Books in Essential Classics series

Excerpt from The Happy Prince: And Other Fairy Tales Charity Children as they came out of the cathedral in their bright scarlet cloaks, and their clean white pinafores. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

When orphan David Balfour discovers he has been betrayed and kept from his rightful inheritance, his miserly Uncle Ebenezer has him kidnapped and shipped into slavery. En route the ship is wrecked and David washes ashore with the swashbuckling rebel, Alan Breck. Together they set off across the treacherous Highlands on a quest for justice. Kidnapped is a classic tale of betrayal and adventure that has thrilled generations of readers. Age 8+ Complete and unabridged.

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, was published in 1847. It tells the story of the orphan Jane Eyre, her terrible schooling and her time as a governess at brooding Thornfield Hall. Here she falls in love with its owner, Mr Rochester - and discovers his terrible secret. Essential Classics is a wonderful new series that offers a quick way into a range of exciting stories. Fast-moving and accessible, each story is a shortened, dramatically illustrated version of the classic novel, which loses none of the strength and flavour of the original.

When a tremendous tornado transports Dorothy to the peculiar land of Oz, she fears she will never see Kansas again. Joined by some unlikely new friends, Dorothy follows the yellow brick road in search of a mysterious wizard in the hope he may be able to send her home. But the Wizard of Oz wants something impossible from her in return… Full of vivid imagery, Baum's classic tale is a must-read for any day-dreamer.