The White Stallion
Elizabeth Shub
Carried away from her wagon train in Texas in 1845 by the old mare she is riding, a little girl is befriended by a white stallion.
Read Time: ~3.8 hr
Billy Budd
by Herman Melville (2003)
About this book
TRIALS OF THE HANDSOME SAILOR Aboard the warship Bellipotent, the young orphan Billy Budd was called the Handsome Sailor. Billy was tall, athletic, noble looking; he was friendly, innocent, helpful and ever-cheerful. He was a fierce fighter and a loyal friend. All the men and officers liked him... All but one: Master-at-Arms Claggart. Envious, petty Claggart plotted to make Billy's life miserable. But when a fear of mutinies swept through the fleet, Claggart realized he could do more than just torment the Handsome Sailor... He could frame Billy Budd for treason... Also contained in: - Scarlet Letter / Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Red Badge of Courage / Billy Budd - Benito Cereno / Bartleby, the Scrivener / Encantadas / Billy Budd - Billy Budd and Other Prose Pieces - [Billy Budd, Sailor & Other Stories][1] - [Billy Budd and Other Tales][2] - [Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories][3] - [Billy Budd and other stories][4] - [Billy Budd, Sailor and Selected Tales][5] - Complete Shorter Fiction - Five Tales - Four Great American Novels - Great Short Works of Herman Melville - Moby Dick / Billy Budd - Novels. Selections - Portable Melville - Selected Tales and Poems - [Selected Writings of Herman Melville][6] - Tales, Poems, and Other Writings - Typee / Billy Budd [1]: [2]: [3]: [4]: [5]: [6]:
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreBilly Budd Lead Character
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