Books in Essential Classics series

Retold for younger readers, Henry James' classic horror story tells the tale of a haunted house, two children, and the governess who tries to save them Published in 1898, The Turn of the Screw is his best-known horror story. A young, inexperienced governess watches Miles and Flora, the two small children who are abandoned by their uncle at his grand country house. When the governess senses an intense evil within the house, she becomes obsessed that ghosts are trying to harm the children. She sees the figure of an unknown man on the tower and his face at the window. It is Peter Quint, the master's dissolute valet, and he has come for little Miles. But Peter Quint is dead. This retelling has been shortened and illustrated for younger readers.

With their father away at war, the March family is short of money and times are hard for the four sisters. But Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy enrich their lives with friendship, optimism, sisterly squabbles, hard work, joy and love, leaving childhood behind as they become 'little women'. Readers of all ages will laugh, cry and fall in love with Louisa Mat Alcott's classic coming-of-age story. Age 8+ Complete and unabridged.

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THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLS When Charles Baskerville is found dead in the grounds of his moorland mansion,, suspicions are aroused that the family curse of a gigantic, diabolical hound that preys on the Baskervills may be true. Can Sherlock Holmes solve the mystery and uncover the truth behind the mysterious death? Conan Doyle's thrilling detective story is an undisputed classic. Other titles available in this series: TREASURE ISLAND; KING SOLOMON'S MINES; THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER; THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON; THE CALL OF THE WILD; THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD.

Harriet must choose between her friend Lalla and her new-found love of ice-skating! "If you pass your inter-silver, I'll tell Aunt Claudia that I don't want to work with you any more." Harriet is told that she must take up ice-skating in order to improve her health. She isn't much good at it, until she meets Lalla Moore, a young skating star. Now Harriet is getting better and better on the ice, and Lalla doesn't like it. Does Harriet want to save their friendship more than she wants to skate?

ROBINSON CRUSOE As a boy, young Robinson was forever eager to go to sea, and when he disobeys his parents and first sets sail so begins his extraordinary life of adventures. Shipwreck, pirates, slavery and adversity all await him in this classic story of one man's struggle to endure and survive. One of the first novels written in English, Defoe's unforgettable tale is justifiably among the most widely published books ever written. Other titles available in this series: TREASURE ISLAND; KING SOLOMON'S MINES; THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER; THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON; THE CALL OF THE WILD; THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD.

With a white star on his forehead and one white foot, Black Beauty is a handsome horse, spirited but kind. After carefree days of galloping in the meadow, Beauty is sold and his turbulent life as a working horse begins. Through times of both happiness and great hardship, Black Beauty's tale is told with intelligence and compassion. Anna Sewell's classic novel is perhaps the most famous animal story of all. time. Age 8+ Complete and unabridged.

A LITTLE PRINCESS - Sarah Crewe is the apple of her father's eye and wants for nothing at her boarding school. But when fate conspires to change her life completely, can the 'little princess' learn to overcome adversity in even the bleakest of places? Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of the Secret Garden, weaves an enchanting story of friendship, honesty and integrity. Other titles available in this series: THE SECRET GARDEN; WHAT KATY DID; THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ; HEIDI THE RAILWAY CHILDREN; and POLLYANNA