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1) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court

Author

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

Earliest Publication Date

1901

Summary

"The book relates the tale of Hank Morgan, an engineer from 19th century Hartford Connecticut, who is inexplicably transported to the early medieval England of King Arthur. While there he uses his knowledge of modern technology to appear as though he is a magician. Despite his best intentions, Hank?s attempts to modernize the past bring about a tragic end. A bittersweet depiction of the Arthurian legend through the eyes of a 19th century American..."...

2) Great tales of terror

Author

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

Earliest Publication Date

1980

3) Midnight fright: a collection of ghost stories

Earliest Publication Date

1994

4) The hound of the Baskervilles

Author

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930

Earliest Publication Date

1902

Summary

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A huge, savage dog haunts the Baskerville family and is already responsible for two deaths. Is the fiendish hound a supernatural creature fulfilling an old family curse...or part of a sinister plot to conceal a mysterious secret?

5) The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Author

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894

Earliest Publication Date

1946

Summary

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"This eerily superb story of murder and monstrosity on the streets of Victorian London has remained in the public imagination for well over a century. Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story of split personalities lurking beneath the prim and proper morals of society is now available in an unabridged, super readable format for all readers."-- Back cover.

6) White Fang

Author

London, Jack, 1876-1916

Earliest Publication Date

1905

Summary

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In the desolate, frozen wilds of north-west Canada, a wolf-cub soon finds himself the sole survivor of the litter. Son of Kiche - half-wolf, half-dog - and the ageing wolf One Eye, he is thrust into a savage world where each day becomes a fight to stay alive.