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Lemuel Gulliver has bad luck at sea. A series of shipwrecks lands him in some unimaginable places. First, there's the land of the little people. Next, there's the fantastic flying island and the land of the giants. Last but not least, Gulliver visits a nation ruled by intelligent horses!

Surely Valerie Monroe's nightmare was not real. But it felt real, and the news on the television frightened her even more. Was she a witness to a real crime? Maybe it wasn't a dream!

The young man has only one dream - to join the brave company of the king's musketeers. Will he be clever and daring enough to make his dream come true? He rides into Paris on his old, broken-down horse. A world of adventure is just ahead.

Follow the story of a man who travels back in time just to end up in the most unusual of places, among the knights and wizards of medieval Europe in King Arthur's Court. Fighting off ignorance and promoting the inventions of later centuries, the man called by many "the Boss" becomes an adventurer and revolutionary, at times even against his will.

Andy is hired by Marcus Chiang to fix a window in his apartment. He's told to play the radio loudly and mind his own business. But Andy has to explore and meets Lily, who is kept a virtual prisoner in her own home.

Victorian England is riding high. People are so prosperous and smug they imagine themselves the masters of the universe. Then the unthinkable happens: England is attacked by Martians! Panic erupts as the countryside goes up in flames. Is there no way to stop the ghastly, machinelike creatures and their deadly heat rays?

Here is a time-honored story of personal courage and sacrifice in the midst of a bloody revolution. The workers are in revolt! Every French nobleman is in danger of losing his head to the infamous guillotine. Yet Charles Darnay reounced his title years ago. Why is he scheduled to die for the crimes of his corrupt family? His only hope lies in the hands of one unlikely man.

Here is Mark Twain's beloved masterpiece of a boy's life on the Mississippi. Freedom is everything to Huckleberry Finn. How can he avoid being "civilized" by the good-hearted Widow Douglas? But just now Huck has more important things on his mind - like helping his friend Jim escape the slave-catchers.

Uncas and Chingachook are the last survivors of the once mighty tribe of Mohicans. Their friend, a white scout named Hawkeye, needs their help in the British fight against the French. The odds they face are overwhelming. Magua, an evil Huron, is determined to see them fail.

This is the autobiographical account of a highbred horse whose adventures span from his youth on a farm to his difficult life pulling cabs in London; a story about sympathy and understanding of horses and other living creatures around us.

Some playful fairies decide to make mischief with unsuspecting humans. Can true love overcome all obstacles? Two young Athenian couples are put to the test. Comedy reigns in this enchanting fantasy about the nature of romantic love.

Although Bassanio owes his friend Antonio a great deal of money, he must borrow more to make a good impression when he courts his true love, Portia. However, Antonio is short of cash and must borrow from the lender, Shylock.

The ghost of the murdered king begs his son for revenge. But young Prince Hamlet is beset by doubts and unable to bring himself to action. If he waits too long, however, he could well become the murderer's next target.

Here is one of the best-loved stories ever written. Scrooge is downright mean and cold-hearted - the stingiest man in all of London. Could anything on earth transform him into a kind and caring human being? Probably not. But the Spirit of Christmas is very powerful - more powerful by far than anything on earth.

Victor Frankenstein was only trying to advance the cause of science. How could his experiment have produced such a terrible result? The creature's powers were superhuman. Was there any real chance that Victor could stop the monster before he murdered again?

A bored school teacher seeks adventure as a whale hunter. He has no idea that the mad captain of the Pequod is interested in pursuing only one whale - the enormous white beast that bit off his leg! Now it's too late to turn back.

Dracula is everyone's all-time favorite vampire story. Why are the Transylvanian peasants so fearful of count Dracula's castle? When a young businessman discovers the truth, it is nearly too late. Will Jonathan have enough time to save his beloved fiancée from the vampire's deadly embrace?

Nick's new college roommate needs some help. But Darryl's problem is literally "out of this world". If his enemies catch up with him, his race is doomed!

A lonely young woman finds mystery and romance when she becomes the new governess at Thornfield Hall. Jane Eyre has had bad luck. In a fit of anger, her cruel aunt sent her off to Lowood, a bleak, charity institution for orphaned girls. There Jane learned to expect little from life. But her new position at a great country estate promises to be far more interesting than she ever dreamed.

In a time before jet planes or fast boats, Phileas Fogg bets he can go around the world in 80 days - a then unheard-of record time. Travel with him as he boards boats, trains, and even an elephant! Will he beat the deadline and be rich? Or will he be ruined?