Hunchback of Notre Dame, The
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Huckleberry Finn
Adventures with Tom Sawyer made Huck rich - but his Pap is a violent drunk and the broad Mississippi is the road to libe... More
Little Dorrit
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Wuthering Heights
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Romeo and Juliet
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Tom Sawyer
One night, innocent games of pirates and Robin Hood turn serious when the boys witness a murder in the graveyard. The mu... More
Lost World, The
An incredible claim by the eccentric Professor Challenger leads to an expedition deep into the Amazon, where an unlikely... More
Far from the Madding Crowd
Young, attractive and impetuous, Bathsheba has inherited a farm and is determined to be as independent as possible. Her ... More
Tale of Two Cities, A
Sydney Carton is a lawyer who has wasted his abilities and his life. Now he has to make a difficult choice about what is... More
Time Machine, The
The time traveller has invented a time machine. Its capabilities are beyond even his fertile imagination. Hundreds of th... More
Murders in the Rue Morgue, The
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Silas Marner
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Tempest, The
A violent storm shipwrecks the King of Naples and his noblemen on what appears to be an uninhabited island. What the kin... More
Oxford Children's Classics: The Call of the Wild
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Jesus of Nazareth
After encountering John the Baptist, Jesus's work begins. He will meet many people; some will help him, many will need h... More
Frankenstein
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Iliad, The
Achilles, the greatest of Greek heroes, is angered by Agamemnon and decides to withdraw from the battle. What is the rea... More
Woman in White, The
When Walter Hartright meets the woman in white, it is the start of an exciting and dangerous adventure. Who is she, and ... More
Sign of the Four, The
When Miss Mary Morstan is invited to meet a secretive stranger, she asks Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson to help her. Capt... More
Old Curiosity Shop, The
Little Nell Trent's childhood is over. Her grandfather's mind is failing, his dark secret makes him sad and distracted, ... More
Mary Magdalene
Mary's childhood in Magdala leaves her with emotional scars she fears will never heal - until she meets Jesus. Recognisi... More
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
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Dream of the Red Chamber
Baoyu's family is fast losing its fame and fortune. One by one, Baoyu's female friends, relatives and servants are being... More
Simon Peter
Although Simon has no idea why Jesus is beckoning to him from the beach, he agrees to leave his nets and follow him. A r... More
Gold-Bug, The
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Heart of Midlothian
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Water Margin, The
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Gawain and the Green Knight
A horrific apparition interrupts the Christmas festivities at King Arthur's Camelot. A green giant throws down a deadly ... More
Three Kingdoms, The
As the government becomes increasingly incompetent, warlords and nobles battle for power. In the north is the Kingdom of... More
Study in Scarlet, A
When Dr Watson agrees to share lodgings with Sherlock Holmes, he soon finds himself involved in a shocking and mysteriou... More
Judas Iscariot
Poor Judas - he just can't decide what to do with his life. Everybody expects him to follow in his father's footsteps, b... More
Paul of Tarsus
The foundations of Jewish law are under threat from the followers of a man called Jesus. These people have reached Damas... More
Mary of Galilee
Mary is a young woman living a simple life in Nazareth, when an angel's visit changes her life forever. She has been cho... More
Mayor of Casterbridge, The
Henchard is a handsome farm labourer. When he gets drunk at a country fair, he sells his wife and child to a sailor. The... More
My Experiments with Truth
'Get down!' the official said. 'Or I will get a constable to push you out!' 'Do that, ' I told him. 'I will not get off ... More
Egil's Saga: The Story of Egil Skallagrimsson: An Icelandic Classic
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David Copperfield
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Great Expectations
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Bleak House
Esther, at fourteen, has never known love. Determined to live well, earn some love and overcome the shadow of her birth,... More
Oliver Twist
In the dark, dangerous streets of Victorian London Oliver enters the world of people so poor and desperate that they wil... More
Hard Times
A disappearing father, an unhappy marriage, a handsome suitor and a bank robbery all bring challenges to Louisa's life. ... More
Mansfield Park
At the tender age of ten, Fanny Price moves from her poor family home to live with her wealthy cousins at Mansfield Park... More
Mahabharata: How it All Began
The rivalry between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, royal cousins fighting for the throne at Hastinapura, will end in a m... More
