A classic tale of an orphan growing up in the 1800's of England. Intimately rooted in the author's own biography and written as a first-person narrative, "David Copperfield" charts a young man's progress through a difficult childhood in Victorian England to ultimate success as a novelist, finding true love along the way. Jeremy Tambling's provocative Introduction reveals subtle themes relevant today in Dickens' favorite work.

Two sisters of opposing temperaments share the pangs of tragic love. Their mutual suffering brings a closer understanding between the two sisters, and true love finally triumphs.

The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century. Includes illustrated notes throughout the text explaining the historical background of the story.

Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

The brave and bold outlaw, Robin Hood, and his merry band of followers roam through Sherwood Forest robbing the rich and aiding the poor.

The tale of a Mohican brave's struggle to protect two English girls from an evil Huron.

In 1863, Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier waiting to see his first battle during America's bloodiest conflict.

Presents the adventures of Mowgli, the "man-cub, " abandoned as a baby by his parents and raised by the wolves in the wilds of the jungle.

"Part wolf, part dog, with the strength and courage of both in his blood, White Fang is an orphan cub in the frozen frontier of the Yukon. His is a world of enemies, animal and human. His inborn instincts and acquired ways teach him to hunt--to fight--to win! Nothing else matters. Men exploit and abuse him until one man teaches the noble animal to recognize his own greatest attribute-his loyalty. Only then can White Fang face the most dangerous challenge...