didactic fiction

The story of a family and the system of debtors' prisons as symbols of the social and psychological imprisonment of 19th century England.

"Dorothea is bright, beautiful and rebellious. Lydgate is the ambitious new doctor in town. Both of them long to make a positive difference in the world. But their stories do not proceed as expected and both they, and the other inhabitants of Middlemarch, must struggle to reconcile themselves to their fates and find their places in the world. This novel contains all of life, the rich and the poor, the conventional and the radical, literature and science, politics and romance, but above all it gives us a vision of what lies within the human heart"--Provided by publisher.

A young man becomes entranced with the power of his physical beauty and stops aging, while his portrait, hidden away in his attic, ages for him.

Set in the early nineteenth-century English countryside, an English squire yields to the temptations of an innocent country girl and crime, remorse, and suffering are the consequences.

Presents an adaptation Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" in which a young woman finds herself the victim of fate and of forces beyond her control in nineteenth-century England.

Hop into action with Sunny as she helps Rox look for her missing bunny, Violet. Includes more than 30 shiny stickers. It's perfect for Easter--and the rest of the year!.

It's time for Seaweed Elementary's annual talent show, but Squizzard can't decide on an act. He's too distracted by the fact that it's also prank week! And he has some fin-tastically silly pranks planned. But his friends have a few tricks up their sleeves, and soon the joke is on Squizzard. Can he survive the prank war, or will he lose his crown as the reigning class clown fish once and for all?.

Elbow Grease has four big brothers--each one special and unique in his own way.

It's the first day of school! Join Uni on this all-new adventure in the land of unicorns! Unicorns can fix things with their horns, and Uni wants to learn. But learning anything takes time, practice, and belief in yourself. And unicorn magic only works if you're helping others. At first, Uni doesn't have a very magical horn. Will Uni be able to fix a nest and help the birds?.

Luna Giraffe is practicing for her dance recital. But she's so nervous that she doesn't think she can perform! How will Llama Llama and friends help Luna get over her jitters?.