Roderick Usher invites his childhood friend to his family home, the House of Usher. A bleak mansion of gloom standing lonely at the top of the hill. A history of family illness, a ‘mysterious’ lake and the loss of his twin sister all play a part in the desolation of Roderick. Will Roderick’s friend help him accept his family’s fate?
Emily St Aubert lived a happy childhood in her large home in La Vallee, France. But after tragically losing her parents, a strange sequence of events leads Emily to the mysterious Udolpho Castle. Here, she finds herself unfolding long lost family secrets – ones which threaten to trap Emily …
A mysterious guest at the Coach and Horses Inn disrupts the village of Iping. The stranger is wrapped up from head to toe, his bandaged face hidden from sight. Is he the victim of an accident? A criminal on the run? No one in the village comes close to guessing what is really hidden behind the bandages.
Titles in this set:1. Dracula2. Frankenstein3. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde4. The Phantom of the Opera5. The Picture of Dorian Gray6. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow7. The Ghost Pirates8. The Fall of the House of Usher9. The Mysteries of Udolpho10. The Invisible Man.Description:DraculaJonathan Harker’s work trip to Romania should have been simple, but Castle Dracula is shrouded with mystery. The building is maze-like, the owner only appears in the dead of night and during the day sleeps deep underground…
Adapted and illustrated to introduce children and students to the works of Shakespeare!Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most popular historical plays. It takes place in the final years of the War of the Roses, when the first and last Yorkist kings rule England. In it, the hunchbacked Richard, Duke of Gloucester, covets his brother's throne and will stop at nothing to get it. This includes the murder, betrayal and manipulation of family, friends and foe alike, as well as some of Shakespeare's…
Adapted and illustrated to introduce children and students to the works of Shakespeare! The Winters Tale is one of Shakespeares most popular comedies. The play was first published in 1623, and has since been performed worldwide with great success. It is set in Sicily, and revolves around the main character, King Leontes, who is consumed by doubts about his wifes loyalty. Jealousy drives him to plot his best friends murder, imprison his wife and disown their unborn child. The play stretches over…
Clever and confident, Emma is positive that she can find the perfect husband for her new friend Harriet. But with one mistake after another, Emma realises that she might not understand people as well as she thought. In fact, she might not even understand her own heart.About The Complete Jane Austen Simplified A simplification of Jane Austen's classic stories, illustrated and includes free audio QR codes
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! Join in the fun as your all-time favourite children's nursery rhymes are brought to life by Wendy Straw's charming illustrations. This fantastic collection will put the excitement into reading, as well as being an ideal way for children to learn the classics.
Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, had a wife and couldn't keep her...Join in the fun as your all-time favourite children's nursery rhymes are brought to life by Wendy Straw's charming illustrations. This fantastic collection will put the excitement into reading, as well as being an ideal way for children to learn the classics.
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