In the timeless classic, "The Count of Monte Cristo," penned by Alexandre Dumas, an intricate and gripping narrative unfolds. This tale, set against the early 19th-century backdrop of France, follows the harrowing journey of Edmond Dantès, a young sailor whose life takes a tragic detour due to a wrongful accusation. Imprisoned within the infamous Château d'If, Edmond's spirit remains unbroken, and he emerges as the enigmatic and wealthy Count of...

The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder is a profound exploration of fate, love, and the interconnectedness of human lives, set in 18th-century Peru. The novel opens with a catastrophic event-a bridge collapses, sending five people to their deaths. Brother Juniper, a Franciscan monk, witnesses the tragedy and becomes determined to understand why these particular individuals perished, seeking answers to whether their lives held any greater significance...

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of The Three Musketeers includes a Biographical Note by Stephen Brust. Giant Porthos; elegant Aramis; mysterious, haunted Athos: they are fearless, loyal and unstoppable. They're also rogues,...

In 1942, Europe remains in the relentless grip of war. Just beyond the tents of the Russian refugee camp she calls home, a young woman speaks her wedding vows. It's a decision that will alter her destiny ... and it's a lie that will remain buried until the next century. Since she was nine years old, Alina Dziak knew she would marry her best friend, Tomasz. Now fifteen and engaged, Alina is unconcerned by reports of Nazi soldiers at the Polish border,...

"2 Children for sale." The sign is a last resort. It sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931, but could be found anywhere in an era of breadlines, bank runs and broken dreams. It could have been written by any mother facing impossible choices. For struggling reporter Ellis Reed, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family's dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children, not meant for publication. But when it leads to his big break, the consequences...

"A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era ... Washington, DC, 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nations capital where secrets hide behind white picket fences. But when the lovely, mysterious widow Grace March moves into the attic room, she draws her oddball collection of neighbors into...

"Lilly secures a job as maid in a grand manor in Austin, Texas. But even far from home, her past lurks around every corner. When Lilly Donnelly arrives at the Cutlers' famed Butterfly Mansion in 1899, the massive house and unfamiliar duties threaten to overwhelm her. Victorian Austin is lavish, highly political, and intimidating, but with the help of the other servants, Lilly resolves to prove herself to her new employers. Then, while serving at an...

One hundred years after inheriting a seven-gabled house with a dark and cursed past, Clifford and Hepzibah are old and nearly destitute. Descendants of the cursed Colonel Pyncheon, they have resorted to taking in boarders and running a struggling cent store to support themselves. When a distant relative, untouched by Colonel Pyncheon's curse, moves into the gabled house and takes over the cent store, her charm and disposition brings success to the...

When her wealthy father orders her to marry before she is twenty-one, beautiful Shanna Trahern, in desperation, marries a condemned prisoner.

Following the dramatic romance of Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte intended Shirley to be a 'salutary' change. Set in Yorkshire during the period of the Napoleonic Wars, the novel articulates the social realities of economic hardship, the Luddite riots, dissatisfaction with the government and an inadequate Church. In the foreground of these concerns, a mill-owner, Robert Moore, in pursuit of financial security, ignores the suffering of his workers to such...