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This carefully crafted ebook: "MYSTERY & CRIME Ultimate Collection: 110+ Thriller Novels & Detective Stories In One Volume (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:Nicholas Goade, DetectiveWild Man''s LogicThe Affair of the House PartyThe Unshared SecretThe Emerald PendantGypsy Blood...Peter HamesThe Imperfect CrimeGoing, Going, Gone!No Questions AskedThe Luckiest Young ManMademoiselle Anna DisappearsThe Tiger on the Mountains . . .Major ForesterThe Dancing GentlemanWith a DashThe Château of PhantasiesThe Battling PacifistAnge MarieThe Modern Marauder . . .Pudgy Pete & George AngusDrama in the Dolls'' HouseThe Ninety-Ninth ThreadThe Actor''s RomanceThe Happy EndingThe Pedagogue of Bellevue Mansions . . .Peter Ruff & The Double FourThe Indiscretion Of Letty ShawThe Little Lady From ServiaThe Demand Of The Double-FourRecalled by The Double-FourThe Ambassador''s Wife . . .Michael Sayers & Norman GreyesThe Undiscovered MurdererThe Kiss of JudasThe Leeds Bank RobberyThe Winds of DeathSeven Boxes of Gold . . .Jennerton & Co.The Great BearThe Lion''s DenNumbers One and SevenThe Man with Two BagsJudgment PostponedThe Yankeedoodle Kid . . .Joseph CrayThe Donvers CaseThe Two PhilanthropistsPussyfoot in MischiefThe Reckoning with Otto SchreedSatan and the Spirit . . .Commodore JasenThe Ghosts Of Suicide CornerNo Red Ribbon For The CommodoreCommodore Jasen Watches His StepThe Seven Taverns Of Marseilles . . .Miss MottAsk Miss MottDinner Without MasksThe Magic PopgunThe House Of DreadBehind Barred Doors . . .Baroness Clara of LinzThirty-Nine Wooden BoxesAn Olympian DebacleBroken Engagements...E. Phillips Oppenheim, the Prince of Storytellers (1866-1946) was an internationally renowned author of mystery and espionage thrillers. His novels and short stories have all the elements of blood-racing adventure and intrigue and are precursors of modern-day spy fictions.

This carefully crafted ebook: "CHARLES DICKENS – The Complete Short Stories: 190+ Christmas Tales, Social Sketches, Tales for Children & Other Stories (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:Christmas NovellasA Christmas CarolThe ChimesThe Cricket on the HearthThe Battle of LifeThe Haunted ManShort Story CollectionsSketches by BozSketches of Young GentlemenSketches of Young CouplesMaster Humphrey'' ClockReprinted PiecesThe Mudfog PapersPearl-Fishing (First Series)Pearl-Fishing (Second Series)Christmas StoriesOther StoriesChildren''s BooksChild''s Dream of a StarHoliday RomanceStories About Children Every Child Can ReadCriticismAppreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles DickensThe Limitations of Dickens by Henry JamesThe Puzzle of Dickens''s Last Plot by Andrew LangDavid Copperfield by Virginia WoolfBiographiesCharles Dickens by G. K. ChestertonThe Life of Charles Dickens by John ForsterDickens'' London by M. F. MansfieldCharles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world''s best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.

This carefully crafted ebook: "OLIVER TWIST (Illustrated Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Oliver Twist is an orphan boy who starts his life in a workhouse and then gets sold into apprenticeship with an undertaker. He escapes from there and travels to London, where he meets the Artful Dodger, a member of a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal, Fagin. Oliver Twist is notable for its unromantic portrayal by Dickens of criminals and their sordid lives, as well as for exposing the cruel treatment of the many orphans in London in the mid-19th century.Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world''s best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.

This carefully crafted ebook: "DAVID COPPERFIELD (Illustrated Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The story follows the life of David Copperfield, a young boy who is born six months after the death of his father, from childhood to maturity. David spends his early years in relative happiness with his loving mother and their kindly housekeeper, Peggotty, but when his mother remarries David is sent to lodge with Peggotty''s family. His mother and her newly born child die, Peggotty marries, and since no one remains to care for David in London, he decides to run away, and he walks from London to Dover, to his only relative, an eccentric yet kind-hearted great-aunt. Many elements of the novel follow events in Dickens'' own life, and it is often considered as his veiled autobiography.Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world''s best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…"A Tale of Two Cities is a novel set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same period.Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world''s best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.

