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Up from Slavery (Dover Thrift Editions)
Born in a Virginia slave hut, Booker T. Washington (1856–1915) rose to become the most influential spokesman for African Americans of his day. In this eloquently written book, he
The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions)
Renowned as a novelist, journalist, and humorist, Mark Twain is not only one of the most widely read and admired American writers, he is also among the most quoted.
The Adventures of Pinocchio (Dover Children’s Thrift Classics)
Pinocchio was naughty from the very first day that Geppetto created him. Instead of going to school or learning a trade, the little puppet who magically came to life
Aesop’s Fables (Dover Children’s Thrift Classics)
Scores of entertaining and instructive tales — delightfully illustrated — include “The Fox and the Grapes,” “The Ant and the Grasshopper,” “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse,” “The
African Myths and Folk Tales (Dover Children’s Thrift Classics)
How was the earth formed, and where did animals come from? Why does the hippopotamus live in water, and why do cats chase rats? Imaginative answers to these and
The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk (Dover Children’s Thrift Classics)
When Jimmy Skunk curls up to take a nap in an old barrel, the imp of mischief gets the better of Peter Rabbit. Tons of trouble plague the long-eared