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Books in Graphic Classics series

  • The Merchant of Venice

    Fiona Macdonald, William Shakespeare, Penko Gelev

    Hardcover (B.E.S. Publishing, April 1, 2010)
    The life of Antonio, the merchant of Venice, is threatened by Shylock the moneylender, when Antonio cannot repay his debt. But Antonio is brilliantly defended in a court of law by Portia, the clever young wife of his dear friend Bassanio. Graphic Classics titles introduce many of the world's literary masterpieces to young readers. Elementary and secondary school teachers will value these books as a way to make great novels and plays accessible to their students--especially to those students who resist reading. Presented in graphic novel format, each title tells an absorbing, fast-paced story dramatized with high-quality color illustrations. After delving into any of these stimulating titles, many boys and girls will feel encouraged to discover the joy of reading the masterworks in their original form. Each Graphic Classics title includes a thumbnail biography of the author, a list of his or her important works, a timeline of historic events that helped inspire the sto
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  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    Jules Verne

    Paperback (Sterling Children's Books, June 2, 2020)
    Enjoy an enduringly popular classic story in a colorful graphic edition. Abridged for fast-paced reading, this book features illustrations that vividly tell the tale. While aboard Captain Nemo’s submarine, the Nautilus, Professor Aronnax discovers a remarkable underwater world and a mysterious secret.
  • Graphic Classics Edgar Allan Poe

    Edgar Allan Poe, Marcel De Jong, Various Artists

    Paperback (Eureka Productions, July 27, 2010)
    Graphic Classics: Edgar Allan Poe returns in a revised 4th Edition, with 40 new pages of content! New comics adaptations include The Pit and the Pendulum by David Hontiveros and Carlo Vergara, and William Wilson by Rafael Nieves and Dan Dougherty. The Raven returns in a revised adaptation by J.B. Bonivert, with Annabel Lee by the same artist as a new companion piece. Plus, The Black Cat, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Fall of the House of Usher, and four more terrifying tales.
  • Great Expectations: The Graphic Novel

    Brigit Viney, Charles Dickens

    Paperback (Heinle Cengage Learning, June 15, 2009)
    The Classic Graphic Novel Collection is a revolutionary new series of graphic novels which re-tells classic literature for learners of English. Graded at the intermediate level, the fresh blend of accessible storytelling and captivating artwork ensures that students will want to return to these stories time and again. "My name was Philip Pirrip. When I was a small child, I couldn't say this, so I called myself Pip." Pip is a young man from humble beginnings. He abandons his old life to become a gentleman after several occurrences: a frightening meeting with an escaped prisoner; a call to meet with the bitter, old Miss Havisham and the beautiful but cold-hearted Estella; and the sudden generosity of a stranger. The story of Pip's Great Expectations is accompanied by fabulous artwork which sends the reader straight to Dickens's Victorian England.
  • Frankenstein

    Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

    Paperback (Sterling Children's Books, Aug. 4, 2020)
    Enjoy Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking science-fiction novel in a colorful graphic edition. Abridged for fast-paced reading, this book features illustrations that vividly tell the tale. Victor Frankenstein, a gifted medical student, has discovered the secret of bringing dead matter to life. Gathering materials from graveyards and slaughterhouses, he creates a giant of superhuman strength. But horrified by what he has done, Frankenstein runs away. Left alone in the world by his creator, the creature’s thoughts turn dark and he begins to plan his revenge.
  • Dracula

    Fiona Macdonald, Bram Stoker, Penko Gelev

    Hardcover (B.E.S. Publishing, Sept. 1, 2007)
    This is one of several titles in Barron's series of Graphic Classics, famous literary works retold in graphic novel form for young readers. Wonderfully atmospheric color illustrations and fast-paced narratives will keep older boys and girls absorbed, and many students will be inspired to delve into the literary classics in their original versions. Count Dracula, the legendary vampire who is Lord of the Undead, departs from his castle in Transylvania and arrives in London, where he begins claiming new victims. Here is one of the most chilling horror tales ever told.
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  • Treasure Island

    Fiona MacDonald, Robert Louis Stevenson

    Hardcover (B.E.S. Publishing, Oct. 1, 2006)
    Young Jim Hawkins is the son of an innkeeper. When his father dies, Jim joins the crew of a sailing ship bound from the English port of Bristol to a distant island where a fabulous pirate's treasure is buried. In each of Barron's Graphic Classics, an English literary classic is transformed into a dramatic graphic novel with superb, atmospheric color illustrations and a finely-paced narrative. The tale--chosen from among important novels in the literary canon-- ill keep young readers fascinated from first page to last. Graphic Classics make fine introductions for young readers to the riches of English literature. Books are available in both paperback and hardcover editions. In addition to the stories, each title features a brief biography and time line of its author, a list of his important works, a glossary, and an index. As such, these books are suitable for classroom use on junior and senior high school levels.
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  • Wuthering Heights

    Jim Pipe, Emily Bronte, Nick Spender

    Paperback (B.E.S. Publishing, April 1, 2009)
    This immortal English romance is retold here in graphic novel format. It is the story of Heathcliff, a foundling rescued from the slums of Liverpool, and his love for Catherine, daughter in the wealthy Earnshaw family of Wuthering Heights. Barron's popular and growing series of Graphic Classics titles introduce many of the world's literary masterpieces to young readers. Elementary and secondary school teachers will value these books as a way to make great novels and plays accessible to their students--especially to those students who resist reading. Presented in graphic novel format, each title tells an absorbing, fast-paced story dramatized with high-quality color illustrations. After delving into any of these stimulating titles, many boys and girls will feel encouraged to discover the joy of reading the masterworks in their original form. Each Graphic Classics title includes a thumbnail biography of the author, a list of his or her important works, a timeline of historic events that helped inspire the story, general notes, and an index. Graphic Classics titles are available in both paperback and hardcover editions.
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  • Moby Dick

    Herman Melville, Rod Espinosa

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, July 1, 2007)
    Call me Ishmael. I have set sail on a whaling ship to try my hand at whaling. But our captain has his own prey. We have been traveling the seas looking for the white whale, Moby Dick, who causes destruction wherever he swims. Will we survive a battle with the great whale?
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  • H.G. Wells

    H. G. Wells

    Library Binding (Fitzgerald Books, Jan. 1, 2007)
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  • Gulliver's Travels

    John Malam, Jonathan Swift, Penko Gelev

    Hardcover (B.E.S. Publishing, Oct. 1, 2009)
    In this Graphic Classics version of a major eighteenth-century satiric novel, shipwrecked voyager Gulliver is cast ashore among the tiny Lilliputians, where he seems to be a giant, then among the giant Brobdingnags, where he seems as small as a mouse. His later visits to other kingdoms include the Country of the Houyhnhms--talking horses who demonstrate to Gulliver that humans, whom they call Yahoos, are disgraceful animals. Graphic Classics are graphic novel versions of immortal novels and plays, presented in a way to help make great literary works accessible to students, and encourage boys and girls to discover the joy of reading the masterworks in their original form. Titles in this series tell absorbing, fast-paced stories dramatized with high-quality color illustrations. Each Graphic Classics title includes a thumbnail biography of the author, a list of his or her important works, a timeline of historic events that helped inspire the story, general notes, and an index. Graphic Classics titles are available in both paperback and hardcover editions.
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  • Time Machine

    H. G. Wells, Joe Dunn, Ben Dunn

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, July 1, 2007)
    An evening of dinner and light conversation turned into a discussion of math and science. Soon, our host was showing us his latest contraption a machine to travel in time. He promised to return the following week with a story of his adventures. Will his machine work and will he return at all?
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