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Romeo and JulietWilliam ShakespeareMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
MacbethWilliam ShakespeareMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandLewis CarrollMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Rip Van WinkleWashington IrvingMedium level · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
A Christmas CarolCharles DickensMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
The RavenEdgar Allan PoeMedium level · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
The I ChingAnonymousEasy read · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam ShakespeareMedium level · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summaryFree gifts
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The Story of the Three Little PigsL. Leslie BrookeEasy read · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Shakespeare's SonnetsWilliam ShakespeareMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Much Ado About NothingWilliam ShakespeareMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
The Art of WarSun TzuMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
As You Like ItWilliam ShakespeareMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Aesop's Fables; A New TranslationAesopMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American SlaveFrederick DouglassMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
The Communist ManifestoKarl Marx and Friedrich EngelsChallenging · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
The Little Red HenFlorence White WilliamsEasy read · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
The King in YellowRobert W. ChambersMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
The Fall of the House of UsherEdgar Allan PoeChallenging · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Maha-bharataRomesh Chunder DuttChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Black BeautyAnna SewellEasy read · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Ethan FromeEdith WhartonMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Sir Gawain and the Green KnightJessie L. WestonMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Camille (The Lady of the Camellias)Alexandre Dumas filsMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
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