This carefully crafted ebook: "Great Expectations (Illustrated Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Great Expectations depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. The novel is set in Kent and London in the early to mid-19th century and contains some of Dickens'' most memorable scenes, including the opening in a graveyard, where the young Pip is accosted by the escaped convict, Abel Magwitch. Great Expectations is full of extreme imagery—poverty, prison ships and chains, and fights to the death.Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world''s best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Amazing History of England - Children''s Book with Original Illustrations" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.A Child''s History of England is a history book written for children. Dickens dedicated the book to "My own dear children, whom I hope it may help, bye and bye, to read with interest larger and better books on the same subject". The history covers the period between 50 BC and 1689, ending with a chapter summarizing events from then until the accession of Queen Victoria.Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world''s best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.

This carefully crafted ebook: "BLEAK HOUSE (Historical Thriller Based on True Events)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.At the centre of Bleak House is the long-running legal case, Jarndyce and Jarndyce, inspired by a real-life Chancery case, which came about because someone wrote several conflicting wills, which than led to numerous family feuds, schemes and murder.Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world''s best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.

This carefully crafted ebook: "THE GREATEST DICKENS CLASSICS (Illustrated Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:Our Mutual Friend - explores the conflict between doing what society expects of a person and the idea of being true to oneselfThe Pickwick Papers - To extend his researches into the quaint and curious phenomena of life, Samuel Pickwick suggests that he and three other "Pickwickians" should make journeys to places remote from London and report on their findings to the other members.Oliver Twist is an orphan who starts his life in a workhouse and is then sold into apprenticeship with an undertaker. He escapes from there and travels to London, where he meets the Artful Dodger, a member of a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal, Fagin…A Christmas Carol tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation after visitations by the ghost of his former business partner and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.David Copperfield is a fatherless boy who is sent to lodge with his housekeeper''s family after his mother remarries, but when his mother dies he decides to run away…Hard Times is set in the fictional city of Coketown and it is centered around utilitarian and industrial influences on Victorian society.A Tale of Two Cities depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same period.Great Expectations depicts the personal growth and development of an orphan nicknamed Pip in Kent and London in the early to mid-19th century.Bleak House – legal thriller based on true events.Little Dorrit – criticize the institution of debtors'' prisons, the shortcomings of both government and society.COLLECTED LETTERSTHE LIFE OF CHARLES DICKENS by John Forster

This carefully crafted ebook: "DICKENS''S LONDON" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:NovelsThe Pickwick PapersOliver TwistNicholas NicklebyThe Old Curiosity ShopBarnaby RudgeMartin ChuzzlewitDavid CopperfieldLittle DorritA Tale of Two CitiesGreat ExpectationsOur Mutual FriendShort StoriesSketches by BozThe Beadle. The Parish Engine. The Schoolmaster.The Curate. The Old Lady. The Half-pay CaptainThe Four SistersThe Election for BeadleThe Broker''s ManThe Ladies'' SocietiesOur Next-door NeighbourThe Streets – morningThe Streets – nightShops and their TenantsScotland YardSeven DialsMeditations in Monmouth-StreetHackney-coach StandsDoctors'' CommonsLondon RecreationsThe RiverAstley''sGreenwich FairPrivate TheatresVauxhall Gardens by DayEarly CoachesOmnibusesThe Last Cab-driver, and the First Omnibus cadA Parliamentary SketchPublic DinnersThe First of MayBrokers'' and Marine-store ShopsGin-shopsThe Pawnbroker''s ShopCriminal CourtsA Visit to NewgateThoughts about PeopleA Christmas DinnerThe New YearMiss Evans and the EagleThe Parlour OratorThe Hospital PatientThe Misplaced attachment of Mr. John DounceThe Mistaken MillinerThe Dancing AcademyShabby-Genteel PeopleMaking a Night of ItThe Prisoners'' VanThe Boarding-houseMr. Minns and his CousinSentimentThe Tuggses at RamsgateHoratio SparkinsThe Black VeilThe Steam ExcursionThe Great Winglebury DuelMrs. Joseph PorterA Passage in the Life of Mr. Watkins TottleThe Bloomsbury ChristeningThe Drunkard''s deathSketches of Young GentlemenSketches of Young CouplesMaster Humphrey''s ClockSunday Under Three HeadsCharles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world''s best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.

