Children's Classics Archives - Wordsworth Editions https://wordsworth-editions.com/series/childrens-classics/ Beautiful book collections at amazing prices! Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:49:33 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://wordsworth-editions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-cropped-Wordsworth-logo-720-32x32.png Children's Classics Archives - Wordsworth Editions https://wordsworth-editions.com/series/childrens-classics/ 32 32 ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas & Other Christmas Stories https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/twas-the-night-before-christmas-and-other-christmas-stories-childrens/ Wed, 31 May 2017 17:03:56 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/twas-the-night-before-christmas-and-other-christmas-stories/  

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Here is a book no Christmas stocking should be without, a book that positively distils the spirit of the season. The title poem, familiar to children and adults the world over, introduces a collection of stories and verse with a Christmas theme, guaranteed to engage and amuse readers young and old.

Likely to provoke laughter and sometimes to bring a sentimental tear to the driest eye, this festive treasure trove is ideal for reading aloud or curling up with in a comfy corner. Scrooge himself would have found it difficult to resist distributing copies on Christmas morning!

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Aesop’s Fables https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/aesops-fables-childrens/ Tue, 12 Dec 2017 11:37:56 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/aesops-fables/ Aesop’s celebrated collection of fables has always been popular with both adults and children. These simple tales embody truths so powerful, the titles of the individual fables – the fox and the grapes, the dog in the manger, the wolf in sheep’s clothing and many others – have entered the languages and idioms of most... Read More

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Aesop’s celebrated collection of fables has always been popular with both adults and children. These simple tales embody truths so powerful, the titles of the individual fables – the fox and the grapes, the dog in the manger, the wolf in sheep’s clothing and many others – have entered the languages and idioms of most European tongues.

This edition is beautifully illustrated in black and white by the great Arthur Rackham, and has an introduction by G.K. Chesterton.

Fables include:

  • The Fox & the Grapes
  • The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs
  • The Fox & the Stork
  • The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
  • The Shepherd’s Boy & the Wolf
  • The Hare & the Tortoise
  • The Lion & the Ass
  • The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse
  • The Ass & His Masters
  • Prometheus & the Making of Man

And many more…

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Exclusive) https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/alices-adventures-in-wonderland-exclusive-edition/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:19:52 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/alices-adventures-in-wonderland-exclusive/ This edition contains Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking Glass. It is illustrated throughout by Sir John Tenniel, whose drawings for the books add so much to the enjoyment of them. Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Red Queen and the White Rabbit all make their appearances, and are now... Read More

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This edition contains Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking Glass. It is illustrated throughout by Sir John Tenniel, whose drawings for the books add so much to the enjoyment of them.

Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Red Queen and the White Rabbit all make their appearances, and are now familiar figures in writing, conversation and idiom. So too are Carroll’s delightful verses such as The Walrus and the Carpenter and the inspired jargon of that masterly Wordsworthian parody, The Jabberwocky.

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Andersen’s Fairy Tales https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/andersens-fairy-tales-childrens/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:32:11 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/fairy-tales/ Hans Christian Andersen is the best-loved of all tellers of fairy tales. This collection of over forty of Andersen’s most popular stories includes The Mermaid, The Real Princess, The Red Shoes, The Little Match Girl, The Snow Queen, The Tinder Box, The Ugly Duckling and many more. It is delightfully illustrated in black-and white by... Read More

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Hans Christian Andersen is the best-loved of all tellers of fairy tales.

This collection of over forty of Andersen’s most popular stories includes The Mermaid, The Real Princess, The Red Shoes, The Little Match Girl, The Snow Queen, The Tinder Box, The Ugly Duckling and many more.

It is delightfully illustrated in black-and white by those remarkable brothers, Charles, Thomas and William Heath Robinson

  • The Mermaid
  • Hans Clodhopper
  • The Flying Trunk
  • The Rose Elf
  • The Wild Swans
  • The Elf-Hill
  • The Real Princess
  • A Picture from the Ramparts
  • The Red Shoes
  • Thumbelisa
  • The Goblin and the Huckster
  • The Bottle Neck
  • The Steadfast Tin Soldier
  • The Angel
  • The Butterfly
  • Psyche
  • The Snail and the Rose-bush
  • The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf
  • The Nightingale
  • The Storks
  • The Little Match Girl
  • Great Claus and Little Claus
  • The Garden of Paradise
  • Little Tuk
  • The Wind’s Tale about Waldemar Daa and his Daughters
  • The Snow Queen: A Tale in Seven Stories
  • A Rose from Homer’s Grave
  • The Emperor’s New Clothes
  • The Naughty Boy
  • Holger the Dane
  • What the Moon Saw
  • The Tinder Box
  • The Story of a Mother
  • The Marsh King’s Daughter
  • The Galoshes of Fortune
  • The Bronze Boar
  • The Bell
  • Olé Luköié, the Dustman
  • The Swineherd
  • The Travelling Companions
  • The Ugly Duckling

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Anne of Green Gables & Anne of Avonlea https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/anne-of-green-gables-anne-of-avonlea-childrens/ Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:27:56 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/anne-of-green-gables-anne-of-avonlea/ When the Cuthberts send to an orphanage for a boy to help them at Green Gables, their farm in Canada, they are astonished when a talkative little girl steps off the train. Anne, red-headed, pugnacious and incurably romantic, causes chaos at Green Gables and in the village, but her wit and good nature delight the... Read More

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When the Cuthberts send to an orphanage for a boy to help them at Green Gables, their farm in Canada, they are astonished when a talkative little girl steps off the train. Anne, red-headed, pugnacious and incurably romantic, causes chaos at Green Gables and in the village, but her wit and good nature delight the fictional community of Prince Edward Island, Canada, and ensure that Anne of Green Gables continues to be a firm favourite with readers worldwide.

