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The classic comic novel in the original Spanish and also in English translation. According to Wikipedia: "Don Quixot, fully titled The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha (Spanish: El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha), is a novel written by Miguel de Cervantes. Published in two volumes...

According to Christian Classics Ethereal Library: "Alexander MacLaren - 1826-1910), Baptist preacher and expositor Maclaren was born in Glasgow on February 11, 1826, and died in Manchester on May 5, 1910. He had been for almost sixty-five years a minister, entirely devoted to his calling. He lived...

"Hallow-e'en or Hallow-Even is the last night of October, being the eve or vigil of All-Hallow's or All Saint's Day, and no holiday in all the year is so informal or so marked by fun both for grown-ups as well as children as this one. On this night there should be nothing but laughter, fun and mystery....

According to Wikipedia: "Gottfried Keller (July 19, 1819 July 15, 1890), a Swiss writer of German literature, became arguably best-known for his novel Green Henry (German: Der grüne Heinrich)… A master story-teller, Keller wrote some of the best-known German-language short-stories of the late 19th...

According to Wikipedia: "Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 November 28, 1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book...

According to Wikipedia: "James Oliver Curwood, (June 12, 1878 August 13, 1927), was an American novelist and conservationist. A great number of his works were turned into movies, several of which starred Nell Shipman as a brave and adventurous woman in the wilds of the north. Many films from Curwood's...

Illustrated with 67 color drawings. First published in 1906. According to Wikipedia: "Joel Chandler Harris (December 9, 1845 July 3, 1908) was an American journalist, fiction writer, and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. Harris was born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he...

According to Wikipedia: "Jules Lermina (18391915) was a French writer... Lermina also penned a proto-Tarzan novel, To-Ho le Tueur d'Or (1905) (translated by Georges T. Dodds as To-Ho and the Gold Destroyers ISBN 978-1-935558-34-7, two sequels to the popular classic The Count of Monte-Cristo: Le Fils...

According to Wikipedia: "Percy Keese Fitzhugh (September 7, 1876 - July 5, 1950) is an American author of nearly 100 books for children and young adults... Fitzhugh’s Scouting based books were very popular with children and adults. His characters became so real to his readers that it was not uncommon...

According to Wikipedia: "Richard Harding Davis (18 April 1864—11 April 1916) was a popular writer of fiction and drama, and a journalist famous for his coverage of the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. Davis, whose mother Rebecca Harding Davis was also a prominent...

According to Wikipedia: "Charles Waddell Chesnutt (June 20, 1858 November 15, 1932) was an African-American author, essayist and political activist, best known for his novels and short stories exploring complex issues of racial and social identity…. Chesnutt's stories were more complex than those...

This file includes: The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig'; Carnacki, the Ghost Finder; The Ghost Pirates; The House on the Borderland; and The Night Land. According to Wikipedia: "William Hope Hodgson (15 November 1877 April 1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays,...

According to Wikipedia: "William Hope Hodgson (November 15, 1877 April 1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror, fantastic fiction and science fiction. Early in his writing career...

Collection of 100 classic short stories, selected for use in middle school and high school. These include: The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche by Apuleius, Present at a Hanging and Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Bierce, The Yellow Wallpaper by Gilman, The Man Without a Country by Hale, The Wonderful...