Omoo

OmooA failed mutiny lands the narrator in a Tahitian jail where he and his companion, Doctor Long Ghost, are treated with curiosity and kindness. After their eventual release, the two embark on a series of adventures as they work at odd jobs, view traditional rites and customs on the island, and contrive an audience with the Tahitian queen. Thought provoking, humorous glimpses of a vanished 19th century world in the South Seas by one of America's greatest

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thrilling tales

This collection of his short stories offers thought-provoking glimpses into the Russian author's moving portrayals of the conflict between flesh and spirit

this heartwarming unabridged classic promises young readers an exciting and fun-filled visit to nineteenth-century America

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the extraordinary human hand is capable of a virtually infinite range of expression

who became a pirate and died a gentleman

Written by one of the foremost experts on mathematical magic

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Frank Lloyd Wright firmly believed that "life could be formed anew if new form could be brought to its setting

" "Mademoiselle Fifi