After Martians land on Earth just outside of London in the late nineteenth century, an Englishman tries to find his wife while the British military and human technology fail in their efforts to stop the Martians, which have begun to kill and feed off of humans.
"Approximately 20 of the world's most influential and stirring public orations include the Gettysburg Address, Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream," and Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death."--Provided by publisher.
A collection of American Indian writings, stories, and legends, featuring autobiographical reflections, short stories, political essays, and tales from the oral tradition.
Presents an unabridged edition of the controversial 1906 novel which describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.
Presents a three-act play by late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Sicilian-born playwright Luigi Pirandello about the secret affairs of several people in a small Italian town.
Buck, a dog that has been forced into the harsh life of a sled dog, befriends a man seeking his fortune in the Klondike gold fields, and must ultimately decide whether to stay with his master or obey his instinct to join the wolves.
Contains thirteen mystery stories, written between 1841 and 1920, and includes "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," by Edgar Allan Poe, "Three Detective Anecdotes," by Charles Dickens, and "The Leopard Man's Story," by Jack London.
