Uncle Tom, a slave in the American South, maintains his dignity despite the suffering and eventual death brought upon him by the cruel treatment of a Yankee overseer. Includes an introduction by Jane Smiley, commentary, and a reading group guide.
Presents the journal of naturalist John Muir in which he records his thoughts and experiences in the Sierra Mountains where he went for the first time in 1869 while working as an overseer hired on to help move a band of sheep to summer pasture.
Presents English translations of the basic writings of ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, including works on logic, physics, the soul, the history of animals, and others.
Presents Kate Chopin's 1899 novel about an unhappy wife and mother who embarks on an affair with a younger man and eventually commits suicide; and includes twelve short stories of Creole Louisiana, as well as a scholarly introduction and a reading group guide.
Hawkeye, a young frontier scout, and Chingachgook, a Mohican Indian, form an unlikely friendship as they attempt to guide two sisters in search of their father through hostile country during the French and Indian War.
