Romance, by Robert Louis Stevenson, is a novel published in 1896 and set during the Napoleonic Wars. The story follows Archie Weir,…
Worldly Ways & Byways
Gregory, Eliot, 1854-1915
Worldly Ways & Byways is a collection of late-19th-century essays by Eliot Gregory that uses humor and light philosophical reflection to examine social behavior and…