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books by Tor Classics

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Tor Classics)

184 reviews
Jules Verne

Tor Classics, 1995

Wow
I read this book many years ago and still have the book. This is a thought-provoking book, and I can honestly say that it's one of the best books that I have ever read in my whole life. There is much to be thought about in this book, and I intend to reread this book so I can appreciate it all over again. Truly, this book is one of these classics that must be preserved always, for the wonderful ...

The Count of Monte Cristo (Tor Classics)

388 reviews
Alexandre Dumas père

Tor Classics, 1998

Great copy of unabridged Count of Monte Cristo
We only recently found out that all our copies of The Count of Monte Cristo were abridged. We checked this out of our local library and liked it so much we bought a copy for our home library. The type setting is very readable and best of all, it's not abridged. The story is a classic and a great read. I recommend it for everyone.

Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog (Tor Classics)

68 reviews
Jerome K. Jerome

Tor Classics, 2001

three men in a boat from the oxford bookworms library
I read this book about 10 years ago......and today I'm still laughing. Jerome possessed very good comic timing, the story flowed naturally, the emotions and reaction of the 3 men were so real that I wish I was on the river and met them at that time! Somehow this book can teach us the importance of taking a break from our daily life. I recently bought a copy from Amazon which was initialy ...

Tanglewood Tales: For Girls and Boys (Tor Classics)

4 reviews
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Tor Classics, 1999

At 79 y/o and remember this book vividly from childhood.
A wonderful collection of tales for children, however, the edition available from amazon does not have the wonderful illustrations which did so much to enhance the stories. Try to get the old version.

The Wizard of Oz (Tor Classics)

66 reviews
L. Frank Baum

Tor Classics, 1993

The Great Adventure
This book was a great adventure!! You meet a lot of imaginary creatures and go through the woods through a town made of china and its good for children or adults!!!!!! So if you want your child to read more often give him/her the wizard of oz it will be imposible for your child to stop reading it!!!!!!!!! So if you want to read read read than read the wizard of oz!!!!!!!!!!!ITS ...

Persuasion (Tor Classics)

112 reviews
Jane Austen

Tor Classics, 1999

Jane Austen's life if fate were kind.
Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed work before her death. It differs from her other more well known works such as Pride & Prejudice, and Emma. It focuses on a relationship who have a second chance to re-ignite true love but whether or not they will depends on so many things that make a good story and are still applicable today. A crazy family, social expectations, unforgiveness, ...

The Red Badge of Courage (Tor Classics)

313 reviews
Stephen Crane

Tor Classics, 1990

The Horrors of War engage the Innocence of Life
What can one truly say about an American Classic. It would be presumptuous on my part, at the very least, to analyze Mr. Crane's masterpiece after so many literary giants have already poked and prodded this novel of youth and war to ad nauseam. As a young boy in the early 1950s, I first read this novel and enjoyed the superficial battle narratives. Later as a college student in the 1960s, I ...

Men of Iron (Tor Classics)

22 reviews
Howard Pyle

Tor Classics, 2005

A great book for boys.
This is a book I first read in the ninth grade but is easily read by any good reader 5th grade up. An Adventure about a young boy taken from his family at a young age who learns to do what is right , to stand up against bullies , to organise others in a right cause. We follow him to young manhood and the righting of a terrible injustice. Boys will love it. Makes you want to make a shield and ...

The Turn of the Screw (Tor Classics)

107 reviews
Henry James

Tor Classics, 1993

An OK novella
The Turn of the Screw is an alright novel if you like that sort of reading, it requires in depth dissection of everything said, and you get no real answers in the end, which is what I really didn't like, though I have theories of my own. After the initial read I was very disappointed, I had been told that it was a great novel; however, after discussing the book in my American novels class, many ...

Wuthering Heights (Tor Classics)

502 reviews
Emily Bronte

Tor Classics, 1989

Will Always Be A Classic
I honestly didn't think that I would enjoy this book as much as I did. :] It is a love and hate story. I wasn't fond of Catherine or Heathcliff, but i enjoyed the book. It took me a little while to really get into but after that i couldn't put it down! :] But if your looking for a happy story with a good fairytale ending this book is not for you. For me I really did like this book but I don't ...

