Seventy year-old Sam Cayhall is on Mississippi’s death row. Sam hates lawyers but his execution date is close, and time is...

Kate Grant is visiting Europe. One evening she sees two men in a museum. They are taking a very famous picture– Girl with a Pearl...

Mark Jackson visits the old city of Troy and finds a yellow stone. ‘I know this stone,’ he thinks. ‘It comes from ... ‘ Suddenly,...

One day Rafael was well, the next day he was completely mad. What happened to him? The story of Rafael and his gold ring is a...

Every year, millions of tourists visit New York, the most exciting city in the world. Read about its history, its sights, and its...

Jim Hawkins and his parents have a quiet inn by the sea. Then one day, an old sailor arrives at the inn. What is he afraid of?...

Callie Rose is mixed race in a country where people are judged by their colour. Her Uncle Jude seems to offer her friendship and...

King Lear is old but not wise. He loves the two daughters who secretly hate him. He hates the only daughter who really loves him....

Moby Dick is the most dangerous whale in the ocean. Captain Ahab fought him and lost a leg. Now he wants to kill Moby Dick. Young...

Shakespeare's beautiful tale is more than a famous love story, it is also about life and death, happiness and sadness, and the...

Sephy is a dark-skinned Cross in a society where people are judged by their colour and Crosses have the power. But Sephy is alone...

It is Lisa's first visit to London. She is going to learn English. Then she meets Michael. And suddenly her English lessons are...

D'Artagnan wants to be a musketeer and fight for his king and his country. D'Artagnan and his new friends have to help the Queen....

A young woman comes to a big house to teach two young children. But she begins to see strange things - the ghosts of dead people....

Two men, one French and one English, but very similar in appearance, are in love with the same woman. The three of them are faced...

The Time Traveller has travelled to the year 802,701. He finds that people have become weak, child-like creatures. They seem...

In the Antarctic cold or the Sahara Desert heat, in the wide Atlantic Ocean or a small Rwandan bathroom, these true stories show...

In the New World of the future, there is happiness and order. But when John comes from the Savage Reservation, bringing strong...

Marley the puppy grows bigger and bigger; he eats everything, breaks things and doesn't listen. But he loves John and Jenny and...

Karen's job takes her to many places. She loves art, and in Rome she sees some beautiful pictures. But the artist can't sell them...

Every year, millions of tourists visit New York, the most exciting city in the world. Read about its history, its sights, and its...

Read about Princess Diana’s short life, her marriage to Prince Charles, her war with the Royal Family and her love and hard work...

After Doctor Faustus signs an agreement with the Devil, his new skills are admired around the world. But there are two sides to...

Audrey Hepburn was a great and beautiful actress. When there were unhappy times, she always showed a warm, friendly face to the...

Marianne Dashwood loves excitement and shows her feelings. Her sister, Elinor, is quiet and more sensible. They both fall in love...

In some of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, we meet a greedy money-lender, a fairy king and queen, some Roman politicians and a...

After a storm at sea, the Robinson family find their way to a small island. What can they do now? Where will they live? What will...

These nine stories will take the reader on an exciting journey to distant cultures and times. The collection includes folktales...

The man has been shot and can't remember anything. As he begins to learn about his past, he becomes even more confused. Will he...

Jim Hawkins and his parents have a quiet inn by the sea. Then one day, an old sailor arrives at the inn. What is he afraid of?...