Anne of Avonlea continues Anne’s story. Now half-past sixteen but as strong-headed and romantic as ever, Anne becomes a teacher at her old school and dreams of its improvement. But her responsible position and mature ambitions do not prevent her entanglement in the scrapes that still seem to beset her in spite of her best intentions.

Thoroughly charming and amusing, with a supporting cast of colourful and endearing characters, both books will enchant and entertain readers, guaranteeing that Anne’s adventures capture their affections as well as their imaginations.

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Beatrix Potter Collection Volume One https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/beatrix-potter-collection-volume-one/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:05:57 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/beatrix-potter-collection-volume-one/ All your favourite Beatrix Potter stories in two volumes: The books in Volume One: The Tale of Peter Rabbit The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin The Tailor of Gloucester The Tale of Benjamin Bunny The Tale of Two Bad Mice The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher The... Read More

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All your favourite Beatrix Potter stories in two volumes:

The books in Volume One:

The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
The Tailor of Gloucester
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
The Tale of Two Bad Mice
The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan
The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher
The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit
The Story of Miss Moppet
The Tale of Tom Kitten
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
Appley Dapply’s Nursery Rhymes

The books in Volume Two:

The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle
The Tale of Samuel Whiskers
or, The Roly-Poly Pudding
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
The Tale of Ginger & Pickles
The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse
The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes
The Tale of Mr Tod
The Tale of Pigling Bland
The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
Cecily Parsley’s Nursery Rhymes
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

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Black Beauty https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/black-beauty-childrens/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 12:53:20 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/black-beauty/ Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty was an immediate success on its publication in 1877, and has gone on to sell an estimated 50 million copies. Black Beauty is a horse with a fine black coat, a white foot and a silver star on his forehead. Seen through his eyes, the story tells of his idyllic upbringing... Read More

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Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty was an immediate success on its publication in 1877, and has gone on to sell an estimated 50 million copies.

Black Beauty is a horse with a fine black coat, a white foot and a silver star on his forehead. Seen through his eyes, the story tells of his idyllic upbringing and the hardship and cruelty he suffers subsequently, before finding security and happiness in a new home.

Black Beauty is one of the most popular children’s books ever written.

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Children of the New Forest https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/children-of-the-new-forest-childrens/ Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:03:04 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/children-of-the-new-forest/ Cavalier and Roundhead battle it out in the turbulent setting of the English Civil war and provide the background for this classic tale of four orphans as they face adversity, survival in the forest, reconciliation and eventual forgiveness. This is the first enduring historical novel for children, which conjures up as much magic today as... Read More

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Cavalier and Roundhead battle it out in the turbulent setting of the English Civil war and provide the background for this classic tale of four orphans as they face adversity, survival in the forest, reconciliation and eventual forgiveness.

This is the first enduring historical novel for children, which conjures up as much magic today as it did on first publication. The freedom from adult constraint allied with the necessary disciplines to survive in a hostile world make for a gripping read.

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Christmas Carol https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/christmas-carol-childrens/ Mon, 04 Dec 2017 09:28:37 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/christmas-carol/ Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old skinflint. He hates everyone, especially children. But at Christmas three ghosts come to visit him, scare him into mending his ways, and he finds, as he celebrates with Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and their family, that geniality brings its own reward. This finest of all Christmas stories is beautifully... Read More

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Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old skinflint. He hates everyone, especially children.

But at Christmas three ghosts come to visit him, scare him into mending his ways, and he finds, as he celebrates with Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and their family, that geniality brings its own reward.

This finest of all Christmas stories is beautifully illustrated with Arthur Rackham’s superb line drawings.

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Enchanted Castle https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/enchanted-castle-childrens/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:58:18 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/enchanted-castle/ When Jerry, Jimmy and Cathy discover a tunnel that leads to a castle, they pretend that it is enchanted. But when they discover a Sleeping Princess at the centre of a maze, astonishing things begin to happen. Amongst a horde of jewels they discover a ring that grants wishes. But wishes granted are not always... Read More

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When Jerry, Jimmy and Cathy discover a tunnel that leads to a castle, they pretend that it is enchanted. But when they discover a Sleeping Princess at the centre of a maze, astonishing things begin to happen. Amongst a horde of jewels they discover a ring that grants wishes.

But wishes granted are not always wishes wanted, so the children find themselves grappling with invisibility, dinosaurs, a ghost and the fearsome Ugli-Wuglies before it is all resolved.

This edition of The Enchanted Castle has forty-seven evocative illustrations by H.R. Millar.

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English Fairy Tales https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/english-fairy-tales-childrens/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 14:54:20 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/english-fairy-tales/ This book contains over forty of the best-loved fairy stories, retold by Flora Annie Steel, and beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Favourites such as Jack the Giant-killer, Jack and the Beanstalk, Dick Whittington, The Three Little Pigs and The Babes in the Wood are all here among many others, but stories from different traditions also... Read More

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This book contains over forty of the best-loved fairy stories, retold by Flora Annie Steel, and beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

Favourites such as Jack the Giant-killer, Jack and the Beanstalk, Dick Whittington, The Three Little Pigs and The Babes in the Wood are all here among many others, but stories from different traditions also make their appearance, including The Three Bears and Little Red Hiding Hood.

