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The adventures of Tom Sawyer

Presents the original text of the Mark Twain story that relates the escapades of Tom Sawyer and his friends in a small, 19th-century town on the Mississippi River, and provides side notes, illustrations, and annotations that contain information on the history, geography, and social customs of the day.
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Little Women

1996
Illustrated and annotated edition of the 1868 tale of the four March sisters--Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.

The jungle book

1996
Presents the adventures of a young boy raised by the animals in an Indian jungle. Includes illustrations and extended captions providing background information on history, geography, social customs, animals, architecture, literature, and science pertinent to the story.

The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

2000
The famous story of Dr. Jekyll, who is a respectable doctor by day, and who by night roams the back alleys of London as a criminal. This edition also provides background information.

Heidi

1996
Contains the complete text of the story of a young girl from the Swiss Alps whose life takes a dramatic turn when she must go to live in the city, leaving behind the people and the mountains she loves, with annotations providing background information on the history, geography, social customs, and the arts of the era.
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