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The Scarlet Pimpernel

2004
Presents the classic adventure novel in which Sir Percy Blakeney defies French revolutionaries in order to save innocent men and women from being put to death in the guillotine, and includes background information, a chronology of the author's life and work, explanatory notes, critical analyses, and other study aids.

The awakening and selected short stories of Kate Chopin

2004
Presents Kate Chopin's 1899 novel about a Victorian wife and mother who is awakened to her desire for love and freedom when she becomes enamored with a young man she meets while on vacation; and includes a selection of Chopin's short stories, explanatory notes, critical analyses, and other study aids.

A portrait of the artist as a young man

2005
Traces the childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood of Stephen Dedalus, a character based on author James Joyce's life. Includes chronology, explanatory notes, and an outline of key themes.

Bless the beasts and children

2004
Ostracized by their peers at Box Canyon Boys Camp in Arizona, six teenage boys from dysfunctional homes band together to free a herd of buffalo to be used as game in a state-sanctioned guided hunt. Includes a reader's guide.

The time machine

2004
Presents H. G. Wells's science fiction classic "The Time Machine" and includes explanatory notes, an outline of plots and themes, critical analysis, a Wells chronology, discussion questions, and other study tools.

The adventures of Tom Sawyer

2005
Presents Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," the story of a spirited boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century, and includes explanatory notes, an overview of themes, critical analysis, and other resources.

Treasure island

2005
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune and great danger.

Oedipus the King

2005
Presents the text of the play by Sophocles in which a king prophesied to kill his father and marry his mother, and includes background information, time line of events, explanatory notes, and a list of recommended related books.

Four great plays

A Doll's house; The Wild duck; Hedda Gabler; The Master builder
2005

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