Central Kansas Library System

A collection of four well-known tales of mystery and suspense including "The Gold Bug," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Tell-tale Heart," and "The Cask of Amontillado."

An illustrated adaptation of the Dickens story of the orphan forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.

A retelling of the story about a miser whose life is changed by Christmas.

A classic of the sea, telling of the pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale who defied capture.

"A young sailor returns home from a dangerous voyage. His father and his sweetheart are waiting for him. But an act of jealous treachery changes his life forever."--Back cover.

The epic battle between man and monster reaches its greatest pitch in the famous story of Frankenstein

"The time is 1863. The setting, the Civil War, America's bloodiest conflict. Henry Fleming, a country boy on the Union side, is full of emotion as he and his fellow soldiers wait for their first battle to begin. Will Henry become the hero he dreams of being? Will he and his friends even survive the deadly fire of the enemy? And who is the enemy, but other American boys like himself? Fear and courage exist at the same time, as each man undergoes his...