The world's most famous monster comes to life in this 1818 novel, a tale that combines Gothic romance and science fiction to tell of a young doctor's attempts to breath life into an artificial man. Despite the doctor's best intentions, the experiment goes horribly wrong. Large print edition.
The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton Funny, fast-paced novel about a club of anarchists in turn-of-the-20th-century London is ostensibly a story of mystery and espionage. On a deeper level, it's also a vehicle for social, religious, and philosophical commentary.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Take off on a marvelous flight of fancy with Dorothy, her dog Toto, the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion. Includes a selection of W. W. Denslow's enchanting line drawings.
Walden: Or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau Accounts of Thoreau's daily life on the shores of Walden Pond outside Concord, Massachusetts, are interwoven with musings on the virtues of self-reliance and individual freedom, on society, government, and other topics.
Birches and Other Poems by Robert Frost 77 memorable works by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, among them "The Road Not Taken," "The Death of the Hired Man," "Mending Wall," "After Apple-Picking," and "Putting in the Seed."
