Puffin classics

A collection of thirteen mystery and horror tales written by the American author, including "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Pit and the Pendulum.".

A collection of twelve fables and short stories by Rudyard Kipling including "How the Whale got his Throat" and "The Elephant's Child.".

A collection of five stories by American author Washington Irving, including the title work about a man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains and wakes to a much-changed world.

Eccentric Englishman Phileas Fogg embarks on an exciting adventure after accepting a bet at his London club that he can complete a journey around the world in only eighty days.

The adventures and pranks of a mischievous boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the early nineteenth century.

Huckleberry Finn, the son of the town drunk, and Jim, an escaped slave, make a break for freedom down the Mississippi River on a raft, sharing many adventures along the way.

After being kidnapped by his villainous uncle, sixteen-year-old David Balfour escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.

Pollyanna Whittier grows up, travels to Europe, and helps her Aunt Polly after Dr. Chilton's death.

Unwanted and unloved, Pollyanna Whittier comes to her aunt's home without a warm welcome. Pollyanna's irrepressible spirits make punishments seem like treats and her cheerfulness brings happiness to her aunt and other members of the community.

Sir Percy Blakeney defies the French revolutionaries in order to save innocent men and women from being put to death in the guillotine.