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Heidi
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Johanna Spyri
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From L.M. Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables, comes another beloved classic and an unforgettable story of courage and romance.
Valancy Stirling is 29 and has never been in love. She's spent her entire life on a quiet little street in an ugly little house and never dared to contradict her domineering mother and her unforgiving aunt. But one day she receives a shocking, life-altering letter―and decides then and there that everything needs to change. For the first time in her life, she does exactly what she wants to and says exactly what she feels.
At first her family thinks she's gone around the bend. But soon Valancy discovers more surprises and adventure than she ever thought possible. She also finds her one true love and the real-life version of the Blue Castle that she was sure only existed in her dreams...
Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this epic edition of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. A mission to rid the seas of a monstrous creature becomes a terrifying nightmare when Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land are thrown overboard. The huge marine animal which has haunted the water is no living beast, but a spectacular manufactured vessel, and the three men find themselves the helpless prisoners of Captain Nemo. Resigned to their fate, they begin a miraculous journey on the submarine ship which can travel through waters never before explored. For the Professor, at least, this voyage is one he would not have missed for the world.
A thrilling gothic tale of hubris gone badly wrong. A young man's
search for the secret of the spark of life leads him to a horrific
experiment in which he creates a gigantic creature from dismembered
body parts. Rejected by his creator, the initially gentle creature
turns monstrous when his desire to find companionship and love are
thwarted. Tanya Landman revisits Mary Shelley's classic Gothic
horror story, bringing to life Dr Frankenstein and his monstrous
creation in an accessible format that more readers can enjoy.
Everyone loves fairy tales, both adults and children, and in this
book each person will find something both attractive and
instructive. In this volume, the heroes of these fairy tales: a
wounded dove which refuses to surrender, a tricky monkey called
Cutie, an old-time doll named Alyonushka, a naive lamb, a young
wolf which does not want to grow bloodthirsty, and other animals
will tell their stories to you, my friends and readers.
An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic -
at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! After surviving
fourteen long years with her horrible aunt, and nothing but a doll
and an old handkerchief for company, Esther Summerson's life is
finally looking a little brighter. She's going to school and making
friends, real friends! The only thing Esther's missing now is a
mother. But long-lost parents don't just turn up out of the blue on
a rainy afternoon ... do they? About The Charles Dickens Children's
Collection: Bah humbug! Who says the classics are just for adults?
Join Ebenezer Scrooge on his ghostly Christmas adventure, or follow
orphaned Oliver Twist from rags to riches in some of literature's
most famous tales from the foggy streets of Victorian London.
The Jungle Book is a collection of Rudyard Kipling's animal
stories, wonderfully told and interweaving moral lessons with
classic tales. They include the stories of Mowgli, a boy raised by
wolves in the Indian jungle, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a brave mongoose,
and Toomai of the Elephants, the story of a young elephant handler.
Gloriously illustrated with the original line artwork by J.
Lockwood Kipling C.I.E and W. H. Drake and with a foreword by Ben
Fogle and a ribbon marker, this beautiful hardback edition of
Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, which was first published by
Macmillan in 1894, is a truly special gift to treasure.
Translated by Irene Testot-Ferry. The Little Prince is a classic
tale of equal appeal to children and adults. On one level it is the
story of an airman's discovery, in the desert, of a small boy from
another planet - the Little Prince of the title - and his stories
of intergalactic travel, while on the other hand it is a
thought-provoking allegory of the human condition. First published
in 1943, the year before the author's death in action, this
translation contains Saint-Exupery's delightful illustrations.
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