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LARGE PRINT EDITION. Combining personal experience with traditional storytelling, Zitkála-Šá reflects on her life as a young woman raised on the Yankton Indian Reservation in South Dakota and educated at a Quaker school in Indiana. Whether remembering her mother, reflecting on the importance of legends, or recalling her first time making coffee, Zitkála-Šá, in American Indian Stories, uses her voice to elevate her people.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. Old Indian Legends (1901) is a collection of traditional stories from Yankton Dakota writer Zitkála-Šá. Published while Zitkála-Šá was just beginning her career as an artist and activist, Old Indian Legends collects fourteen traditional legends and stories passed down through Sioux oral tradition. Intending to keep the stories or her people alive, Zitkála-Šá popularized and protected these cultural treasures for generations to come.In ¿Iktomi and the Ducks,¿ spider-trickster spirit Iktomi befriends a group of ducks by playing them music to dance to. Gaining their trust, he sends them into a dancing frenzy causing them to break their necks, after which he takes them to his teepee to cook a meal. When a tree branch snaps outside, distracting Iktomi, a pack of wolves moves in for a feast of their own. In ¿Iktomi¿s Blanket,¿ a starving Iktomi prays to Inyan for a blessing of food. Stumbling across a deer carcass, he believes his prayers have been answered and prepares a fire to roast the deer meat over. Feeling a chill, however, he goes to his teepee for a blanket, leaving the fire unattended. Throughout her collection, Zitkála-Šá faithfully and respectfully retells the stories of her people. Old Indian Legends is a charming compilation from one of the leading American Indian writers of her generation, a committed activist and true voice for change who saw through her own eyes the lives and experiences of countless others.With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Zitkála-Šá¿s Old Indian Legends is a classic of American Indian literature reimagined for modern readers.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. A collection of both philosophical and pragmatic musings divided into 28 prose poetry fables, The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran has become an emblem of spiritual awakening and inspiration for readers everywhere. Speaking to the multi-dimensional facets of everyday life, Gibran has managed to write a manifesto of human existence, tackling issues central to any reader.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. ¿My life is a grey thread / Stretching through Time¿s day; / But I have slipped gay beads on it / To hide the grey.¿ With On a Grey Thread, Elsa Gidlow became the first North American to publish a book of lesbian love poems. In a modern free verse, Gidlow¿s poetry of queer resistance and desire continues to astonish today.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. Invited by his friend to witness an experimental procedure, Clarke watches with interest and horror as the surgeon opens his young patient¿s mind to grant her a vision of the spirit realm. Years later, a nearby town is traumatized by the strange disappearance of several children, prompting Clarke to investigate. The Great God Pan is a novella by Arthur Machen.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. ¿How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.¿ Thus begins Elizabeth Barrett Browning¿s sonnet ¿XLIII,¿ the penultimate poem in her collection Sonnets from the Portuguese. Written for her husband Robert Browning, these sonnets are not only some of the most formally precise poems in the English language, but among the most astonishingly beautiful love poems ever written.

LARGE PRINT EDITION .Jacob's Room (1922), Virginia Woolf's third novel, is a groundbreaking work that explores the nuances of identity and experience. The story of Jacob Flanders from childhood until his death on the battlefield is revealed through the viewpoints of the characters, primarily the women in his life. This is a bold and enriching classic of modernist literature.

LARGE PRINT EDITION.A meteor that crashes to earth in the English countryside turns out to be an alien spacecraft and the vanguard of invasion from Mars. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells is a brilliantly imaginative tale of humanity facing a merciless war of extermination and one of the most influential stories in science fiction.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. When Marianne and Elinor Dashwood's father falls ill, the two eldest sisters are faced with an uncertain future. Relying on a successful marriage as their only source of refuge, Marianne and Elinor must choose between following their hearts, or doing what is sensible. Written by Jane Austen in 1811, Sense and Sensibility found immediate success as Austen's first published novel.

