A fun read for Alcott fans, ‘Comic Tragedies’ is five plays written and performed by the Alcott sisters, collected for publication by Anna Alcott Pratt after the death of her sister, Louisa May Alcott.
After failing to tempt him to their own vices, Santa is kidnapped from the Laughing Valley by the five Daemons of the Caves (Daemons of Selfishness, Envy, Hatred, Malice, and Repentance) on Christmas Eve.
Much of the novel is written from the view-point of his canine character, enabling London to explore how animals view their world and how they view humans.
Two friends and their chaperone travel through Europe and learn some valuable life lessons in this old-fashioned light comedy by one of America’s greatest children’s writers.
Wherefore if it will please you to read that which is hereinafter set forth, you will be told of how Sir Launcelot slew the great Worm of Corbin; of the madness that afterward fell upon him, and of how a most noble, gentle, and beautiful lady, hight the Lady Elaine the Fair, lent him aid and succor at a time of utmost affliction to him, and so brought him back to health again.
Three boys, fifteen-year-old Ralph Rover, eighteen-year-old Jack Martin, and fourteen-year-old Peterkin Gay, are the sole survivors of a shipwreck on the coral reef of a large but uninhabited Polynesian island.
The authors passion is history, and this volume fulfills a lifelong quest to tell the story of his mothers long and intricate relationship with a world class athlete and sports and entertainment icon, Mr.
The Book of Princes and Princesses is a collection of fourteen true short stories, each centered around a European monarch, including Napoleon, Elizabeth I, Fredrick the Great and more.
Originally published in 1864, this story centers a young princess who's cursed with the inability to touch the ground, but still finds love and happiness.
Little Lord Fauntleroy is a classic novel following the unexpected journey of a young boy from his working-class home to the halls of European royalty.
Further Chronicles of Avonlea is a captivating follow-up to Chronicles of Avonlea, shifting focus from Anne Shirley's personal adventures to those of her colorful neighbors.
Sara Stanley livens up a rural community on Prince Edward Island by sharing her natural gift of storytelling, transporting listeners to another time and place.
Further Chronicles of Avonlea is a captivating follow-up to Chronicles of Avonlea, shifting focus from Anne Shirley's personal adventures to those of her colorful neighbors.