Mahabharata: The Final Battle
The deadly rivalry between the royal cousins, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, can only end one way - in the mightiest of ... More
Journey to the West
'The Monkey King' follows the adventures of Sun Wu Kong, born from a stone on Spring Mountain who seeks to learn the sec... More
Hound of the Baskervilles, The
When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead, his face distorted with shock and horror, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are ... More
Mahabharata: Rolling the Dice
In the second book of this exciting three-part series a single roll of the dice reverses the fortunes of the Pandavas. T... More
Mill on the Floss, The
Maggie Tulliver and her brother Tom grow up in the Mill on the River Floss. Although Maggie adores Tom, she often finds ... More
Siddhartha Gautama: Life of The Buddha, The
Can the path to the ultimate truth about human life be found by leaving behind wealth, comfort, family and security?... More
All Quiet on the Western Front
When Paul Baumer and his classmates join the army, nothing has prepared them for the death and destruction that they wit... More
Thirty-Nine Steps, The
Richard Hannay is bored with life in London. Then he discovers a horrible crime, and finds himself in the middle of a cl... More
Around the World in Eighty Days
Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet Pas... More
Riddle of the Sands, The
Carruthers is looking forward to a relaxing holiday when he sets off for the Baltic Sea. Instead he finds himself at the... More
Muhammad: Life of The Prophet, The
Can people learn the wisdom of thinking about others, and not just about themselves?... More
Great Gatsby, The
Nick Carraway's mysterious neighbour Gatsby gazes across the dark bay at a distant green light.... More
Robinson Crusoe
Defying his parents, Robinson Crusoe goes to sea. He is captured by pirates but escapes to Brazil. He makes a fortune u... More
Red Badge of Courage, The
His regiment has yet to be tested in the fire of battle. Together the soldiers wait while distant guns rumble and the li... More
Awakening, The
Edna is an obedient wife and mother vacationing at Grand Isle with her family. While there, however, Edna become close t... More
Pit and the Pendulum, The
Having been condemned to death by the Spanish Inquisition, the narrator descends into a kind of hell. Dizzy with weaknes... More
Scarlet Letter, The
The baby in her arms and the bright scarlet letter `A' on her gown are evidence and punishment for the shame she has bro... More
Les Miserables
A beautifully illustrated retelling of Victor Hugo's masterpiece.Marcia Williams retells one of the greatest novels of a... More
Seven Little Australians
The Woolcot children enjoy a life of fun and adventure in their rambling riverside home, despite frequent reprimands fro... More
Picture of Dorian Gray, The
Two men hold the answer to Dorian's secret. One is the artist, Basil Hallward, who paints Dorian's portrait. The other i... More
My Brilliant Career
Sybylla Melvyn yearns for a life in the arts. She loves music and is determined to write a book. But as the daughter of ... More
The War of the Worlds
One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is Wells's classic science-fiction tale in which Martians desce... More
Reawakening Literature: Working with Classic Literature Retellings
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Sinbad the Sailor: One Thousand and One Nights
`You should hear the remarkable story of my life, for I did not come to where I am now without suffering greatly to reac... More
Brothers Karamazov, The
As Dimitry struck him Grigory screamed and fell back, the blood streaming horribly from his head. Dimitry bent over him,... More
Anna Karenina
A guard had stepped back into the path of a train and been crushed beneath the wheels. He had been killed instantly. Whe... More
South - Ernest Shackleton
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: One Thousand and One Nights
Ali Baba put down his axe and wondered if the magic words really would have any effect on the massive stone door blockin... More
Aladdin and his Magic Lamp: One Thousand and One Nights
`I am not thinking of learning any profession whatsoever.' Though Aladdin's childhood had been full of beauty, comfort a... More
Northanger Abbey
Catherine Morland has little experience of the world. When a neighbour takes her to visit the fashionable city of Bath, ... More
Persuasion
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Gulliver's Travels: GCSE
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Odyssey, The
During his eventful journey Odysseus comes across all sorts of monsters and mythical creatures, and loses his ships and ... More
Moonstone, The
When Rachel Verinder inherits the Moonstone from her uncle on her eighteenth birthday, the wonderful jewel is intended t... More
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
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Treasure Island
Among the host of dastardly characters meet Long John Silver, ship's cook and charming villain - is he young Jim's best ... More
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea
In Jule Verne's epic tale, Captain Nemo and the crew of the undersea vessel, Nautilus, journey through an at times ficti... More