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  • Sojourner Truth

    Path to Glory (Ready-to-Read Level 3)

    by Peter Merchant ...
    Illustrated by Julia Denos ...
    Series Book 3 - Ready-to-Read Stories of Famous Americans
    Sojourner Truth had a tough childhood. She was born a slave, and many of the families she worked for treated her poorly. But when she was finally freed, Sojourner used her life to teach others about women's rights and the power of freedom. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Dickens and the Imagined Child

    by Peter Merchant, Catherine Waters ...
    The figure of the child and the imaginative and emotional capacities associated with children have always been sites of lively contestation for readers and critics of Dickens. In Dickens and the Imagined Child, leading scholars explore the function of the child and childhood within Dickens’s imagination and reflect on the cultural resonance of his engagement with this topic. Part I of the ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • A Tale of Two Cities

    by Charles Dickens, Peter Merchant, Keith Carabine ...
    Series series Wordsworth Classics
    With an Introduction and Notes by Peter Merchant, Principal Lecturer in English, Canterbury Christ Church University College.Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz).A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Dickens’ greatest historical novel, traces the private lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. Dickens based his historical detail on Carlyle’s great ... Read more

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  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    by Charles Dickens ...
    Series series AMN Publishing
    This story was begun, within a few months after the publication of the completed "Pickwick Papers." There were, then, a good many cheap Yorkshire schools in existence. There are very few now.Of the monstrous neglect of education in England, and the disregard of it by the State as a means of forming good or bad citizens, and miserable or happy men, private schools long afforded a notable example. ... Read more

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  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    by Washington Irving ...
    One of the early examples of American fiction, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow continues to enthrall the readers of today. The story is set in Sleepy Hollow, an isolated and gloomy town, full of secrets and rumored to be haunted by ghosts. The "Legend" begins when the two of the Sleepy Hollow's inhabitants- an ordinary school teacher Isabod Crane and a local hero Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt- begin ... Read more

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  • Some Christmas Stories

    by Charles Dickens ...
    Charles Dickens’ work is ranked among the finest writing in the Western canon, and the author specialized in seasonal stories to warm the hearts of his adoring fans during the holiday season. Dickens’s relationship with Christmas extends far beyond the success of „A Christmas Carol”, with five short Christmas books and countless slighter stories on a festive theme. In all of them he uses Christmas ... Read more

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  • The Prince and the Pauper

    by Mark twain ...
    “The prince and the pauper” is a novel written in 1881 by Mark Twain. The story is set in London, in the twentieth century. On the same day two children are born with opposite social conditions. The first is Edward VI, son of King Henry VIII, the second is Tom Canty, son of a criminal and destined for a poor and miserable life. Grown up, the two meet and, both tired of their lives, finding ... Read more

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  • Metamorphosis (Illustrated)

    by Franz Kafka ...
    Translated by David Wyllie ...
    This is an illustrated edition featuring striking illustrations, a detailed summary, an author biography, and a complete list of characters.Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka is one of the most powerful and haunting works of twentieth-century literature — a profound exploration of alienation, identity, and the absurdity of human existence. The story follows Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman who wakes ... Read more

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  • The Pickwick Papers

    by Charles Dickens ...
    Embark on a delightful journey through the eccentric and humorous world of The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. This quintessentially British novel introduces the affable and inquisitive Samuel Pickwick and his eclectic band of companions as they set out on a series of misadventures across the English countryside. From legal entanglements to romantic escapades, Dickens weaves a tapestry of wit ... Read more

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  • The Mysterious Island

    by Jules Verne ...
    Translated by Lewis Page Mercier ...
    The book tells the adventures of five American prisoners of war on an uncharted island in the South Pacific. Begining in the American Civil War, as famine and death ravage the city of Richmond, Virginia, five northern POWs decide to escape in a rather unusual way – by hijacking a balloon! This is only the beginning of their adventures... ... Read more

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  • The Old Curiosity Shop

    by Charles Dickens ...
    Night is generally my time for walking. In the summer I often leave home early in the morning, and roam about fields and lanes all day, or even escape for days or weeks together; but, saving in the country, I seldom go out until after dark, though, Heaven be thanked, I love its light and feel the cheerfulness it sheds upon the earth, as much as any creature living.I have fallen insensibly into ... Read more

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  • Utopia

    A Visionary Blueprint for Ideal Society

    by Thomas More ...
    Step into the brilliant mind of Sir Thomas More as he imagines a perfect world in Utopia — a timeless exploration of justice, equality, governance, and human dignity. Written in 1516, this foundational philosophical and political work still inspires debate and admiration today. More's masterpiece presents a fictional island society governed by reason, community welfare, and shared values — ... Read more

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