This carefully crafted ebook: "Life and Times of Charles Dickens" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:David CopperfieldSketches by BozThe Beadle. The Parish Engine. The Schoolmaster.The Curate. The Old Lady. The Half-pay CaptainThe Four SistersThe Election for BeadleThe Broker''s ManThe Ladies'' SocietiesOur Next-door NeighbourThe Streets – morningThe Streets – nightShops and their TenantsScotland YardSeven DialsMeditations in Monmouth-StreetHackney-coach StandsDoctors'' CommonsLondon RecreationsThe RiverAstley''sGreenwich FairPrivate TheatresVauxhall Gardens by DayEarly CoachesOmnibusesThe Last Cab-driver, and the First Omnibus cadA Parliamentary SketchPublic DinnersThe First of MayBrokers'' and Marine-store ShopsGin-shopsThe Pawnbroker''s ShopCriminal CourtsA Visit to NewgateThoughts about PeopleA Christmas DinnerThe New YearMiss Evans and the EagleThe Parlour OratorThe Hospital PatientThe Misplaced attachment of Mr. John DounceThe Mistaken MillinerThe Dancing AcademyShabby-Genteel PeopleMaking a Night of ItThe Prisoners'' VanThe Boarding-houseMr. Minns and his CousinSentimentThe Tuggses at RamsgateHoratio SparkinsThe Black VeilThe Steam ExcursionThe Great Winglebury DuelMrs. Joseph PorterA Passage in the Life of Mr. Watkins TottleThe Bloomsbury ChristeningThe Drunkard''s deathSketches of Young GentlemenSketches of Young CouplesSunday Under Three HeadsReprinted PiecesThe Uncommercial TravellerAmerican NotesPictures From ItalyThe Lazy Tour of Two Idle ApprenticesThe Letters of Charles DickensMy Father as I Recall Him by Mamie DickensCharles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world''s best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. Among his greatest works are A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities.

This carefully crafted ebook: "A TALE OF TWO CITIES & BARNABY RUDGE" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.A Tale of Two Cities is set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same period.Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty is largely set during the Gordon Riots of 1780. The story begins on an evening of foul weather in the year 1775 where we meet several families; The Willets, The Vardens, The Chesters, and Barnaby Rudge, a simpleton who wanders around with his pet raven, Grip. As the story advances five years to a wintry evening in early 1780, many of the characters get involved in the infamous Protestant riots led by Sir George Gordon.Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world''s best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.

This carefully crafted ebook: "Children''s Tales from Dickens – The Great Classics & The Wonderful Stories for Children (Illustrated Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:Stories About Children Every Child Can Read:Trotty Veck and MegTiny TimThe Runaway CoupleLittle DorritThe Toy-Maker and His Blind DaughterLittle NellLittle David CopperfieldJenny WrenPip''s AdventureTodgers''Dick Swiveller and the MarchionessMr. Wardle''s Servant JoeThe Brave and Honest Boy, Oliver TwistNovels:Oliver TwistNicholas NicklebyThe Old Curiosity ShopMartin ChuzzlewitDavid CopperfieldGreat ExpectationsChristmas Novellas:A Christmas CarolThe ChimesThe Cricket on the HearthChildren''s Books:Child''s Dream of a StarHoliday RomanceDickens''s ChildrenChristmas StoriesA Christmas TreeThe Poor Relation''s StoryThe Child''s StoryThe Schoolboy''s StoryNobody''s StoryThe Christmas GoblinTom Tiddler''s GroundA Child''s History of EnglandCharles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world''s best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of J. M. Barrie (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) is one of the greatest Scottish novelists and playwrights, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan.Content:Peter Pan AdventuresPeter Pan in Kensington GardensPeter and WendyPeter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn''t Grow UpWhen Wendy Grew UpNovelsBetter DeadWhen a Man''s SingleAuld Licht IdyllsA Window in ThrumsThe Little MinisterSentimental TommyTommy and GrizelThe Little White BirdFarewell Miss Julie LoganNovellasA Tillyloss ScandalLife in a Country ManseLady''s ShoeShort StoriesA Holiday in Bed and Other SketchesTwo of Them and Other StoriesOther Short StoriesInconsiderate WaiterThe Courting of T''Nowhead''s BellDite DeucharsThe Minister''s GownShutting a MapAn Invalid in LodgingsThe Mystery of Time-TablesMending the ClockThe Biggest Box in the WorldThe Coming DramatistThe Result of a TrampThe Other "Times"How Gavin Birse Put it to Mag LownieThe Late Sherlock HolmesPlaysIbsen''s GhostJane AnnieWalker, LondonThe Professor''s Love StoryThe Little Minister: A PlayThe Wedding GuestLittle MaryQuality StreetThe Admirable CrichtonWhat Every Woman KnowsDer Tag (The Tragic Man)Dear BrutusAlice Sit-by-the-FireA Kiss for CinderellaShall We Join the Ladies?Half an HourSeven WomenOld FriendsMary RoseThe Boy DavidPantaloonThe Twelve-Pound LookRosalindThe WillThe Old Lady Shows Her MedalsThe New WordBarbara''s WeddingA Well-Remembered VoiceEssaysNeither Dorking Nor The AbbeyCharles Frohman: A TributeCouragePreface to The Young VisitersCaptain Hook at EtonThe Man from NowhereWoman and the PressA Plea for Smaller BooksBoy''s BooksThe Lost Works of George MeredithThe Humor of DickensNdintpile Pont(?)QWhat is Scott''s Best Novel?MemoirsMargaret OgilvyThe Greenwood HatAn Edinburgh ElevenMy Lady Nicotine

