Most Popular Books by Jane Langton

When Eddy Hall receives five cards for his stereoscope, he and his sister, Eleanor, can''t wait to see what exotic places they reveal maybe Stonehenge, or a centuries-old European cathedral. But instead, when they look through the stereoscope, Eddy and Eleanor see some very strange things. An odd-looking rope hangs from the sky down into every picture. A marmalade coloured cat that looks suspiciously like Herm, the family cat, also appears. And one picture looks like the front hall of their very own house! The images seem to be almost real, not just three-dimensional illusions. All it will take is one little tug on that rope to find out for sure ....

Life in the Halls'' house in Concord is many things, but it is never boring. Even something as simple as having a family friend come for a visit can lead to the unexpected, the enchanted, the mysterious -- in this case, the most amazing, most mysterious circus ever. From Uncle Krishna''s garbled phone message to the fantastic ending, the latest Hall Family Chronicle has all of the earmarks of a Jane Langton novel: fantasy, humor, and magic! Join Eleanor, Eddie, Georgie, their new friend Andy, and his twelve very large friends -- more about them later -- in Jane Langton''s The Mysterious Circus.

The swing in the summer house sweeps four children and two adults into frightening and mystifying journeys that help them all towards their hearts'' desires.

This lovely retelling of one of the lesser known tales of the Saint Francis''s lessons centers on the legend of the great wolf of Gubbio, a ferocious canine who terrorized the town and was slowly reducing it to penury and starvation. In nearby Assisi, Brother Francis heard of their plight and came to their rescue. Unbelievingly, the villagers watched from the ramparts as Brother Francis called to the wolf, tamed it with his tenderness, and made it pledge that if the people of Gubbio would care for it, he would do them no harm. He took the pledge and lived in harmony with the citizens of the city until his death.

A collection of eighty poems by the 19th century reclusive poet accompanied by paintings and drawings.

Ivan, the merchant''s third son, having patience and an eye for opportunity, barters the cargo of his ship for a princess and a fortune.

A young woman discovers a new world of experiences and fascinating friends during her first semester at college.

Murder strikes in the natural history museum of the University of Oxford, famed for its zoological specimens. PI Homer Kelly, a Harvard professor who is in town to give a lecture, will solve it.

The Dante Game takes Homer Kelly to magnificent, mysterious Florence, where he finds himself entangled in a mystery of murdered lovers, the disappearance of a star pupil, and a heroin ring shut down by the Pope''s antidrug campaign.

Convinced, through a series of coincidences, that she is the future Queen of England, a young girl decides to use her royal connections to help her family through the Depression.