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  Kitty's Class Day

  Louisa May Alcott

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  Louisa May Alcott’s Kitty’s Class Day is a delightful short story that blends youthful vanity, sisterly devotion, and gentle moral lessons with Alcott’s trademark wit and warmth. 
  Seventeen-year-old Kitty Heath is determined to shine at Harvard’s Class Day celebrations, outfitted in a fashionable Paris organdie gown with daisies in her bonnet and a train she insists upon having. Behind her excitement stands her devoted sister Priscilla, quietly sacrificing to make Kitty’s dreams possible. But amid flirtations, mishaps, and a humiliating tumble, Kitty learns that true happiness lies not in appearances or admiration, but in the steadfast love of family and the honest affection of her cousin Jack. 
  Charming, humorous, and heartfelt, this timeless tale captures the follies and triumphs of girlhood, offering listeners both laughter and life lessons.

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  The Son of Tarzan

  Edgar Rice Burroughs

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  Young Jack Clayton, unaware of his legacy, is lured from England to the wilds of Africa by his father’s nemesis in Edgar Rice Burroughs' "The Son of Tarzan." Embracing his heritage, he transforms into Korak the Killer, forging bonds with the jungle and the enchanting Meriem. Facing perilous challenges and fierce adversaries, Jack's journey becomes a tale of survival and self-discovery, where the call of the wild reveals his true nature and lineage.

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  Purple Pileus The (Unabridged)

  H. G. Wells

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  "Mr. Coombes was sick of life. He walked away from his unhappy home, and, sick not only of his own existence but of everybody else's, turned aside down Gaswork Lane to avoid the town, and, crossing the wooden bridge that goes over the canal to Starling's Cottages, was presently alone in the damp pine woods and out of sight and sound of human habitation. He would stand it no longer. He repeated aloud with blasphemies unusual to him that he would stand it no longer.

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  A Descent into the Maelström

  Sampi Books, Edgar Allan Poe

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  Edgar Allan Poe's "The Descent into the Maelström" is a tale that explores themes of survival and cunning in the face of imposing natural forces. Narrated by a man facing a colossal whirlpool, the story distils the tension between fear and reason, highlighting the human capacity to use intelligence to face seemingly insurmountable challenges.

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  Betty Brown the St Giles Orange...

  Hannah More

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  Hannah More was born on February 2nd, 1745 at Fishponds in the parish of Stapleton, near Bristol. She was the fourth of five daughters. 
  The City of Bristol, at that time, was a centre for slave-trading and Hannah would, over time, become one of its staunchest critics.  
  She was keen to learn, possessed a sharp intellect and was assiduous in studying.  Hannah first wrote in 1762 with The Search after Happiness (by the mid-1780s some 10,000 copies had been sold). 
  In 1767 Hannah became engaged to William Turner.  After six years, with no wedding in sight, the engagement was broken off.  Turner then bestowed upon her an annual annuity of £200.  This was enough to meet her needs and set her free to pursue a literary career.   
  Her first play, The Inflexible Captive, was staged at Bath in 1775. The famous David Garrick himself produced her next play, Percy, in 1777 as well as writing both the Prologue and Epilogue for it.  It was a great success when performed at Covent Garden in December of that year.  
  Hannah turned to religious writing with Sacred Dramas in 1782; it rapidly ran through nineteen editions. These and the poems Bas-Bleu and Florio (1786) mark her gradual transition to a more serious and considered view of life. 
  Hannah contributed much to the newly-founded Abolition Society including, in February 1788, her publication of Slavery, a Poem recognised as one of the most important of the abolition period.   
  Her work now became more evangelical.  In the 1790s she wrote several Cheap Repository Tracts which covered moral, religious and political topics and were both for sale or distributed to literate poor people.  The most famous is, perhaps, The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain, describing a family of incredible frugality and contentment. Two million copies of these were circulated, in one year. 
  In 1789, she purchased a small house at Cowslip Green in Somerset. She was instrumental in setting up twelve schools in the area by 1800. 
  She continued to oppose slavery throughout her life, but at the time of the Abolition Bill of 1807, her health did not permit her to take as active a role in the movement as she had done in the late 1780s, although she maintained a correspondence with Wilberforce and others.  
  In July 1833, the Bill to abolish slavery throughout the British Empire passed in the House of Commons, followed by the House of Lords on August 1st. 
  Hannah More died on September 7th, 1833.

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  Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of...

  Arthur Conan Doyle, Classic...

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  The Hound of the Baskervilles is the fifth book in Arthur Conan Doyle's celebrated Sherlock Holmes series. This iconic mystery novel takes readers to the haunting moors of Devonshire, blending Gothic suspense with Holmes' unmatched deductive prowess. Following the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville, his heir, Sir Henry Baskerville, arrives to inherit the family estate. With rumors of a spectral hound terrorizing the Baskerville lineage, Dr. Watson is sent ahead to investigate the foreboding atmosphere at Baskerville Hall. Sherlock Holmes eventually steps in to unravel a web of deceit, danger, and long-buried secrets. First published as a standalone tale after Holmes' supposed death in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, this gripping story cemented his return to the public's imagination and remains a cornerstone of detective fiction.

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