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Follow John Ridd on his adventurous quest for love and justice in the rugged landscapes of Exmoor, England, amidst the lawlessness of the Doone clan.
Lorna Doone
By: R. D. Blackmore$32.50 – $48.95 -
This novel about a young man's intellectual and spiritual development was the first work John Henry Newman wrote after entering the Roman Catholic Church in 1845. The story describes the perplexing questions and doubts Charles Reding experiences while attending Oxford. Though intending to avoid the religious controversies that are being heatedly debated at the university, Reding ends up leaving the Church of England and becoming a Catholic. A former Anglican clergyman who was later named a Catholic cardinal, Newman wrote this autobiographical novel to illustrate his own reasons for embracing Catholicism.Sku: 9781586177058
Loss and Gain
By: John Henry Newman Edited by: Trevor Lipscombe$13.50 -
As thrilling to read now as when it was first published, Farley Mowat's bestselling tale of danger, survival, and companionship in the far North is now available as a Penguin Modern Classic. Awasin, a Cree Indian boy, and Jamie, a Canadian orphan living with his uncle, the trapper Angus Macnair, are enchanted by the magic of the great Arctic wastes. When the boys have a chance to join a band of Chipeweyans on a trip to the remote Barrens, they jump at the opportunity. But when their canoe capsizes and they are separated from the group, it takes all their ingenuity to survive winter in the Barrens. Drawing on his knowledge of the ways of the wilderness and the implacable northern elements, Farley Mowat has created a memorable tale of daring and adventure.Sku: 9780735252936
Lost in the Barrens
By: Farley Mowat$19.95 -
This multi-layered romance set in the perilous days of World Wars I and II, where gods hold the fates--and the hearts--of four mortals in their hands.Sku: 9780147512970
Lovely War
By: Julie Berry$18.99 -
Three plays by the comedian of Ancient Greece Writing at the time of political and social crisis in Athens, Aristophanes was an eloquent yet bawdy challenger to the demagogue and the sophist.Sku: 9780140448146
Lysistrata and Other Plays
By: Aristophanes, Translated by Alan H. Sommerstein$16.00 -
A first-rate entree to the Bard," hailed Publishers Weekly in praise of Bruce Coville's adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream (Dial). Now the author follows with Macbeth, expertly weaving his own dramatic yet accessible prose with language from the play, creating a gateway to the greater enjoyment of the original. Powerful paintings, rich in atmosphere, by renowned artist Gary Kelley—winner of twenty medals from the Society of Illustrators—make this, like its predecessor, a classic in itself, full justice to the genius that came before. A perfect gift for both newcomers to Shakespeare's work as well as devoted followers.Sku: 9780451526779
MacBeth
By: William Shakespear; Sylvan Barnet (Editor)$7.95 -
Newly redesigned and easier to read, each play in the Oxford School Shakespeare series includes the complete and unabridged text, detailed and clear explanations of difficult words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes, and notes on the main characters.Sku: 9780198324003
Macbeth
By: William Shakespeare$15.50 -
One of Shakespeare’s darkest tragedies, Macbeth explores the themes of fate, political ambition, and guilt through the life of the Scottish general, Macbeth. After being told by three witches that he will become the king of Scotland, Macbeth becomes enthralled by his own ambition, committing increasingly heinous acts to hold on to his power. Overcome by madness and despair, Macbeth ultimately discovers fate is not always as it seems.Sku: 9781586173975
Macbeth
By: Shakespeare, Edited by Joseph Pearce$10.95 -
This perfect gift of perennial favorite Charles Dickens classics includes Great Expectations, Hard Times, Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Bleak House, and A Tale of Two Cities.Sku: 9780141198415
Major Works of Charles Dickens (Box Set)
By: Charles Dickens$150.00 -
After Father’s death, young Ralph became the man of the family in a West that was still not fully tame. He and his older sister Grace valiantly helped their mother to keep the family together. It wasn’t easy, there were heartbreaking disappointments and anxious moments. But there were also exciting episodes, amusing developments, real accomplishments, and exhilarating triumphs.Sku: 9781948959070
Man of the Family
By: Ralph Moody$31.50 -
Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally.Sku: 9780141197708
Mansfield Park
By: Jane Austen$34.00 -
Mansfield Park is a novel about ordination, and about the family. It delves into questions of the education and upbringing of children, of conservative values, of parental authority, of the propriety and place of romantic love, of the tension between propriety and sophistication, and of the dangers of undue familiarity outside the family circle.Sku: 9781586174187
Mansfield Park
By: Jane Austen$16.50 -
What would you do to possess an object of unlimited power? Many Dimensions is one of Charles Williams' most accessible and exciting novels.Sku: 9781955821636
Many Dimensions
By: Charles Williams$30.50 -
Sandy and Dennys have always been the normal, run-of-the-mill ones in the extraordinary Murry family. They garden, make an occasional A in school, and play baseball. Nothing especially interesting has happened to the twins until they accidentally interrupt their father's experiment.Sku: 9780312368579
Many Waters (Wrinkle in Time, Book Four)
By: Madeleine L'Engle$11.50 -
Mary Emma & Company is a family affair: Mother, 13-year-old Ralph who is the man of the family, and his two brothers and two sisters. Forced by their father's death to leave the home ranch in Colorado, the penniless Moodys move across the continent to Massachusetts to begin a new life.Sku: 9798888180563
Mary Emma & Company
By: Ralph Moody$35.50 -
When Claudio breaks the new laws against vice in Vienna by getting his financee, Julietta, pregnant, a series of ethical issues is brought under scrutiny. His sister's virtue is held to ransom by the deputy rule of the city until justice is done, mercy shown, and order restored.Sku: 9780199535842
Measure for Measure
By: William Shakespeare$12.50