On the northern shore of Canada’s Prince Edward Island, a skinny, red-haired, and freckled orphan girl is inadvertently sent to live with a reclusive, elderly bachelor and his spinster sister; the elderly siblings had requested to adopt a young boy who could work on the family farm, but the imaginative and rambunctious Anne Shirley arrives … Read more
Madge was leaning over the sick boy, holding a glass of water to his lips; and as she looked round, Mr. Smith thought he had never seen a face so strangely and sadly altered as hers. It had lost nearly all its childishness—it looked so old, and womanly, with a weight of care in it … Read more
Translated by George Fyler Townsend. “Aesop’s Fables” is a timeless collection of short stories that holds valuable life lessons for readers of all ages. Through active storytelling and vivid imagery, Aesop weaves moral tales featuring animals as characters, making the fables both entertaining and instructive. With the use of transition words, readers are … Read more
The timeless tale of Huck and his companion Jim, a fugitive slave, as they embark on a captivating adventure down the Mississippi River, symbolizes the pursuit of liberation and emancipation in American literature. Mark Twain’s novel, although reflecting a bygone era, caused quite a stir upon its release and continues to provoke controversy in present … Read more