The electronic browser books listed below are available as individual titles on IBM formatted 3.5 inch diskettes or the library collections are available on self starting CD. They are read offline using your Internet browser. Many of our e-books are not available anywhere in regular book form, being out of print. Some are out of print because they were written in an era of different sensitivities and are now "politically incorrect."
Other Classic Literature
Each Browser Book on diskette is priced at $3 postpaid.
Each Library Collection on CD is priced at $10 postpaid.
Each paper book title is priced as listed.
| Title/Author | Description |
| The Story of Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman |
"The jolly and exciting tale of the little boy who lost his red
coat and his blue trousers and his purple shoes but who was saved from
the tigers to eat 169 pancakes for his supper, has been universally
loved by generations of children. First written in 1899, the story has
become a childhood classic and the authorized American edition with the
original drawings by the author has sold hundreds of thousands of
copies."
Flat Comb Binding: 60 Pages |
| Uncle Remus, His Stories, Songs, & Sayings by Joel Chandler Harris |
Uncle Remus is a fictional character used by Harris, a white man, to narrate this collection of stories. But the stories themselves are authentic African folk tales, with common American animals replacing the original African beasts. The language preserved by Harris is difficult to read today, but is valuable to those studying the evolution of the American Negro dialect. |
| The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith |
"As noted by Andrew Skinner, the real sophistication of The Wealth of Nations lies less in individual areas of economic analysis than in its overall picture of a vast analytical system--a capitalist economy--in which all the parts can be seen simultaneously interacting with each other. In addition, Smith's view of society was not merely an economic one. The Wealth of Nations is far from being an apologia for unregulated business enterprise: Smith was at pains to point out that economic advance can have undesirable social consequences, and that labour which is economically unproductive can be beneficial to society at large." It is interesting to note that Smith's classic work was published in 1776, the same year as the Declaration of Independence. |
| Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville |
"In 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat and civil servant, made a nine-month journey through eastern America. The result was Democracy in America, a monumental study of the strengths and weaknesses of the nation's evolving politics. Tocqueville looked to the flourishing democratic system in America as a possible model for post-revolutionary France, believing its egalitarian ideals reflected the spirit of the age - even that they were the will of God. His insightful work has become one of the most influential political texts ever written on America and an indispensable authority for anyone interested in the future of democracy." |
| Beowulf by Unknown |
"Probably written in the eighth century, this is the epic story of Beowulf, a Scandinavian warrior, and his struggles against monsters." "It is the oldest known epic of any Teutonic people as well as the first important poem in Old English." |
| The Song of Roland by Unknown |
"At the heart of the poem is the account of the warrior Roland, Charlemagne's nephew and captain of his rearguard, who valiantly leads his men into battle against a vast pagan host and dies, defiant and triumphant, on a hill facing the enemy. The scene that recounts his death is one of the greatest in world literature." It is the oldest known epic poem in French and celebrates the crusading and feudal values of the twelfth century. |
Diskette books are very convenient traveling companions for laptop computers. Those
needing large print can use their browsers to enlarge the text size even
larger than large-print
books.
To order send your check for
$3 for each Browser Book on diskette ordered,
$10 for each library collection on CD ordered,
and the listed price for each paper book ordered
to
ART GALORE! BOOK GALLERY
5722 Gloucester Drive
Tyler, Texas 75707
For foreign shipments add $2 shipping and handling for each item ordered.