Silas Marner tells the story of Silas, wrongly accused of theft he leaves his home town to start a new life. He lives a solitary existence. Then one night an unknown visitor arrives and changes his li
In Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Mr Utterson is concerned when he receives a will from his friend Dr Jekyll. In it, he asks for all his possessions to be passed to the sinister Edward Hyde. Utterson suspects
The Jungle Book creates a magical world in which animals can talk and reason. It tells the tale of a human baby, Mowgli, found in the wilderness by a family of wolves and raised as one of their own. I
In Five Children and It, the children move to the countryside and explore their new home. In a gravel pit they uncover a psammead, a creature who can grant wishes. The children start wishing for wonde
In The Three Musketeers, d'Artagnan goes to Paris with the ambition to become a musketeer - a member of the King's Guards who are the most daring swordsmen in France. D'Artagnan must convince the thre
Oliver Twist tells the story of Oliver's struggle with life. After suffering the hardships of the workhouse, he is thrust into a life in the dark underworld of the London streets. Oliver struggles to
