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Here is the first of these beautiful tales, The Reluctant Dragon, wherein the main character - known only as "the Boy" - discovers a friendly dragon living outside his small village. When the villagers learn of the dragon's existence, they recruit St. George himself to slay the monster, prompting the Boy to intervene and try to save his friend. It is a sweet, uplifting fable of love and friendship for children of all ages and is presented here in its original and unabridged format.

H.G. Wells set the standard for futuristic literature that teemed with both social commentary and a prescient view of the world to come. Here, we present The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds, two of the most popular and thrilling science fiction novels ever created. First, travel with a scientist named Griffin who develops an ingenious serum that can render people completely invisible. Then follow the narrator as he describes the unthinkable: a deadly and terrifying invasion of Earth by the inhabitants of Mars. Can mankind survive?

Literary cohorts and members of the famous Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker and Franklin P. Adams wrote two short books—Men I'm Not Married To and Women I'm Not Married To—to humorously contrast the experiences of both men and women meeting, dating...and then deciding not to marry various potential partners. Presented here is Adams' contribution: Women I'm Not Married To, which features short descriptions in both prose and verse of these rejected mates.