Heathcliff, an orphan, is raised by Mr. Earnshaw as one of hisown children. Hindley, Mr. Earnshaw’s son, despises him, but hissister, wild Cathy, becomes Heathcliff’s constant companion, and hefalls violently in love with her. When Cathy will not marryHeathcliff, his terrible vengeance ruins them all and carries overto a second generation— but still their love will not die.
In this reissue of bestselling "Level 4 DK Reader", meet special horses like Trigger, who can write his name! His is just one of the real-life stories in "Horse Heroes". "Level 4" readers have fascinating stories that will capture the interest of the increasingly proficient reader range. From true tales of the bravest ponies to some very clever horses, side panels packed with extra background information and fascinating fun facts bring these amazing stories to life. Introducing a rich vocabulary and challenging sentence structure, "Horse Heroes" will delight young bookworms who are just getting started.
In the desolate, frozen wilds of northwest Canada, a wolf cubsoon finds himself the sole survivor of the litter. Son ofKiche—half-wolf, half-dog—and the aging wolf One Eye, he is thrustinto a savage world where each day becomes a fight to stayalive.
Jonathan Harker is travelling to Castle Dracula to see theTransylvanian noble, Count Dracula. He is begged by locals not togo there, because on the eve of St George's Day, when the clockstrikes midnight, all the evil things in the world will come fullsway. But business must be done, so Jonathan makes his way to theCastle - and then his nightmare begins. His beloved wife Meena andother lost souls have fallen under the Count's horrifying spell.Dracula must be destroyed. This title is presented with an excitingintroduction by Holly Black, bestselling author of "The SpiderwickChronicles".
Black Beauty is a handsome, sweet-tempered colt with a strongspirit. As a young colt he is free to gallop in the fresh greenmeadows with his beloved mother, Duchess, and their kind master.But when his owners are forced to sell him, Black Beauty goes froma life of comfort and kindness to one of hard labour and cruelty.Bravely he works as hard as he can, suffering at the hands of menwho treat animals badly. But Black Beauty has an unbreakable spiritand will, and is determined to survive...With a wonderfulintroduction by award-winning author Meg Rosoff, "Black Beauty" isone of the twelve best-loved classic stories being launched in thenewly branded "Puffin Classics" series in March 2008.
Twelve-year-old villain Artemis Fowl is the most ingeniouscriminal mastermind in history. His bold and daring plan is to holda leprechaun to ransom. But he's taking on more than he bargainedfor when he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (LowerElements Police Reconnaissance Unit). This is a truly modernclassic, first published in 2002.
This enchanting collection, retold by writer and critic NaomiLewis, contains twelve of Hans Christian Andersen's magnificentstories. It includes Thumbelina, a little girl no more than athumb-joint high, "The Emperor's New Clothes", the tale of a manwho cares only for his appearance and The Little Mermaid, who longsto one day marry a human prince. It includes a wonderful coverillustration and new introduction by award-winning picture-bookcreator Jan Pienkowski.
From the strange case of 'The Red-Headed League' to theextraordinary tale of 'The Engineer's Thumb', Sherlock Holmes andhis assistant Dr Watson grapple with treachery, murder, andingenious crimes of all kinds. But no case is too challenging forthe immortal detective's unique power of deduction.
The last thing Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their babybrother expect to find while digging in the sand is a Psammead—anancient Sand-fairy! Having a Sand-fairy for a pet means having onewish granted each day. But the fivesome doesn’t realize all of thetrouble that wishes can cause.
留级生巴斯蒂安到书店偷了一本《永远讲不完的故事》,他逃课到体育和储藏室里读这本书。不知不觉,他进入了这本书,并与书中一个绿皮肤的勇敢的小男孩阿特莱尤成为了朋友。阿特莱尤被幻想王国的天真女皇选为拯救王国的英雄,并授予幻想王国的标志“奥林”。为了拯救幻想王国,不被虚无所吞噬,阿特莱尤进行了一次远征。而此时,进入书中的巴斯蒂安意外获得荣誉。他因此而忘乎所以,在魔女萨义德的引诱挑拨下,他和朋友们分裂了,并且当上了幻想王国的皇帝,后来终于在老友阿特莱尤的帮助下找回了迷失的自己,找到了生命之水,回到了现实世界。