When Mr. and Mrs. Robin see the tinsel on a Christmas tree, she asks him to bring some back to decorate their nest
Black Beauty's tale, as told by himself, is the fascinating story of the life of a horse a hundred years ago, when horses were a part of everyone's life.Although his colthood and early life were happy, Black Beauty tastes the bitterness of cruel grooms and indifferent masters as he passes from hand to hand, progressing from the country to London and back again.This, the most famous horse story …
The River is a captivating place--it has fish, and boats, and trees along its banks. But something about this River sets it apart, and has made The Wind in the Willows a story to return to again and again. In this young reader's edition of The Wind in the Willows, original illustrations capture the magic of the River and its memorable inhabitants. The River is the home of four close friends…
The general editors of the new series of forty volumes--the renowned Shakespeareans Stephen Orgel of Stanford University and A. R. Braunmuller of UCLA--have assembled a team of six eminent scholars who have, along with the general editors themselves, prepared new introductions and notes to all of Shakespeare's plays and poems. Redesigned in an easy-to-read format that preserves the favorite fea…
When Romeo and Juliet meet at a masked ball it's love at first sight. But their families are sworn enemies, and the very next day a deadly brawl breaks out between the Montagues and Capulets. Young Romeo is caught up in the fighting and as punishment is banished from the city - and sent away from Juliet for ever... Also includes essays on 'Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre' and 'Love and …
In Othello, Shakespeare creates a powerful drama of a marriage that begins with fascination (between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona), with elopement, and with intense mutual devotion and that ends precipitately with jealous rage and violent deaths. He sets this story in the romantic world of the Mediterranean, moving the action from Venice to the island of Cyprus and gi…
Arthur is only a squire, but he longs to be a knight like his older brother, Kay. When Kay's sword goes missing, Arthur must get him a new one quickly. But the special sword that Arthur finds will change his own life for ever!
Discover a conspiracy to betray an emperor, a vow of revenge and a war that rages across Europe. This is a tale of jealousy and betrayal, so as Shakespeare wrote, "lend me your ears"