1757-- Lake Ontario, North America.
A second adventure with the scout, Hawk-eye, and his friend, Chingachgook.
Mabel Dunham arrives at the English fort. Three men fall in love with her -- an English officer, the... more>>
1866-- Massachusetts, North America.
The March sisters -- Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy -- have grown up. They are young women now. Each sister has a different plan for her future life.
Meg is going to marry John Brooke.... more>>
As the boat moved silently over the water, the thing at the end of the rope always followed. Sometimes it came near the boat and sometimes it pulled away like something alive. As it moved through the water, changes... more>>
'Your mother, Esther, was your disgrace and you are hers,'
These words were Esther's earliest memory. But who was Esther's mother? What was the disgrace? And why did the ghost walk at Chesney World? more>>
1861- Massachusetts, North America. There is a civil war.
This is the story of four sisters -- Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March.
The March girls live with their mother in a small house in a small town. Their father is... more>>
'Sometimes I wake up at night. I can hear the sea around Treasure Island. I can hear the voice of Long John Silver's parrot calling -- "Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight"'
Jim Hawkins tells the story of the journey on... more>>
Sometimes, Winterbourne thought that Daisy did not feel anything at all. This thought annoyed him.
"Daisy is a foolish child who doesn't have good manners," he said to himself. "People have turned their backs on her,... more>>
'Every day, the Sheriff robs the ordinary people with high taxes,' Robin said to the other outlaws. 'We should rob the sheriff in return. But we will not rob him because we want to be rich. We will use the money to help... more>>
The second part of Roald Dahl's extraordinary life story. Here he is grown up: first in Africa, then learning to be a wartime fighter pilot. It is a story that is funny, frightening and full of fantasy – as you would... more>>
Some of Boy's adventures may be familiar in their fictionalised form, but other incidents of Roald Dahl's childhood defy invention. Mixed with the hilarious are the sadder personal stories of this large and loving... more>>
