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This classic novel is the fictional story about Henry Fleming who was a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War in the late 1800s. Initially Henry runs from the fight but is later consumed with shame and wishes to be wounded. Though he does receive a minor wound not from the enemy, he manages to return to the fight against the Confederate Army of the south and does act as a flag bearer during another skirmish.

The hunchback of Notre Dame is a bell ringer who falls in love with a gypsy. After first trying to kidnap under orders, he is caught but shown kindness by Esmeralda the gypsy. Later, Esmeralda is caught and sentenced to hang, but Quasimodo swings down on his bell rope and saves her and gives her sanctuary in the church. She is later betrayed and sentenced to die once again.

This audiobook is about a lieutenant in the US Navy who renounces his loyalty in front of a judge and is sentenced to live out his years on naval ships and to never be informed about his country again since he said he never wants to hear about it in front of the judge. This becomes extremely difficult for him, and he ultimately becomes very patriotic.

This audiobook is about a boy named Tom who gets into trouble but is also very clever. Tom is adventurous. Tom and some of his friends sneak away to an island while folks back home look for them.

This audiobook is about Rip Van Winkle, who falls asleep before the Revolutionary War and wakes up 20 years later, when the war is over, and faces an independent country no longer under British rule.

This is the famous tale of an outlaw who gives to poor people by taking from those who have more resources. This story is applicable to life, politics, and wealth today just as it was centuries ago.

This audiobook is about the search for a treasure on a remote island. There’s plenty of rum, seaman talk, treasure maps, and intrigue in this seafaring adventure.

The French Revolution is the setting for this fictional tale of the lives of certain people living between London and Paris during that era. This audio classic novel has been carefully abridged and adapted into 10 short, easy-to-understand chapters. This format enables listeners of all ages and English language abilities to understand and enjoy the story. Composition includes original custom background music. This adventure tale is appropriate for children and adults.

Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate these 10 mysterious cases: "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", "The Red-Headed League", "A Case of Identity", "The Bascombe Valley Mystery", "The Man with the Twisted Lip", "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor", "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet", "A Scandal in Bohemia", and "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb".

The son of an Irish soldier and poor Irish woman is orphaned in India. The boy learns of India's culture and religions and makes decisions on how to achieve enlightenment. This audio classic novel has been carefully abridged and adapted into 10 short, easy-to-understand chapters. This format enables listeners of all ages and English language abilities to understand and enjoy the story. This tale is appropriate for children and adults.

An extraterrestrial alien attack from Mars takes place outside London, England in the late 1800s. The aliens are big, grey, and rather ugly. They invade using very large tripod warships. The citizen and military defense has some measure of success, but, ultimately, the aliens prevail and traverse the land unimpeded. This audio classic novel has been carefully abridged and adapted into 10 short, easy-to-understand chapters. This format enables listeners of all ages and English language abilities to understand and enjoy the story.

Crusoe, a dog, and two cats survive shipwreck and find themselves on a small island. He adapts to his new surroundings with creativity and perseverance. Several years pass and he manages to befriend a prisoner from the island. Crusoe eventually makes it off of the island though his family believes him already dead. This audio classic novel has been carefully abridged and adapted into 10 short, easy to understand chapters. This format enables listeners of all ages and English language abilities to understand and enjoy the story.

Victor Frankenstein is a talented scientist who creates what he sometimes refers to as a monster. The monster is a large creature made from human parts and comes to life, but feels rejected by his creator Victor, as well as most of the people with whom he comes in contact with. He winds up killing certain people in Victor's circle of family and friends, so Victor eventually pursues the monster to kill him.

Hank Morgan is a man from 19th-century Connecticut who, after having a head injury, wakes to find himself 1300 years in the past in the court of King Arthur of medieval England. The people of the time notice that he is strange yet knowledgeable, but due to his odd clothing and language, is sentenced to death but avoids it by knowing of a coming eclipse and tricking the nobility into thinking he himself blotted out the sun. King Arthur elevates Hank to a ministerial position and Hank goes about trying to reeducate the people.

A man dressed in a long coat with bandages covering his face arrives in a small village and does not engage much in conversation. While striving to maintain his privacy, he receives what he calls his luggage, yet in reality is chemicals and laboratory supplies, thereby furthering the mystery around himself. Eventually, he reveals his name to be Griffin and later runs into Mr. Kemp, a former student from medical school. Griffin creates a diabolical plan after recounting to Kemp how he is able to create invisibility.

Silas Marner, a weaver, is a good man but he is mistaken for a thief who stole donations at his church. He moves to the city and begins his new life weaving and saving gold which is then stolen. A forlorn child comes into his life and his life improves dramatically after suffering much sadness and loneliness.

This audiobook is about a man known as Scrooge who is greedy. He is visited by spirits that show him the past, the present, and the future. This enlightenment causes Scrooge to realize that he must change his ways, and so he becomes a better person.

This novel chronicles part of the lives of the four March sisters during the Civil War. The story starts as the sisters reminisce about past days when times were more abundant and affluent, then follows them in the years ahead as they become more mature and face both good and bad times in their lives.

A ship of whalers seeks the large white whale that caused the captain to lose his leg. This audio classic novel has been carefully abridged and adapted into 10 short, easy-to-understand chapters. This format enables listeners of all ages and English language abilities to understand and enjoy the story. This adventure tale is appropriate for children and adults.

Sherlock Holmes, a detective, and his friend, Dr. Watson, investigate the likelihood that a large and fearsome hound lurks on the grounds of Baskerville manor. This audio classic novel has been carefully abridged and adapted into 10 short, easy-to-understand chapters. This format enables listeners of all ages and English language abilities to understand and enjoy the story. This adventure tale is appropriate for children and adults.