Arabian Nights Selected and Edited by Andrew Lang
The Arabian Nights Entertainments is the collection of stories told by the
beautiful Scheherezade to the Sultan to keep him from killing her as he had
so many wives before. Each adventure leads to another and tells of genii,
fearless heroes who travel to exotic lands, dazzling princesses held captive
in subterranean palaces, and scores of other unique characters caught up in
horrifying enchantments and magnificent quests for glory. These immortal
tales captivate the imagination and leave the reader wondering, as the Sultan
does, "What will happen next?"
Some of the stories included are:
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor
The Story of the Husband and the Parrot
The Story of the Envious Man and of Him Who Was Envied
The Little Hunchback
Story of the Blind Baba-Abdalla
The Enchanted Horse
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Around The World In 80 Days by Jules Verne
The year is 1875. Phileas Fogg wagers his entire fortune that he can
travel around the world in 80 days. He has no travel plans or arrangements,
and air travel has not been invented. Beginning in London, he must cross
oceans, deserts, mountains, and jungles. Being chased by a bounty hunter
who is trying to stop him doesn't help matters. If he has one breakdown,
delay, or missed connection, he will lose everything he owns.
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Call of the Wild by Jack London
The Call of the Wild is considered by some to be Jack London's best tale.
It is by far his most popular. It tells the story of the dog Buck, a loyal
pet until he is snatched away from his life of ease and comfort. He is taken
to the Yukon, where he must adapt to a new life of toil and hardship. Buck
passes from one owner to another until he finds the one man he really loves.
He is faithful to his master till the end, and when he feels the blood of
his wolf ancestors rising within him he must answer the "call of the wild."
To Build A Fire by Jack London
A short story about one man's battle against the elements, and his struggle
"to build a fire" in below-zero temperatures.
"As he turned to go, he spat... There was a sharp, explosive crackle that
startled him. He spat again. And again, in the air, before it could fall to
the snow, the spittle crackled. He knew that at fifty below spittle crackled
on the snow, but this spittle had crackled in the air. Undoubtedly it was
colder than fifty below--how much colder he did not know."
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The Forge in the Forest by Charles G.D. Roberts
The forge was a place for the gathering of the men of Acadie who hated to
accept the flag of the English king. It was the Acadian headquarters of the
noted ranger, Jean de Mer. The English occupation had deprived him of all
open and formal lordship, but Jean de Mer was still called Seigneur de Briart
by his faithful people.
Jean de Mer returns to the Acadian land for the first time in three years to
find the Black Abbe harassing his people. He then narrates his struggle
against the sinister Black Abbe.
Meet and travel with the following characters:
„The Black Abbe. He is Abbe La Garne, the wicked pastor and priest whose
oppression of the people has no limits. "Priest though he be, he is a mighty
man of his hands!"
„Jean de Mer, The Acadian Ranger, who falls in love with Mizpah
„Marc, son of Jean de Mer, and admirer of Prudence
„Mizpah Hanford, a widower whose son Philip is kidnapped by the Black Abbe
„The beautiful Prudence, Mizpah's sister
„Babin, the faithful retainer of Jean de Mer
„Tamin the Fisher
„Grul, a madman of sorts
And many more.
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