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Merry Christmas, Everyone!"Bah!" said Scrooge. "Humbug!" With those famous words unfolds a tale that renews the joy and caring that are Christmas. Whether we read it aloud with our family and friends or open the pages on a chill winter evening to savor the story in solitude, Charles Dickens's A Chri... More

Ebenezer Scrooge is a heartless old miser who hates everything, especially Christmas. Then one mysterious Christmas eve, Scrooge is visited by three spirits who take him on a fantastic journey and teach him the true meaning of the season.Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attrac... More

From the author of 'Blonde', 'The Falls' and 'We Were the Mulvaneys', this new novel takes in the themes of race, immigration, family and social mobility, and is Joyce Carol Oates at her storytelling best. 'The Gravedigger's Daughter' tells the tale of Rebecca Schwart, born in the late 1930s to an i... More

Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through the clever mix of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs, everyone is a happy consumer. Bernard Marx seems alone in his discontent.... More

An exploration of the eternal struggle of the individual versus the state, the novel offers the first statement of Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. With the continued interest of her enormous following around the world, this special anniversary edition is sure to be in great demand.... More

Marlow's journey into the heart of the African continent is riddled with ominous encounters. Delineating the atrocious sufferings of the natives under the insensitive company officials, this masterpiece of the 20th century is a peep into the grim realities of imperialism and the dark interiors of hu... More

Edmond Dantes, a sailor, returns home to Marseilles with the cargo he was assigned to retrieve and news of the death of that ship's captain. After making his report to the boss of the shipping company he is promoted to captain because of his loyalty and perserverance and joins his fiance to plan the... More

In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boys are playing in a little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire; one of the boys, Owen Meany, hirts a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen dosen't believe in accidents; he believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen aft... More

This unabridged Austen classic about a woman who casts off a lover because of his lack of wealth and social status features a dynamic cover and a new Introduction and Afterword.When Anne Elliot falls in love with a handsome and charming young man, she must make a wrenching decision. The man she love... More

In Persuasion, Jane Austen's last completed novel, the conventional roles of hero and heroine are reversed and men and women are presented as moral equals.Jane Austen (1775-1817) was born at Stevenson, Hampshire. Author of classics like Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, she is one of... More

Published a year before her death, Emily Bronte's (1818-1848), Wuthering Heights, set in the Yorkshire moors, is a story of exceptional emotional and imaginative force. The passionate love of Heathcliff for his childhood sweetheart Catherine whom he could not marry and his efforts to unite his son L... More

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIPThe story of the Trojan War, an epic tale of men and gods, of the heroes and horrors of war.THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives readers important background information A timeline of significant events tha... More