The sun shines on Tom Sawyer. The idealized childhood of this fictional hero, based on Mark Twain's own early life along the banks of the Mississippi, is filled with robust good humor and high-spirited adventures. Yet there is also an in-depth experience of the central South of the 1840s'its dialects, superstitions, and social values. While romping through fun-filled fantasy, Tom Sawyer shows how morally complicated real life can be.
"Christmas wont be Christmas without any corpses."
The dear, sweet March sisters are back, and Marmee has told them to be good little women. Good little vampire women, that is. That's right: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy have grown up since you last read their tale, and now they have (much) longer lives and (much) more ravenous appetites.
Marmee has taught them well, and so they live by an unprecedented moral code of abstinence . . . from human blood. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy must learn to get along with one another, help make society a better place, and avoid the vampire hunters who pose a constant threat to their existence. Plus, Laurie is dying to become a part of the March family, at any cost. Some things never change.
This horrifying'and hilarious'retelling of a timeless American classic will leave readers craving the bloodthirsty drama on each and every page.
The endearing story of David Copperfield's endeavor to become the hero of his own life, with its intriguing correspondence to the author's own life, has delighted readers for generations. Dickens himself called this book his "favourite child," and it is his most quoted novel. Now you can have the pleasure of hearing Patrick Tull's brilliant narration of Dickens beloved classic. Listen as David recounts the experiences of his rise to successful novelist-his wretched boyhood , the drudgery of his various jobs, his marriage to the boss' pretty daughter, his flight to the continent, and finally, a reunion with his true love. Tull's marvelously resonant voice ushers us smoothly through young David's trials. His ability to move deftly between different accents gives new life to some of the best-known characters in all of literature. Dora, Uriah Heep, and Mr. Micawber. Close your eyes and soon you'll find yourself sitting in a little Victorian parlor listening as David tells his story.
A wonderful adaptation of Winnie the Pooh now available on audio, featuring an all-star cast including Stephen Fry and Dame Judi Dench.
In which we are introduced
In which Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place
In which Pooh and Piglet go hunting and nearly catch a Woozle
In which Eeyore loses a tail and Pooh finds one
In which Piglet is entirely surrounded by water
In which Christopher Robin gives a Pooh Party, and we say good-bye.
Discover Shakespeare's best-loved plays with this fantastic, unabridged and downloadable audiobook edition of Charles and Mary Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare, read by Alan Cumming, Juliet Stevenson, Nigel Davenport and Andrew Sachs.
A perfect introduction for all ages to the breadth and beauty of Shakespeare's work. Tales from Shakespeare has become a classic work in its own right. The tales bring vividly to life the power of Hamlet and Macbeth, the fun of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the drama of The Tempest. Blending detailed narrative with original dialogue and poetic language, they fully convey the wit, wisdom and imagination of Shakespeare's magnificent plays.
Includes King Lear, The Tempest, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Measure for Measure.
The abridged, downloadable audiobook edition of E. Nesbit's classic The Railway Children, brilliantly read by the acress Jenny Agutter.
When Father is taken away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their comfortable life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. The children seek solace in the nearby railway station and make friends with Perks the Porter and the Station Master himself. Each day, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis run down the field to the railway track and wave at the passing London train, sending their love to Father. Little do they know that the kindly old gentleman passenger who waves back holds the key to their father's disappearance.
Hear the best stories ever written with Puffin Classics on audio.
The Happy Prince and Other Stories is a haunting, magical fairy tale collection, in which Oscar Wilde beautifully evokes (amongst others) The Happy Prince, who was not so happy after all, The Selfish Giant who learned to love little children and The Star Child who did not love his parents as much as he should.
The downloadable audiobook edition of this magical story for young and old, unabridged and read by John Moffatt.
The abridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Susan Coolidge's wonderful, family story, What Katy Did, read by actress Kate Harper.
The endearing classic tale of Katy Carr and her family. Gangly, quick-tempered Katy means to be beautiful and beloved and as good as an angel one day. But meanwhile her resolutions somehow get forgotten or go horribly wrong.
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The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Rudyard Kipling's collection, Just So Stories.
The delightful tales of whales and cats and kangaroos and crabs - everything from how the camel got in a humph (and got his hump!) to how the alphabet was invented. Enchanting and funny, these stories are brought to life by the fantastical narration of Tony Robinson.
