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Presents three tales by nineteenth-century author Charles Dickens celebrating the spirit of Christmas.

A series of biographies written at the beginning of the second century A.D., in which the author gives an account of one Greek and one Roman life and follows with a comparison of the two.

Collection of short stories by Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

Contains the complete text of such Shakespeare tragedies as Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, and Macbeth.

The story of American slavery and Uncle Tom, an African-American man who never lost his dignity under the most inhumane circumstances.

A selection of works by V.S. Pritchett, including autobiographical writings, fiction pieces, and critical works.

Collection of tales featuring Aladdin, Ali Baba, and Sinbad told by Scheherazade to save herself from death at the Sultan's hands.