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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. Reporter and amateur detective Joseph Rouletabille succeeds where no one else can. Called to the court of Tsar Nicholas II, he accepts an assignment to protect a group of influential generals from a suspected assassin. In Russia, Rouletabille is caught up in an atmosphere of violence, mystery, and revolution. The Secret of the Night is a novel by Gaston Leroux.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. Reporter and amateur detective Joseph Rouletabille succeeded where no one else could. Having solved the impenetrable "Mystery of the Yellow Room," he hopes to return to a life of peace and quiet. When a man thought dead returns, Rouletabille is forced to revisit his definitive case. The Perfume of the Lady in Black is a novel by Gaston Leroux.

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. What does it mean to be Black in America and how has that experience changed over time? Featuring such orators as Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells and Maria W. Stewart, The Voice of a People: Speeches from Black America hopes to answer that question in a powerful collection of speeches by some of the nation's leading Black intellectuals, activists, artists and organizers.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. When a Bostonian aristocrat is murdered in Hawai'i, his nephew travels to the islands in order to convince his Aunt Minerva to return home. Eventually, he becomes involved in the investigation of his uncle's death, overseen by brilliant Chinese American detective Charlie Chan. The House Without a Key is a novel by Earl Derr Biggers.

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. 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. "You tas'e petater an' you say it sweet, / But you no know how hard we wuk fe it." In his debut collection, the first published in Jamaican Patois, Claude McKay addresses himself to a white audience, addressing the schism inherent to colonial society between white and black, rich and poor. Songs of Jamaica is a poetry collection by Claude McKay.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. Following the violent overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, Queen Lili'uokalani sought to not only restore her right to the throne, but to provide a voice for the Hawaiian people. Deposed for her efforts to assert Hawaiian sovereignty, Lili'uokalani reflects on growing up on the island of Oahu and the sadness with which she has been forced to leave everything behind.

LARGE PRINT EDITION. A man arrives at the house of a friend after receiving a worrying letter. A prince holds a masquerade for nobles in his abbey as a plague ravages the world outside. A Parisian detective investigates the murders of two young women. The Edgar Allan Poe Collection compiles in one place the greatest poems and short stories of an American literary icon.

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.