Classic For Adults

Notre Dame'ın Kamburu olarak adlandırılan Quasimodo, çok çirkin ama altın kalpli bir adamdır. Rahip Frollo onu küçük yaşta kiliseye, yanına alarak hem dış dünyaya kapatmış, hem de hizmetçisi gibi kullanmaktadır. Aslında Rahip de kendini kiliseye kapatmıştır ancak dini statüsü, halka istediklerini yaptırabilmesi ile bir taraftan dışarıdaki yaşamın içindedir. Zamanla her ikisi de Esmeralda isimli güzel, yoksul bir Çingene kızına âşık olmuşlardır. Ancak karşılıksız bir aşktır bu. Aşkına karşılık bulamama Rahipte kine ve yok etmeye dönüşür. Rahip kendi düştüğü bu durumun suçunu ve yaşadığı acıların günahını Esmeralda’ya yüklemiştir.

Orphaned as baby, Pip is raised by his sister to live the simple life of a blacksmith’s boy. But a chance encounter in a graveyard and a visit to a ruined mansion set him on a different path. When a secret benefactor pays for him to become a gentleman, Pip’s life takes a greatly unexpected turn …

Penny’s father is a newspaper owner being sued for libel in his home base of New York. He sends her on a western ski vacation in order to avoid the legalities, but she manages to gain entrance to a room with a mysterious Green Door, an entrance to an illegal fur importation racket from Canada. The culprits turn out to be those pursuing the libel situation back east. She is threatened with possible death, but not only solves the fur racket but winds up scooping a rival reporter.

Classic Tales of the Undead collects two classic stories of supernatural terror and the curse of the undead. "Dracula's Guest" recounts the events that led to Jonathan Harker's journey to the dreaded castle of Count Dracula, and "The Grave" tells the story of a young man's horrifying descent into despair, madness, and grave robbery.

Set mainly in the Scottish Highlands in the years following the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Kidnapped follows the fortunes of the young David Balfour as he endeavours to claim the inheritance of which he has been cheated by his scheming Uncle Ebenezer. A tale of kidnap, shipwreck, murder, and pursuit, Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure-story is as compelling now as when it was first published in 1886.

In 1725, Jonathan Swift published Gulliver's Travels, a book universally acknowledged as one of the most fantastic adventure stories and best satires on the human condition ever written.

As a slave in the war-weary kingdom of Faelen, 17-year-old Nym isn’t merely devoid of rights, her Elemental kind are only born male and always killed at birth - meaning, she shouldn’t even exist. Standing on the auction block beneath smoke-drenched mountains, Nym faces her 15th sell. But when her hood is removed and her storm-summoning killing curse revealed, Nym is snatched up by a court advisor and given a choice: be trained as the weapon Faelen needs to win the war or be killed.

Lucas Moreno had high hopes of a great last summer before heading off to college, but destiny had other plans. The seventeen-year-old from San Antonio has a nightmare. In it, his friend Ryan Casey–a resident of Northern Ireland whom Lucas hasn't seen in two years–is shot during a terrorist attack on a school bus. When Lucas wakes up, he sees a news report that confirms the attack really happened.

Wild mustangs, ghosts on the ranch, gun-toting outlaws and trailblazing cowboys roam the pages of this collection of 8 classic stories about the American frontier. Travel down "The Road to Hell" with a mysterious ranch builder, face down the "Yellow Devil" mountain lion, travel "Where the Wind Blows Free," and join in on a herd of other adventures that will keep you reading until long after high noon.

Horror Classics presents two classic stories of the supernatural. "The Monkey's Paw" tells of an elderly couple who make a wish that they will eternally regret. "The Damned Thing" is the story of a coroner's inquest looking into the mysterious, savage death of Hugh Morgan. These chilling stories are sure to delight even the most discerning horror fan.

Experience the thrilling adventures of a young man seeking justice for himself and his family in 15th-century England. With his father unfairly outlawed by King Henry IV, Myles Falworth faces enormous odds before he can become a knight and champion his family's cause against powerful foes. With the help of loyal friends, Myles demonstrates courage and persistence as he confronts his opponents one-by-one, winning self-understanding and love along the way.

