David Thorn
1) Dollypogs
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The gentle story of a Labrador puppy, Dollypogs, and her two pals, big old Jetset and little Snuggles, both adopted by Dollypog's loving master, David Thorn. A very sweet and touching story about how they all came together and their adventures as a loving family.
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The Aspern Papers Henry James - The Aspern Papers is a novella written by Henry James, originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1888, with its first book publication later in the same year. One of James' best-known and most acclaimed longer tales, The Aspern Papers is based on the letters Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote to Mary Shelley's stepsister, Claire Clairmont, who saved them until she died. Set in Venice, The Aspern Papers demonstrates James'...
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From the author of The Jungle Book and Kim, Just So Stories is the perfect combination of education and fun to get kids to love reading. It is considered not only a quintessential children's book, but one of Kipling's best works.
How did the elephant get its trunk? How did the leopard get its spots? And how was the alphabet made? Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of fables answers the great questions of animal and humankind in a fun, eloquent...
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Two great stories featuring the inimitable Jeeves! In "Jeeves Takes Charge," the ubiquitous butler comes to the rescue of his new master, Bertie Wooster, from a fate worse than death, so they say. And in the second tale, "Extricating Young Gussie," poor Bertie is summarily dispatched to New York by an overbearing aunt to extract his cousin from an amorous affair with a vaudeville artist. How absolutely dreadful!
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A classic work of historical fiction for children, which tells the true tale of a tenth-century nine year-old boy who becomes Duke of Normandy after his father is cruelly assassinated.This is the childhood history of Richard the Fearless, the great grandfather of William the Conqueror. When he was just nine years old, Richard's father, the Duke of Normandy was assassinated. The boy was then kidnapped and imprisoned by Louis IV of France, who seized...
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H.E. Marshall's classic children's chronicle of Britain, Our Island Story, includes all the best-loved stories from history: King Alfred and the Cakes; King John and the Magna Carta; Lord Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar; Queen Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada; and many others.
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The first set in an extraordinary collection of personal letters, written by Lord Chesterfield was not originally intended for publication, the celebrated and controversial correspondences between Lord Chesterfield and his son Philip were praised in their day as a complete manual of education, and despised by Samuel Johnson for teaching "the morals of a whore and the manners of a dancing-master." Reflecting the political craft of a leading statesman...
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The first volume in a five-part series telling the story of Great Britain's history, from its earliest beginnings to World War I. Much loved by generations of children, this is a classic children's history of Britain from the Romans to the death of Queen Victoria. First published in 1905, Henrietta Marshall's beautifully written narrative is based on her answers to her children's questions about the history of Great Britain, which they referred to...
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These two short stories by H. G. Wells display his gift for creating thought provoking themes. "The Diamond Maker" is a story about a chance encounter between two men who must then decide whether they can trust each other. "The Door in the Wall" is a fascinating tale about a successful politician who struggles to merge the beauty of his imagined world with the rationality of real life.
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Enjoy a fabulous series of short stories, beloved by children for more than one hundred years. Evelyn Nesbit creates a fantasy world with friendly dragons, mean dragons, colorful dragons, and even baby dragons! Find out if the princess gets rescued by her true love, and if the young king can save his subjects from the hungry dragon he accidentally released. This edition includes "The Book of Beasts" "Uncle James, or The Purple Stranger" "The Deliverers...
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Inspired by nature and imbued with moral lessons, Parables from Nature, Volume 2 is a collection of classic tales, both fun and thought-provoking. Children will be enthralled with this intimate look into the lives of the woodland creatures and their way of life. Volume 2 includes:
"Knowledge Not the Limit of Belief "
"The Light of Truth"
"A Lesson of Hope"
"The Circle of Blessing"
"Active and Passive"
"Not Lost, but Gone Before"
"Motes in the...
13) Dog Tails
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A collection of three heartwarming stories about man's best friend. Dollypogs, and her two pals, big old Jetset and little Snuggles, both adopted by Dollypog's loving master, David Thorn. A very sweet and touching story about how they all came together and their adventures as a loving family. Jack London was one of the first fiction writers to achieve worldwide fame. Though he is best remembered for his novels The Call of the Wild and White Fang,...
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Enjoy a timeless collection of classic Christmas tales, including: "The Royal Truffle Hunt" by Anthony Thorn, "A Christmas Dream and How it Came True" by Louisa May Alcott, "The Sabots of Little Wolff" by François Coppée, "A Christmas Guest" by Selma Lagerlöf, "Christmas Goblins" by Charles Dickens, "At Christmas Time" by Anton Chekhov, "The Heavenly Christmas Tree" by Fydor Dostoevsky.
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Enjoy a fabulous series of short stories, beloved by children for more than one hundred years. Evelyn Nesbit creates a fantasy world with friendly dragons, mean dragons, colorful dragons, and even baby dragons! Find out if the princess gets rescued by her true love, and if the young king can save his subjects from the hungry dragon he accidentally released. This audio edition includes "The Island of the Nine Whirlpools""The Dragon Tamers""The Fiery...
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Inspired by nature and imbued with moral lessons, Parables from Nature, Volume 1 is a collection of classic tales, both fun and thought-provoking. Children will be enthralled with this intimate look into the lives of the woodland creatures and their way of life.
Volume 1 includes:
• "A Lesson of Faith"
• "The Law of Authority and Obedience"
• "The Unknown Land"
• "Training and Restraining"
• "Waiting"
• "The Law of the Wood"
• "Daily...
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In Part 3, you'll hear stories of the settlement of the New England Colonies. Stories include: The Story of the Pilgrim Fathers; The Founding of Massachusetts; The Story of Harry Vane; The Story of Anne Hutchinson and the Founding of Rhode Island; The Founding of Harvard; How Quakers First Came to New England; How Maine and New Hampshire Were Founded; The Founding of Connecticut and War with the Indians; The Founding of New Haven; The Hunt...
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In Part 1, you'll hear stories of the exciting adventures of the explorers and pioneers, like Columbus and Cabot, who faced daunting trials to find the "New World." Stories include:How the Vikings of Old Sought and Found New Lands; The Sea of Darkness and the Great Faith of Columbus; How Columbus Fared Forth upon the Sea of Darkness and Came to Pleasant Lands Beyond; How Columbus Returned in Triumph; How America Was Named; How the Flag of England...
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This series, in seven parts, tells the story of America from the earliest founding through the days of Woodrow Wilson and World War I. In Part 4, you'll hear stories of the Middle and Southern Colonies. Stories include: The Founding of Maryland, How New Amsterdam Became New York, How a German Ruled New York, Pirates! The Founding of New Jersey, The Founding of Pennsylvania, How Benjamin Franklin Came to Philadelphia, The Founding of North...