LARGE PRINT EDITION Highly observant, socially inept, and an expert detective, these are the ways one could describe Sherlock Holmes. Told from the perspective of his sidekick, Dr. Watson, this book features twelve iconic short stories that introduce the reader to the legendary crime-solving duo in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. Originally published in 1847, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte tells the story of a wild, and possessive love between Catherine Earnshaw and a man called Heathcliff. Abandoned as a child, Heathcliff was taken in by Catherine's father, who became a stand-in for the parents Heathcliff never had. Dark, twisted and riddled with conflict, the love between Catherine and Heathcliff sparks nothing but drama for the family at Wuthering Heights.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. A collection of unforgettable short stories featuring the famous priest-turned-detective. The Innocence of Father Brown, by G.K. Chesterton is the first entry in the long running mystery series. The title character is portrayed as an earnest man of God who uses his spiritual intuition and observation skills to solve shocking crimes.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie is a collection of stories featuring the author's inimitable master sleuth Hercule Poirot. Pitted against an assortment of devious murderers, thieves and villains, the detective solves each case with brilliant insight, imagination and his own brand of deviousness. These are classic puzzle stories by a universally acknowledged master of the form.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. My First Summer in the Sierra, is the story of John Muir's time spent working in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountain range in late 1869. Joining a crew of shepherds, Muir worked tirelessly, not only supporting the efforts of the group, but vocalizing the need for environmental stewardship.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. The Home and the World (1916) is a novel by Bengali author Rabindranath Tagore. Written after Tagore received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, the novel dramatizes the Swadeshi movement for Indian independence from British rule. Through the lens of one family, Tagore illuminates the conflict between Western culture and Indian nationalism while exploring the complex relationships of men and women in modern India. Concerned for his wife, who spends most of her days inside, Nikhil, an educated aristocrat, brings Bimala to a political rally. There, they hear the magnanimous revolutionary Sandip speak out against British imperialism and call for Indian independence. Although Nikhil remains passive, if not indifferent, regarding British rule, Bimala, who comes from a poor family, reaches a political awakening of her own. When Nikhil and Bimala invite Sandip to stay as a guest at their home, Bimala moves further away from her traditional role as a wife and begins to develop romantic feelings for the radical figure. Aware of his growing influence, Sandip places himself between Nikhil and his wife while secretly attempting to convince Bimala to use her husband's wealth to support the Swadeshi cause. The Home and the World is a masterful novel that explores the personal behind the political, inserting the lives of individuals into history's great wheel without losing sight of humanity. This edition of Rabindranath Tagore's The Home and the World is a classic of Indian literature reimagined for modern readers.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. In, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde writes of well-to do artist, Basil Hallward, who is inspired to paint a portrait of striking, young Mr. Gray. But this comes at a surprising cost to Gray--suddenly he must contemplate exchanging righteousness for riches, and quickly face the consequences of his actions.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois combines history, philosophy and autobiography in a groundbreaking examination of black Americans and their position in American society. An incisive look at how African Americans had to adapt to a hostile world and a fiercely powerful condemnation of racism fuel this uncompromising yet hopeful classic.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. As a young woman, Anne Elliot became engaged to the handsome Frederick Wentworth, but was persuaded by her vain, aristocratic family to break off the engagement due to Wentworth's inferior social and economic standing. Seven years later, still unmarried, Anne meets Frederick once again. Now a decorated naval officer, Captain Wentworth finds with mixed feelings for the woman who rejected him, a decision Anne Elliot soon comes to regret. Persuasion, Jane Austen's final novel, is a classic of romance and social realism and a masterpiece of English literature.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. A tour of Italy takes young Lucy Honeychurch out of her predictable life in Edwardian England and places her into a new world that even her chaperoning spinster aunt cannot control. Encountering everything from unlikely traveling companions to street violence, Lucy faces the greatest challenge in understanding her own shifting emotions toward a most unsuitable suitor. Since it first appeared in 1908 A Room With a View has been recognized as a masterful depiction of character and conflict. Known to many through Merchant Ivory's lush 1985 film adaptation, which won multiple awards including the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, the novel provides an even richer experience. Lucy's journey toward a fresh, true understanding of herself and her passions make a compelling story, leavened by both an unexpected dry humor and a belief in the power of love.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of A Room With a View is both modern and readable.