Other Fairy Tales include:

  • St George of Merrie England
  • Tom-Tit-Tot
  • The Golden Snuff-Box
  • Tattercoats
  • The Three Feathers
  • Lazy Jack
  • The Three Sillies
  • The Golden Ball
  • The Two Sisters
  • The Laidly Worm
  • Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse
  • The Black Bull of Norroway
  • Catskin
  • Nix Naught Nothing
  • Mr and Mrs Vinegar
  • The True History of Sir Thomas Thumb
  • Henny-Penny
  • The Three Heads of the Well
  • Mr Fox
  • The Old Woman and Her Pig
  • The Wee Bannock
  • How Jack Went Out to Seek His Fortune
  • The Bogey-Beast
  • Childe Rowland
  • The Wise Men of Gotham
  • Caporushes
  • The Red Ettin
  • The Fish and the Ring
  • Lawkamercyme
  • Master of All Masters
  • Molly Whuppie and the Double-Faced Giant
  • The Ass, the Table and the Stick
  • The Well of the World’s End
  • The Rose Tree

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Five Children and It https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/five-children-and-it-childrens/ Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:01:15 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/five-children-and-it/ Its eyes were on long horns like a snail’s eyes… it had ears like a bat’s ears, and its tubby body was shaped like a spider’s and covered with thick, soft fur… and it had hands and feet like a monkey’s. ‘It’ was the Psammead, the grumpy sand-fairy that could, if in the mood, grant... Read More

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Its eyes were on long horns like a snail’s eyes… it had ears like a bat’s ears, and its tubby body was shaped like a spider’s and covered with thick, soft fur… and it had hands and feet like a monkey’s.

‘It’ was the Psammead, the grumpy sand-fairy that could, if in the mood, grant a wish a day. When the five children befriend him they find that each wish granted often has a sting in its tail. Golden guineas are too difficult to spend, wings let them down in a most inconvenient way, and when they wish for Red Indians, the children forget that they can sometimes be a little warlike.

Generations of children have come to love the fantasy and the whimsy of the stories in the classic book from the author of The Railway Children.

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Grimm’s Fairy Tales https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/grimms-fairy-tales-childrens/ Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:01:39 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/grimms-fairy-tales/ The Brothers Grimm rediscovered a host of fairy tales, telling of princes and princesses in their castles, witches in their towers and forests, of giants and dwarfs, of fabulous animals and dark deeds. This selection of their folk tales was made and translated by Lucy Crane, and includes firm favourites such as Rapunzel, The Goose... Read More

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The Brothers Grimm rediscovered a host of fairy tales, telling of princes and princesses in their castles, witches in their towers and forests, of giants and dwarfs, of fabulous animals and dark deeds.

This selection of their folk tales was made and translated by Lucy Crane, and includes firm favourites such as Rapunzel, The Goose Girl, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel and Snow White. It is illustrated throughout by Walter Crane’s charming line drawings.

Tales Include:

  • The Frog Prince
  • Rapunzel
  • Hansel and Grethel
  • Cinderella
  • Little Red-cap (Little Red Riding Hood)
  • The Bremen Town Musicicians
  • Tom Thumb
  • Tom Thumb’s Travels
  • The Sleeping Beauty
  • Snow-white
  • Rumpelstiltskin

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Happy Prince and Other Stories https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/happy-prince-and-other-stories-childrens/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:29:38 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/happy-prince-other-stories/ In these delightful tales, Oscar Wilde employs all his grace, artistry and wit. The Happy Prince tells of the statue of a once pleasure-loving Prince which, with the help of a selfless Swallow helps people in distress. As well as The Nightingale and the Rose, The Devoted Friend and The Remarkable Rocket, this collection contains... Read More

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In these delightful tales, Oscar Wilde employs all his grace, artistry and wit. The Happy Prince tells of the statue of a once pleasure-loving Prince which, with the help of a selfless Swallow helps people in distress.

As well as The Nightingale and the Rose, The Devoted Friend and The Remarkable Rocket, this collection contains The Selfish Giant, a remarkable story of the redemptive power of love.

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Heidi https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/heidi-childrens/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:07:39 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/heidi/ Heidi is the heart-warming tale of a small girl’s power for good, and it has remained a firm favourite since it was published over 100 years ago. It has been filmed and televised several times. It tells of the orphan Heidi and her idyllic existence with her gruff grandfather in the mountains. When she is... Read More

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Heidi is the heart-warming tale of a small girl’s power for good, and it has remained a firm favourite since it was published over 100 years ago. It has been filmed and televised several times.

It tells of the orphan Heidi and her idyllic existence with her gruff grandfather in the mountains. When she is sent to live in a city, comic chaos ensues, and eventually it is arranged that Heidi should return to the mountains. Together she and her friend Peter, the goat-herd, achieve wondrous changes in the community in which they live.

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Irish Fairy Tales https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/irish-fairy-tales-childrens/ Wed, 06 Sep 2017 10:34:34 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/irish-fairy-tales/ Illustrated by John D. Batten. Stories selected by Jennifer Chandler, The Folklore Society. The captivating Irish stories collected in this new edition include both comic tales such as Paddy O’Kelly and the Weasel, and tales of heroes from ancient literature such as How Cormac Mac Art went to Faery. By turns funny, fantastical and mysterious,... Read More

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Illustrated by John D. Batten. Stories selected by Jennifer Chandler, The Folklore Society.

The captivating Irish stories collected in this new edition include both comic tales such as Paddy O’Kelly and the Weasel, and tales of heroes from ancient literature such as How Cormac Mac Art went to Faery.

By turns funny, fantastical and mysterious, the stories are matched in liveliness by the original illustrations of John D. Batten. It would be hard to find a better introduction for children to the special magic of Celtic storytelling.

