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This innovative edition of Wagner's The Flying Dutchman is one in a major new series of fully illustrated operas, published in association with The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

The Storyteller.Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.Sindbad the Sailor.Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp.The Sleeper AwakenedThe Enchanted HorseThe Talkative BarberThe DreamThe Donkey

A faithful yet fresh retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic, focusing on tender Gerda's epic quest through perilous lands to rescue her beloved friend Kay from the beautiful but cruel Snow Queen, whose icy magic trapped his heart with a splinter of a demonic mirror; Lewis's vibrant translati...

Little gem of Victorian literature, written in 1841 and published in 1889, tells a tale of the two Black Brothers who spite the wind and the King of the Golden River and then for their misdeeds, are turned into stone. Includes 22 captivating illustrations.

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The Illustrated Bulfinch's Mythology.Retells classic myths from Greek, Roman, Norse, and other cultures in accessible English, aiming to help modern readers understand allusions in literature and art, featuring tales of gods, heroes (like Hercules, Ulysses), and legendary events, enhanced with classic art and explanations, making ancient stories engaging and culturally relevant

1896 edition.

Frances Hodgson Burnett's reputation as one of the greatest writers of children's literature was established with three books - here, at last, collected in one volume. In The Secret Garden, considered Frances Hodgson Burnett's finest work, the unlikely heroine is the newly orphaned Mary Lennox, who ...

Concentrating on the themes of the loss of ideals and the poverty of actual experience, this collection of Chekhov stories--taken from The Oxford Chekhov--includes "His Wife," "A Lady with a Dog," "The Duel," "A Hard Case," "Gooseberries," "Concerning Love," "Peasants," "Angel," "Terror," "The Order of St. Anne," and the title story.

A Victorian governess's love for her mysterious employer is threatened by the tragic secret of his mansion.

Retells the classic legend, focusing on the transformation of young Robert of Locksley into the outlaw hero Robin Hood, chronicling his band of Merry Men, battles with the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham and Guy of Gisborne, and their fight against injustice, emphasizing themes of loyalty, bravery, and giving to the poor, with a notable, strong portrayal of Maid Marian as Robin's equal.

An 18th-century Scottish adventure novel about young David Balfour, who, after his father's death, seeks his inheritance from his miserly uncle Ebenezer, only to be betrayed, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in the American Carolinas; he escapes with a Jacobite rebel, Alan Breck, and they flee acros...

Emma by Jane Austen teased readers with the idea of a 'heroine whom no one but myself will much like', but Emma is irresistible. 'Handsome, clever, and rich', Emma is also an 'imaginist', 'on fire with speculation and foresight'. She sees the signs of romance all around her, but thinks she will neve...

Contains full-page illustrations.

"Love of Worker Bees, which first appeared in 1923, consists of a remarkable novel and two striking short stories, written by the most famous and gifted Russian woman of the twentieth century. The novel is both a moving love story and a rare graphic portrait of Russian life after the October revolut...

Divine Comedy(Translated byCharles Eliot Norton)