Saladin Foster and his wife Electra are jolted out of their tranquillity by the stunning news that...

A naive American finds himself out of his element in Europe....

Ben-Hur could be said to be the first American blockbuster...

In the early 1850s, Henry David Thoreau took many meditative walks along the coast....

This series of popular essays outlined the intellectual and moral cornerstones of the American Revolution...

Hear some of the greatest essays ever written! This unabridged collection covers a multitude...

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This unflinching picture of turn-of-the-century New York City's Bowery slums has been cited as...

The "mutual friend" of this novel's title is John Harmon, a friend of Mr. Boffin and the Wilfers, who...

Emerson was a rebel in his time. His essays and lectures challenged traditional thought, and he became...

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If you have an appetite for the occult, consider this a feast. All of the authors in this collection...

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Tom, a chimney sweep, realizes how grimy his body is when he stumbles into the bedroom of a little girl...