What a stunning discovery: an old, coded note that actually contains directions for reaching the Earth's very core! And once he finds it, renowned geologist Professor Liedenbrock can't resist setting out with his 16-year-old nephew to go where only o...

Children will delight in this unabridged version of Rudyard Kipling's classics, Jungle Books One and Two! Not only does this attractive volume feature the beloved tales of Mowgli, the "man cub" raised by wolves, and Rikki Tikki Tavi, but also the les...

At once satiric and magical, rich in philosophy and astonishing adventure, Gulliver's Travels transports children into worlds unknown. The entire voyage is seen through the eyes of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon whose amazing account begins with a...

Robotic insects, in-growing cutlery, flesh-serving waiters in a zombie cafe... Welcome to the surreal, misshapen universe of Adam Marek's first collection; a bestiary of hybrids from the techno-crazed future and mythical past; a users' guide to the...

"The Annotated Shakespeare" series enables today's readers to understand and enjoy the plays of the world's greatest dramatist. Comprehensive on-page annotations assist with vocabulary, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases and...

Bucharest, 1938: while Hitler gains power in Germany, the Romanian police start arresting students they suspect of belonging to the Iron Guard. Meanwhile, a man who has spent his life studying languages, poetry, and history – a man who thought his li...

During a Christmas leave in London, Ford Madox Ford attended a party at the French Embassy, "a heavy blond man in a faded uniform" wearied by years of war, recalled to a longing for the life of a writer. The evening marks the beginning of a new phase...

Take a thrilling whirlwind trip around the world with Phileas Fogg! When Fogg – a man of habit whose every day is just like the one before – makes a bet that he can circle the globe and be back in his men's club in just 80 days, the race is on. Jules...

Dracula, that compelling creature of the night, continues his neck-biting ways in a version of the novel that children will devour. Moving from Transylvania to London, the timeless vampire serves up thrills and chills as he imprisons and terrorizes t...

When Heidi's Aunt Dete brings the orphaned girl to live with her grandfather, no one can imagine the bitter, solitary old man caring for a child. But, to everyone's surprise, the two grow to love each other – and Heidi blossoms in her new home. Johan...