James Fenimore Cooper, retold by T. P. Yatt
This exciting adventure, set in 1757, is the sequel to The Last of the Mohicans, already available in this series.
ISBN: 9781405072311
English Type: British
Published Date: 31 March 2005
Pages: 64
Elizabeth Laird
Paul realises he will never be able to marry Maria if he remains poor. When he wins the story competition, he believes his problems are over. Can he marry Maria now?
ISBN: 9781405076142
English Type: British
Published Date: 12 April 2005
Pages: 32
Louisa M. Alcott, retold by Anne Collins
The lives of the March sisters, begun in Little Women, have moved on, The American Civil War has ended and the men have returned from the fighting.
Original work by Louisa M. Alcott
ISBN: 9781405072304
English Type: British
Published Date: 31 March 2005
Pages: 64
Alwyn Cox
Four members of a team making a geological survey for a mining company find themselves trapped deep in a forest when they are delayed by heavy rains. Can Leon successfully lead them to safety?
ISBN: 9781405076128
English Type: British
Published Date: 27 April 2005
Pages: 32
Elizabeth Laird
Anna is making her first trip alone to visit her aunt. She is nervous and excited. Who is the strange man in her train carriage?
ISBN: 9781405076104
English Type: British
Published Date: 29 April 2005
Pages: 32
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain, retold by F. H. Cornish
‘Tom was very unhappy. He was in trouble, he was going to run away forever. “Nobody loves me! I’m leaving home...”’
A story of the humorous adventures of a young orphan boy who lives beside the great Mississippi River in 1844.
Original work by Mark Twain
ISBN: 9781405076081
English Type: British
Published Date: 27 April 2005
Pages: 64
Herman Melville, retold by Margaret Tarner
It is the summer of 1797 and the officers of the British Navy fear that there will be further mutinies amongst the sailors who have had to endure the terrible conditions on board British ships.
Billy Budd is handsome, strong, reliable, efficient and loyal. But he is victimised by Claggart, the vindictive and cruel master-at-arms, who accuses him of insubordination.
ISBN: 9781405072274
English Type: British
Published Date: 20 April 2005
Pages: 64
Mark Twain, retold by F. H. Cornish
It is 1845 and Huck has made up his mind to leave the little town of Hannibal. When his violent father holds him captive, Huck knows that he has to leave quickly and secretly. And so Huck begins his journey down the Mississippi River on a log raft, in the company of another runaway- the slave Jim.
Original work by Mark Twain
ISBN: 9781405072342
English Type: British
Published Date: 20 April 2005
Pages: 64
Henry James, retold by Margaret Tarner
A classic romance from one of America's principle nineteenth century novelists, set in New York between 1847 and 1862. Catherine Sloper, a plain heiress, is set to inherit $30,000. She falls in love with Morris Townsend, a man with no personal income or job, against her father's wishes.
Original work by Henry James
ISBN: 9781405072557
English Type: British
Published Date: 31 March 2005
Pages: 64
Norman Whitney
Professor Verity has invented a machine which forces its subjects to tell the truth. Soon everyone wants to use it.
ISBN: 9781405072540
English Type: British
Published Date: 31 March 2005
Pages: 32