In this classic tale, a young boy is deeply affected when his widowed mother remarries. When his mother dies, David's stepfather sends him to work in a London factory. After Wilkins Micawber, his landlord in London, is sent to prison, David escapes London and takes refuge in Dover with Betsey Trotwood, his aunt. After a conventional schooling and a brief legal career he later becomes a novelist.

David Copperfield (Graphic Dickens)

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DICKENS., CHARLES

Classics

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London in the 1830s—dirty, dangerous, and no place for a young orphan. Oliver Twist must use all his wits to stay out of the clutches of a gang of pickpockets, thieves, and murderers. Will he stay safe long enough to discover the truth about who he really is?

Oliver Twist (Graphic Dickens)

The cold, misty Kent marshes—Pip, an orphan, is terrified when an escaped convict appears out of the gloom and threatens him, and then the strange and sinister Miss Havisham sends for him. What will Pip do when he discovers he has come into riches—and will he ever find out who his benefactor is?

Great Expectations (Graphic Dickens)

In Macbeth, the witches' prophecies prompt Macbeth to seize the throne of Scotland. 

Macbeth (Graphic Shakespeare)

Shakespeare., William

In Romeo and Juliet, as a fued between two families escalates, two star-crossed lovers are forced to take fate into their own hands.

Romeo and Juliet (Graphic Shakespeare)

In A Midsummer Night's Dream, there are a magical mix and match of couples in the woods near Athens. "Lord, what fools these mortals be!"

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Graphic Shakespeare)

Julius Caesar (Graphic Shakespeare)

In Julius Caesar, Rome serves as the setting for a tragic tale of betrayal, murder, and vengance.

In this retelling for younger readers, Edmond Dantes is a victim of a miscarriage of justice. As an innocent man wrongly imprisoned, he is fired by a desire for retribution and empowered by a stroke of providence. On his escape from prison, Dantes inherits a vast hoard of treasure that has been buried on the island of Monte Cristo, and uses his fortune to seek revenge on those who plotted his downfall. In his campaign of vengeance, he becomes an anonymous agent of fate.

The Count of Monte Cristo (Essential Classics)

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Charles Dickens' classic tells the story of a young boy in Victorian England who faces great adversity, all while dreaming of becoming a writer, retold for younger readers
Young David Copperfield is deeply affected when his widowed mother remarries. When his mother dies, David’s stepfather sends him to work in a London factory. He has to learn how to find how own way in a harsh world, and makes many friends along the way, both good and bad. After Wilkins Micawber, his landlord, is sent to prison, David escapes London and takes refuge in Dover with Betsey Trotwood, his aunt. This retelling has been shortened and illustrated for younger readers.

David Copperfield (Essential Classics)

A flamingo forgets something she was trying to remember—can any of the animals help?A flamingo stood in the middle of the lake, on one leg so she wouldn’t forget. But, oh dear, she’s forgotten what she shouldn’t forget. A succession of animals comes past with some suggestions, apart from the hyena, who just laughs at her. Is it bath day that she’s forgotten? No. Is it the Jungle Dance Contest she’s forgotten? Nest-building Day? The Swimming Gala? No, no, and no.  Finally another flamingo comes past—can he tell her what it is she has forgotten?

The Flamingo Who Forgot (Swifts)

Durant, Alan

Animals

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