adaptations

A modern English translation of the epic of Gilgamesh, written in the third millennium B.C., telling of the great king of Uruk and his doomed friend.

A collection of eleven one-act, royalty-free plays for young people, based on traditional Hispanic stories, legends, and folktales.

A collection of silly rhymes for children by Roald Dahl.

Presents a twist on the stories of Rapunzel and Snow White. A prince betrothed to another hears the beautiful singing of Rapunzel in the forest one hunt, and the two spend a passionate afternoon together. However, when it is all over, the prince returns to his kingdom and marries--his daughter is Snow White. Years later, the prince, now king, loses his wife to mysterious circumstances, and he remembers the bliss of Rapunzel. However, the years may have changed Rapunzel from the innocent young girl the king once loved.

In ancient Japan, a young tanuki, a raccoon dog that can change shapes, becomes stuck in the form of a teapot. Includes notes on the original Japanese folktale from which this story is derived.

Sets episodes from Tennyson's classic poem alongside detailed drawings to illustrate the legend of King Arthur from the rise and fall of Camelot, the Knights of the Round Table, Lancelot and Guinevere, and more.

The hour foretold has come! Edward the Ninth, reprobate King of England, is dead and a proud and venerable institution is to be buried with him.