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

Originally publishedfrom 1932 to 1943, Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House booksare classics of children's literature, beloved by millions. Butreaders who last enjoyed them as children may be astonished at thequiet poetry of Wilder's prose and the force and poignancy of herportrait of the lives of American pioneers. Now The Library ofAmerica and editor Caroline Fraser present a definitive boxed setthat affirms Wilder's place in the American canon, reintroducingthese enduring works to readers young and old. Here, for the firsttime in two collectible hardcover volumes, are all eight LittleHouse novels—brilliant narratives of the early life of LauraIngalls and her family as they grow up with the country in thewoods, on the plains, and finally in the small towns of theadvancing American frontier—plus the posthumous novella TheFirst Four Years , which recounts the early years of theauthor's marriage to Almanzo Wilder. As a special feature, fourrare autobiographical pieces address the need for histo

Anne Shirley is unforgettable, and this beautifully packaged edition of L.M. Montgomery’s classic novel is as memorable as its heroine. When Anne Shirley arrives at Green Gables, she surprises everyone: first of all, she’s a girl, even though Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Matthew specifically asked for an orphan boy to help around the farm. And second of all, she’s not just any girl: she has bright red hair, a wild imagination, and can talk a mile a minute. But she also has a sweet disposition and quick wit, and Anne (with an “e” of course—it’s so much more distinguished!) soon finds her place in Avonlea, making a friend in her neighbor Diana Barry and attending the local school, where she spurns the advances of the popular and handsome Gilbert Blythe when he commits the ultimate sin of making fun of her hair. Anne has a temper as fiery as her hair and a knack for finding trouble, and she also has a big heart and a positive attitude that affects everyone she meets. This cla

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 Chronicles of Narnia have enchanted millions of readersover the last fifty years, and the magical events described in C.S. Lewis's immortal prose have left many a lasting memory. For hereis a world where a witch decrees eternal winter; where there aremore talking animals than people; and where battles are fought byCentaurs, Giants, and Fauns. Now all seven Chronicles are boundtogether in this one magnificent volume with a personalintroduction by Douglas Gresham, stepson of C. S. Lewis. PaulineBaynes' original and much-loved illustrations have been made evenmore memorable by the addition of colour. This spectacular giftedition will guarantee that C. S. Lewis's timeless world of Narniawill catch the imagination of yet another generation of readers.Features: Bookmark, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Table of Contents

The Narnia Chronicles, first published in 1950, have been andremain some of the most enduringly popular books ever published.The best known, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, has beentranslated into 29 languages!All the Chronicles are bound togetherhere in one magnificent volume, with a special introduction by C.S.Lewis's stepson, Douglas Gresham. The original illustrations,always first-class, have been rendered outstanding by thewonderfully detailed addition of colour.