The stories in this book are taken from Joseph Jacob’s classic two-volume collection Celtic Fairy Tales (1891-2) and More Celtic Fairy Tales (1894)

Fairy Tales include:

  • Connla and the Fairy Maiden
  • Guleesh
  • The Field of Boliauns
  • The Horned Women
  • Hudden and Dudden and Donald O’Neary
  • The Story of Deirdre
  • Munachar and Manachar
  • King O’Toole and his Goose
  • Jack and his Comrades
  • The Shee an Gannon and the Gruagach Gaire
  • The Storyteller at Fault
  • A Legend of Knockmany
  • Fair, Brown and Trembling
  • Jack and his Master
  • Andrew Coffey

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Jungle Book & The Second Jungle Book https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/jungle-book-the-second-jungle-book-childrens/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:56:25 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/jungle-book-the-second-jungle-book/ The Jungle Book introduces Mowgli, the human foundling adopted by a family of wolves. It tells of the enmity between him and the tiger Shere Khan, who killed Mowgli’s parents, and of the friendship between the man-cub and Bagheera, the black panther, and Baloo, the sleepy brown bear, who instructs Mowgli in the Laws of... Read More

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The Jungle Book introduces Mowgli, the human foundling adopted by a family of wolves. It tells of the enmity between him and the tiger Shere Khan, who killed Mowgli’s parents, and of the friendship between the man-cub and Bagheera, the black panther, and Baloo, the sleepy brown bear, who instructs Mowgli in the Laws of the Jungle.

The Second Jungle Book contains some of the most thrilling of the Mowgli stories. It includes Red Dog, in which Mowgli forms an unlikely alliance with the python Kaa, How Fear Came and Letting in the Jungle as well as The Spring Running, which brings Mowgli to manhood and the realisation that he must leave Bagheera, Baloo and his other friends for the world of man.

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Just So Stories https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/just-so-stories-childrens/ Thu, 30 Nov 2017 15:08:06 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/just-so-stories/ These witty stories were originally told by Rudyard Kipling to his own children. In them he gives fanciful accounts of how and why things came to be as they are. Generations of children have delighted to learn how the Leopard got his spots, how the Elephant’s Child on the banks of the great grey-green Limpopo... Read More

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These witty stories were originally told by Rudyard Kipling to his own children. In them he gives fanciful accounts of how and why things came to be as they are.

Generations of children have delighted to learn how the Leopard got his spots, how the Elephant’s Child on the banks of the great grey-green Limpopo acquired his trunk with the help of the Crocodile, and the beginning of the Armadillos.

Beautifully illustrated in black-and-white by the author, these delightful tales will hold the reader and listener spellbound.

Stories include:

  • How the Whale got his Throat
  • How the Camel got his Hump
  • How the Rhinoceros got his Skin
  • How the Leopard got his Spots
  • The Elephant’s Child
  • The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo
  • The Beginning of the Armadillos
  • How the First Letter was Written
  • How the Alphabet was Made
  • The Crab that Played with the Sea
  • The Cat that Walked by Himself
  • The Butterfly that Stamped

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Kidnapped & Catriona https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/kidnapped-catriona-childrens/ Thu, 30 Nov 2017 15:05:26 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/kidnapped-catriona/ Set in Scotland in 1751, Kidnapped remains one of the most exciting stories ever written. Young David Balfour, orphaned then betrayed by his Uncle Ebenezer, his so-called guardian, falls in with Alan Breck, the unscrupulous but heroic champion of the Jacobite cause. Shipwreck, murder and dramatic escape through the Highlands are just a few of... Read More

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Set in Scotland in 1751, Kidnapped remains one of the most exciting stories ever written. Young David Balfour, orphaned then betrayed by his Uncle Ebenezer, his so-called guardian, falls in with Alan Breck, the unscrupulous but heroic champion of the Jacobite cause. Shipwreck, murder and dramatic escape through the Highlands are just a few of the ingredients of this highly charged tale of intrigue, action and adventure.

Catriona, the lesser-known sequel, immediately continues David’s story. Back in Edinburgh, he is caught up in the aftermath of the Appin murder; certain of the accused man’s innocence, David’s determination to testify on his behalf is impeded by a series of adventures, not least of which is hid passionate but problematic romance with Catriona, granddaughter of Rob Roy MacGregor. Alan Breck features again, becoming involved in the thrilling attempt to reunite the lovers.

One of his own favourites, Stevenson said of Catriona that he would ‘never do a better book’.

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King Solomon’s Mines & Allan Quatermain https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/king-solomons-mines-allan-quatermain-childrens/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:55:32 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/king-solomons-mines-allan-quatermain/ In King Solomon’s Mines, Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good persuade Allan Quatermain to help them find Sir Henry’s brother George, who has gone missing in the unexplored African interior while searching for the legendary treasure trove of a lost kingdom. Quatermain agrees to lead the expedition, though he has little hope they will return... Read More

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In King Solomon’s Mines, Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good persuade Allan Quatermain to help them find Sir Henry’s brother George, who has gone missing in the unexplored African interior while searching for the legendary treasure trove of a lost kingdom. Quatermain agrees to lead the expedition, though he has little hope they will return alive. After suffering unimaginable hardships, they find the treasure hidden deep within a mountain, but while they are admiring the hoard the vast stone door closes. Their store of food and water rapidly runs out and the trapped men prepare to die, but in the nick of time they find a way of escape. On their return trek to civilisation they succeed in the purpose of their expedition when they miraculously come upon George Curtis, alive and well. They return to England with enough of the treasure to live in style, but Allan Quatermain lures them back for more African adventures.

