Discover collector's editions of classic English-language literature! F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is an iconic American novel of the 20th century and an iconic symbol of the Jazz Age. More than just a love story, it is a poignant story about the enigmatic millionaire Jay Gatsby, his all-consuming love, and the dazzling yet utterly empty world of the rich. First published in 1925, the novel became a vivid reflection of the loneliness and spiritual emptiness of a generation that...

The Loess Hills, formed over millenia by windblown topsoil from the Missouri River plains, exist in only one other place on earth. Their presence inspires us, representing the interplay of strength and fragility, growth and decline. The Loess Hills came about because of topsoil. The Loess Hills Project came about because two friends traveled by car through the hills one summer day, and lent their talents for words and pictures to share their journey and the beauty of this unique geological...

Read by the author.NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe American Dream isn’t a thing of the past, but a miracle of the present.Now more than ever, it’s easy to focus on the divisions that plague our nation. It may seem as if our best days are behind us, but bestselling author and senator Tim Scott believes we have yet to realize the fullness of our identity. We are in the midst of a story that’s still unfolding. An...

The Making of a Marchioness is Frances Hodgson Burnett’s delightful take on the Cinderella story. Born into an aristocratic family, Emily Fox-Seton is left penniless and must fend for herself after the death of her parents. Then one summer, everything changes. This audio edition is read by Lucy Scott.Emily rents a room in a boarding house in London where she makes a modest living as an assistant to aristocratic ladies. One summer, Lady Maria Bayne asks Emi...

The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch & Judy Inc., a company specializing in design and illustration for theater and performing arts. Their projects often involve research into the visual aspects of historical settings and characters. Christina is a theater set and costume designer and contributed advice on the period clothing for the illustrations.Scott created these drawings in scratchboard an engra...

The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch & Judy Inc., a company specializing in design and illustration for theater and performing arts. Their projects often involve research into the visual aspects of historical settings and characters. Christina is a theater set and costume designer and contributed advice on the period clothing for the illustrations.Scott created these drawings in scratchboard an engra...

Inspired by true events, blending white–knuckle suspense with wartime romance, a woman who would become known as the female Schindler risks everything to smuggle children out of the ghetto and away from the grasp of the Gestapo . . .Warsaw, 1939. The Nazi invasion shatters the city, as Nazi banners rise, hunger gnaws, and walls create a ghetto. SS patrols prowl and trains stand ready for “resettlement” camps of Treblinka.Granted access to the ghetto as a “p...

Wordsworth writes poetry about rainbows made of butterflies and castles in the clouds. But all the other mice in the Hawaiian rain forest make fun of Wordsworth and his "silly" poems, until the day the sun disappears, and the sky rumbles, and the rain begins to fall and fall. That's when Wordsworth takes pen in hand and shows the others how poetry can save the day. In this heartwarming children's story by poet and educator Frances H. Kakugawa, young readers can learn the value of self-expres...

Frances Bowar lived in Ethan, South Dakota, a small farming community. She kept a diary from 1938 to 1970, recording the activities of her family, her own thoughts, feelings, and judgments, and the birth dates, milestones, illnesses, and death dates of those people she knew and loved.

Doctor Elehri Mussurana has spent a lifetime on her work. She's guarded her pet project close to her chest, letting only one person share her secret - her husband and lab partner Ernst Wharner. As their experiment reaches its final, glorious fruition, they watch in awe as sparks fly in a sealed chamber and specks of sapphire light begin to join together into a shining haze. A wormhole in time and space is being created... But then something unexpected appears inside the swirling vortex: a ...

Wildlife presenter Lindsey Chapman relives selected archive highlights from the popular nature seriesFor over five decades, Living World has been introducing audiences to the astonishing diversity of British wildlife. Its veteran presenters have travelled the length and breadth of the British Isles, venturing far and wide with their microphones to immerse the listener and capture the excitement of getting close to nature.Hosted by Lionel Kelleway, ...

A deliciously wicked, gothic, regency romance from USA Today Bestselling author Scarlett Scott…Haunted by betrayal and the tragic death of her sister, Lady Sarah Bolingbroke seeks vengeance against the man she holds responsible for both. But the Earl of Markham is equally plagued by the events that cost him the woman he loved. When Lady Sarah reappears in his life, he’s determined to reveal the truth and win her heart. Can love save them, or will the sins ...