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Daniel Boone
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Fascinating recount of a critical character in the development of American history. The author does a nice job interweaving the exploits of Boone in with other comtemporary historical happenings. Daniel Boone experiences real life heart throbbing adventure and was critical to paving the way...
David Crockett
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His life is a veritable romance, with the additional charm of unquestionable truth. It opens to the reader scenes in the lives of the lowly, and a state of semi-civilization, of which but few of them can have the faintest idea. It has not been my object, in this narrative, to defend Colonel...
Darius the Great
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Jacob Abbot is one of the most talented historians to come out of the 1800's. His biographies and historical fiction are enchanting, accurate and an absolute joy to read. It's easy to understand, gives enough detail without overburdening the reader with useless information, and paints...
Ulysses
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The result? Almost every variety of human experience is crammed into the accordian folds of a single day, which makes Ulysses not just an experimental work but the very last word in realism. But Bloom's wistful sensualism (and naive curiosity) is something else entirely. Seen through his...
Charles I
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The things that are to be explained, the points that are to be brought out, the comparative degree of prominence to be given to the various particulars, will all be different, on account of the difference in the situation, the ideas, and the objects of these new readers, compared with those of...
Cyrus the Great
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This is truly a magnificent account of the story of the life of Cyrus The Great, The founder of the Persian Empire, as narrated by two greek historians: Herodotus (philosopher & scholar) and Xenophenon (a great general) and brought to life again in Jacob Abbott's great masterpeice, with...
Wuthering Heights
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Beautifully read by Patricia Routledge, who is well able to encompass the black passions, the tragedy and the lyricism of this haunting story. It is not a pretty love story; rather, it is swirling tale of largely unlikeable people caught up in obsessive love that turns to dark madness. It is...
Treasure Island
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Pirates, buried treasure, and action aplenty--that's what's served up in this fine story, mates, and kids will eat it up. After Jim Hawkins finds the map to a mysterious treasure, he sets sail in search of the fortune. Little does he realize he's boarded a pirate ship, and that...
The Indiscreet Letter
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I don't know if I can convey quite how cute this is, but I've just reread it after reading it for the first time about a year ago, and I have no doubt I'll be reading it again sometime. What a great little story. Times may change but human nature doesn't. I wish the story...
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred; one or two were experiences of my own, the rest those of boys who were schoolmates of mine. Huck Finn is drawn from life; Tom Sawyer also, but not from an individual—he is a combination of the characteristics of three boys whom I...
Sister Carrie
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Dreiser reveals with powerful insight the driving forces of our culture: America's restless idealism, glamorous material seductions, and spiritual innocence. The book's strengths include a brooding but compassionate view of humanity, a memorable cast of characters, and a compelling...
Little Eve Edgarton
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This not-so-simple romance hinges on Barton's questionable ability to see beyond a lack of exterior polish to the true veiled quality of Eve. The author sustains the tension in this brief, lyrical romance. A well written little romance. Our heroine, Eva is the daughter of Botanist...