This carefully crafted ebook: "J. M. BARRIE - Ultimate Collection: 14 Novels & 80+ Short Stories, Plays and Essays (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:Peter Pan AdventuresPeter Pan in Kensington GardensPeter and WendyPeter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn''t Grow UpWhen Wendy Grew UpNovelsBetter DeadWhen a Man''s SingleAuld Licht IdyllsA Window in ThrumsThe Little MinisterSentimental TommyTommy and GrizelThe Little White BirdFarewell Miss Julie LoganA Tillyloss ScandalLife in a Country ManseLady''s ShoeShort StoriesA Holiday in Bed and Other SketchesTwo of Them and Other StoriesOther Short StoriesInconsiderate WaiterThe Courting of T''Nowhead''s BellDite DeucharsThe Minister''s GownShutting a MapAn Invalid in LodgingsThe Mystery of Time-TablesMending the ClockThe Biggest Box in the WorldThe Coming DramatistThe Result of a TrampThe Other "Times"How Gavin Birse Put it to Mag LownieThe Late Sherlock HolmesPlaysIbsen''s GhostJane AnnieWalker, LondonThe Professor''s Love StoryThe Little Minister: A PlayThe Wedding GuestLittle MaryQuality StreetThe Admirable CrichtonWhat Every Woman KnowsDer Tag (The Tragic Man)Dear BrutusAlice Sit-by-the-FireA Kiss for CinderellaShall We Join the Ladies?Half an HourSeven WomenOld FriendsMary RoseThe Boy DavidPantaloonThe Twelve-Pound LookRosalindThe WillThe Old Lady Shows Her MedalsThe New WordBarbara''s WeddingA Well-Remembered VoiceEssaysNeither Dorking Nor The AbbeyCharles Frohman: A TributeCouragePreface to The Young VisitersCaptain Hook at EtonThe Man from NowhereWoman and the PressA Plea for Smaller BooksBoy''s BooksThe Lost Works of George MeredithThe Humor of DickensNdintpile Pont(?)QWhat is Scott''s Best Novel?MemoirsMargaret OgilvyThe Greenwood HatAn Edinburgh Eleven...Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan.

This carefully crafted ebook: "Complete Plays of J. M. Barrie" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn''t Grow UpWhen Wendy Grew UpIbsen''s GhostJane AnnieWalker, LondonThe Professor''s Love StoryThe Little Minister: A PlayThe Wedding GuestLittle MaryQuality StreetThe Admirable CrichtonWhat Every Woman KnowsDer Tag (The Tragic Man)Dear BrutusAlice Sit-by-the-FireA Kiss for CinderellaShall We Join the Ladies?Half an HourSeven WomenOld FriendsMary RoseThe Boy DavidPantaloonThe Twelve-Pound LookRosalindThe WillThe Old Lady Shows Her MedalsThe New WordBarbara''s WeddingA Well-Remembered VoiceSir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland but moved to London, where he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens, then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn''t Grow Up, a "fairy play" about an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland.

