Explores initiation rites, wedding feasts, harvest celebrations, religious rituals, and many other customs used around the world to mark all kinds of special occasions.

One ill-fated evening at the Reform Club, Phileas Fogg rashly bets his companions that he can travel around the entire globe in just eighty days -- and he is determined not to lose. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, the reserved Englishman immediately sets off for Dover, accompaned by his hot-blooded manservant Passepartout. Traveling by train, steamship, sailboat, sledge, and even elephant, they must overcome storms, kidnappings,...

When Mary Lennox is sent from India to the moors of England to live with her uncle after losing her parents, not only does she discover a secret garden, but she also discovers the true meaning of family, friendship, and perseverance. This magical, timeless classic, originally published in 1911, is by the author of A Little Princess and Little Lord Faunteleroy.

On its way to England, as a gift from the King of Siam to the Queen of England, the white elephant is stolen from its quarters in Jersey City.

A look at the lives and times of the greatest English writer of all time--William Shakespeare.

Life and work of the man who wrote A Christmas carol and Oliver Twist.

The history of the beloved Christmas carol is celebrated through lush illustrations, from it's humble beginning as the voice of the poor and downtrodden, to it's journey across cultures touching people from all over the world.

Based on real events, this book tells of a little girl's brave journey to make a new life, far from home.

A collection of traditional tales from Europe, including "Lazy Jack," "The Lambton Worm," and "The Legend of the Lorelei."