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SetinVictoriantimes,thenovelconcernsbusinessmanPaulBultitudeandhissonDick.DickisabouttoleavehomeforaboardingschoolwhichisruledbythecanewieldingheadmasterDr.Grimstone.Bultitude,seeinghisson'sfearofgoingtotheschool,foolishlysaysthatschooldaysarethebestyearsofaboy'slife,andhowhewishedthathewastheonesodoing.Atthispoint,thankstoahandymagicstonebroughtbyanunclefromIndiawhichgrantsthepossessoronewish,theyarenowoneventerms.Dick,nowholdingthestone,isorderedbyhisfathertoturnhimbackintohisownbody,butDickrefuses,anddecidesinsteadtobecomehisfather,andsothefunbegins.Mr.Bultitudehastobeginthenewacademictermathisson'sboardingschool,whileDickgetsachancetorunhisfather'sbusinessintheCity.Intheend,theyarebothrestoredtotheirownbodies,withabetterunderstandingofeachother.

TheTitusBrothersContractorscompanyhavewonagovernmentcontractinPerutoblastatunnelthroughamountainandconnecttwoisolatedrailroadlines.Thedeadlineisapproaching,andthecontractorshavehitaliteralwall:excessivelyhardrockwhichdefiesconventionalblastingtechniques.Thecompanyisunderpressuretofinish,orelsethecontractwilldefaulttotheirrivals,Blakeson&Grinder.Mr.JobTitushasheardofTomSwiftandTom'sgiantcannon,whichisusedinprotectingthePanamaCanal,andwantstohireTomtodevelopaspecialblastingpowdertohelpthemfinishtheexcavation.Mr.Damon,Tom'sverygoodfriend,arrivesinthemiddleofthisconversation,andisunawareofthesituation.Bycoincidence,Mr.DamonisinvestedinabusinesswhichprocurescinchonabarkfromPeru,butproductionhasallbutceased,promptingMr.DamontoinviteTomtoaccompanyhimtoPeruanddiscoverthesourceoftheproblem.

TomSwiftisaninventor,andthesearehisadventures.ThelocaleisthelittletownofShoptoninupstateNewYork,nearLakeCarlopa.WhilesomeofTom’sinventionsarenotwell-foundedinascientificsense,otherselaborateddevelopmentsinthenewsandinpopularmagazinesaimedatyoungscienceandinventionenthusiasts.Presentingthemselvesasaforecastoffuturepossibilities,theynowandthenhitclosetothemark.Somepredictedinventionsthatcametrueinclude“phototelephones”,verticaltakeoffaircraft,aerialwarships,giantcannons,and“wizard”cameras.Howeversomeotherdevices,suchasmagneticsilencersformotors,havenotappearedyet.-adaptedfromWikipediabyKarenMerline

InTomSwiftandHisAirship,TomSwifthasfinishedhislatestinvention-theRedCloud,afastandinnovativeairship.Tomisanxiousforacross-countrytrial,butjustbeforeheandhisfriendstakeoff,theShoptonbankisrobbed.NosoonerisTomintheairthanheisblamedfortherobbery.Suddenly,he'sawantedfugitivebutdoesn'tknowwhyuntilhe'shalf-wayacrossthecountry.Withnosafeharbororfriendonthelandbelow,TommustracebacktoShoptontoclearhisnamebeforehe'sshotoutofthesky.

Threefellowtravelersonatrainenterintoadiscussionconcerningwhattheywouldcallan‘indiscreetletter.’Thediscussionalbeitshort,producessomeratherinterestingrevelationsduringthejourneyandatjourney’send.

Flatland:ARomanceofManyDimensionsisan1884sciencefictionnovellabytheEnglishschoolmasterEdwinAbbottAbbott.Asasatire,FlatlandofferedpointedobservationsonthesocialhierarchyofVictorianculture.However,thenovella’smoreenduringcontributionisitsexaminationofdimensions;inaforewordtooneofthemanypublicationsofthenovella,notedsciencewriterIsaacAsimovdescribedFlatlandas“Thebestintroductiononecanfindintothemannerofperceivingdimensions.”Assuch,thenovellaisstillpopularamongstmathematics,physicsandcomputersciencestudents.

GoonajourneytothecoastofMaineandimmerseyourselfinthepicturesquecommunityonOrr’sIsland.Seetheraindropsglisteningonthepineneedlesandhearthewavescrashingontherocks.Thisisataleofromance,tragedy,crustyseacaptains,animpetuousboy,alovinggirl,completewithvillagegossipsandtwistsintheplot.