This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:Introduction:Frances Hodgson Burnett from Children''s Stories in American Literature by H. C. WrightChildren''s Books:The Secret GardenA Little PrincessLittle Lord FauntleroyThe Lost PrinceTwo Little Pilgrims'' ProgressBarty Crusoe and His Man SaturdaySara Crewe or What Happened at Miss Minchin''sEditha''s BurglarIn the Closed RoomThe Land of the Blue FlowerThe Good WolfThe Little Hunchback ZiaLittle Saint Elizabeth, and Other Stories:Little Saint ElizabethThe Story of Prince FairyfootThe Proud Little Grain of WheatBehind the White BrickQueen Crosspatch''s Stories:Racketty-Packetty HouseThe Cozy LionThe Spring CleaningTwo Days in the Life of PiccinoThe Captain''s YoungestLittle Betty''s Kitten Tells Her StoryHow Fauntleroy OccurredNovels:That Lass o'' Lowrie''sTheo: A Sprightly Love StoryHaworth''sMiss CrespignyLouisianaA Fair BarbarianThrough One AdministrationVagabondiaThe Pretty Sister of JoséA Lady of QualityHis Grace of OsmondeIn Connection with the De Willoughby ClaimEmily Fox-SetonThe ShuttleT. TembaromThe White PeopleThe Head of the House of CoombeRobinShort Stories:Surly TimEsmeraldaMère Girauds Little DaughterLoduskySethOne Day at ArleLe Monsieur de la Petite DameThe Woman''s WayThe Dawn of a TomorrowMy Robin

This meticulously edited collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:Introduction:Frances Hodgson Burnett from Children''s Stories in American Literature by H. C. WrightChildren''s Books:The Secret GardenA Little PrincessLittle Lord FauntleroyThe Lost PrinceTwo Little Pilgrims'' ProgressBarty Crusoe and His Man SaturdaySara Crewe or What Happened at Miss Minchin''sEditha''s BurglarIn the Closed RoomThe Land of the Blue FlowerThe Good WolfThe Little Hunchback ZiaLittle Saint Elizabeth, and Other Stories:Little Saint ElizabethThe Story of Prince FairyfootThe Proud Little Grain of WheatBehind the White BrickQueen Crosspatch''s Stories:Racketty-Packetty HouseThe Cozy LionThe Spring CleaningTwo Days in the Life of PiccinoThe Captain''s YoungestLittle Betty''s Kitten Tells Her StoryHow Fauntleroy Occurred Novels:That Lass o'' Lowrie''sTheo: A Sprightly Love StoryHaworth''sMiss CrespignyLouisianaA Fair BarbarianThrough One AdministrationVagabondiaThe Pretty Sister of JoséA Lady of QualityHis Grace of OsmondeIn Connection with the De Willoughby ClaimEmily Fox-SetonThe ShuttleT. TembaromThe White PeopleThe Head of the House of CoombeRobinShort Stories:Surly TimEsmeraldaMère Girauds Little DaughterLoduskySethOne Day at ArleLe Monsieur de la Petite DameThe Woman''s WayThe Dawn of a TomorrowMy Robin

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Novels of Frances Hodgson Burnett (Illustrated Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:Introduction:Frances Hodgson Burnett from Children''s Stories in American Literature by H. C. WrightChildren''s Novels:The Secret GardenA Little PrincessLittle Lord FauntleroyThe Lost PrinceTwo Little Pilgrims'' ProgressBarty Crusoe and His Man SaturdayOther Novels:That Lass o'' Lowrie''sTheo: A Sprightly Love StoryHaworth''sMiss CrespignyLouisianaA Fair BarbarianThrough One AdministrationVagabondiaThe Pretty Sister of JoséA Lady of QualityHis Grace of OsmondeIn Connection with the De Willoughby ClaimEmily Fox-SetonThe ShuttleT. TembaromThe White PeopleThe Head of the House of CoombeRobin

e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited collection of children''s classics:The Secret GardenA Little PrincessLittle Lord FauntleroyThe Lost PrinceTwo Little Pilgrims'' ProgressBarty Crusoe and His Man SaturdaySara Crewe or What Happened at Miss Minchin''sEditha''s BurglarIn the Closed RoomThe Land of the Blue FlowerThe Good WolfThe Little Hunchback ZiaLittle Saint Elizabeth, and Other Stories:Little Saint ElizabethThe Story of Prince FairyfootThe Proud Little Grain of WheatBehind the White BrickQueen Crosspatch''s Stories:Racketty-Packetty HouseThe Cozy LionThe Spring CleaningTwo Days in the Life of PiccinoThe Captain''s YoungestLittle Betty''s Kitten Tells Her StoryHow Fauntleroy Occurred

