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(0)Fritz Eichenberg
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This is the story of the savage, tormented foundling Heathcliff, who falls wildly in love with Catherine Earnshaw, the daughter of his benefactor, and the violence and misery that result from their thwarted longing for each other. A book of great power and strength, it is filled with the raw beauty of the moors and an uncanny understanding of the terrible truths about men and women. It is an understanding made even more extraordinary by the fact that...
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"A repackaged edition of the revered author's retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche -- what he and many others regard as his best novel. C. S. Lewis -- the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics -- brilliantly reimagines the story of Cupid and Psyche. Told from...
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Deep in the pages of the Jungle Book romps a boy raised by wolves, a mongoose who raises up against a deadly cobra, & a young seal who raises the question: What's out there in the great wide world? Rudyard Kipling's enduring collection of adventurous tales are written with warmth, wit, & a gentle wisdom for readers of all ages.
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Ten-year-old Maria, an orphaned heiress living with her unpleasant guardians on a crumbling English estate called Malplaquet, finds her life changing in unimagined ways when she explores an overgrown island on the estate's lake and discovers the descendants of Gulliver's Lilliputians.
9) Nutcracker
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After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell and watches him change into a handsome prince.
10) Crictor
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Harper & Bros
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[1958]
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English
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A story about a teacher's pet boa constrictor who aids her in the classroom by shaping his body into letters, numbers, etc. and really shows his versatility when a burglar breaks into her apartment and Crictor saves the day.
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The Heritage press
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1940.
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English
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The voyages of an Englishman carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, a land of people six inches high; Brobdingnag, a land of giants; Glubbdubdrib, an island of sorcerers; and a land where horses are masters of human-like creatures.
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The Heritage Press
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[1943]
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English
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Lyric poem about a Russian aristocrat who feels empty despite the beauty that surrounds him. Eugene moves to the country and meets Tatyana, an eccentric maiden who falls in love with him. He rejects her and lives to regret it, inciting a fatal duel with his best friend.
15) Rumpelstiltskin
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Harcourt, Brace & World
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[1967]
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English
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Retells the tale of the little man who spun straw into gold for the Miller's daughter.
