A velvet toy rabbit longs to become real. In a boy’s nursery, the old Skin Horse explains that being loved matters more than looking new. As the rabbit becomes the boy’s...

The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham is a classic literary novel that explores art, ambition, individuality, and the desire to follow one’s true passion. Inspired by...

"My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don't know." When a lost Christmas goose and a battered felt hat are brought to 221B Baker Street,...

A man has been killed on an isolated farm. While the sheriff and the county attorney search the house, two women stay in the kitchen to gather clothes for the man’s wife. A jar...

The Time Machine by H. G. Wells is a groundbreaking classic science fiction novel that introduced one of the most famous concepts in literature: time travel. Published in 1895,...

Tabitha Twitchit dresses her three kittens for a tea party, but their best clothes soon meet dirt, a garden wall and three curious ducks. Tom’s bursting buttons lead to an...

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is a classic novel that explores love, marriage, social class, and personal growth in 19th-century England. The story follows Elizabeth...

When their father suddenly leaves home, Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis move with their mother from London to a cottage near a railway. They befriend railway workers, help strangers...

Sara Crewe arrives at a London boarding school with a devoted father, fine clothes and a lively imagination. When her father dies and his fortune seems lost, Miss Minchin makes...

Emma Woodhouse is confident that she understands other people's hearts. When she tries to arrange a match for her friend Harriet Smith, her assumptions set off...

Alice follows a White Rabbit down a rabbit hole and enters a world where size, language and rules keep changing. Her encounters with the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter and the...

Kali loves dancing, but his family has little money for lessons and some of his friends say that boys should not dance. With encouragement from his mother and support from...

A man waits outside a closed hardware store on a wet New York night. He tells a passing policeman that he made an appointment on this very spot twenty years ago. As the meeting...

Mrs. Tittlemouse wants a spotless home, but insects and the wet-footed Mr. Jackson leave a trail of trouble. Bees take over a storeroom, and a visit for honey becomes a very...

Dr. Watson recounts twelve cases in which Sherlock Holmes turns small observations into clues. From Irene Adler in A Scandal in Bohemia to the unsettling household in The...

Jemima seeks a quiet place to hatch her eggs and trusts a polite stranger with sandy whiskers. The collie Kep discovers the danger and comes to her aid. This complete original...

Benjamin and his cousin Peter return to Mr. McGregor’s garden to recover Peter’s clothes. A cat traps them until Benjamin’s father intervenes. This complete original English...

Young Cedric Errol leaves New York when he learns that he is heir to an English earldom. His affection and trust challenge his proud grandfather, while an unexpected claim...

Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca explore a doll’s house, only to discover that its tempting meal is made of plaster. Their disappointment turns into a comic raid on miniature...

John Dolittle learns to speak with animals and becomes their doctor. When a message arrives about sick monkeys in Africa, he and his animal companions set sail. Shipwreck,...

Six young rabbits fall asleep after a feast of lettuce near Mr. McGregor’s garden. When he puts them in a sack, Benjamin and Flopsy need the resourceful Mrs. Tittlemouse to...

Mrs. Peterkin puts salt in her coffee, and her family calls in experts to save her breakfast. A chemist and an herb-woman offer increasingly elaborate solutions to a very...

A murder in London leads Dr. Watson to an unexpected reunion with Sherlock Holmes. The thirteen cases in this 1905 collection take the pair from a puzzling series of stick...