Books

A wicked Duke imagines he has killed time itself.

The Lord is my true shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.

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The three Dassies build houses of grass, sticks and stones. Then the Eagle comes calling.

This collection includes Little Red Riding Hood, The Gingerbread Man, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Golden Goose and Chicken Little.

Steven Kellogg has written new verses to a traditional nursery song and enlivened it with his fanciful illustrations. Read online at Internet Archive.

The rhythmic and rhyming text tells the story of Bunny, driven from Bunnyland to Elsewhere after an unfortunate accident with an apple. Every letter in the alphabet is represented in Bunny’s journey. The illustrations are original lithographs drawn by Wanda Gág.

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One of the most charming ABC books of any era, this has few words and many rich color illustrations on every page.

Here we have Lincoln’s babyhood and boyhood at Knob Creek Farm and on Little Pigeon Creek, his games and chores.

Six-year-old Eloise lives in the sophisticated Plaza Hotel along with a singing nanny and a cat-looking dog. All day long, Eloise explores the hotel and its inhabitants, filling her days with great adventures. This special edition includes information about the further adventures of Eloise and her creators.

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Short beautifully illustrated and engraved A-Z book with a nursery rhyme theme. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Short beautifully illustrated and engraved A-Z book with a nursery rhyme theme. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

This book takes place after the events of The Islanders, Rough Water and Operation Wild Goose and deals with Nick’s doings at drama school.

There is no Frigate like a Book
Because I could not stop for Death-
I taste a liquor never brewed-

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In this story of thirteenth-century England, Adam travels from St. Albans Abbey to Winchester to Oxford in search of his father, a strolling player.

The Newbery Award seal was applied to the dust jacket by the time of the second printing in June 1943. The paper in the first printing is unusually heavy for a war time book, but by the second and third printings, it had noticably decreased in thickness.

The green cloth binding of the first printing became blue in subsequent printings.

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Omnibus edition of Flying Colours, The Commodore, Lord Hornblower and Hornblower in the West Indies.

Hornblower has been promoted to Rear Admiral and has been named in command of the West Indies station, i.e. the Caribbean, with a squadron consisting of three frigates and fourteen brigs and schooners.

A young girl named Dorothy takes a journey with three wooden statues who come alive on Christmas Eve. Read online at archive.org.

A young orphan girl spends the summer with two families, hoping that one will adopt her.

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Arab is a merry-go-round horse who seeks his freedom. He and a coach horse strike a bargain and trade places and what happens next is rather unusual.

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It was a wonderful day for Mr. Pink when, after being shipwrecked on an island, he finds a chest full of treasure. In spite of the warnings of an amused old turtle, Benjamin is determined to bring back his treasure to his village and do Good Works.

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