"Little Lord Fauntleroy" – In a shabby New York City side street in the mid-1880s, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother in genteel poverty after the death of his father, Captain Cedric Errol. One day, they are visited by an English lawyer with a message from Cedric''s grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, an unruly millionaire who despises the United States. With the deaths of his father''s elder brothers, Cedric has now inherited the title Lord Fauntleroy and is the heir to the earldom and a vast estate. Cedric''s grandfather takes him to live in England and be educated as an English aristocrat."A Little Princess" – Captain Ralph Crewe, a wealthy English widower, enrolls his young daughter Sara at Miss Minchin''s boarding school for girls in London, to prepare her for a life in high society. Sara enjoys a special treatment and exceptional luxuries, and Miss Minchin openly fawns over Sara for her wealth. But all that changes when Captain Ralph suddenly dies after losing all his fortune, leaving Sara in poverty and in disfavor with Miss Minchin."The Secret Garden" – Mary Lennox, a sickly and spoiled little girl, is orphaned to dim prospects in a gloomy English manor. Her only friend is a bed-ridden boy named Colin whose prospects may be dimmer than hers. But when Mary finds the key to a Secret Garden, the magical powers of transformation fall within her reach. The Secret Garden is an inspirational tale of transformation and empowerment.

"Little Lord Fauntleroy" – In a shabby New York City side street in the mid-1880s, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother in genteel poverty after the death of his father, Captain Cedric Errol. One day, they are visited by an English lawyer with a message from Cedric''s grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, an unruly millionaire who despises the United States. With the deaths of his father''s elder brothers, Cedric has now inherited the title Lord Fauntleroy and is the heir to the earldom and a vast estate. Cedric''s grandfather takes him to live in England and be educated as an English aristocrat."How Fauntleroy Occurred, and a Very Real Little Boy Became an Ideal One" is a story written by Frances Burnett in which she compared her famous creation Little Lord Fauntleroy and her youngest son Vivian. In many ways Vivian served as an inspiration for creating the fictional character Cedric Errol. Later in life he wanted to escape from those comparisons and separates himself from the fictional characters, but it was hard to shake them off.

"The Land of the Blue Flower" – Amor is a young orphaned king who, advised by a wise old man, leaves his dark and gloomy kingdom. He returns with the seeds of blue flower which turns out to be magical."The Story of Prince Fairyfoot'' is the tale of a young prince who represents an embarrassment for his large footed royal family. He leaves the royal castle, and walks off to live with the family of a sheepherder, destined to find happiness."The Proud Little Grain of Wheat" is the tale that follows the adventures and escapades of a single grain from the time it gets planted into the ground to the time she gets consumed. This grain is extremely proud of itself, wanting to be the best at being seed, flower or a cake."In the Closed Room" – Judith is a beautiful young girl who resembles her Aunt Hester who died at fifteen. Her parents become caretakers of a house that was abandoned quickly by a family grieving the sudden death of their child. In the closed room of the spooky house Judith meets a new friend.

"The Good Wolf" – Bartholomew Herbert Hubert Ellecompane, called Barty by his mother is a poor little boy who was a great blessing and a privilege. He lived on the edge of a deep forest, and he was very fond of that forest because there were such wonderful things. One day, when he went in the forest to ride sleds, he met an Immense Wolf. Barty was afraid, but since he was such a good boy, the wolf decided to show his nicest side, and became Barty''s friend, taking him through numerous adventures."Barty Crusoe and His Man Saturday" – After reading Robinson Crusoe, a young Barty decides that he wants a deserted island for himself with similar exploit to undertake. Fortunately for him, he has the Good Wolf, a magic friend who makes his wishes come through.

Piccino is a young boy who lives in the periphery of an old Italian town of Ceraini. Accompanied by his donkey and his dog, he extracts money from foreign tourists for living. One day, Piccino catches the eye of a wealthy lady from England who desires to adopt him, wash him, and turn him into a decent, fine boy. Thus begin the horrifying two days of washing, scrubbing and cleaning.