young men

Presents Charles Dickens's classic in which Pip, an orphan in Victorian England, learns that a mysterious benefactor has ensured that he will be educated and raised as a gentleman.

An unknown person has provided money for the education of Pip, a poor English boy, in nineteenth-century England.

The orphan Pip's terrifying encounter with an escaped convict and his mysterious summons to the house of the wealthy Miss Havisham form the prelude to his "great expectations." How Pip comes into a fortune, what he does with it, and what he discovers through his secret benefactor are the ingredients of his struggle for moral redemption.

Presents the stories of thirty young men who influenced the world through their inventions, achievements, and efforts. Featured biographies range from Louis Braille and Jonas Salk to David Attenborough and Jaques Cousteau. Includes color illustrations, quotes, and sidebars.

An autobiographical novel depicting the childhood, adolescence, and early manhood of Stephen Dedalus.

A young boy in nineteenth-century London runs away from an unhappy home, finds employment in a wine factory, and becomes acquainted with a wide variety of characters in the city streets.

Upon the death of his father, Nicholas Nickleby, a young gentleman in nineteenth-century England, must overcome great obstacles to achieve happiness for himself and his family.

Pip, an orphan in Victorian England, is plucked from a life of poverty and informed he is to be educated and reared as a gentleman, courtesy of an unknown benefactor.

Follows the lives of Nekota, a human boy, and his younger sister Neneko, a cat, as they bond and try to overcome the differences in their species.

More lovely days ensue for the fun-loving kitten little sister Neneko-chan and her beloved big brother, the human Nekota-kun. The black cat Coco-chan and Tomo-sensei--the air-headed teacher--come along for the complications this time, too.