THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Florence. It is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio, an animated marionette, and his poor fath
′Money′s a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.′Isabel Archer is a beautiful, intelligent and independent young woman. Brought from America to England by her wealthy Aunt who seeks to
′...when the Green Dragon tore shrieking out of the mouth of its dark lair, which was the tunnel, all three children stood on the railing and waved their pocket-handkerchiefs without stopping to think
′Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!′Dramatic and tragic in mood, King Lear explores a king′s demise into madness and insanity when he is betrayed by two of his manipulative and scheming d
′The better part of valour is discretion.′King Henry IV′s son, Prince Harry is quick-witted yet idle and irresponsible and lives a roguish existence keeping dubious company. However, when the kingdom
′In fact, the fairies had turned him into a water-baby. A water-baby? You never heard of a water-baby. Perhaps not. That is the very reason why this story was written.′Poor Tom is an orphan, employed
′There is no greater sorrow then to recall our times of joy in wretchedness.′Considered one of the greatest medieval poems written in the common vernacular of the time, Dante′s Inferno begins on Good
′It is foolish to wish for beauty. Sensible people never either desire it for themselves or care about it in others. If the mind be but well cultivated, and the heart well disposed, no one ever cares
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘They were smiling at each other as if this was the beginning of the world.’The lights of Hollywood do little to distr
Now a major motion picture, receiving ecstatic reviews, and Winner of Best Film Drama Golden GlobesA bestseller on its publication in 1853, this powerful true story is a testament to one man’s courage
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'Struck dead by an angel of God! Yet the angel must hang!'It is the end of the eighteenth century, and the navy recrui
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Meet the greatest entertainer of the 19th Century… Circus, showmanship, spectacle – these were P. T. Barnum's
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the ori
′That′s Harris all over - so ready to take the burden of everything himself, and put it on the backs of other people.′Three late-Victorian gentlemen, George, Harris and the writer himself as well as t
′They all agreed that it was a huge creature, luminous, ghastly and spectral.′Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine, Conan Doyle′s ′The Hound of the Baskervilles′ follows the infamous Sherlock
′My true name is so well known in the Records or Registers at Newgate, and in the Old Bailey, and there are some things of such consequence still depending there, relating to my particular conduct, th
′Northanger Abbey! These were thrilling words, and wound up Catherine′s feelings to the highest point of ecstasy.′Considered the most light-hearted and satirical of Austen′s novels, Northanger Abbey t
'There is no harm in a man's cub.'Best known for the 'Mowgli' stories, Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book expertly interweaves myth, morals, adventure and powerful story-telling. Set in Central India,
