The Love of A King

All he wanted to do was to marry the woman he loved. But his country said 'No!' He was Edward VIII, King of Great Britain, King of India, King of Australia, and King of thirty-nine other countries. And he loved the wrong woman. She was beautiful and she loved him - but she was already married to another man. It was a love story that shook the world. The King had to choose: to be King, …

Little Women

A book about growing up which has delighted generations of young readers. The illustrations by Ella Bailey are perfect for the modern audience. This edition includes extra material for young readers.

English Fairy Tales

This book contains over forty of the best-loved fairy stories, beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Favourites such as Jack the Giant-killer, Jack and the Beanstalk, Dick Whittington, The Three Little Pigs and The Babes in the Wood are all here among many others, but stories from different traditions also make their appearance, including The Three Bears and Little Red Hiding Hood.

A christmas carol (easy classics)

Who can help a mean old man to love Christmas? How about a ghost? (…or three!) Scrooge’s heart is colder than snow, he’s richer than half the banks in England and meaner than, well, everyone. But when three seriously spooky ghosts turn up to take him on an adventure through time, he soon learns that being cold isn’t cool. Can he change his ways before it’s too late?

Persuasion

Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel. She began it soon after she had finished Emma, completing it in August 1816. She died, aged 41, in 1817; Persuasion was published in December that year (but dated 1818). Persuasion is linked to Northanger Abbey not only by the fact that the two books were originally bound up in one volume and published together, but also because both stories are…

Henry V: A Shakespeare Story

King Henry V is new to the throne and declares war on France, England's old enemy, to prove his military strength. As the country prepares for battle, will the young king accomplish the unthinkable - victory on French soil, against an army that outnumbers his troops ten to one? A thrilling retelling of this fantastic historical play. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Patrio…

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories #1

"Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell."

Horrible Histories : The Terrible Tudors

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A Christmas Carol (English Classics)

I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy, I am as giddy as a drunken man. A merry Christmas to everybody!

The Famous Five: Five on Hike Together

'Anne! Come down at once. He's gone,' shouted Dick. 'Hurry!' It's half-term and the Five are going hiking through the woods and up the hills. But when Anne and Dick take a wrong turn, it leads them all straight into danger! An escaped convict is on the loose and passes a strange message to Dick by mistake. A stash of treasure has been hidden nearby - will they discover it before the priso…