In Allan Quatermain, the trio undertake the search for the kingdom of a warlike ‘white’ race, another expedition fraught with danger. A hazardous canoe journey along an underground river leads them to Zu-Vendi, a land ruled by two beautiful queens. Both queens fall in love with Sir Henry and this explosive situation leads to civil war, several battles, many funerals and a wedding.

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Little Men & Jo’s Boys https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/little-men-jos-boys-childrens/ Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:38:19 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/little-men-jos-boys/ The two American classics here together in one volume, Little Men and Jo’s Boys, are worthy sequels to Little Women, one of the best-loved children’s stories of all time, and its continuation, Good Wives. In Little Men, Louisa May Alcott takes up the story of the everyday dramas and exploits of the naughty but easy-going... Read More

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The two American classics here together in one volume, Little Men and Jo’s Boys, are worthy sequels to Little Women, one of the best-loved children’s stories of all time, and its continuation, Good Wives. In Little Men, Louisa May Alcott takes up the story of the everyday dramas and exploits of the naughty but easy-going boys at Plumfield, now a boarding-school run by Professor Bhaer and his lovable madcap wife Jo, the most fiery and free-spirited of the four March sisters.

Jo’s Boys revisits the one-time members of that ‘wilderness of boys’ ten years later when they are making their ways in the world with varying degrees of triumph and disaster.

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Little Prince (Exclusive) https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/little-prince-childrens/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 12:51:23 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/little-prince/ Translated by Irene Testot-Ferry. The Little Prince is a classic tale of equal appeal to children and adults. On one level it is the story of an airman’s discovery, in the desert, of a small boy from another planet – the Little Prince of the title – and his stories of intergalactic travel, while on... Read More

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Translated by Irene Testot-Ferry.

The Little Prince is a classic tale of equal appeal to children and adults. On one level it is the story of an airman’s discovery, in the desert, of a small boy from another planet – the Little Prince of the title – and his stories of intergalactic travel, while on the other hand it is a thought-provoking allegory of the human condition.First published in 1943, the year before the author’s death in action, this translation contains Saint-Exupery’s delightful illustrations.

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Little Princess https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/little-princess-childrens/ Thu, 07 Dec 2017 13:12:09 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/little-princess/ Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin’s. Her father was immensely rich and she became “show pupil” – a little princess. Then her father dies and his wealth disappears, and Sara has to learn to cope with her changed circumstances. Her strong character enables her to fight successfully against... Read More

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Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin’s. Her father was immensely rich and she became “show pupil” – a little princess. Then her father dies and his wealth disappears, and Sara has to learn to cope with her changed circumstances.

Her strong character enables her to fight successfully against her new-found poverty and the scorn of her fellows.

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Little Women & Good Wives (Children’s) https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/little-women-good-wives-childrens/ Mon, 27 Nov 2017 11:58:16 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/little-women-good-wives/ Little Women is one of the best-loved children’s stories of all time, based on the author’s own youthful experiences. It describes the family life of the four March sisters living in a small New England community, Meg, the eldest, is pretty and wishes to be a lady; Jo, at fifteen is ungainly and unconventional with... Read More

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Little Women is one of the best-loved children’s stories of all time, based on the author’s own youthful experiences. It describes the family life of the four March sisters living in a small New England community, Meg, the eldest, is pretty and wishes to be a lady; Jo, at fifteen is ungainly and unconventional with an ambition to be an author; Beth is a delicate child of thirteen with a taste for music and Amy is a blonde beauty of twelve.

The story of their domestic adventures, their attempts to increase the family income, their friendship with the neighbouring Lawrence family, and their later love affairs remains as fresh and beguiling as ever.

Good Wives takes up the story of the March sisters, some three years later, when, as young adults, they must face up to the inevitable trials and traumas of everyday life in their search for individual happiness.

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Moonfleet https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/moonfleet-childrens/ Wed, 06 Dec 2017 13:42:06 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/moonfleet/ When fifteen-year-old orphan John Trenchard is banished by his Aunt Jane, he goes to live at the local inn with the mysterious Elzevir Block, whose son has been killed by Customs Officers. Unofficially adopted by Block, John comes to learn the reasons for the noises in the graveyard at night, of ‘Blackbeard’ Mohune’s lost treasure... Read More

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When fifteen-year-old orphan John Trenchard is banished by his Aunt Jane, he goes to live at the local inn with the mysterious Elzevir Block, whose son has been killed by Customs Officers. Unofficially adopted by Block, John comes to learn the reasons for the noises in the graveyard at night, of ‘Blackbeard’ Mohune’s lost treasure and Elzevir Block’s secret.

This dashing tale of eighteenth-century Dorset smugglers will be enjoyed by all who love stories of derring-do written in the tradition of Treasure Island.

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Mother Goose https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/mother-goose-childrens/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:31:23 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/mother-goose/ Traditional rhymes and stories have been collected under the wing of Mother Goose for centuries and this collection of favourite nursery rhymes has been put together by the famous illustrator Arthur Rackham. It is a wonderful collection of old favourites from Jack and Jill, Baa, Baa, Black Sheep and Who Killed Cock Robin? to comic... Read More

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Traditional rhymes and stories have been collected under the wing of Mother Goose for centuries and this collection of favourite nursery rhymes has been put together by the famous illustrator Arthur Rackham.

It is a wonderful collection of old favourites from Jack and Jill, Baa, Baa, Black Sheep and Who Killed Cock Robin? to comic alphabets and the fearful fate of Anthony Rowley.

It is illustrated with Rackham’s beautiful pen and ink drawings, and is one of his finest books.

