The shy and sweet daughter of a well-to-do physician, Catherine Sloper seems destined for lifelong spinsterhood until the sudden appearance of a dashing suitor who proposes marriage. Her adored father suspects the would-be fiance of fortune-hunting and threatens her with disinheritance, forcing Catherine to choose between lover and father. Setting his novel in New York City of the 1840s, James masterfully explores the moral consequences of a tender...

Set against the foggy, mysterious backdrops of London and the English countryside, these are the first twelve stories ever published to feature the infamous Detective Sherlock Holmes and his side kick Doctor Watson. They first appeared as stories in the Strand Magazine and feature some of his most famous and enjoyable cases, including "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" and "The Red-headed League".

Nabokov offers a cornucopia of deceptive pleasures in a 999-line poem by the reclusive genius John Shade.

The solutions to the ten mysteries solved by Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown are given in a separate section challenging the reader to match wits with the ten-year-old mastermind of Idaville's war on crime.

Poverty-stricken Amy Hunt hopes that marriage will enable her to escape from her dependency on her wealthy relatives, but marriage becomes a nightmare when her past mistakes come back to haunt her and her husband.

The third installment of the Big Sky series follows Lat Evans as he negotiates the untamed, raucous world of cattle ranchers in the 1880s. Evans seeks a more prosperous life than his meager upbringing promised. HIs rise to fortune is filled with moral dilemmas and shady characters who would lead him astray. Evans finds prosperity from dubious sources, but when he realizes his political ambitions may be waylaid by his checkered past, he truly learns...

From the Middle East, to Moscow, to Hitler's death camps, the members of the Henry family face grave danger as they fight in the Second World War. The saga of the Henry family, begun in The Winds of War continues as America is attacked by Japan and enters World War II. Navy Captain Victor "Pug" Henry is now in command of a cruiser. Pug's son, Warren, is a naval aviator, and his son, Byron, is serving as a submarine officer. Pug and his wife, Rhonda,...

Twelve tales in which fantasy and reality are harmoniously intermingled. Their effect is hypnotic; they are evocations that enchant the reader and give him a long after-enjoyment of unforgettable stories told with unfailing sensibility and controlled artistry.

The adventures of a three-legged snapping turtle as she travels from the headwaters to the mouth of the Mississippi River illustrate the life cycle of the turtle and the geography, history, geology, and climate of the river.