adaptations

Presents a retelling of the Snow White fairy tale, set in early sixteenth-century Italy, in which the life of innocent, young Bianca de Nevada is disrupted when her beloved father is sent on an errand by Cesare Borgia, leaving her in the care of Borgia's sister Lucrezia, a decadent woman who orders the child killed.

A young Cinderella, or Cindy, needs her fairy godmother's help to enter and win the royal dance contest.

A brave young queen and her dwarf companions set out to rescue an enchanted princess who is not quite what she seems.

Alphabetically arranged entries profile the works of more than two hundred playwrights and compares and contrasts the adapted versions of their work on film, television, video, and DVD.

An annotated edition of American author Mark Twain's 1889 social and technological satire in which Hank Morgan, a nineteenth-century American, is transported to sixth-century England. Also includes several of Dan Beard's original illustrations for the novel, as well as a scholarly introduction, a Twain chronology, and a selected bibliography.

Humorous retellings in verse of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.

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

After being abandoned, a poor brother and sister's loyalty toward one another allows them to stand together and overcome fear in the shape of an evil forest witch.

Cinderella's wicked stepsisters and their mother treat her cruelly, but Cinderella responds only with kindness, and so gets rewarded with happiness at tale's end.