Usborne classics retold

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Tom Sawyer

a hymn to boyhood
2008
A retelling of Mark Twain's classic story of Tom Sawyer, a rebellious youth who witnesses a murder in the town graveyard.

Moby Dick

2006
Presents a retelling of the classic novel by Herman Melville about Ishmael, who signs on to the "Pequod," a whaling ship led by Captain Ahab and soon realizes the captain's main mission is to seek revenge on the great white whale that once maimed him.
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Tales of King Arthur

2006
Recounts some of the most exciting quests and adventures of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

Huckleberry Finn

2007
Presents a retelling of Mark Twain's classic novel "Huckleberry Finn" about the adventures of a young boy who sets off on a journey down the Mississippi River with Jim, a runaway slave.

A tale of two cities

2003
An adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel with relates the adventures of a young Englishman who gives his life during the French Revolution to save the husband of the woman he loves.

Treasure Island

2006
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune as well as great danger.
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