Two years after his wife's death, Germain is encouraged to move on and find a new woman and home to accommodate his three growing children. He travels to visit a single woman who is eager to start a new family. Following his daughter's death, Père Maurice has provided constant support for his son-in-law Germain. But after two years, he pushes him to find a new wife. Germain is a young man with three children in need of a mother. Maurice sends him...

Mauprat is a novel by the French novelist George Sand about love and education. It was published in serial form in April and May 1837.Like many of Sand's novels, Mauprat borrows from various fictional genres - the Gothic novel, chivalric romance, the Bildungsroman, detective fiction and the historical novel. The novel's plot has been called a plot of female socialization, in which the hero is taught by the heroine how to live peacefully in society....

The complete why, when, and how-to guide for parenting a one-year-old.When will my 13-month-old start to walk?Shouldn’t my 14-month-old be talking already?How can I  get my picky eater to pick something besides pasta?Sure, I can ignore a tantrum at home—but what am I supposed to do in the middle of the mall?Why does my toddler have such a hard time sharing? Taking turns? Playing nicely?When should we break the bottle habit . . . and what about...

"The Little Lady of the Big House" (1915) is a novel by American writer Jack London. It was his last novel to be published during his lifetime. The story concerns a love triangle. The protagonist, Dick Forrest, is a rancher with a poetic streak (his "acorn song" recalls London's play, "The Acorn Planters"). His wife, Paula, is a vivacious, athletic, and sexually self-aware woman, who falls in love with Evan Graham, an old friend of her husband. Unable...

Oldtown Folks (1869) is a historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Although her career peaked with the publication of abolitionist novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), Stowe continued to work as a professional writer throughout her life. A tale of family, faith, and perseverance, Oldtown Folks displays her impressive imaginative range and admirable moral outlook while illuminating aspects of early American life that would otherwise be consigned to history....

Pinocchio: The Adventures of a Marionette is a children's novel popularized by the Disney cartoon movie adaptation. The story follows Pinocchio, a wooden marionette who comes to life. Once he becomes the "real boy" he has always wanted to be, he spews lies profusely. Because Pinocchio's nose changes length depending on how much truth he is telling, Pinocchio learns to be honest. The story teaches children to do the same.

This early 20th century publication is an obituary of Henry David Thoreau by his close friend Ralph Waldo Emerson.

This dramatic tale follows the life of an Englishman stolen as a young child from his wealthy family by a band of Gypsies. Rejecting his home country, Singleton decides to seek his destiny as a brigand on the high seas. After crossing to Africa, he distinguishes himself as a pirate and eventually makes his way to the Indiana Ocean. Author Daniel Defoe provides in-depth descriptions of the methods, economics, and logistics of piracy as practiced in...

The Words of Love anthology contains over 90 texts and images on religious, romantic and familial love, as well as texts devoted to the love of nature, and guidebooks on how to write your own words of love. Shallow men believe in luck and circumstances. Strong men believe in cause and effect, and love is the true cause and effect that makes the world go 'round. Words of Love is a collection of love's deepest colors, its brightest voices and most touching...

Announcing a brand new, cover-to-cover revision of America's pregnancy bible. What to Expect When You're Expecting is a perennial New York Times bestseller and one of USA Today's 25 most influential books of the past 25 years. It's read by more than 90% of pregnant women who read a pregnancy book—the most iconic, must-have book for parents-to-be, with over 14.5 million copies in print. Now comes the Fourth Edition, a new book for a new generation...