Off on a Comet is a fascinating science fiction story written in 1877. The story starts with a comet colliding with Earth and large chunks of land mass and water are placed on the comet. Some 40 people from various cultures and ages are transported onto the comet for duration of two years until the comet revisits the Earth. The size of the comet is 2300 kilometers in diameter.

Set in medieval Paris, Victor Hugo’s powerful historical romance The Hunchback of Notre-Dame tells the story of the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda, condemned as a witch by the tormented archdeacon Claude Frollo, who lusts after her. Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral, having fallen in love with the kindhearted Esmeralda, tries to save her by hiding her in the cathedral’s tower. When a crowd of Parisian peasants, misunderstanding Quasimodo’s motives, attacks the church in an attempt to liberate her, the story ends in tragedy.

Follow the adventures of two sisters, Snow White and Rose Red and their mother as they befriend a talking bear named Bruno. As the years go by, the sisters keep helping a wandering dwarf out of trouble with the help of Bruno. The ending of the story is magical and touching at the same time.

The Pearl Princess is banished from her palace by her father the King when she tells him she loves him like salt. A Nobleman discovers her living with an old woman in the woods. The story unfolds with a happy ending.

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