Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself

By Harriet Ann Jacobs

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One woman's amazing story of abuse, degradation, and courage as she faces the devastating hardships of America's "peculiar institution."

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Who is Mark Twain?

By Mark Twain

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Never-before-published essays by American legend Mark Twain.

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The Princess of Cleves

By Madame de Lafayette

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One of the first European novels ever written, The Princess of Clèves is a dazzling work of historical fiction. A young and beautiful girl, Mademoiselle de Chartres, arrives at the French king’s co ...

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The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon

By Washington Irving

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One of the first truly American books—and the birthplace of the Headless Horseman.

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Scaramouche

By Rafael Sabatini

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A lawyer takes a chance on the stage in Rafael Sabatini’s 1921 novel Scaramouche. The French Revolution is raging and Andre-Louis Moreau finds himself in the middle of a tense situation between upp ...

The Virginian, Horseman of the Plains

By Owen Wister

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Saddle up for adventure on the wild frontier in Owen Wister’s The Virginian. Ranchers and cattlemen are locked in a heated battle over livestock as the story opens. Cattle have been stolen, and the ...

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America's Greatest Hits

By DailyLit

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The American dream comes alive through the voices of some of its most fabled leaders.

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Teach's Light

By Nell Wise Wechter

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The legend of Teach's Light has been handed down by the people of Stumpy Point village in coastal North Carolina for nearly three centuries. None can say when the mysterious light that hovers above Li ...