Around the World in Eighty Days (环游地球80天) In a race against time, the unflappable Phileas Fogg can't affordto lose his cool ... One evening, while relaxing after dinner at his gentlemen's club,Phileas Fogg rashly bets his companions that he can travel aroundthe entire globe in eighty days - and he is determined not tolose. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, thecool-headed Englishman and his hot-blooded French manservantPassepartout immediately set off for Dover. Whether travelling bytrain, steamship, sailing boat, sledge or even elephant, they mustovercome storms, kidnappings, natural disasters, Sioux attacks andInspector Fix of Scotland Yard - who believes Fogg has robbed theBank of England - to win this extraordinary wager. Tarzan of the Apes (人猿泰山) Can a wild man resist the call of the jungle? Abandoned to his fate when his English parents die in the Africanjungle, a baby boy is rescued and reared by a loving ape fostermothe
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) has perhaps attracted more critical and biographical attention in recent years than any other writer of the late-nineteenth century. Renowned for his skills in shocking a prurient bourgeoisie, he first built his career as a raconteur and stylish public speaker. This boxed set reprints the 1908 collected works together with the first trade edition of The Picture of Dorian Grey. Also included is Stuart Mason's comprehensive Bibliography of Oscar Wilde, which remains an indispensable research tool. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From the moment a little naked cub wanders into the lair of Father Wolf and Mother Wolf to the moment when the master of the jungle returns to his own people, Mowgli's adventures comprise a fable of human life. Along with these stories are other animal tales. This is a magnificent new edition of the best-loved story featuring over 80 beautiful illustrations by award-winning Australian illustrator Robert Ingpen. The third book in Templar's best-selling classics series illustrated by Robert Ingpen that includes "Peter Pan and Wendy" (2004) and "Treasure Island" (2005).
Narnia . . . where a dragon awakens . . . where stars walk theearth . . . where anything can happen. Experience The Chronicles of Narnia in its entirety in time forThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the third movie in the motionpicture epic. This movie tie-in box contains the rack editions ofall seven of C. S. Lewis's classic stories: · The Magician's Nephew · The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe · The Horse and His Boy · Prince Caspian · The Voyage of the Dawn Treader · The Silver Chair · The Last Battle The box features stills from the movie, and each book inside hascover art by Cliff Nielson and the original black-and-whiteinterior illustrations by Pauline Baynes. The journey begins longbefore the Dawn Treader sets sail and ends long after its voyage,so don't miss out on any part of this definitive fantasy series ofour time!
The secret passage to the house next door leads to afascinating adventure. The Magician's Nephew, the first book of TheChronicles of Narnia ... where the woods are thick and cool, wherethe Talking Beasts are called to life ... a new world where theadventure begins. Digory and Polly meet and become friends onecold, wet summer in London. Their lives burst into adventure whenDigory's Uncle Andrew, who thinks he is a magician, sends themhurtling to ... somewhere else. They find their way to Narnia,newborn from the Lion's song, and encounter the evil sorceressJadis, before they finally return home. Read by Kenneth Branagh
Dive in to the ultimate tale of shipwreck and survival in this illustrated, finely crafted keepsake edition of the classic adventure story that has thrilled readers for nearly three centuries. After a fierce storm at sea, Robinson Crusoe is marooned on an uncharted island, with only a few bits of his wrecked ship’s flotsam and jetsam to sustain him. For more than two decades, he faces the wrath of nature and the struggle to stay alive with little more than his wits to save him. Then, following an encounter with cannibals, a tribesman named Friday becomes Crusoe’s only ally. As their relationship develops, the line between servant and friend begins to blur, and the possibility of freedom for them both at last looms on the horizon. This collectible edition of a beloved adventure includes a soft-touch cover, gold foiling, and luminous illustrations from N.C. Wyeth, whose oil paintings perfectly depict the roiling seas, baking sun, and vast expanse of open space.
The Chronicles of Narnia - at long last, all seven timelesstales are presented the way they were meant to be - unabridged inone CD box set.
The definitive Oz experience: Immerse yourself in the wonderof Oz in this keepsake collection of fifteen titles from L. FrankBaums cherished American fairy tale series. This lavishly packaged boxed set includes fifteen classic andbeloved Oz tales in five paperback volumes: Volume 1: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz,Ozma of Oz Volume 2: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Road to Oz, TheEmerald City of Oz Volume 3: The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrowof Oz Volume 4: Rinkitink in Oz, The Lost Princess of Oz, The TinWoodman of Oz, Volume 5: The Magic of Oz, Glinda of Oz, The Royal Book of Oz
Presents a comprehensive, unabridged collection of Winnie-the-Pooh stories, accompanied by Shepard's original full-color illustrations, as well as headbands and ribbon markers, colorful bookplate, and biographies of the author and illustrator.
Collection includes all seven of the novels in the series. Populated with fascinating characters, perfectly realized in detail of world and pacing of plot, and profoundly allegorical, the story is infused throughout with the timeless issues of good and evil, faith and hope. This boxed set edition includes all seven volumes. 纳尼亚传奇系列共七部,均由英国文学家C. S. Lewis创作。每部都是一经推出就大受欢迎,影响甚广。该书后一部作品《后的战争》,更是为其赢得英国儿童文学的荣誉“卡内基文学奖”。全系列被翻译成35个语言版本,全球累积销售超过8500万册。纳尼亚的七个故事各自能够独立成章,也可以串联构成一个恢弘的奇幻王国兴衰史。同时,由于作者也是位知名的神学家,所以读者也可以从故事中找到许多关于基督教的隐喻。在这些故事里,孩子们通过一个魔幻的通道进入纳尼亚这个神奇的世界。在这里,动物都可以开口说