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The Japanese Fairy Book represents a collection if twenty-two Japanese legends and fairy tales about peasants and kings, good and evil sides of life, princesses and princes, love and hate, animals, the sea, and the sky and the nature. The book will be loved by everyone including not only children but also adults interested in Asian and Japanese literature as it is a deserving representative of this literature. One of the stories, for example, is called The Farmer and The Badger and it narrates about an old farmer and his life who lived high in the mountains far away from the town. They did not have any neighbors except a bad badger who used to come to the farmer's field every night and damage the plants to which the farmer devoted a lot of time. The father tolerated this for a long time as he had a kind heart but this could not last forever and he decided to stop it. The farmer waited for a badger with a large club for a long time but could not catch. Then he tried making traps for the animal and eventually the badger got into one of the holes dug by the farmer. The farmer was very happy about it and he took the badger to his house and asked his wife to look after the badger and not to let it to escape while the farmer was working in his field. The badger realized that he might become a soup in the evening and started to think of the ways out...

David and the Phoenix is a children's novel published in 1957 telling about a boy traveling with a magical bird Phoenix. This is the first story created by Edward Ormondroyd who became popular almost immediately. David, the main character of the novel, starts his adventures in the magical world when he moves to a new house situated very close to the mountains. One day he climbs the mountain and on its peak he sees Phoenix. David gets scared; Phoenix is frightened as well as it hides from Scientist. Phoenix likes a young boy so he decides to open many mysteries to him. The problem appears when the bird realized that it cannot flight because his wings are flabby after sitting on the mountain for a long time. But David helps Phoenix recall how to fly and the adventures begin. Phoenix takes David to meet Gryffins, one of the most wonderful races that inhabit the magical world whcih also include Gryffons, and Gryffens. On their way they meet a Witch. During their first journey they does not meet Gryffins but get acquainted with Gryffons, and Gryffens who get angry with Phoenix who has brought a human to the magical world and sentence him to death. After escaping from captivity, Phoenix flies to see the Witch and David goes to find Scientist. The adventures go further and further and keep both children and their parents attentive and carried-away.

Animal Ghosts by O'donnell Elliott is a real find and comfort for those who lost their loved pet. The book confirms the reader that a dead pet is not gone at all, there is an afterlife, and pets after death return as ghosts. Animal Ghosts helps in finding the way to communicate with the ghost of an animal, so that man in grief would feel that his precious pet still lives on. There are separate chapters for cats, dogs, birds, farm and wild animals. Here you can read several stories of the people who communicated with their dead pets.

Perhaps not so many people know the wonderful and very thoughtful works of Octavius Winslow but everyone who meets the valuable world of his ideas, discovers something new and very important for himself. The Precious Things of God is one of the best books written by Octavius Winslow. Despite the fact that it appeared a long time ago and is filled with old worlds, it is pretty easy to understand the main idea and details because the most important thing is to read this work with your heart. You have to feel every word and then you understand every idea. In this book the author is trying to open readers' eyes on the truths and promises of God. The idea that it is extremely important for each person to build his/her own relationship with God runs through the whole book. The book is written in classical style of the 19th century so it would be extremely interesting to dive into that time and see what great thinkers and philosophers thought about religion and person's connection with God.

Baroness Orczy (1865-1947) is known as a novelist, playwright and artist who was born in Hungary and after a peasant revolution moved to Great Britain with her parents. Her most well-known character that appear in a series of her books is Scarlett Pimpernel. Orcxy's husband Montague MaClean Barstow who was a playwriter and a novelist as well, wrote a story about an English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney who falls in love with a charming French woman Scarlett Pimpernel and rescues her from the French revolution. Baroness Orczy got interested in this character and created the continuation of their adventures. All of her books are written with light words and in a light style. Castles in the Air is a chain of short stories that were published in 1921. The story focuses on the adventures of a police agent in Paris in Napoleonic epoch. Every word will make you smile and even burst with laughter so it is a good idea for those readers who want to spend a couple of evening in a great mood.

This rare antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. As we are interested in creating a wider selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it might probably have occasional faultinesses such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues that we can not control. As this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to defending, preserving and promoting the world's literature. "Seeking the Best Dedicated to the Negro Youth" is the very book that everyone must have on his shelf!

This is a great work of fiction. Liljencrantz's writing evokes past times and really illustrates the life of Canute and his army during the Danish conquest. This book is filled with many colorful characters, but King Canute, Elfgiva of Northampton, and Randalin really stand out. During reading the book all the characters come to life, and all the events seem to be so real, that sometimes it’s even hard to believe you are reading a book. If you are interested in the Viking raiders of the 11th century or of King Canute, you will greatly enjoy this amazing and fantastic book.

A spy novel of "the Prince of Storytellers," Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866 – 1946), an English novelist, successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers. The Great Impersonation became his most famous work, having been adapted for films several times. It describes the rich life of English aristocrats before the Great War, taking place in England of 1913. Ingenious plot, where the facts are woven into a web that cannot be untangled until the final chapter, keeps a reader in sheer suspense.

A personal account of the events during the turning period of American history, the Civil War, by Civil War veteran Oliver Norton. Upheld by the many reports written days or even weeks after a battle by the regimental commanders, the author created a fair and accurate account of what really happened.