Oliver Twist (Tor Classics)

138 reviews
Charles Dickens

Tor Classics, 1998

Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted ...
What is it about Oliver Twist that keeps people coming back to it so often and for so long? Oliver Twist is actually one of my favourite all-time reads. I try to read it once every few years, and every time I decide to re-read it, I go in search of a copy that I don't already own because it's fascinating the different publishers, typefaces, bindings etc, that this book has gone through. Maybe I'm ...

The Black Shields (Stormlands, Book 2)

1 review
John Maddox Roberts

Tor Classics, 1991

Book 2 Stormlands
The sequel to "The Islander" Book One of the Stormlands, was an absolute treasure of fantasy, adventure and a splash of romance mixed together in a wonderful blend of story-telling.John Maddox Roberts did a wonderful job of mixing in the real life learned strengths of Hael (hero) and a touch of a higher power type Colorful, adventureous and a pick up and don't put down kind of book.

To Build a Fire: and other stories (Tor Classics)

15 reviews
Jack London

Tor Classics, 1999

Brilliantly Written
I read many of London's abridged novels when I was very young, but I never really appreciated his writing to the fullest extent until I read this collection of stories. These stories are not simple, shallow writings. They each have a message of their own, they take digesting. In each story the author reflects upon human nature and strikes a chord that rings true in all of us. After the end of ...

The Man in the Iron Mask (Tor Classics)

75 reviews
Alexandre Dumas père

Tor Classics, 1998

No One Can Write a More Thrilling Story than Dumas
Having just spent the last few months reading all five books in the Three Musketeer series, the following are my suggestions. 1. Read all five books in order. The Man in the Iron Mask is probably enjoyable on its own but reading the four books that proceed it help place the story in its proper context. Think of the Man in the Iron Mask as the dessert in a five course meal. Dessert is great ...

A Christmas Carol (Tor Classics)

159 reviews
Charles Dickens

Tor Classics, 1990

" God bless us everyone!"
Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol, forever old as well as new, arrived in a timely manner and in factory new condition. Thank you. I give you a five star rating. Earl Woodham

The Jungle Book (Tor Classics)

41 reviews
Rudyard Kipling

Tor Classics, 1992

Building a classic library for a granddaughter
They don't seem to require reading classic literature in the schools any more, so I decided to build a library for my 12-year old granddaughter. She has read them all, including this one, so it wasn't a bad idea. Now, if I could just get her to call her old grandfather more often....

The Black Arrow (Tor Classics)

28 reviews
Robert Louis Stevenson

Tor Classics, 1998

Black Arrow Hits the Mark
This story is fantastic. The author's grasp of the language and speech of the period is wonderful and completely creates an atmosphere that one cannot help but fall into. This is now one of my favorite books!

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Tor Classics)

56 reviews
Washington Irving

Tor Classics, 1991

Good Version for Kids
This book is a good version to read to kids. The language is basic enough for kids to follow the plot. I plan on using it as a lesson on legends around Halloween time for my fourth grade students.

Nicholas Nickleby (Tor Classics)

35 reviews
Charles Dickens

Tor Classics, 1998

A Very Funny Dickens Novel
This is a very funny novel in some sections. Imagine an older Oliver Twist, about 19 or 20 or so, but handsome, and with a temper, and with a strong outgoing personality, and one who can act and do all kinds of things. He has lots of self confidence and a beautiful sister, and throw in an obnoxious and rich uncle and a dotty mother. Yes, it is very, very entertaining. I bought the Wordsworth ...

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Tor Classics)

259 reviews
Oscar Wilde

Tor Classics, 1999

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame
Wilde sees the world more clearly than any writer of fiction in the last century. It is for that reason that his work is so filled with countless paradoxes and contradictions that challenge the mind and titillate the senses. Wilde lived in an infinitely ironic age, when society had grown so influential as to crowd out the individuals that made it up. Today, we have taken for granted this ...