UlyssesS.Grantwasthegreathero(fortheNorth)intheCivilWarandthe18thPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Thisshortbiographyisonly145pagesinalittlepamphletsize.TheauthorisfamousforhisstoriesoftheOldWest,buthealsowroteasubstantialbodyofnonfictionliterature.

AnalienracehasputastationonEarthandotherplanetsinordertostealtheraysofthesun,possiblecausingthesuntonovawithintwoyears.BurlDenning,ahighschoolstudent,istheonlypersonwhohasthepowertostopthealienproject.CanheandthecrewoftheexperimentalspaceshipMagellanactintimetosavetheearth?

ItisduringWorldWarI.Achemist,SandyGraham,hasdiscoveredanewpowerfulexplosive,buthelet'sitslipinaLondonrestaurantthathehasmadethediscovery.Grahamisreadytojoinsomefriendsforluncheonattherestaurantbutchoosestocleanupbeforejoiningthem.Henevercomesoutoftherestroom.Severalspiesfromdifferentgovernmentssetouttofindhimandtheformula.Whatwasparticularlyinterestingtomeaboutthisespionagenovelisthatitwaswrittenin1918,butitcouldjustaseasilyhavebeenfromtoday.

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AschoolgirlstoryabouttwoIllinoisteensandtheadventurestheyhavewithfamily,friendsandthechancetogotoaboardingschoolinMichiganintheearly1920's.

Twice-ToldTalesisashortstorycollectionintwovolumesbyNathanielHawthorne.Thefirstwaspublishedinthespringof1837,andthesecondin1842.Thestorieshadallbeenpreviouslypublishedinmagazinesandannuals,hencethename.

volunteersbringyou12differentrecordingsofAnthemforDoomedYouth,byWilfredOwen,inhonorofVeteran’sDay,RemembranceDay,andArmisticeDay,2006.ThiswastheweeklypoetryprojectfortheweekofNovember5th,2006.

TheGettingofWisdomtellsthestoryofLauraRambotham,a12-year-oldgirlwhoisjuststartingatherboardingschool.ThisisbasedonHenryHandelRichardson’sexperiencesofherownschool,thePrebysterianLadiesCollegeincentralMelbourne.Thestorygoesthroughherfriendsandenemiesandallthelifeofaboardingschoolinearly20thcenturyAustralia,andallthesubjectsandlearningtoo.Lauralearnsalotbuthereducationdoesnotsatisfyher,andhersociallifeisthrownuponherasverydifferentfromherpeers.

volunteersbringyou15differentrecordingsofADreamwithinaDreambyEdgarAllanPoe.ThiswastheweeklypoetryprojectfortheweekofApril15th,2007

ThestoryoflittleOtto,agentle,peace-lovingchildbornintotheheartofturmoilandstrifeinthecastleofafeudingrobberbaroninmedievalGermany.

WrittenbyBaronessOrczyandfirstpublishedin1919,TheLeagueoftheScarletPimpernelisasequelbooktotheclassicadventuretale,TheScarletPimpernel.ThebookconsistsofelevenshortstoriesaboutSirPercyBlakeney’sexploitsinrescuingvariousaristosandFrenchcitizensfromtheclutchesoftheguillotine.Thestorieswhicharelistedbelow,aresetin1793butappearinnoparticularorder.Theyoccasionallyrefertoeventsinotherbooksintheseries.

ThepurposeofTheJuniorClassicsistoprovide,intenvolumescontainingaboutfivethousandpages,aclassifiedcollectionoftales,stories,andpoems,bothancientandmodern,suitableforboysandgirlsoffromsixtosixteenyearsofage.(summaryfrombookintroduction)ThiscollectionconsistsofVolume1ofTheJuniorClassics,anditcontainsmanywellknownstoriesintheiroriginalforms.Amongstoriesfromotherauthors,you’llfindHansChristianAnderson,Aesop,andtheGrimmbrothers.

ThisisaseriesofshortmessageswrittenbytheSouthAfricanminister,AndrewMurray.TheydealwiththenecessityandjoyofsurrenderingourlivescompletelytoGod.

volunteersbringyouninedifferentreadingsofClementC.Moore’s‘TwastheNightBeforeChristmas,aweeklypoetryproject.

