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  The Malachite Jar

  J.S. Fletcher

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  Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian golden age of the short story.'The Malachite Jar' is a detective story. An eminent magistrate, an antiquarian book and antique collector, has been found dead. The post mortem indicates that he was poisoned. But who could possibly have a motive for the murder? Various members of the community come forward with information, each of which points to a different solution to the puzzle...but which is correct?

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  The Secret Garden

  Frances Hodgson Burnett

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  Born in India, Mary Lennox is a sickly, selfcentered, spoiled child. Orphaned by a cholera epidemic, she is sent to Misselthwaite Manor, England, to live with her uncle and his ailing son, Colin. While there, Mary becomes aware of a mysterious and secret garden that no one has seen in ten years. She searches for it intently and is awed when she finds it. It was the sweetest, most mysterious looking place anyone could imagine. With the help of Colin, the garden becomes a place of magical discovery  but the most important discovery occurs in the surprising and wonderful change in Mary.

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  The Emerald City of Oz

  L. Frank Baum

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  Join Dorothy and the Wonderful Wizard as they take Aunt Em and Uncle Henry on a fabulous tour of Oz. During their journey, they encounter such amazing and amusing people as King Kleaver with his Spoon Brigade and Miss Cuttenclip of the land of paper dolls. But while Dorothy and her friends play, the wicked Nome King has joined forces with the terrible Whimsies, the fearsome Growleywogs, and the evil Phanfasms in a plot to capture the Emerald City. Will Dorothy's friends discover the danger before it's too late?

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  The Lord Meets His Lady

  Gina Conkle

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  Lord Marcus Bowles has stained his family's reputation for the last time. Only after spending a scandal-free year restoring some far-flung property can this second son return in good graces. But Marcus isn't one to abandon a lone damsel on a dark country lane... One stolen kiss and Genevieve Turner's handsome midnight savior disappears. Typical. No matter, Gen is finally on the way to her new post-and hopefully to finding her grandmother as well. Instead, she finds her mischievous hero is her new employer. Surely a few more kisses won't hurt...

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  The Scarlet Pimpernel

  Baroness Emmuska Orczy

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  In the year 1792, Sir Percy and Lady Marguerite Blakeney are the darlings of British society-he is known as one of the wealthiest men in England and a dimwit; she is French, a stunning former actress, and "the cleverest woman in Europe"-and they find themselves at the center of a deadly political intrigue. The Reign of Terror controls France, and every day aristocrats in Paris fall victim to Madame la Guillotine. Only one man can rescue them-the Scarlet Pimpernel, a master of disguise who leaves a calling card bearing only a signature red flower. As the fascinating connection between the Blakeneys and this mysterious hero is revealed, they are forced to choose between love and loyalty in order to avoid the French agent Chauvelin, who relentlessly hunts the Scarlet Pimpernel.The Scarlet Pimpernel is the best-known novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, a prolific author of popular fiction and plays. First published in 1905, it pioneered the tale of the masked avenger and paved the way for such future enigmatic swashbucklers as Zorro and the Lone Ranger. Repeatedly adapted for stage and screen-including as a successful Broadway musical-The Scarlet Pimpernel is a relevant and enormously entertaining tale of survival and pluck during times of widespread fear, hypocrisy, and corruption.

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  The Huntsman

  Anton Chekhov

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  "The Huntsman" by Anton Chekhov follows Yegor Vlassitch, a huntsman, who longs for a simple life with his love, Pelagea. When Yegor's boss, the Count, takes an interest in Pelagea, Yegor confronts his feelings of jealousy and insecurity. The story delves into themes of class dynamics, love, and the complexities of human emotions. Read in English, unabridged.

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