| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (The Ultimate Illustrated Edition)
| "What is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures?"For over 125 years John Tenniel's superb illustrations for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland have been the perfect complement to Lewis Carroll's timeless story. In that time Alice has been illustrated by numerous artists, but not one has come close to matching the universal appeal of the original pictures.This is the first Alice to reproduce Ternniel's exquisite drawings from prints taken directly from the origina...More
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| Treasure Island
| Discover the classics! Beautifully designed and carefully abridged, Troll Illustrated Classics are the perfect introductions to the world’s best-loved literature.
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| The Secret Garden (unabridged)
| The Secret Garden opens the door to the innermost places in the heart. Written in 1911, adults may be surprised at the modern themes: the ability of mental beliefs to create health, the strength of group optimism, and the restorative power of nature. Mary, unloved and selfish, finds friendship and happiness helping her equally self-centered cousin become strong and healthy. Nature's powerful magic -- the mystery of life itself, birth, renewal, love and joy -- touches both Mary and her cou...More
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| Little Women: A Story of Children
| This lavishly illustrated book recasts for a whole new generation of children, from ages three and up, the touching drama of the March family--spirited Jo, beautiful Meg, sensitive Beth, and romantic Amy--as they make their transition from girlhood to womanhood. Children's Picture Book. Ages 3 up. 42 color photographs throughout from the hit film starring Winona Ryder.
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| Adventures of Tom Sawyer
| MOST of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred; one or two were experiences of my own, the rest those of boys who were schoolmates of mine. Huck Finn is drawn from life; Tom Sawyer also, but not from an individual - he is a combina tion of the characteristics of three boys whom I knew, and therefore belongs to the composite order of archi tecture.
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| Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Great Illustrated Classics)
| (Please note that all Timeless Classic Books have been carefully formatted manually with full annotation and proper photo and/or illustration placement since our start in 2010/2011. Each cover is designed with paid or public domain artwork that is pertinent to the title. Each and ever cover is unique. None have ever been used twice.)The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1891-92) brings together the first twelve short stories Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about Holmes and Watson. These follow Holm...More
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| Uncle Tom's Cabin
| Uncle Tom's Cabin is an American classic written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Harriet Beecher Stowe was appalled by slavery, and she took one of the few options open to nineteenth-century women who wanted to affect public opinion: she wrote a novel, a huge, enthralling narrative that claimed the heart, soul, and politics of pre-Civil War Americans. An overtly moralistic work of unabashed propaganda, it is an attempt to make whites North and South see slaves as mothers, fathers, and children as huma...More
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| Picture of Dorian Gray (Great Illustrated Classics)
| The wish spoken by Dorian Gray as he looks at his portrait forms the basis of the plot of this story of a gilded and spoilt hedonist who is willing to sell his soul for his beauty.
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| Jungle Book - Pbk (Ic) (Illustrated Classics Series)
| The Jungle Book is Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of a lost boy raised by animals in the wilds of India. Mowgli is a young boy in the jungle. He has no human parents or companions. But what he does have is a bear, a panther, and other creatures who advise and befriend him. Together they face many dangers and adventures, as Mowgli finds himself in the clutches of the Monkey People, and confronts the wrath of Shere Khan, the tiger who separated him from his human family. Generating numerous sta...More
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| Crime and Punishment
| Table of Contens:Translator's PrefacePart 1 Part 2 Part 3Part 4 Part 5 Part 6EpilogueSearch a title: enter Forward2forward2.wordpress.com
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| Beauty and the Beast
| Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.
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| Christmas Carol - Pbk (Tc)
| Subjects: Christmas stories Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.
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| Oliver Twist (Ladybird Classics)
| Born in the workhouse, the orphaned Oliver Twist has known nothing but hunger and misery. He runs away to London to start a better life, but instead falls in with the wicked Fagin and his gang of thieves. Just when everything seems hopeless, events take an unexpected turn.
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| Gulliver's Travels
| This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition™ includes a glossary and reader’s notes to help the modern reader contend with Swift’s complex references and vocabulary. First published anonymously in 1727, Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels created a storm of criticism—from those who believed the stories to be true and “knew exactly” who Lemuel Gulliver was, to those who demanded that the writer of the seditious tales be hunted down and executed for high treason. Even today, S...More
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| Huckleberry Finn
| Wild child Huck has to get away. His violent drunk of a father is back in town again, raising Cain. He won't rest until he has Huck's money. So the enterprising boy fakes his own death and sets out in search of adventure and freedom. Teaming up with Jim, an escaped slave with a price on his head, the two fugitives go on the run, travelling down the wide Mississippi River. But Huck finds himself wrestling with his conscience. Should he save Jim, or turn his friend over to a terrible fate?
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| White Fang (Pocket classics)
| Jack London's classic companion novel to Call of the Wild is now available through Buki Editions! With a fully functioning table of contents.
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| The War of the Worlds (The Young Collector's Illustrated Classics)
| The War of the Worlds is a timeless science fiction novel by H.G. Wells. Taking place in London, it covers the fears, escape plans and struggles for reunion of families amidst an invasion from mars. An inspiration to artists of every sort from radio to literature to film, this is the original edition updated with a working table of contents for easy navigation.
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| The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (Signet classics)
| IN MERRY ENGLAND in the time of old, when good King Henry the Second ruled the land, there lived within the green glades of Sherwood Forest, near Nottingham Town, a famous outlaw whose name was Robin Hood. No archer ever lived that could speed a gray goose shaft with such skill and cunning as his, nor were there ever such yeomen as the sevenscore merry men that roamed with him through the greenwood shades.
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| The Mysterious Island
| This series provides a stimulating introduction to the great classic stories of literature and the best in children's fiction. The books are easy and enjoyable to read, and feature full-page, full-color pictures and photographs. Each title includes interesting information about the authors, and comprehension questions to spark discussion.
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| Aesop's Fables (Children's Classics)
| This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
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