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A Christmas Carol (Puffin Classics)
Par Charles Dickens. 1984
Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child. I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try…
to keep it all the year.Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show him the error of his nasty ways. By visiting his past, present and future, Scrooge learns to love Christmas and the people all around him.A Christmas Carol has become a a true holiday classic, and is a powerful and uplifting story of redemption for all ages. 'The resonance of A Christmas Carol seems to get stronger every year' - The GuardianTreasure Island (Puffin Classics)
Par Robert Louis Stevenson. 2008
Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child. The HISPANIOLA still lay where she had anchored; but,…
sure enough, there was the Jolly Roger--the black flag of piracy--flying from her peak. Following the death of bloodthirsty buccaneer Captain Flint, young Jim Hawkins finds himself with the key to a fortune - he has discovered a map that will lead him to the fabled Treasure Island. But a gang of villains, wild beasts and deadly swashbucklers stand between him and the stash of gold. Not to mention the most infamous pirate ever to sail the high seas . . . The original pirate adventure story, this timeless classic includes a wonderfully funny introduction by award-winning author Eoin Colfer, a behind-the-scenes journey, an author profile, a guide to who's who, activities and more!The Cotton-Pickers
Par B. Traven. 1969
The first novel from the elusive author of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.Set in the 1920s in Mexico, B.…
Traven’s The Cotton-Pickers tells the story of Gerald Gales, who drifts in and out of jobs--on a cotton plantation, an oil field, in a pastry shop, and on a ranch--exposing the dangerous exploitation at each station and fomenting workers’ rights along the way. Adventurous, funny, and full of humanity, TheCotton-Pickers challenges and delights readers to this day. "B. Traven is coming to be recognized as one of the narrative masters of the twentieth century." The New York TimesThe Iliad
Par Homer. 2015
One of the most important and influential works of the Western Canon, The Iliad has long been a favorite of…
scholars and laypeople, embraced by famed artists from Shakespeare to Brad Pitt.The Iliad opens in the late stages of the Trojan War, and, with reflection on prior battles, follows through the sacking of Troy and the Greeks' bitter victory. Spanning the defeats, allegiances, victories, and vengeances of mortals and Gods alike, this epic poem of the ages still manages to be intensely relevant to modern readers. The major thematic thrusts (glory, honor, wrath, and fate) are both the stuff of legend and part of our ongoing experience. Now, in an updated prose translation from the original Greek, Blakely focuses his Iliad on the gripping heroics of Achilles and Patroclus, recounting a relatable tale of angry young men striving for glory, trapped by fate into prescribed warrior roles.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Karen's Sleepover: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphix)
Par Ann M. Martin. 2024
Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, featuring Kristy's little stepsister!Karen is having her first…
sleepover! She and her friends are going to tell spooky stories, bake cookies, and raid the refrigerator.But then Karen and Nancy get into a big fight, and Karen doesn't want Nancy to come to her party. A new girl, Pamela, comes instead and she isn't any fun. What is Karen going to do?The Queen of Spades and Selected Works (Pushkin Collection)
Par Alexander Pushkin. 2012
"The Queen of Spades" is one of the most famous tales in Russian literature, and inspired the eponymous opera by…
Tchaikovsky; in "The Stationmaster", from The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin, Pushkin reworks the parable of the Prodigal Son; "Tsar Nikita and his Forty Daughters" is one of Pushkin&’s bawdier early poems; and the narrative poem "The Bronze Horseman", inspired by a St Petersburg statue of Peter the Great, is one of Pushkin&’s best-known and most influential works. The volume also includes a selection of Pushkin&’s best lyric poetry.Contents:• Short Stories: The Queen of Spades; The Stationmaster• Drama: Extracts from Boris Godunov and Mozart and Salieri• The Bronze Horseman (narrative poem), Tsar Nikita and His FortyDaughters (folk poem) and 14 lyric poems• Novel in Verse: Extract from Yevgeny Onegin (novel in verse)