A collection of stories imaginatively arranged to provide "good night" reading for every night of the year. Old favorites from the Brothers Grimm & Hans Christian Andersen, plus many less familiar stories.
Wherever civilization flourished in the ancient world, great cities grew. In this lavishly illustrated book, L. Sprague de Camp portrays the magnificence of fourteen ancient cities at their height.
1996 Barnes Noble hardcover, {QF} 6th printing. Edward Hyams (Niki: The Story of a Dog), George Ordish (The Living Garden: The 400-year History of an English Garden). Dramatically written, authoritative account of the Inca empire: its rulers and their queens, its unique social structure, its cultural achievements, the special circumstances of its downfall. -Google Books
Thick (2 1/4") Hardcover with 1092 pages. Here in one handsome volume are all of Poe's sixty-eight tales and forty-seven poems and the long Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym. This collection also includes thirteen of Poe's most important critical essays (including the Poetic Principle, The Rationale of Verse, and Letter to B) as well as a selection from the Marginalia.
Many are the kings of the past whose stories are retold today. Few however, can boast of the inmense popularity that one king has always enjoyed, and will continue to enjoy for quite some time to come - the famous King Arthur of the fantastic realm of legendary England, Logris...