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Peter Pan (Exclusive) https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/peter-pan-exclusive-edition/ Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:01:16 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/peter-pan-exclusive/ The magical Peter Pan comes to the night nursery of the Darling children, Wendy, John and Michael. He teaches them to fly, then takes them through the sky to Never-Never Land, where they find wolves, Mermaids and… Pirates. The leader of the pirates is the sinister Captain Hook. His hand was bitten off by a... Read More

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The magical Peter Pan comes to the night nursery of the Darling children, Wendy, John and Michael. He teaches them to fly, then takes them through the sky to Never-Never Land, where they find wolves, Mermaids and… Pirates.

The leader of the pirates is the sinister Captain Hook. His hand was bitten off by a crocodile, who, as Captain Hook explains ‘liked me arm so much that he has followed me ever since, licking his lips for the rest of me’. After lots of adventures, the story reaches its exciting climax as Peter, Wendy and the children do battle with Captain Hook and his band.

This edition also includes Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens which is the magical tale that first introduces Peter Pan, the little boy who never grows any older. He escapes his human form and flies to Kensington Gardens, where all his happy memories are, and meets the fairies, the thrushes, and Old Caw the crow. The fairies think he is too human to be allowed to stay in after Lock-out time, so he flies off to an island which divides the Gardens from the more grown-up Hyde Park – Peter’s adventures, and how he eventually meets Mamie and the goat, are delightfully illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

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Pinocchio https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/pinocchio-childrens/ Wed, 31 May 2017 17:03:56 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/pinocchio/ Translated by Mary Alice Murray. The story of the walking and talking puppet Pinocchio is one of the best-loved children’s tales of all time. Carved by old Gepetto, Pinocchio has an enormous nose which grows even longer whenever he tells a lie. Pinocchio is such a scamp that he gets into all sorts of mischief.... Read More

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Translated by Mary Alice Murray.

The story of the walking and talking puppet Pinocchio is one of the best-loved children’s tales of all time. Carved by old Gepetto, Pinocchio has an enormous nose which grows even longer whenever he tells a lie. Pinocchio is such a scamp that he gets into all sorts of mischief. He runs away to join a puppet show, he teams up with a rascally fox and wily cat, and plays truant from school which has dreadful consequences. Eventually the conscience of a talking cricket and Pinocchio’s guardian fairy restore him to good behaviour, obedience and care for others.

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Pollyanna & Pollyanna Grows Up https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/pollyanna-pollyanna-grows-up-childrens/ Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:36:01 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/pollyanna-pollyanna-grows-up/ When Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her sour-tempered aunt after her father’s death, things seem bad enough, but then a dreadful accident ensues. However, Pollyanna’s sunny nature and good humour prove to have an astonishing effect on all around her, and this wonderful tale of how cheerfulness can conquer adversity has remained one of... Read More

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When Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her sour-tempered aunt after her father’s death, things seem bad enough, but then a dreadful accident ensues.

However, Pollyanna’s sunny nature and good humour prove to have an astonishing effect on all around her, and this wonderful tale of how cheerfulness can conquer adversity has remained one of the world’s most popular children’s books since its first publication in 1913.

In Pollyanna Grows Up, the only sequel written by Porter herself, Pollyanna finds that, despite being cured of her health problems, adulthood brings fresh challenges to be overcome.

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Railway Children https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/railway-children-childrens/ Wed, 29 Nov 2017 11:14:43 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/railway-children/ When Father goes away with two strangers one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered. They and their mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go and live in a simple country cottage, where Mother writes books to make ends meet. However, they soon come to love the railway... Read More

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When Father goes away with two strangers one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered. They and their mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go and live in a simple country cottage, where Mother writes books to make ends meet.

However, they soon come to love the railway that runs near their cottage, and they make a habit of waving to the Old Gentleman who rides on it. They befriend the porter, Perks, and through him learn railway lore and much else.

They have many adventures, and when they save a train from disaster, they are helped by the Old Gentleman to solve the mystery of their father’s disappearance, and the family is happily reunited.

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Robin Hood https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/robin-hood-childrens/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:05:11 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/robin-hood/ Robin Hood is the best-loved outlaw of all time. In this edition, Henry Gilbert tells of the adventures of the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest – Robin himself, Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, and Alan-a-Dale, as well as Maid Marian, good King Richard, and Robin’s deadly enemies Guy of Gisborne and the evil Sheriff... Read More

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Robin Hood is the best-loved outlaw of all time.

In this edition, Henry Gilbert tells of the adventures of the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest – Robin himself, Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, and Alan-a-Dale, as well as Maid Marian, good King Richard, and Robin’s deadly enemies Guy of Gisborne and the evil Sheriff of Nottingham.

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Secret Garden https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/secret-garden-childrens/ Tue, 05 Dec 2017 13:50:52 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/secret-garden/ Mary Lennox was horrid. Selfish and spoilt, she was sent to stay with her uncle in Yorkshire. She hated it. But when she finds the way into a secret garden and begins to tend it, a change comes over her and her life. She meets and befriends a local boy, the talented Dickon, and comes... Read More

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Mary Lennox was horrid. Selfish and spoilt, she was sent to stay with her uncle in Yorkshire. She hated it. But when she finds the way into a secret garden and begins to tend it, a change comes over her and her life.

She meets and befriends a local boy, the talented Dickon, and comes across her sickly cousin Colin who had been kept hidden from her. Between them, the three children work astonishing magic in themselves and those around them.

The Secret Garden is one of the best-loved stories of all time.

