"By the time that night arrives all that matters is that I'm alive." Following in the footsteps of his father and great- grandfather, both war veterans, Scott Pendleton Collins signs up for the army during the height of World War II. He is shipped out to England only to face weeks of boredom. He and his unit want to be out in the fields, doing something to help the Allied forces. Finally, th…
For more than a half century Little Christian and Christiana have captivated children in their quest to reach the Celestial City. A journey fraught with danger, pitfalls and temptation, this retelling of John Bunyan's classic allegory, "Pilgrim's Progress", celebrates more than 60 years. This profound allegory will delight children ages 8 to 12, providing spiritually rich reading they will ador…
Alice sees things that other people miss. Sitting on a riverbank with her sister, she watches a white rabbit run past, wearing clothes and checking a pocket watch. Following the rabbit down its hole, she drops into a fantastic world where she grows and shrinks in an instant, her tears cause a major flood, and caterpillars give sage advice. Soon she is taking directions from the Cheshire Cat, at…
This Dover edition, first published in 2010, is an unabridged republication of the text from "A Christmas Carol" (1843) and "The Chimes" (1844) both published by Chapman and Hall, London; "The Cricket on the Hearth" (1845) and "The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain" (1848) both published by Bradbury and Evans, London; "The Seven Poor Travellers" (1854) and "The Holly-Tree" (1855) both publish…
I've only been a grown-up for a very little time," sixteen-year-old Anne Shirley tells her dearest friend Diana Barry. "It takes some getting used to." Anne's life in Avonlea is changing. She still lives with her aunt Marilla who took her in as a young girl from an orphanage. But Anne is about to begin her new job as the teacher at Avonlea School and also start the Avonlea Village Improvement S…
The March sisters my not have much, but they have each other. Join Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth as they grow from girls into young women, learning about life, friendship, and the power of love along the way. With Classic Starts, young readers can experience the wonder of timeless stories from an early age. Abridged for easier reading and carefully rewritten, each classic novel is filled with all t…
An abridged version of the stories that tells Alice, who falls down a rabbit hole and steps through a mirror, thereby experiencing unusual adventures with a variety of nonsensical characters. —Summary from the back of Title Page
Searching for treasure, tricking others into doing his work, and running away with Huckleberry Finn--Tom Sawyer's antics and mischief-making are sheer, child-pleasing delight. This simpler version of Twain's classic is ideal for elementary readers.
Jules Verne’s classic science fiction fantasy carries its hero—Professor Aronnax of the Museum of Paris—on a thrilling and dangerous journey far below the waves to see what creatures live in the ocean’s depths. In the process, Verne imagined a vessel that had not yet been invented: the submarine.
Popular Illustrated Classics is a series of masterpieces from world literature. It includes the works of English authors such as William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens as well as authors such as Cheklov and Maupassant in translation. Realising the importance of the line drawings in enhancing the intimacy of the reading experience, it has been conceived as an illustrated series. For the first t…