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Uncle Vanya spends years of drudgery managing his brother-in-law's estate to enable Serebryakov the chance to pursue his career as a great professor. When Serebryakov is proven to be a fraud and wants to sell the estate, Vanya becomes enraged.

This is an early translation from the Anglo-Saxon seventh-century epic poem, which is based on Norse legends of wars and monsters and tells of the heroic deeds of the warrior Beowulf. Translated by A. Diedrich Wackerbarth.

To hear Mamie Dickens' memories of her father, Charles Dickens, is a rare privilege and offers a fascinating insight into the private life of one of literature's most beloved authors. His love for his children and animals and the time that he always had to be with them, despite his rigorous writing schedule, demonstrates how well he kept his life's priorities in order.

The old world of experience, personified by Felix and his sister, Baroness Munster, meets the innocent new world as they visit their American cousins in New England.

In this sequel to "Five Children and It", the children find a magic carpet and a Phoenix, an honerable bird, who takes them on journeys through time and space—which never turn out quite as planned. Also included are two short stories, "The Ring and the Lamp" and "The Tuppenny Spell".

The battle between the kingdoms of Euralia and Borodnia, royal romances, magic spells, and a sprinkling of dry wit throughout are part of the fun of this rollicking yarn. Mr. Milne suggested that he wrote this one for listeners of all ages.

These glimpses "on tour" of the behind-the-curtain lives of members of the theatrical community are told with a deft hand. Selections include: "The Halt", "A Bad Morning", "The Circus House", "The Workroom", "Matinee", "The Starveling", "Love", "The Hard Worker", "After Midnight", "Lola", "Moments of Stress", "Journey's End", "The Accompanist", "The Cashier", "Nostalgia", "Clever Dogs", "La Fenice" and "The Master".

This classic satirical novel portrays Babbitt as a materialistic, hypocritical, and self-important middle-aged realtor. His brief romantic encounter and an attempt at liberalism are curbed by fear of criticism, forcing him to conform to the wills of his fellow citizens and club members.

Included in this collection, along with Longfellow's classic "The Song of Hiawatha", are "An April Day", "Autumn", "Woods in Winter", "The Wreck of the Hesperus", "The Village Blacksmith", "Endymion", "Voices of the Night", "Hymn to the Night", "A Psalm of Life", "The Reaper and the Flowers", "The Light of Stars", "Footsteps of Angels", "Flowers", "The Beleaguered City", "Midnight Mass for the Dying Year" and "The Day Is Done".

This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells the story of a young physician and researcher who dedicates himself to the pursuit of scientific truth even in the face of personal tragedy, corruption, and greed. At the time of its publication, this audiobook was voted "Exceptional Recording" by Talking Books Magazine.

This was Frances Hodgeson Burnett's (author of The Secret Garden) favorite fairy-tale story book! The titles include "The Christmas Cuckoo", "The Lords of the White and Grey Castles", "The Greedy Shepherd", "The Story of Fairyfoot", "The Story of Childe Charity", "Sour and Civil", "The Story of Merrymind", and "Prince Wisewit's Return".

Contrasts in British and American manners and customs are cleverly drawn in this novella. We are thrown headfirst into the middle of an erupting marriage and an emerging love match. And we are introduced to the marvelous Lady Davenant.

Chris' "shell shock" blocks out fifteen years of his life as he returns home to his wife, only to remember and revisit Margaret, the earlier love of his life. The plot of this book takes place during World War I, but the consequences of battle are just as devastating today.

This classic thriller, set in England prior to World War II, involves murder, mystery, a country-wide chase, espionage and international intrigue.

The mystery of the modern thriller pervades the twists in the plot of this remarkable Victorian novel about the disappearance of a young man and the lady who is haunted by more than one terrible secret.

Jane Eyre, a young orphan, leads a lonely life at a boarding school until she's old enough to take a job as a governess for the wealthy and mysterious Mr. Rochester. Over time, she falls in love with her stern employer, but happiness still eludes her - even on her wedding day. What is the mad secret Rochester is hiding?

A macabre collection including: "The Lawyer and the Ghost", "The Queer Chair", "The Ghosts of the Mail", "The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton", "The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain", "Christmas Ghosts", "The Ghost Chamber", and "Four Ghost Stories".

Set near the Nottinghamshire coalfields where his father was a miner, Lawrence's autobiographical novel explores Paul Morel's relationship with his mother and his passion for two other women. It is a conflict which pits love against possessiveness.

These eerie tales include "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Adventure of Silver Blaze" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Old House On Vauxhall Walk" by Charlotte Riddle, "Levison's Victim" by Mary Braddon, and "The Woman With the Yellow Hair" by Anonymous.

When the Vicar of a small village accidentally shoots down a "strange bird" it turns out to be an angel, who finds the customs and manners of Earth very strange indeed!