In the fourth volume of Dream Time Fairy Tales - The Classics, three timeless tales for the young and the young at heart, including Aladdin and the Magical Lamp, Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, and The Emperor's New Clothes.

In the third volume of Dream Time Fairy Tales - The Classics, four timeless tales are sure to make you smile, including Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and The Adventures of Tom Thumb.

Prince Owen of Thornwood and Prince Ethan of Comorra might one day unite their kingdoms in peace and harmony through marriage. If they can stand to be around each other, that is. Young love blooms, but an evil sorcerer has other ideas. After mistaking Owen for his mother, Raric kidnaps the prince and curses him to be a swan by day and human only by night until Owen agrees to wed him and hand over his throne.

Malý John Clayton, jediné dítě lorda Greystokea, osiřelý v africké džungli, je zachráněn kmenem lidoopů. Dítě, pojmenované "Tarzan," roste k mužnosti v divočině mezi divokými opicemi. Za pomoci nože a vrozené inteligence, Tarzan roste, aby se stal králem opic, schopný čelit jakémukoliv nebezpečí a pokořit všechny nepřátele. Lidé přicházející do Tarzanovy džungle, přinášejí nebezpečí, které je motivováno chamtivostí a podvody. Jestli má porazit tuto hrozbu a získat lásku Jane Porterové, krásné mladé ženy, bude zapotřebí veškeré Tarzanovy vychytralosti.

Třiadvacetiletý reportér Edward Dunn Malone by se velmi rád oženil, ale jeho vyvolená si chce vzít pouze někoho, na koho by mohla být pyšná. Malone proto hledá možnosti, kde by mohl vyniknout. Dostane se do výpravy na náhorní plošinu – ztracený svět v Jižní Americe, která má potvrdit informace profesora Challengera o tom, že zde žijí prehistorická zvířata. Cesta opravdu není jednoduchá, výprava zažije mnohá dobrodružství a několikrát se ocitne v ohrožení života. Podaří se výpravě bombastický objev potvrdit a hlavně – uvěří jim svět? A co Maloneho láska? Jak přivítá svého hrdinu?

Miss Anne de Bourgh is the son her father always wanted, except for one rather large detail. Still, her being a girl doesn’t stop her from hunting, shooting, riding, and fencing as well as her cousins, and when her older cousin Henry wrongs her, Anne ropes Darcy and Richard into a scheme to exact revenge. But Anne is about to learn that even her father, who has always encouraged her in all her pursuits, thinks she’s gone too far this time, and his punishment will be dire indeed.

Klasický pirátský příběh pro děti a mládež s pokladem, zakopaným na neznámém ostrově byl mnohokrát zfilmován, upraven pro rozhlas i divadlo a motivy z něj se nacházejí i v dílech jiných autorů. Poprvé vyšel v roce 1883 a stal se nejpopulárnějším dílem svého autora. Příběh začíná v hostinci U admirála Benbowa, kde se ubytuje starý námořník Bill Bones, který záhy zemře. Při vyklízení jeho pokoje objeví syn hostinského Jim Hawkins v truhle mapu, na které je zakreslena cesta za tajuplným pokladem kapitána Flinta. Ukáže ji zemanovi Trelawneyovi a lékaři (a zároveň smírčímu soudci) Liveseyovi.

Zeitlos, spannend, poetisch - Hövergnügen für die ganze Familie. England 1758. Im alten Seemannsgasthaus "Admiral Benbow" wohnt ein Junge mit Namen Jim. Eines Tages taucht Bill Bones, ein unheimlicher Säufer, auf. Er hat eine Kiste dabei, erzählt gruselige Geschichten und beauftragt Jim, nach einem Mann mit Holzbein Ausschau zu halten. Zwei merkwürdige Gestalten tauchen auf. Sie suchen Bones und die Karte einer Insel, auf der ein kostbarer Piratenschatz versteckt sein soll.

Was für ein Auftritt! Bei der Sitzung des US-Luftschiffer-Clubs im Weldon-Institut in Philadelphia behauptet Erfinder Robur, dass die Ballone langsam und unlenkbar seien und die Zukunft allein Fluggeräten aus Metall gehöre...