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Barchester Towers by
Kara Shallenberg
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This is the second in Trollope’s ‘Barsetshire’ series of novels.
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Beowulf by
Kara Shallenberg
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This is a short but beautiful book, and the Gummere translation really captures the feel of the Old English.
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Beyond Good and Evil by
Kara Shallenberg
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First published in 1886 at Nietzsche’s own expense, the book was not initially considered important.
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Black Beauty by
Kara Shallenberg
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Black Beauty is Anna Sewell’s first and only novel. The story is told in the “first person” (or first horse) as an autobiographical memoir of a highbred horse…
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The Getting of Wisdom by
Kara Shallenberg
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The Getting of Wisdom tells the story of Laura Rambotham, a 12-year-old girl who is just starting at her boarding school.
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King Lear by
Kara Shallenberg
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King Lear is widely held as the greatest of Shakespeare’s tragedies; to some, it is the greatest play ever written.
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A Little Princess by
Kara Shallenberg
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The novel tells of the troubles of a wealthy young girl, Sara Crewe, who is sent to an oppressive London boarding school during her father’s campaign in India.
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Poems Every Child Should Know by
Kara Shallenberg
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This anthology of poetry, published in 1904, contains such favorites as The Raven, My Shadow, and The Village Blacksmith…
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The Secret Garden by
Kara Shallenberg
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Mary Lennox is a spoiled, middle-class, self-centred child who has been recently orphaned.
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The Tragedy of King Richard II by
Kara Shallenberg
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The Tragedy of King Richard II, by William Shakespeare, is the first of the history series that continues with Parts 1 and 2 of King Henry IV and with The Life of King Henry V.
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Twas the Night Before Christmas (A Visit From St. Nicholas) by
Kara Shallenberg
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Librivox volunteers bring you nine different readings of Clement C. Moore’s ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, a weekly poetry project.
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