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Commemorating the ancient rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, and the reaffirmation of the ideals of Judaism, Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday featuring eight days of celebration, food and the nightly lighting of the Menorah. Collecting elven works from across two decades, The Big Festival of Lights: Stories and Plays for Hanukkah celebrates the spirit of the holiday for readers young and old.

To give up one's very self-to think only of others-how to bring the greatest happiness to others-that is the true meaning of Christmas." Featuring short stories and novels covering everything from Santa's sleigh to the spirit of giving, Vintage Christmas Tales: A Holiday Anthology brings together over a hundred years of literature in a celebration of the holiday for readers young and old.

From a dark short story to a whimsical Christmastime fantasy and eventually a famous ballet, E.T.A. Hoffmann's original The Nutcracker and the Mouse King has continued to prevail through the ages. Follow the tale of a beloved Christmas toy and his battles against the evil Mouse King from origin, to retelling, to adaptation and translation.

From a dark short story to a whimsical Christmastime fantasy and eventually a famous ballet, E.T.A. Hoffmann’s original The Nutcracker and the Mouse King has continued to prevail through the ages. Follow the tale of a beloved Christmas toy and his battles against the evil Mouse King from origin, to retelling, to adaptation and translation.

Commemorating the ancient rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, and the reaffirmation of the ideals of Judaism, Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday featuring eight days of celebration, food and the nightly lighting of the Menorah. Collecting elven works from across two decades, The Big Festival of Lights: Stories and Plays for Hanukkah celebrates the spirit of the holiday for readers young and old.

My First Book (1894) is a collection of reminiscences by some of the leading fiction writers of the Victorian era. Beginning with a heartfelt introduction by English humorist Jerome K. Jerome, the collection includes reflections by such literary titans as Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, and Arthur Conan Doyle. "It rose to my lips to answer him that it was not always the books written very, very well that brought in the biggest heaps o...

“To give up one's very self – to think only of others – how to bring the greatest happiness to others – that is the true meaning of Christmas.” Featuring short stories and novels covering everything from Santa’s sleigh to the spirit of giving, Vintage Christmas Tales: A Holiday Anthology brings together over a hundred years of literature in a celebration of the holiday for readers young and old.

Written during the Constitutional Convention, The Constitution of the United States is the foundational document of American government. Comprising the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, The United States Bill of Rights was written following extensive debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists during the Constitutional Convention. Together, they are two of the most influential texts in the history of democracy.

My First Book (1894) is a collection of reminiscences by some of the leading fiction writers of the Victorian era. Beginning with a heartfelt introduction by English humorist Jerome K. Jerome, the collection includes reflections by such literary titans as Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, and Arthur Conan Doyle. "It rose to my lips to answer him that it was not always the books written very, very well that brought in the biggest heaps o...

These stories of adventure and mystery for children are best read aloud in the great outdoors, with a warm fire, a mug of hot cocoa, and nothing but trees all around. Written by some of twentieth-century America's most popular authors, The Boy Scout's Book of Campfire Stories is guaranteed to entertain children and adults alike.

The Boy Scout's Book of Campfire Stories (1921) is a collection of stories for children by some of twentieth-century America's most popular authors. Published for the Boy Scouts of America, the book was intended to entertain Boy Scouts and their leaders on camping trips as well as to instill in them a passion for adventure. In "Silverhorns, " written by Henry van Dyke, an experienced hunter named Dudley Hemenway shares stories with a Scotsman ...