1865 Best Seller.

The story of Hans and his sister's participation in a skating competition is interwoven with their class reading of _The Hero of Haarlem_ (the boy who saved his country by plugging a dike with his finger). Somehow poplular myth has transferred Han's name to the dike boy.

Winner of the 1917 Pulitzer Prize.

The story of a three generations struggle to cope with change in culture during the 1910s.

Hunchbacked, one-eyed, lame and eventually deaf, Quasimodo is the bell-ringer at the Notre Dame cathedral in 15th century Paris, France. A victim of constant ridicule, Quasimodo finds greatest solace and happiness in these bells. He loves them like no other, until he happens upon the beautiful gypsy, La Esmerelda. A hunchback, an Archdeacon, a playwright and a handsome Captain - each enchanted by La Esmerelda. Accusations of sorcery, a sham marriage, mayhem and murder - The Hunchback of Notre Dame continues to entertain.

Publishers Weekly #1 Best Seller for 1922.

Hutchinson makes a compelling story out of a difficult subject; an unhappy marriage, a divorce, and an unwed mother who commits suicide. The book was almost immediately adapted as a film, and also republished in the 1940's.

1864 Best Seller.

Southworth considered Ishmael to be her best work. It's inspirations to wisdom and goodness were drawn from the real life examples of the heroes and statesmen of the American Revolution. The novel tells the story of Ishmael, born into poverty and virtuously climbing to success.

A true life tragic romance embedded within an accurate depiction of the Elizabethan court of the 1500s.

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester courts the favour of Queen Elizabeth I. To fulfill his ambitions he must keep secret his love for Amy Robsart, the daughter of Sir Hugh Robsart. These conflicting forces cannot be kept in balance forever...

Publishers Weekly #1 Best Seller for 1907.

A fictionalized diary of a missionary kindergarten teacher in Hiroshima, Japan. The story takes place against the backdrop of the Russo-Japanese war. For many Americans the book was a first introduction to Japanese culture.