Books published by publisher Alma Classics

A much-loved children classic, wonderfully illustrated by Peter Bailey, here presented with a section of extra material for young readers.Roberta, Phyllis and Peter have their comfortable lives in London thrown into disarray by the unexpected disappearance of their father. They are forced to move to a small cottage in the countryside with their mother, who struggles to make ends meet by writing books. The children find solace in a stretch of railway track and the station nearby, and befriend the railway porter, who teaches them about running the station, and an old gentleman who takes the 9.15 train every day. Through this love of the trains they are led on many exciting adventures, including a quest to discover the secret of their father's disappearance.One of the most popular children's books ever written, E. Nesbit's tale has enchanted generations of readers since it was first released in 1906. It has been adapted for the screen and the stage many times, and its story of innocence, intrigue and discovery remains perfectly poignant today.

The fate of a humble orphan in a closed boarding school for aristocrats. A disturbing process of adjustment. The cult of friendship. Contempt and hospitality. Remorse and forgiveness. Shame and honor. Misunderstandings and feuds. Dreams and superstitions. Visions and nocturnal adventures.If you like Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, or John Green, you will love the series of the most famous classicvRussian writer for young readers.

Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective who is featured in 53 short stories published between 1910 and 1936 written by English novelist G. K. Chesterton.Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature. Chesterton loosely based him on the Rt Rev. Msgr. John O'Connor(1870–1952), a parish priest in Bradford, who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922.Here you will find the complete Father Brown stories in the chronological order of their original publication.Content :- The Innocence of Father Brown- The Wisdom of Father Brown- The Donnington Affair- The Incredulity of Father Brown- The Secret of Father Brown- The Scandal of Father Brown- The Mask of Midas

With A to Z Classics, discover or rediscover all the classics of literature.Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) and ​in the end of book include a bonus link to the free audiobook.Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. A huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s, Dumas was inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment when writing his epic tale of suffering and retribution.

A to Z Classics is the reference in classical works. All our works are of good quality and contain an active table of contents (HTML), which will make it easier for you to read.Once Upon a Time...Go into the woods with Grimm's Fairy Tales. Full of magic and trickery, these stories have delighted generations with such timeless classics as Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, and Rapunzel.The Complete Fairy TalesEvery fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm are included—that's over 200 tales. Popular favorites include:• Cinderella• Beauty and the Beast• Little Red-Cap (Little Red Riding Hood)• Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty)• Hansel and Grethel• Snow White• Rapunzel• Rumpelstiltskin• and hundreds more!

With A to Z Classics, discover or rediscover all the classics of literature.Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML)The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work.This book contains the complete novels of Charles Dickens in the chronological order of their original publication.The Pickwick PapersOliver TwistNicholas Nickleby The Old Curiosity Shop .Barnaby Rudge Martin Chuzzlewit Dombey and Son David Copperfield Bleak House Hard Times Little Dorrit A Tale of Two Cities Great Expectations Our Mutual Friend The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Shipwrecked on an unknown island, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself surrounded by its six-inch-tall natives, the Lilliputians. But this is only the first in a long line of wonderful discoveries, as his adventures take him to other far-off lands such as Brobdingnag, populated by a race of giants, Luggnagg, home to the eternally ageing Struldbrugs, and the country of the Houyhnhnms, a race of benevolent talking horses.Parodying the popular travel accounts of its time, Gulliver's Travels is not only a tour de force of imaginative and comic writing, which has thrilled readers of all ages for almost three centuries, but also a masterly, merciless satire on Western society and human nature.

This book contains several tables of HTML content to make reading easier.The novels are sorted alphabetically by the authors.Content:The Log of a Cowboy by Andy AdamsThe Bridge of the Gods by Frederic Homer BalchThe Lure of the Dim Trails by B.M. BowerHidden Water by Dane CoolidgeThe Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore CooperThe Prairie by James Fenimore CooperSalomy Jane by Bret HarteAstoria by Washington IrvingThe road to Frontenac by Samuel MerwinThat Girl Montana by Marah Ellis Ryan

"Something wicked this way comes..."When Macbeth meets three witches he finds his fate magically changed.They claim that he will become "King" and this entices him to kill his cousin, the current monarch King Duncan.With his wife's encouragement Macbeth sets out on a journey of deceit, lust and murder.This is the original play written by world-renowned playwright William (Will.I.Am) Shakespeare.---Please Note: A modern "book-form" adaptation of the play is available here: http://www.amazon.com/Macbeth-Fair-Foul-ebook/dp/B00B8BSAQG/ref=sr_1_14?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1359745485&sr=1-14&keywords=macbeth (it comes bundled with a free copy of this book).

"Something wicked this way comes..."When Macbeth meets three witches he finds his fate magically changed.They claim that he will become "King" and this entices him to kill his cousin, the current monarch King Duncan.With his wife's encouragement Macbeth sets out on a journey of deceit, lust and murder.This is the original play written by world-renowned playwright William (Will.I.Am) Shakespeare.---Please Note: A modern "book-form" adaptation of the play is available here: http://www.amazon.com/Macbeth-Fair-Foul-ebook/dp/B00B8BSAQG/ref=sr_1_14?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1359745485&sr=1-14&keywords=macbeth (it comes bundled with a free copy of this book).