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Tales from King Arthur https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/tales-from-king-arthur-childrens/ Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:02:27 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/tales-from-king-arthur/ In this selection of tales by the master folklorist Andrew Lang, the reader is taken into the romantic world of the gallant Knights of the Round Table and their courageous and chivalrous deeds, fair maidens, castles steeped in history, the quest for the Holy Grail, and the tragic love of King Arthur and Sir Lancelot... Read More

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In this selection of tales by the master folklorist Andrew Lang, the reader is taken into the romantic world of the gallant Knights of the Round Table and their courageous and chivalrous deeds, fair maidens, castles steeped in history, the quest for the Holy Grail, and the tragic love of King Arthur and Sir Lancelot for Guinevere, and Tristan for Iseult.

The Arthurian legends are the most potent of the thrilling and mist-enshrouded tales of adventure to be passed down from pre-recorded history, and they have as much appeal today as they did in the age of the troubadours.

Tales include:

  • The Drawing of the Sword
  • The Questing Beast
  • The Sword Excalibur
  • The Story of Sir Balin
  • How the Round Table Began
  • The Passing of Merlin
  • How Morgan le Fay Tried to Kill King Arthur
  • What Beaumains Asked of the King
  • The Quest of the Holy Grail
  • The Fight for the Queen
  • The Fair Maid of Astolat
  • Lancelot and Guenevere
  • The End of It All

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Tales from Shakespeare https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/tales-from-shakespeare-childrens/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:36:06 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/tales-from-shakespeare/ Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb was written to be an ‘introduction to the study of Shakespeare’, but are much more entertaining than that. All of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style, and their literary quality has made them popular and sought-after ever since their... Read More

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Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb was written to be an ‘introduction to the study of Shakespeare’, but are much more entertaining than that. All of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style, and their literary quality has made them popular and sought-after ever since their first publication in 1807.

This edition contains the delightful pen-and-ink drawings of Arthur Rackham.

Tales include:

  • The Tempest
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream
  • The Winter’s Tale
  • Much Ado About Nothing
  • As You Like It
  • The Two Gentlemen of Verona
  • The Merchant of Venice
  • Cymbeline
  • King Lear
  • Macbeth
  • All’s Well That Ends Well
  • The Taming of the Shrew
  • The Comedy of Errors
  • Measure for Measure
  • Twelfth Night or What You Will
  • Timon of Athens
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
  • Othello
  • Pericles, Prince of Tyre

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Tales from the Arabian Nights https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/tales-from-the-arabian-nights/ Thu, 30 Nov 2017 15:06:01 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/tales-from-the-arabian-nights/ The beautiful Scheherazade’s royal husband threatens to kill her, so each night she diverts him by weaving wonderful tales of fantastic adventure, leaving each story unfinished so that he spares her life to hear the ending the next night. This is the background to the Arabian Nights. In this selection made by that master of... Read More

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The beautiful Scheherazade’s royal husband threatens to kill her, so each night she diverts him by weaving wonderful tales of fantastic adventure, leaving each story unfinished so that he spares her life to hear the ending the next night.

This is the background to the Arabian Nights. In this selection made by that master of folklore and fairy-tale Andrew Lang, the reader meets Aladdin with his wonderful lamp, the Enchanted Horse, the Princess Badoura, Sinbad the Sailor, and the great Caliph of Bagdad, Haroun-al-Raschid.

The stories are beautifully illustrated by H.J. Ford.

Tales include:

  • The Story of the Merchant and the Genius
  • The Story of the First Old Man and of the Hind
  • The Story of the Second Old Man and of the Two Black Dogs
  • The Story of the Fisherman
  • The Story of the Greek King and the Physician Douban
  • The Story of the Husband and the Parrot
  • The Story of the Vizir who was Punished
  • The Story of the Young King of the Black Isles
  • The Story of the Three Calenders, Sons of Kings, and of Five Ladies of Bagdad
  • The Story of the First Calender, Son of a King
  • The Story of the Second Calender, Son of a King
  • The Story of the Envious Man and of Him who was Envied
  • The Story of the Third Calender, Son of a King
  • The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor
  • The First Voyage of Sindbad
  • The Second Voyage of Sindbad
  • The Third Voyage of Sindbad
  • The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad
  • The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad
  • The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad
  • The Seventh and Last Voyage
  • The Little Hunchback
  • The Story of the Barber’s Fifth Brother
  • The Story of the Barber’s Sixth Brother
  • The Adventures of Prince Camaralzaman and the Princess Badoura
  • Noureddin and the Fair Persian
  • Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
  • The Adventures of Haroun-al-Raschid, Caliph of Bagdad
  • The Story of the Blind Baba-Abdalla
  • The Story of Sidi-Nouman
  • The Story of Ali Cogia, Merchant of Bagdad
  • The Enchanted Horse
  • The Story of Two Sisters who were Jealous of their Younger Sister

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Tom Brown’s Schooldays & Tom Brown at Oxford https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/tom-browns-schooldays-tom-brown-at-oxford-childrens/ Mon, 18 Dec 2017 09:20:42 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/tom-browns-schooldays-tom-brown-at-oxford/ Lively and mischievous, idle and brave, Tom Brown is both the typical boy of his time and the perennial hero celebrated by authors as diverse as Henry Fielding (in Tom Jones) and Alec Waugh (in The Loom of Youth). The book describes Tom’s time at Rugby School from his first football match, through his troubled... Read More

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Lively and mischievous, idle and brave, Tom Brown is both the typical boy of his time and the perennial hero celebrated by authors as diverse as Henry Fielding (in Tom Jones) and Alec Waugh (in The Loom of Youth).

