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The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century.

In early nineteenth-century England, an orphaned young woman accepts employment as a governess and soon finds herself in love with her employer who has a terrible secret.

When Antonia arrives in Nebraska from the European province of Bohemia with her family, she is unprepared for the dangers and challenges she must face on the farm with its unproductive soil.

When young Edward VI of England and a poor boy who resembles him exchange places, each learns something about the other's very different station in life.

A long poem in which a sailor recounts the terrible fate that befell his ship when he shot down an albatross.

Silas Marner is a grumpy weaver who is obsessed with making a lot of money. After he is accused of theft his fiancee leaves him, and he has little use for other human beings especially those who are religious. Later someone steals a large bag of cash he has kept in his home making his life more miserable. As the years pass, Silas adopts a young girl Eppie whose mother has died in a drunken stupor, and he becomes a compassionate human being again.

While going through the possessions of a decreased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune.

A young governess is sent to care for two beautiful orphans in a country house, but the spirits of the dead servants who had cared for the children previously, return to haunt them.

A study guide to Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five." Includes a biographical sketch of Vonnegut, the story of the creation of the novel, and a summary. Also includes excerpts from critical essays presenting different perspectives on the novel.

Published five years after Wilde’s successful novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), this was Wilde’s most successful play and became an instant hit when it opened in London in February, 1895. While some view this play as simply a device to show off Wilde’s clever witticisms and word play, others consider it an insightful social comedy. Whatever your view, it is essential reading for anyone interested in Wilde and his times.

Keywords: Classic, play, word play