Les Misérables

Samuel the Seeker by Upton Sinclair.

What would happen to you if you tried to make your way in the world believing all the clear, simple things you had ever been taught growing up? Here we have one response to that question, a commentary by the great novelist, journalist and political activist Upton Sinclair, on what we are to encounter as we make our way in this world we live in. It is set against the backdrop of its time (about a hundred years ago) and place (a capitalist microcosm called "Lockmanville" in upstate New York) and the viewpoint of its author. Young Samuel Prescott, having been robbed penniless, encounters the expected cast of characters, from the fiendish and jaded Capitalists to the sainted Socialists, with the righteous religious and the purchased politicians and police along the way, all perched upon the backs and shoulders of the poor and the powerless.

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Emerald Story Book.

There is no richer theme for children’s stories than the miracle of Spring. Some of the myths and legends are interesting or amusing because flowers, insects, or birds are presented as personalities and emphasise human qualities or feelings. Some of the stories and poems contribute to the child’s store of knowledge by attracting his attention to some fact, beauty, or blessing in nature which may have escaped his notice. Still others make an appeal by suggesting or affirming the abiding hope symbolised in the thought, “See the land her Easter keeping.” The child’s heart is filled with the joy of spring,—with the rapture expressed in the thrush’s song which Mrs. Ewing describes. “Fresh water and green woods, ambrosial sunshine and sun-flecked shade, chattering brooks and rustling leaves, glade and sward and dell. Lichens and cool mosses, feathered ferns and flowers. Green leaves!

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Indian Story Book by Richard Wilson.

Love, hate, virtue, oppression, tenderness, bravery and resourcefulness and an ultimate desire to conquer evil.

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Story of The Treasure Seekers (version 2) by E. Nesbit.

The 6 Bastable children are great at thinking up ways to restore a fallen family fortune, they soon find they had more fun and problems with the fun than finance.

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Love of Life and Other Stories by Jack London.

"Love Of Life" (1906) is a collection of stories set in the Yukon of men, women and animals fighting for survival over the elements and over others. Greed, love, revenge -- all that is bad and good in humanity.

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All the Sad Young Men by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

A collection of short stories featuring a suite of wealthy protagonists navigating the perceived hardships of 1920s society. The themes center on lost love, personal struggles, fleeting romance, and the melancholy life.

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Marion de Lorme by Victor Hugo.

Marion de Lorme is a play about a famous French courtesan with the same name, known for her relationships with the important men of her time.

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo.

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo.

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo.

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