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| The Iliad by Homer One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode of the Trojan War. At its... [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| The Odyssey by Homer Odysseus shares tales of monsters he's fought, but more than that he wants to get home to his wife Penelope, after 20 years of war and journey. [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan One of the most powerful dramas of Christian faith ever written, this captivating allegory of man's religious journey in search of... [More] | ![]() | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Literature |
| Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe This classic story of a shipwrecked mariner on a deserted island is perhaps the greatest adventure in all of English literature. Fleeing... [More] | ![]() | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Literature |
| Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin Few compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, a man of letters, a printer, a scientist, a wit, an inventor, and successful diplomat. [More] | ![]() | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Biography |
| Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain A seminal work of American Literature that still commands deep praise and still elicits controversy, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is... [More] | ![]() | 1800's | Middle | Literature |
| Aesop's Fables by Aesop The fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since they were first written down nearly two... [More] | ![]() | Not History Related | Elem | Literature |
| Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura Ingalls is heading west! The Ingalls family packs up their covered wagon and sets off for the big skies of the Kansas Territory,... [More] | ![]() | 1800's | Elem | Literature |
| The Republic by Plato The acclaimed Bloom translation, with copious footnotes and references to assist the reader in deciphering one of the most published and interesting philosophical texts ever. [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| Augustus Caesar's World by Genevieve Foster Considered the innovator of "horizontal history," Genevieve Foster became frustrated when her two school-aged children complained about the... [More] | ![]() | Classical 500BC-600AD | Elem | General |
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