Mifflin and Company Houghton

"A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her."--

A house and its exquisite antique furnishings and artwork become the source of a protracted struggle involving the proud and imperious Mrs. Gereth, her amiable son, Owen, his philistine fiancée, Mona Brigstock, and the sensitive Fleda Vetch, whose moral judgment is tested by her conflicting allegiances.

In five brief episodes two hippopotamuses reinforce their friendship.

Five brief episodes reveal the ups and downs of a great friendship.

A moose welcomes a snail as her houseguest and his sudden disappearance causes her great concern.

The moving abolitionist novel that fueled the fire of the human rights debate in 1852 and melodramatically condemned the institution of slavery through such powerfully realized characters as Tom, Eliza, Topsy, Eva, and Simon Legree.

Short stories of the Yukon. The author's first book.

Five stories involving the mischievous monkey, Curious George and his friend, the Man with the Yellow Hat.