Beatrix Potter"In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets—when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta—there lived a tailor in Gloucester..."Potter described...

Beatrix PotterThe Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck is an original classic by Beatrix Potter.Poor Jemima. All she wants to do is lay her eggs in peace, and be allowed to hatch...

Beatrix PotterThe Tale of Johnny Town-Mouseby Beatrix PotterThe Original & Authorized EditionPublished by the Penguin Group, England, USA, Australia, Canada & New ZealandFirst published 1918 by Frederick WarneThis edition (c)...

Harry Turtledove The dazzling story of a boy who rises from poverty and hardship to become the greatest leader his world has ever knownKRISPOS RISINGBorn a ragged peasant, Krispos lives...

Beatrix Potter "Once upon a time, there was a frog called Mr. Jeremy Fisher; he lived in a little damp house amongst the buttercups at the edge of a pond..."'The...

Beatrix Potter"Once upon a time there was a little girl called Lucie, who lived at a farm called Little-town..."'The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle' was first published in 1905, and is...

Beatrix PotterThe story of a little mouse's funny house, the visitors she has there, and how she finally rids herself of the untidy, messy ones.

Liza DalbyThe Tale of Murasaki is an elegant and brilliantly authentic historical novel by the author of Geisha and the only Westerner ever to have become a geisha.In the eleventh...

Beatrix PotterIn the original, Peter and his sisters are told to go gather blackberries and not to go into MacGregor's garden because Peter's father was made into a pie by...

Beatrix PotterThe Tale of Squirrel Nutkin is an old favorite Beatrix Potter stories along with The Tailor of Gloucester and The Tale of Ginger and Pickles. It is the story...

Anne Rice For centuries, Lestat --- vampire-hero, enchanter, seducer of mortals --- has been a courted prince in the dark and flourishing universe of the living dead. Now Lestat is...

Beatrix PotterPeter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny are brought together once more in this exciting tale of danger and friendship.When the cupboard is bare at the Flopsy Bunny's burrow, the family...