The book describes Tom’s time at Rugby School from his first football match, through his troubled adolescence when he is savagely bullied by the unspeakable Flashman, to his departure for a wider world as a confident young man. This classic tale of a boy’s schooldays under the benevolent eye of the renowned Dr Arnold still retains the appeal for which it was acclaimed on its first publication in 1857.

In its less well-known sequel, Tom Brown at Oxford, we follow our hero to St Ambrose’s College, and, in sharing his undergraduate experiences, gain a vivid impression of university life in the mid-nineteenth century.

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Treasure Island (Exclusive) https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/treasure-island-childrens/ Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:03:34 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/treasure-island/ ‘Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest-Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!’ Treasure Island is a tale of pirates and villains, maps, treasure and shipwreck, and is perhaps the best adventure story ever written. When young Jim Hawkins finds a packet in Captain Flint’s sea chest, he could not know that the map inside it... Read More

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‘Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest-Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!’

Treasure Island is a tale of pirates and villains, maps, treasure and shipwreck, and is perhaps the best adventure story ever written.

When young Jim Hawkins finds a packet in Captain Flint’s sea chest, he could not know that the map inside it would lead him to unimaginable treasure. Shipping as cabin boy on the Hispaniola, he sails with Squire Trelawney, Captain Smollett, Dr Livesey, the sinister Long John Silver and a frightening crew to Treasure Island. There, mutiny, murder and mayhem lead to a thrilling climax.

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Water Babies https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/water-babies-childrens/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 14:50:21 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/water-babies/ Tom, a poor orphan, is employed by the villainous chimney-sweep, Grimes, to climb up inside flues to clear away the soot. While engaged in this dreadful task, he loses his way and emerges in the bedroom of Ellie, the young daughter of the house who mistakes him for a thief. He runs away, and, hot... Read More

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Tom, a poor orphan, is employed by the villainous chimney-sweep, Grimes, to climb up inside flues to clear away the soot. While engaged in this dreadful task, he loses his way and emerges in the bedroom of Ellie, the young daughter of the house who mistakes him for a thief. He runs away, and, hot and bothered, he slips into a cooling stream, falls asleep, and becomes a Water Baby.

In his new life, he meets all sorts of aquatic creatures, including an engaging old lobster, other water babies, and at last reaches St Branden’s Isle where he encounters the fierce Mrs Bedonebyeasyoudid and the motherly Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby. After a long and arduous quest to the Other-end-of-Nowhere young Tom achieves his heart’s desire.

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What Katy Did at School & What Katy Did Next https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/what-katy-did-at-school-what-katy-did-next-childrens/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:27:55 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/what-katy-did-at-school-what-katy-did-next/ What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next continue the story of the high-spirited and rebellious American girl, Katy Carr, and her family, who first appeared in What Katy Did. What Katy Did at School is a compelling tale of the intrigues of life at the New England girls’ boarding school which Katy... Read More

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What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next continue the story of the high-spirited and rebellious American girl, Katy Carr, and her family, who first appeared in What Katy Did.

What Katy Did at School is a compelling tale of the intrigues of life at the New England girls’ boarding school which Katy attends. Her trials and adventures are all interwoven with a sense of fun and gently ironic good humour.

What Katy Did Next describes a tour by Katy of Europe, as she evolves from the child of earlier books into a spirited young woman, and brings to a satisfying close this delightful trilogy.

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Wind in the Willows https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/wind-in-the-willows-childrens/ Tue, 11 May 2021 11:02:56 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/wind-in-the-willows/ With an Introduction by A.A. Milne Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Far from fading with time, Kenneth Grahame’s classic tale of fantasy has attracted a growing audience in each generation. Rat, Mole, Badger and the preposterous Mr Toad (with his ‘Poop-poop-poop’ road-hogging new motor-car), have brought delight to many through the years with their odd adventures... Read More

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With an Introduction by A.A. Milne

Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

Far from fading with time, Kenneth Grahame’s classic tale of fantasy has attracted a growing audience in each generation. Rat, Mole, Badger and the preposterous Mr Toad (with his ‘Poop-poop-poop’ road-hogging new motor-car), have brought delight to many through the years with their odd adventures on and by the river, and at the imposing residence of Toad Hall.

Grahame’s book was later dramatised by A. A. Milne, and became a perennial Christmas favourite, as Toad of Toad Hall. It continues to enchant and, above all perhaps, inspire great affection.

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Wonderful Wizard of Oz & Glinda of Oz https://wordsworth-editions.com/book/wonderful-wizard-of-oz-glinda-of-oz-childrens/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:54:14 +0000 http://wordsworth-editions.com/book/wonderful-wizard-of-oz-glinda-of-oz/ In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a huge cyclone transports the orphan Dorothy and her little dog Toto from Kansas to the Land of Oz, and she fears that she will never see Aunt Em and Uncle Henry ever again. But she meets the Munchkins, and they tell her to follow the Yellow Brick Road... Read More

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In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a huge cyclone transports the orphan Dorothy and her little dog Toto from Kansas to the Land of Oz, and she fears that she will never see Aunt Em and Uncle Henry ever again. But she meets the Munchkins, and they tell her to follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City where the Wonderful Wizard of Oz will grant any wish. On the way, she meets the brainless Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion. The four friends set off to seek their heart’s desires, and in a series of action-packed adventures they encounter a deadly poppy field, fierce animals, flying monkeys, a wicked witch, a good witch, and the Mighty Oz himself.

In Glinda of Oz, the last of the original ‘Oz’ books, Dorothy and Princess Ozma seek the help of Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, when they find themselves in peril on the Magic Isle of the Skeezers

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