Books in Heritage Classics series

Young Tom French was found dead, lying in a marsh on the Norfolk coast, with his head bashed in and his binoculars still around his neck. One of the best birders in England, Tom had put the village of Rushy on the birdwatching map. Everyone liked him. Or did they? George Palmer-Jones, an elderly birdwatcher who decided quietly to look into the brutal crime, discovered mixed feelings aplenty. Still, he remained baffled by a deed that could have been motivated by thwarted love, pure envy, or something else altogether. But as he and his fellow "twitchers" flocked from Norfolk to Scotland to the Scilly Isles, in response to rumors of rare sightings, George—with help from his lovely wife, Molly—gradually discerned the true markings of a killer. All he had to do was prove it . . . before the murderer strikes again.

Millions of readers throughout the world have grown up with the stories and verses of A. A. Milne; have envied Christopher Robin in his enchanted world; laughed at Pooh—a bear of very little brain—and worried about Piglet and his problems. But what was it like to be the small boy with the long hair, smock and wellington boots? At the age of 54 Christopher Milne recalled his early childhood, remembering 'the enchanted places' where he used to play in Sussex. The Hundred Acre Wood, Galleon's Lap and Poohsticks Bridge existed not only in the stories and poems but were part of the real world surrounding the Milne home at Cotchford Farm. With deftness and artistry Milne draws a memorable portrait of his father, and an evocative reconstruction of a happy childhood in London and Sussex. It is a story told with humor and modesty.

A wonderful coming-of-age story about Hawaii’s first king, this book chronicles the life of King Kamehameha I from childhood to his ascension to becoming one of Hawaii’s greatest kings. A thrilling, true story, Kamehameha vividly captures the tension, danger, and triumph that follow the future king, who as a child was forced to hide from jealous chiefs who marked him for death. Beautiful drawings illustrate the experiences that forged his warrior spirit and the excitement of his first battle.

Along with dramatic full color illustrations, Father Damien tells the story of the famous missionary, from his boyhood in Belgium to his selfless work with children and adults afflicted with leprosy. Set against the colorful backdrop of the leper colony at Molokai in the Hawaiian islands, the book introduces young readers to one of history's heroes, a man who built over 300 houses, a church, a hospital, and two orphanages, and who eventually contracted leprosy himself. Not just intended for those interested in religion, Father Damien gives young readers a way to think about how people treat each other and what it means to be a human being.

An autobiography of extraordinary tact as well as candour' The Times Millions of readers throughout the world have grown up with the stories and verses of A. A. Milne; have envied Christopher Robin in his enchanted world; laughed at Pooh - a bear of very little brain - and worried about Piglet and his problems. But what was it like to be the small boy with the long hair, smock and wellington boots? At the age of fifty-four Christopher Milne recalled his early childhood, remembering 'the enchanted places' where he used to play in Sussex. The Hundred Acre Wood, Galleon's Lap and Poohsticks Bridge existed not only in the stories and poems but were part of the real world surrounding the Milne home at Cotchford Farm. With deftness and artistry Milne draws a memorable portrait of his father, and an evocative reconstruction of a happy childhood in London and Sussex. It is a story told with humour and modesty. 'Mr Milne has set out to re-create a world . . . he has been totally successful' The Times Literary Supplement

This history of Warren was written by a native son who became an attorney and prominent citizen in Manchester, New Hampshire, and died over one hundred years ago in 1893. Actually, it is the much expanded second edition of a work first compiled in 1854 while Little was a student at Dartmouth. He had a lifelong passion for local history, and also wrote a history of Weare, New Hampshire, and numerous articles for the Granite Monthly. In this volume, Little traces the history of Warren from the pre-settlement era of the Pemigewasset Indians down to post Civil War times, and includes a wealth of information on the first three generations of local residents. There is also an extensive appendix with lists of original land grants, tax records, civil lists, a table of longevity, some brief genealogies and biographies, and a copy of Amos Clough's diary kept during a winter sojourn on Mount Moose Hillock in 1870. An every-name index completes this work. In addition to a new preface, this reprint also includes a biography of the author compiled by Dr. Robert W. Averill from his own research and an earlier sketch by Edward Whitcher. It also has a complete set of illustrations assembled from three separate copies of the original, all of which were incomplete, plus a few additional illustrations which were not in the original work. (1870, 1993), 2015, 5½x8½, paper, index, 632 pp.