Delve deeper into the world of Oz in this collectionof books four through six in L. Frank Baum’s classic American fairytale series. The fourth, fifth, and sixth titles of the iconic Oz series,now in one collection!

Explore the wonder of Oz in this collection of books seven through nine in L. Frank Baum’s classic American fairy tale series. The seventh, eighth, and ninth titles of the iconic Oz series, now in one collection! In The Patchwork Girl of Oz , the Munchkins Unc Nunkie and Ojo the Unlucky call on the Crooked Magician, who introduces them to his latest creation: a living girl made out of patchwork quilts and cotton stuffing. But when an accident leaves beloved Unc Nunkie a motionless statue, it is up to Ojo to save him. Can the mighty Wizard of Oz help? In Tik-Tok of Oz, Betsy Bobbin and her loyal mule, Hank, wash up on the shores of an unknown fairyland during a storm. There they meet the clockwork man Tik-Tok and find themselves trapped in a battle with the king of the Nomes. In The Scarecrow of Oz , Cap’n Bill and Trot journey to Oz and, with the help of the Scarecrow, overthrow the cruel King Krewl of Jinxland, who has been busy gathering an army for an invasion o

"The magic ofEarthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, aswise, and as necessary as anyone could dream."--Neil Gaiman, authorof The Sandman The tales of this book explore and extend theworld established by the Earthsea novels--yet each stands on itsown. It contains the novella "The Finder," and the short stories"The Bones of the Earth," "Darkrose and Diamond," "On the HighMarsh," and "Dragonfly." Concluding with with an account ofEarthsea's history, people, languages, literature, and magic, thiscollection also features two new maps of Earthsea.

Experience Oz like never before in this collection of booksten through twelve in L. Frank Baum’s classic American fairy taleseries. The tenth, eleventh, and twelfth titles of the iconic Oz series,now in one collection! In Rinkitink in Oz , Prince Inga of Pingaree must rescuehis parents and all of the subjects from his kingdom who werekidnapped by marauders form Regos and Coregos. Prince Inga, alongwith the visiting King Rinkitink and Bilbil the goat, set off on aseries of grand adventures that will lead them to the undergroundkingdom of the Nome King. Will Inga’s bravery and courage be enoughto save his parents and all of their subjects? In The Lost Princess of Oz , Ozma, the beloved ruler ofOz, has disappeared, so Dorothy, the Wizard, the Cowardly Lion, anda band of friends must search the vast land of Oz to find her. In The Tin Woodman of Oz , Tin Woodman, Woot the Wanderer,and Captain Fyter set off on a quest to find the lovely Munchkin,Nimmie Amee. Once upon a time, she and the Wo

On the banks of the Mississippi, Tom Sawyer and his friends seek out adventure at every turn. Then one fateful night they witness a murder. The boys swear never to reveal the secret and run away to be pirates and search for hidden treasure. But when Tom gets trapped in a cave with scary Injun Joe, can he escape unharmed?

The archipelago of Earthsea is in turmoil. The dragons arebreaking old truces, and even the dead threaten to return from theafterlife, using the sorcerer Alder's dreams as a conduit. Alderseeks advice from Ged, once Archmage. It's decided that the threatcan only be confronted on the holy isle of Roke. In thismagnificent grand finale to the Earthsea Cycle, Le Guin ties upmany loose ends from her previous novels and brings back favoritecharacters to the delight of her fans.

This lyrical retelling of Lewis Carroll's classic tale weaves Richard Johnson's illustrations with complex pop-ups and layered sounds to take readers right into Alice's adventure.

These three storiestell of Mowgli's upbringing among the wolves; his lessons in theLaw of the Jungle from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black pantherand Kaa the python; his kidnap by the Monkey People and his clashwith the evil tiger, Shere Khan.

Experience Oz like never before in this collection of books ten through twelve in L. Frank Baum’s classic American fairy tale series. The tenth, eleventh, and twelfth titles of the iconic Oz series, now in one collection! In Rinkitink in Oz, Prince Inga of Pingaree must rescue his parents and all of the subjects from his kingdom who were kidnapped by marauders form Regos and Coregos. Prince Inga, along with the visiting King Rinkitink and Bilbil the goat, set off on a series of grand adventures that will lead them to the underground kingdom of the Nome King. Will Inga’s bravery and courage be enough to save his parents and all of their subjects? In The Lost Princess of Oz, Ozma, the beloved ruler of Oz, has disappeared, so Dorothy, the Wizard, the Cowardly Lion, and a band of friends must search the vast land of Oz to find her. In The Tin Woodman of Oz, Tin Woodman, Woot the Wanderer, and Captain Fyter set off on a quest to find the lovely Munchkin, Nimmie Amee. Once upon a t

“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” So the secondMrs. Maxim deWinter remembered the chilling events that led herdown the turning drive past the beeches, white and naked, to theisolated gray stone mansion on the windswept Cornish coast. With ahusband she barely knew, the young bride arrived at this immenseestate, only to be inexorably drawn into the life of the first Mrs.deWinter, the beautiful Rebecca, dead but never forgotten... hersuite of rooms never touched, her clothes ready to be worn, herservant—the sinister Mrs. Danvers—still loyal. As an eeriepresentiment of evil tightened around her heart, the second Mrs.deWinter began her search for the real fate of Rebecca and for thesecrets of Manderly.

Charles Dickens' ghostly tale of Ebenezer Scrooge has become as much a part of Christmas as trees and stockings, plum pudding and mistletoe. Containing atmospheric artwork, this edition aims to bring Dickensian London and its inhabitants to life.

《安琪拉的灰烬》是影响全球的成长小说杰作，荣获美国文学荣誉普利策奖。当我回首童年，我总奇怪自己竟然活了下来。当然，那是一个悲惨的童年，幸福的童年是不值得在这儿浪费口水的：家庭贫困潦倒；父亲一无所长、醉话连篇；母亲虔诚而沮丧，坐在火炉旁哀叹个不停；神父自以为是；教师恃强凌弱…… 我们在物质上*贫穷，但我们总是很快乐，有很多渴望，很多梦想，很多激情，我们感觉很富有。 “When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood.”So begins the luminous memoir of Frank McCourt, born in Depression-era Brooklyn to recent Irish immigrants and raised in the slums of Limerick, Ireland. Frank’

Amazon.co.uk Review Poor Bilbo Baggins! An unassuming and rather plump hobbit (as most of these small, furry-footed people tend to be ), Baggins finds himself unwittingly drawn into adventure by a wizard named Gandalf and 13 dwarves bound for the Lonely Mountain, where a dragon named Smaug hordes a stolen treasure. Before he knows what is happening, Baggins finds himself on the road to danger. Wizards, dwarves and dragons may seem the stuff of children's fairy tales, but The Hobbit is in a class of its own--light-hearted enough for younger readers, yet with a dark edge guaranteed to intrigue an older audience. In the best tradition of the archetypal hero's quest, Bilbo Baggins sets out on his fateful journey a callow, untested soul and returns--tempered by hardship, danger and loss--a better man--er, hobbit. This book is the predecessor to Tolkien's masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, and though that trilogy can be thoroughly enjoyed without first reading The Hobbit, much that happens in the lat