A children’s retelling of The Legends of King Arthur - with a QR code for the free audiobook!All Merlin knows is the village where he mixes potions for wary customers, and dreams strange dreams that sometimes come true. Then a mysterious hooded man appears, seeking a boy with no mortal father, and Merlin is taken far away, to a crumbling tower and a ruthless king. To a place where his is not the only magic.About The Legends of King Arthur Series Epic battles, thrilling quests and forbidden…
The first book in the New York Times bestselling series!Twelve-year-old Sophie Foster has a secret.She is a Telepath, and has the power to hear the thoughts of everyone around her – something that she's never spoken about, even to her own family.But everything changes the day she meets Fitz, a mysterious boy who also reads minds. She discovers there's somewhere she does belong, and staying where she is will put her in grave danger. In the blink of an eye, Sophie is forced to leave behind…
When a young governess, unemployed and desperate for a position, accepts a job with a couple living in a remote country home, her positive first impressions of the man and his family begin to change. With a mixture of fear and uncertainty, she asks Sherlock Holmes to investigate the increasingly disturbing events that have begun to unfold around her.
An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery – at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! Also includes a QR code for the free audiobook! The police are no closer to solving the murder of horse trainer, John Straker. He was killed on Monday night, 22nd October. The famous racehorse, Silver Blaze, has been missing since the night of the attack. The country’s most famous racehorse has mysteriously disappeared. What’s worse, his trainer has…
In the story, Holmes recounts to Watson the events arising after a visit from a university acquaintance, Reginald Musgrave. Musgrave visits Holmes after the disappearance of two of his domestic staff, Rachel Howells, a maid, and Richard Brunton, the longtime butler. The pair vanished after Musgrave had dismissed Brunton for secretly reading a family document, the Musgrave Ritual.
An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery – at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! Also includes a QR code for the free audiobook! ‘This is not danger. It is definite destruction. Even with all your cleverness, you do not realise it. You must stand clear, Mr Holmes, or you will be crushed underfoot.’ Holmes is facing a problem – a big one. He’s on the tail of his most dangerous criminal to date, Professor Moriarty. But it seems that the…
When Jack climbs up and enormous beanstalk, he discovers a giant's castle high up in the clouds. But the giant likes to eat little boys! How ever will Jack escape?
Am at Goldini’s Restaurant, Gloucester Road, Kensington. Please come at once. Bring a jemmy, a lantern, a chisel, and a gun.S.H.The secret plans for a submarine super-weapon have been stolen and it’s up to Holmes to find them. But with the government, the military and even his own brother turning up the pressure, can the genius detective unravel the web of secrets, spies and cunning crimes before it’s too late?
Missing: Mr Jeremiah Hayling, aged 26, a hydraulic engineer. He left his house at ten o’clock at night on the 9th of this month, and has not been heard from since.When Watson’s latest patient confronts him with a missing thumb and a horrifying story, he knows just where to turn. This is a case for Sherlock Holmes. But, can Holmes and Watson unravel this deadly mystery in time to catch the criminals?
Adapted and illustrated for children aged 7+After surviving fourteen long years with her horrible aunt, and nothing but a doll and an old handkerchief for company, Esther Summerson's life is finally looking a little brighter. She's going to school and making friends, real friends! The only thing Esther's missing now is a mother. But long-lost parents don't just turn up out of the blue on a rainy afternoon do they?About The Charles Dickens Children's Collection:Bah humbug! Who says the…
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