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Edith 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. Can the young king save his subjects from the hungry dragon he accidentally released? Enjoy Edith Nesbit's fabulous series of short stories beloved by children for over a hundred years.

Two stories from the master of the surprise ending: In "Elsie in New York", Elsie is an innocent young woman who, upon the death of her father, must look for work to make a living. In "The Purple Dress", two young women clerks have been saving money all year to buy new dresses for an annual gala.

In a tale delivering the best in the genre of romantic suspense, Willkie Collins’ novel The Yellow Mask, will hold you riveted from beginning to end. A priest believes the inheritance and great wealth of Count Fabio D’Ascoli was stolen from the Church many generations ago. This scheming priest decides to steal the money back and unleashes a mystery filled with terror and menace. Who is behind The Yellow Mask? Maddalena or...?

A set of five tales from one of America's masters of short story telling. The stories include: "Elsie in New York", "The Purple Dress", "Little Speck in Garnered Fruit", "The Pendulum", and "The Rubaiyat of a Scotch Highball."

Traditional and well loved fairy tales known to many generations of children. The stories include "Dick Whittington and His Cat", "Three Little Pigs", "Henny Penny", "Jack the Giant Killer", "Johnny-Cake", "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", "Tom Thumb", and "Jack and the Beanstalk".

A collection of classic Christmas stories, including:

• 1. "The Royal Truffle Hunt" by Anthony Thorn
• 2. "A Christmas Dream and How it Came True" by Louisa Mae Alcott
• 3. "The Sabots of Little Wolff" by Francois Coppee
• 4. "A Christmas Guest" by Selma Lanerlof
• 5. "The Christmas Goblins" by Charles Dickens
• 6. "At Christmas Time" by Anton Chehkov
• 7. "The Heavenly Christmas Tree" by Fydor Dostoyevsky

Traditional and well loved fairy tales known to many generations of children. The stories include: "Blue Beard", "Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper", "The Fairy", "The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots", "Little Red Riding-Hood", "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood", "Little Thumb, or Tom Thumb", and "Riquet with the Tuft".

Emma Bovary lived in a world of romantic dreams. Her selfish and demanding ways led to a gradual corruption that showed her to be an utterly shallow and quite stupid woman, but her escapades and caprices draw us into her story until the tragic end.

Traditional and well loved fairy tales known to many generations of children. The stories include "Ashputtel", "Cat and Mouse in Partnership", "Cat-Skin", "Clever Elsie ", "Hansel and Gretel", "Jorinda and Jorindel", "Doctor Knowall", "Rapunzel", "Little Red Riding Hood", "The Elves and the Shoemaker", "Old Sultan", and "Snow-White and Rose-Red".