An idle man falls asleep in the Catskill Mountains only to wake up twenty years later, bewildered as to how life passed him by. Includes an analysis of the story and a biography of the author.

5) AEsop's fables

Author

Aesop

Series

A Keith Jennison Book

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Large Print

Description

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Includes thirteen timeless tales brought to life through illustrations with new exhilarating perspectives.

6) Tales from Shakespeare

Author

Lamb, Charles

Series

Puffin classics

Language

English

Description

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Discover Shakespeare's best-loved plays These tales are the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's greatest plays. Charles and Mary Lamb vividly bring to life the power of Hamlet and Othello, the fun of As You Like It and the drama of Pericles. They never lose the feel of his beautiful language and humanity and convey all of his wit and wisdom. These tales are classic literature in their own right.

7) Tales of mystery and imagination

Author

Poe, Edgar Allan

Language

English

Description

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Presents an anthology of tales of horror and the supernatural.

8) The legend of Sleepy Hollow and other tales

Author

Irving, Washington

Series

The World's best reading

Publisher

Reader's Digest Association

Pub. Date

c1987

Language

English

9) The sleeping beauty

Author

Evans, C. S

Series

A Studio book

Publisher

Viking Press

Pub. Date

1972

Language

English

Description

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Disgruntled at not being invited to the princess's christening, the wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for a hundred years.

10) Fairy tales from many lands

Series

A studio book

Publisher

Viking Press

Pub. Date

1974

Language

English

Description

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Thirteen fairy tales from a variety of countries including Japan, Yugoslavia, Portugal, and Belgium.

11) A wonder book

Author

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Publisher

Quality Paperback Book Club

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

Description

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A retelling of classical Greek myths.

12) Cinderella liberator

Author

Solnit, Rebecca

Publisher

Haymarket Books

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

Description

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Cinderella's fairy godmother helps her to attend a ball and then to liberate herself, the prince, the animal helpers, and even her stepmother and stepsisters.

13) Washington Irving's Rip van Winkle

Author

Irving, Washington

Publisher

Dover Publications

Pub. Date

2005

Language

English

14) Grimm's complete fairy tales

Author

Grimm, Jacob

Language

English

15) Alice's adventures in Wonderland

Author

Carroll, Lewis

Series

The universal library volume no. 161
Alice's adventures in Wonderland volume 1
Junior classics
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Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, eBook

Description

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When Alice follows a rabbit down its rabbit hole, she enters a fantastical new world full of strange and nonsensical creatures. There Alice stumbles from one predicament to the next-- drinking potions that make her shrink and grow, inviting herself to a tea party with the Mad Hatter, speaking to a disappearing Cheshire Cat, and playing croquet with a Queen of Hearts who is a little too eager to behead her opponents--as life in Wonderland gets curiouser...

16) The annotated Peter Pan

Author

Barrie, J. M

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Co

Pub. Date

c2011

Language

English

17) Aesop's fables

Publisher

Barnes & Noble Classics

Pub. Date

c2003

Language

English

18) A Christmas carol

Author

Dickens, Charles

Series

Puffin classics
Calla editions

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook Cassette, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Manuscript

Description

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Chiltern creates the most beautiful editions of the Worlds finest literature. Your favorite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before: the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colors of these remarkable covers make these books feel extra special and look striking on any shelf. This hardcover book has a matching blank lined journal (sold separately). They make a great gift when paired together but are also just as beautiful on their...