Joan Cameron Libri

A woodcutter too poor to feed his children, Hansel and Gretel, takes them deep into the forest and abandons them at the will of his wicked wife. Poor Hansel and Gretel are very cold and hungry until they discovered a cottage made of cake and sweets in a forest clearing. Yet, the cottage is owned by a witch in disguise and she wants to cook and eat the children. How will they escape the wicked witch? Will they ever find their way home?

Three musketeers. Two enemies. One major battle.' 'All for one and one for all!' Country boy d'Artagnan is desperate to join the King's elite band of bodyguards, the Musketeers. And when his fiery loyalties (which often get him into trouble) and incredible sword skill (which get him out again) manages to impress brash Porthos, foppish Aramis and melancholy Athos, the three musketeers and d'Artagnan become friends for life. When they discover that the King they protect is under threat, the Musketeers must outwit the scheming Cardinal Richelieu and the seductive spy Milady - encountering adventure, friendship, romance and intrigue along the way - in order to save France from destruction. But could a deadly secret be the death of them all?

[Penguin Readers Level 2]'All for one and one for all' is the motto of the Three Musketeers. Young d'Artagnan wants to fight for the King and his country, but other fights and adventures come first. Who are the Three Musketeers and why do they want to kill him?

Un racconto di avventura avvincente e vigoroso. Nel 1885, H. Rider Haggard creò "Le miniere del re Salomone", una storia in cui Allan Quatermain, un gentiluomo avventuriero, viene ingaggiato per localizzare un uomo scomparso nel cuore dell'Africa mentre cercava le leggendarie miniere di diamanti perdute del re Salomone. Il libro divenne subito un successo e ha mantenuto la sua popolarità nel tempo. Le avventure in ambientazioni esotiche erano il marchio di fabbrica dell'arte di Haggard; "Le miniere del re Salomone" non fece eccezione. Qui si trovano tutti gli elementi per cui i suoi romanzi erano famosi: una trama avvincente in un contesto straniero, avventure soprannaturali, terrore, passione e scoperta. Acclamato come "la storia più straordinaria mai scritta", il libro divenne uno dei romanzi più venduti del XIX secolo.

By cutting off the witch's head, the soldier gained possession of the tinderbox that made him a wealthy man.