Classic For Adults

The poetic style and sweeping grandeur of The King of Elfland's Daughter has made it one of the most beloved fantasy novels of our time, a masterpiece that influenced some of the greatest contemporary fantasists. The heartbreaking story of a marriage between a mortal man and an elf princess is a masterful tapestry of the fairy tale following the 'happily ever after'.

Rich. British. Hot as hell. Elizabeth Bennett has never appreciated any of these traits in a man. So when Mr. Darcy, billionaire British playboy and GQ's Bachelor of the Year, meets her at a function, she's surprised at how attracted she is to him. That is until he puts his foot in his big, arrogant mouth. The slap that she gave him got her thrown out of the biggest fundraiser of the year, but the mark she left on Mr. Darcy won't leave his mind. The second time that they meet "on accident", he turns up the arrogance even more. The third time, he tries flowers. By the fourth time, he's ...

The Forgotten Melody is a fictional short story of Liam, a gifted musician. His rise to fame led him down a path of pride and selfishness. This path caused him to abandon his loving wife and young daughter. Yet, fate intervenes when a song he had composed long ago but never published unexpectedly brings them back together. This forgotten melody is brimming with emotion. It carries the echoes of a love he had once cherished. It becomes the bridge that mends their fractured bond. Liam is overcome with remorse and a longing to make amends. With patience and effort, he and his daughter ...

New Saucerian is pleased to offer a reprint of John Keel's rare classic comedy book, The Fickle Finger of Fate.

A retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s classic, Little Women: Mermaid Edition takes the story of Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy and spins it into a fantastical story of merfolk under the sea. Follow the young mergirls as they grow up in a world of talking walruses, seahorse rides, and the mysterious merboy next door.

Plain English Shakespeare adapts and abridges Shakespeare's classic plays presenting them in shorter versions in plain English. In this case All's Well That Ends Well is performed in 13 minutes. This conversion from Shakespearian language to today’s English, makes it easier to grasp the narrative structure of the play and appreciate Shakespeare's incredible gift for storytelling. This can be helpful for a younger audience, for those who are newer to the Shakespeare canon and for those who simply looking for a fresh approach to the great works of Shakespeare.

In the fourth volume of Dream Time Fairy Tales - The Classics, three timeless tales for the young and the young at heart, including Aladdin and the Magical Lamp, Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, and The Emperor's New Clothes.

Accanto al mitico Ottavo Distretto di Budapest, tra le viuzze strette che lambiscono il vecchio quartiere ebraico, c'e ancora la piccola via Pàl che fu teatro, nella fantasia di Molnàr, della più memorabile battaglia tra ragazzini che la letteratura abbia mai raccontato. "I ragazzi di via Pàl" (1907) è infatti la lotta tra due gruppi di ragazzi per il predominio su un terreno libero per i giochi, attorno a una segheria. Due "eserciti" composti soltanto da generali e ufficiali.

Maerad is a girl with a tragic and bitter past, but her powers grow stronger by the day. Now she and her mentor, Cadvan, pursued by both the Light and the Dark, are seeking the Riddle of the Treesong - the key to restoring peace in the ravaged kingdom. But is Maerad herself the greatest riddle of them all? Maerad's epic quest continues as she travels from terrifying seas to vast stretches of glacial wilderness, drawn ever closer to her enemy the Winterking.

Testo classico della poesia del Novecento, in questa raccolta del 1942, forse la sua opera di maggior successo insieme ai Lirici greci, Salvatore Quasimodo dà forma definitiva alla produzione poetica dei vent'anni precedenti.

In Aunt Cyrilla's Christmas Basket, Lucy Rose tries to talk her folksy Aunt Cyrilla out of bringing her big, bulgy, funny-looking basket to the city to deliver Christmas goodies to their relatives in the city. When their train is stranded during a snow storm, Aunt Cyrilla and her fellow passengers team up to provide a proper Christmas morning for the little ones in their care.

Das Tessin in der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Die Not leidenden Bergbauern verkaufen ihre Kinder nach Mailand. Zwanzig Franken bekommen Giorgios Eltern dafür, dass ihr Sohn als "spazzacamino", als lebender Kehrbesen, durch die Kamine kriecht. Von der Familie seines Meisters wird er gequält, von anderen verspottet. Vor allem eine Straßenkinderbande macht es den Kaminkehrerburschen schwer. Doch die wehren sich und gründen den Bund der "Schwarzen Brüder".

Emily está firmemente persuadida de que va a convertirse en una escritora de éxito; pero también lo está de que para ello necesita tener cerca al que ha sido su gran amor desde la infancia, Teddy Kent. Cree que el amor de ambos va a durar para siempre, y que juntos van a ser capaces de lograr todo aquello que se propongan. Sin embargo, cuando Teddy decide marcharse a Montreal sin ella, para hacer realidad su sueño de ser artista, el mundo de Emily se rompe en pedazos.

When the naive David Balfour sets out on his quest for a long-lost relative, a terrifying chain of events is set in motion. He is plunged into a world of infamy and violence from which there seems no escape, until, that, is, he meets the enigmatic and valiant Highland, Alan Breck.

Nato a Boston nel 1809, Edgar Allan Poe è considerato l'inventore del genere letterario del terrore e del mistero, nonché iniziatore del genere poliziesco. Nei suoi quarant'anni di vita travagliata scrisse centinaia di racconti pubblicati su varie riviste e fu Charles Baudelaire, suo grande ammiratore, che lo fece conoscere al pubblico europeo e che lo definì "uomo dalle facoltà sovracute".

Dem geschickten Jungen Huck gelingt es, sich von seinem Vater zu lösen und gemeinsam mit dem Sklaven Jim aus dem Haus der Schwestern Douglas und Watson zu fliehen. Ganz auf sich allein gestellt, fahren die beiden auf einem Floß den Mississippi hinunter. Auf ihrer Floßfahrt erleben die beiden Abenteuer, die sie sich niemals hätten träumen lassen.

Quatrième épisode des aventures du Mouron rouge. Aux heures les plus sombres de la Terreur, après l'exécution du roi et de la reine, le Mouron Rouge élabore un plan audacieux pour délivrer le dauphin de la prison du Temple. Son pire ennemi, Chauvelin, bien décidé à se venger de ses échecs précédents, va profiter de la faiblesse d'un des membres de la ligue pour tendre un piège à sir Percy.

Dagen för Annes och Gilberts bröllop är äntligen här. Och Anne får äntligen sitt drömslott: det lilla vita huset på Prins Edwards ö. Anne blir läkarhustru, och som sådan får hon träffa många nya människor. En är den sorgsna Leslie, som snart anförtror sig till Anne. Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) växte upp på en ö i Kanada, i samma område som böckerna om Anne utspelar sig. Till att börja med hittade hon ingen som ville ge ut hennes böcker om Anne på Grönkulla, men de väl gavs ut blev de en stor succé.

A cosmic collection of bone-chilling and terrifying short horror stories by Laurie Blake.

Av misstag skickas 11-åriga, föräldralösa Anne till de medelålders syskonen Cuthbert. Den rödhåriga, fräkniga Anne är intelligent och fantasifull, men har ett minst sagt häftigt humör. Hon menar att syskonen är hennes "besläktade själar", och efter mycket övertalning låter de henne stanna. Det blir början på den klassiska berättelsen om Annes äventyr i den lilla staden Avonlea på Prins Edwards ö. Hon är full av glädje och påhitt, men alla i Avonlea är inte redo för yrvädret Anne. Som tur är har hon sin bästa vän Diana, sina böcker och sina drömmar.