Three English boys, Ralph, Jack, and Peterkin, create an idyllic society for themselves after being shipwrecked on a coral reef in the South Seas, but their paradise is disturbed by the arrival of cannibals and pirates.
Rose returns home after two years of travel with her Uncle Alec to find herself suddenly surrounded by young men vying for her hand in marriage, but she vows to have nothing to do with romance until she has established her own independence and is sure she has found a man she can trust.
Polly's friendship with the wealthy Shaws of Boston helps them to build a new life and teaches her the truth about the relationship between happiness and riches.
Presents twenty-two of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale stories and artwork from the original Grimm's Fairy Tales, including original classics such as, "Little Red Riding Hood," "Cinderella," "Rapunzel," and "Rumplestiltskin.".
A retelling in prose of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Includes the story of Helen of Troy, the Trojan War, and Odysseus's adventures on his journey home to Greece.
The mysterious Transylvanian Count Dracula wreaks havoc onyoung businessman Jonathan Harker, his fianc?e Mina, and several others, and when he is revealed to be a vampire, he must be destroyed at all costs.