from the back cover: When Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley leave school, their feet are set on very different paths. Kind, foolish Amelia returns to her comfortable home and wealthy family, to await a suitable marriage, while Becky must look out for herself, earning her own living in a hard world. But Becky is neither kind nor foolish, and with her quick brain and keen eye for a chance, her fortu…
from the back cover: London in the 1830s was no place to be if you were a hungry ten-year-old boy, an orphan without friends or family, with no home to go to, and only a penny in your pocket to buy a piece of bread. But Oliver Twist finds some friends - Fagin, the Artful Dodger, and Charley Bates. They give him food and shelter, and play games with him, but it is not until some days later that…
A parable of a Russian peasant's bargain with the devil - considered by James Joyce to be the world's greatest story
A little magic can take you a long way. After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a hou…
The Secret Seven are siblings Peter and Janet, and Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. Together they are The Secret Seven - ready to solve any mystery, any time - in Enid Blyton's classic series of 15 mystery novels.In book four, something mysterious is going on at Tigger's Barn, and the Secret Seven are intrigued. Peter thinks it's all just gossip, but Jack isn't so sure when he overhears a …
Lima sekawan adalah Julian, Dick, George, Anne dan - tentu saja - Timmy si anjing! Kemanapun mereka pergi pasti ada petualangan yang seru dan mengasyikkan! Bagaimana mereka memecahkan misteri kali ini?!? Dengan Hutan Bisikan dan Tebing Tangis-nya, pulau itu betul-betul seram dan... terlarang. Dan Lima Sekawan tidak sengaja terdampar di pulau itu. Di sana mereka menemukan patung-patung yang s…
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.
In the darkening embers of a Communist utopia, life in a desolate Hungarian town has come to a virtual standstill. Flies buzz, spiders weave, water drips and animals root desultorily in the barnyard of a collective farm. But when the charismatic Irimias - long-thought dead - returns, the villagers fall under his spell. Irimias sets about swindling the villagers out of a fortune that might al…
Peter Rabbit is off to visit his friend Squirrel Nutkin! On his way, he comes across many familiar friends and asks all sorts of questions about their homes . . . Will Peter find out he and his friends are more similar than he thought? Join Peter Rabbit on this adventure story in this brilliant new board book format with flaps to lift and holes to peep through.
Di tengah kota kecil yang dipenuhi aturan moral ketat, seorang wanita muda berdiri di mimbar hukuman. Di dadanya, tersemat huruf "A" merah menyala — bukan sekadar simbol dosa, tapi lambang keberanian menghadapi penghakiman dunia Hester Prynne tidak tunduk pada rasa malu. Ia tetap tegar, memeluk anak hasil cinta terlarang, dan memilih diam demi melindungi pria yang dicintainya.