A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
Scrooge, the ghosts, and every Victorian word in between.
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The Call of the Wild
Jack London
The Klondike Gold Rush, in the words of the men who lived it.
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The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
A locked door, a Yorkshire moor, and a language all its own.
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Jazz Age, explained: 340 words, 30 characters, and 78 places.
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Winnie-the-Pooh
A. A. Milne
The Hundred Acre Wood, with its birds, trees, and old jokes explained.
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
All 44 original illustrations, with Carroll’s wit fully explained.
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter
Large print and illustrations, for the youngest readers.
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The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
Over 600 words, 160 characters, and 75 places explained.
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
The road of yellow brick, with every old word along the way explained.
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