Children

Jessop is sailing on the Mortzestus, a ship deemed by sailors to be cursed. He dismisses the stories as seafaring tales, but two weeks into the voyage strange things start happening. Sails go slack, ghostly figures appear, and accidents start to befall the crew. Jessop fears that evil spirits are at work, threatening to drag the boat and its crew to the bottom of the sea 

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.

For out-starting upstarts of all ages, here is a wonderfully wise and blessedly brief graduation speech from the one and only Dr. Seuss. In his inimitable, humorous verse and pictures, he addresses the Great Balancing Act (life itself, and the ups and downs it presents) while encouraging us to find the success that lies within us."And will you succeed?Yes! You will indeed!(98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.)"A modern classic, Oh, the Places You'll Go! was first published one year before Dr.…

عْمَلْ وَاجِبَكَ وَأَتْقِنْ عَمَلَكَ، تَهْزِمْ قَلَقَكَ وَتُحَقِّقْ حُلْمَكَا”. “اعْزِفْ مِنْ قَلْبِكَ تَجِدِ الطَّرِيقَ”. “فَكِّرَ بِعَقْلِكَ وَشَاوِرْ قَلْبَكَ. تَذَكَّرْ دَوْمًا أَنَّنَا نَصْعَدُ السُّلَّمَ دَرَجَةً مِنْ بَعْدِ دَرَجَةٍ”. “كُنْ شُجَاعًا تَجِدِ الطَّرِيقَ”.  

Horton the kindly elephant has his work cut out saving the tiny Whos who live on a speck of dust – no one else believes they are there! But Horton eventually convinces everyone that ‘A person’s a person, no matter how small’!With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the world's…

The pressure is building for Greg Heffley, who discovers that when you mix heaps of family, a tiny beach house, and sweltering heat, it’s a recipe for disaster. Speaking of recipes—the secret ingredients behind Gramma’s famous meatballs have been closely guarded for years. Can Greg unpack all of his family’s mysteries before their vacation is over? Or will he just stir the pot?