Dickens's second novel was a far cry from THE PICKWICK PAPERS, his first. The story of an orphan who flees the workhouse only to fall in with a gang of thieves and prostitutes in London's sleazy underworld, it was a trenchant criticism of England's poor laws. Enacted in the 1830s, these laws provided assistance for the poor only through workhouses ...
Here are gripping tales of action and conflict by Hemingway, Falukner, Lardner, London, Updike, Saroyan, and others. Whether they are writing about baseball, horse racing, tennis, boxing, football, skiing, or even karate, the issues they deal with are always the same: winning and losing, and what they mean to both players and spectators. Perfect ...
Indiana Jones is back, and he's never been more exciting! All the hair-raising thrills of the most spectacular Indiana Jones movie to date are packed into this gripping novel for young readers. It's the quest to end all quests--Indy's search for a holy relic. Illustrated.
Sherlock Holmes's cousin searches for the savage killer who is terrorizing a beautiful countess's ancestral village--never dreaming what horror awaits him!
Arthur is not very good at saving money. So when he begins mowing lawns and walking dogs for extra money, D.W. wants to know why. "It's a secret," he says and everyday he stuffs more money into his piggy bank. Eavesdropping on Arthur, she learns that he is going to break his bank. Determined to keep him from foolishly spending his hard-earned ...
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