Contains "Walden, " "Civil disobedience, " "Life without principle, " and selections from "A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, " "Cape Cod, " "The Maine woods, " and "The journal.".
Contains the story of Ethan Frome, a New England farmer who is married to a hypochondriac, but in love with his wife's lively cousin, Mattie; and includes the novella "The Touchstone, " and three additional short stories by Edith Wharton.
Tells of a woman's desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner whom she meets on vacation. Includes a selection of short stories, including "Beyond the Bayou, " "A Respectable Woman, " and "A Pair of Silk Stockings.".
Illustrates what life was like for cowboys, including information about their Spanish origins, the rise of America's cattle industry, as well as cattle drives and the famous trails ridden by cowboys.
An adaptation of Bronte?'s novel set in nineteenth-century Yorkshire, in which the passionate attachment between a headstrong young girl and a foundling boy brought up by her father causes disaster for them and many others, even in the next generation.
An abridged version of the story of an orphaned young girl who becomes a governess to the child of Edward Rochester, the master of Thornfield Manor, and the heartache surrounding her love for him.