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Contents: Prosperina and Pluto -- Atalanta and Hippomenes -- Admetus and Alcestis -- Hercules -- Cupid and Apollo -- Diana and Actaeon -- Pegasus and Bellerophon -- Cupid and Psyche -- Circe and Ulysses -- Pomona and Vertumnus -- Perseus and Andromeda -- The pygmies and the cranes -- Transformations: Dryope, Clytie, Narcissus -- Phaeton and the Chariot of the sun -- Pandora's Box -- Jason and the golden fleece -- Pygmalion and Galatea -- Erysichthon...
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Fresh from his escapades with Tom Sawyer, with six thousand dollars in the bank and the Widow Douglas as his guardian, Huck Finn faces a new challenge: his father, Pap, who is so determined to get his hands on Huck's fortune that he kidnaps Huck and threatens to kill him. Escaping from Pap, Huck meets the runaway slave, Jim, who plans to head north and buy his wife and children our of slavery. Huck joins Jim on a salvaged raft, and together the two...
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A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future. The story of Ebenezer Scrooge opens on a Christmas Eve as cold as Scrooge's own heart. That night, he receives three ghostly visitors: the terrifying spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Each takes him on a heart-stopping journey, yielding glimpses of Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit, the horrifying spectres of Want and Ignorance,...
49) Jane Eyre
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In early nineteenth-century England, an orphaned young woman accepts employment as a governess and soon finds herself in love with her employer who has a terrible secret. Charlotte Bronte's novel about the passionate love between Jane Eyre, a young girl alone in the world, and the rich, brilliant, domineering Rochester has enthralled every kind of reader, from the most critical and cultivated to the youngest and most unabashedly romantic, ever since...
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"For over two thousand years, the Chinese have used short sayings known as chengyu to sum up practical wisdom and ethical priniciples ... Gathered in this volume are twenty-four of the most popular chengyu and the stories based on them ..."--Back cover of book.
"For readers curious about the cultural context of the tales, the book includes a brief overview of Chinese religious traditions as well as background notes on each story, a map, and chronology."--Eastern...
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"Classic stories and dazzling illustrations of gods, goddesses, heroes and monsters come to life in a stunning tableau of Norse myths, including those of the thunder god Thor, the one-eyed god and Allfather Odin, and the trickster god Loki. The lyrical storytelling of award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli dramatizes the timeless tales of ancient Scandinavia. This book is the third in the trilogy that includes the popular National Geographic Treasury...