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The Hunting of the Snark
by Lewis Carroll'They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway share; They charmed it with smiles and soap' Ever since Lewis Carroll's nonsense epic appeared in 1876 readers have joined his ten-man Snark-hunting crew and pursued the search with great enthusiasm.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
by Jules Verne"The deepest parts of the ocean are totally unknown to us," admits Professor Aronnax early in this novel. "What goes on in those distant depths? What creatures inhabit, or could inhabit, those regions twelve or fifteen miles beneath the surface of the water? It's almost beyond conjecture." Jules Verne (1828-1905) published the French equivalents of these words in 1869, and little has changed since. 126 years later, a Time cover story on deep-sea exploration made much the same admission: "We know more about Mars than we know about the oceans." This reality begins to explain the dark power and otherworldly fascination of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas.
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth GrahameThe escapades of four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside--Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger.
Tales of Shakespeare
by Charles Lamb Mary LambTales meant to be submitted to the young reader as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare
The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch
by Plutarch John S. WhiteParts of The "Lives" of Plutarch edited for boys and girls with introduction by John S. White, LL.D., Head-Master Berkeley School
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis StevensonClassic tale of the sea, a hunt for buried treasure, pirates and adventures. Features Long John Silver, one of Stevenson's most enduring characters.