RainbowValley,theseventhbookintheAnneofGreenGablesseriesexplorestheworldofAnne&Gilbert’ssixchildrenalongwiththeexploitsoftheMerediths,thechildrenofthetown’snewminister.Withnomotherandanabsent-mindedfather,theMeredithchildrenarenotbeingproperlybroughtup.Thisleadstotheirmanyadventurescausingtheladiesofthetowntogossip,riskingtheirfather'sjob.Thesekind-hearted,butmisguidedchildrenfumbletheirwaythroughbringingthemselvesup,andlearnaboutlifeandlovealongtheway.

列夫·尼古拉耶维奇·托尔斯泰（1828-1910）：托尔斯泰是俄国最伟大的作家之一，出身贵族，1851年在高加索从军，曾参加克里米亚战争中的塞******托波尔之战，后据此写成《塞******托波尔故事》。同一时期他还创作了自传体三部曲《童年》、《少年》、《青年》以及《一个地主的早晨》等。他的长篇小说《战争与和平》和《安娜。卡列尼娜》通过历史事件、家庭关系以及地主和农民之间的矛盾，描绘了沙皇俄国的社会生活。19世纪70年代末到80年代初，托尔斯泰的世界观发生激变，转到宗法制农民立场上，对土地私有制表示强烈抗议。长篇小说《复活》对******、法庭、监狱、教会和土地私有制作了深刻批判。托尔斯泰一生的创作时期长达六十余年，他的作品一方面无情揭露沙皇制度和新兴资本主义势力的种种罪恶，一方面宣传对恶不抵抗，想以“自由平等的”小农社会来代替沙皇制度。他的作品对世界文学有重大影响。

volunteersbringyouelevendifferentrecordingsofToHisCoyMistress,byAndrewMarvell,oneofthegreatestseductionspeechesofalltime.ThiswastheweeklypoetryprojectfortheweekofJuly23th,2006.

DiamondthelittleboysleepsinthehayloftabovethestallofDiamondthehorse.Theloftissnugbutdrafty,andafterpluggingaholeinthewallonenight,DiamondisscoldedbythebeautifulLadyNorthWindforclosingher“window”intohisroom.Thusbeginstheirfriendship.SpiritedawaybytheNorthWind,Diamondembarksonaseriesofadventuresbothneartoandfarfromhishome.Hispureheartandhissimple,lovingspiritguidehimashejourneystothebackoftheNorthWindandhomeagain.

《高文爵士与绿骑士》（又译为《高文爵士与绿衣骑士》、英语：SirGawainandtheGreenKnight）是一部14世纪后期的韵文传奇叙事诗，并且没有出示杜撰此书的作者。公元1066年，威廉公爵彻底征服了英格兰后，当时法国文化占主导优先地位，在那段时期里，最广为流传的文学传奇就是亚瑟王传奇中的《高文爵士与绿骑士》。《高文爵士与绿骑士》内记载的史诗全长2,530行，被称之为中世纪英语中最好的一部“亚瑟传奇”中的片段。全诗共分为四部分。整个故事的层面上描述了高文爵士的精神以及勇气，但整个故事内部却诠释了高文因自身骑士的高洁品格而接受了绿腰带，在无形中成为了女神（摩根勒菲）的绿骑士。

poetryprojectfortheweekofJanuary22,2006:TheOwlandthePussycatisafamousnonsensepoembyEdwardLear,firstpublishedin1871.Itsmostnotablehistoricalfeatureistheintroductionoftherunciblespoon.

ArseneLupinreturnsinawonderfulstoryofdisguises,love,andofcoursetreasure.Onceagain,LupincrossespathswiththefamousHolmlockShears.ButthistimeArsenematcheswitswithIsidoreBeautrelet,Sixth-formSchoolboy.EverystepthatLupintakeshasBeautreletrightonhisheels.HasLupinfinallymethismatch·WillBeautreletdiscoverthesecretoftheHollowNeedle·Andhasthegentlemanburglarmetanothermatchaswell,onewhowillleadhimawayfromhislifeofcrimeforever·

ThiswastheWeeklyPoemfor20May2006.Westretchedourpoetry-readingmuscleswithfiveversionsofthismuchlongerselectionthanusual(some96lines),inwhichD.H.LawrenceevokesagrittyyetsensitivepictureofurbanpovertybeforetheFirstWorldWar.

dleThoughtsofanIdleFellow,publishedin1886,isacollectionofhumorousessaysbyJeromeK.Jerome.Itwastheauthor’ssecondpublishedbookandhelpedestablishhimasaleadingEnglishhumorist.Thebookconsistsof14independentarticlesarrangedbythemes.