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Children

The Prince and the Pauper

by Mark Twain

Mark Twain's beloved tale of two identical boys, a Tudor prince and a beggar, who trade places and learn hard truths about power and poverty in old England.

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Adventure

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

by Mark Twain

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain is a witty, inventive classic that blends time travel, satire, adventure, and social criticism.

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Children

Four Arthurian Romances

by Chretien de Troyes

Chrétien de Troyes's foundational tales of Arthur's court — knightly quests, courtly love and moral trial from the poet who shaped the Round Table for all who followed.

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Adventure

The Misplaced Battleship

A brisk, witty science-fiction caper in the golden tradition of the interstellar rogue.

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Non-fiction

On Liberty

by John Stuart Mill

John Stuart Mill's landmark defence of individual freedom against the pressure of the state and the crowd.

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Children

Poems Every Child Should Know

A beloved anthology gathering the poems generations were once expected to grow up with — verses to be memorised, recited, and carried for life.

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History

Roman Stoicism

A study of Stoic philosophy as it flowered in the Roman world, tracing how a demanding Greek school became the ethical backbone of an empire.

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History

The Waterloo Roll Call

by Charles Dalton

Charles Dalton's meticulous roster of the British officers present at Waterloo, with biographical notes on their lives and services.

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Adventure

A Honeymoon in Space

by George Griffith

George Griffith sends newlyweds beyond Earth for a fin-de-siècle voyage through the solar system, mixing wonder, satire, and early spacefaring imagination.

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Classics

The Complete Works of Jane Austen

The complete works of Jane Austen gathered in one volume, from Pride and Prejudice to Emma and Persuasion, the full range of her wit, irony, and unmatched understanding of the huma

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Non-fiction

Second Treatise of Government

by John Locke

John Locke's foundational argument for natural rights, consent and limited government.

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Calculus Made Easy

by Silvanus P. Thompson

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Fiction

The Man Who Was Thursday

by G. K. Chesterton

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Fiction

The Green Mummy

A twisting Victorian-era mystery from Fergus Hume, in which a stolen Peruvian mummy, a scholar's obsession and a sudden death draw a small English circle into suspicion and detecti

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Biography & Memoir

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete

Suetonius's gossipy, unforgettable portraits of Julius Caesar and the first eleven emperors, packed with scandal, omen and telling detail from the heart of imperial Rome.

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History

The Anabasis of Alexander : $b or, The history of the wars and conquests of Alexander the Great

Arrian's Anabasis of Alexander, the most trusted ancient account of Alexander the Great's campaigns, follows the Macedonian conqueror from Greece to the edge of India in discipline

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Historical Fiction

The Lady of the Lake

by Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott's sweeping narrative poem of the Scottish Highlands, weaving love, honour, and clan rivalry around a mysterious lady and a hunted king.

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Crime

The Secret of Chimneys

by Agatha Christie

A casual errand draws a footloose adventurer into murder, blackmail and international intrigue at a grand English country house, in one of Agatha Christie's most sparkling early th

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Children

The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII

by Ovid (translated by Arthur Golding)

The first seven books of Ovid's dazzling poem of transformation, from the making of the world through a cascade of myths in which gods and mortals are changed into beast, tree and

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Art & Design

Olympic Victor Monuments and Greek Athletic Art

A study of how the ancient Greeks commemorated their victorious athletes in sculpture and monument, tracing the meeting point of sport, religion and art in the classical world.

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Non-fiction

Color Images from Mars Rovers: Spirit and Opportunity

A collection of colour images sent back from the surface of Mars by NASA's twin rovers, Spirit and Opportunity.

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Non-fiction

Putnam's Word Book

A practical word book and writer's reference, gathering synonyms, related terms and shades of meaning to help anyone choose language with more precision, variety and care.

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