Leon Garfield Libri

, 220 pages, includes Julius Caesar, As You Like It, Richard III, The Taming of the Shrew, Othello and The Winter's Tales, colour illustrations throughout

A companion volume to the highly acclaimed Shakespeare Stories. It presents nine of Shakespeare's memorable dramas.

An experiment to see if a wolf will suckle an abandoned baby turns into a desperate situation for two boys when the child is recovered by well-meaning passersby

Life in eighteenth-century London was hard and especially so for the city's apprentices.

A young apprentice in eighteenth-century London begins a strange adventure when he inadvertently becomes involved with a wanted criminal and a girl who is reputedly mad.

History. Violence. Vengeance. "Whatever happened between Crooked Taylor and Major McCleod after they rode out of town can only be guessed at now." Crooked Taylor is a man full of hate, who will stop at nothing and spare no one to bring down his target. Major McCleod is just as determined to bring Crooked- the most wanted man west of the Mississippi- to a grim and brutal justice. The men leave a trail of hoofprints and victims in the desert behind them as fate escorts them into the frontier town of Aspirations, Texas, whose inhabitants find themselves drawn into the gunfire, and a fight for their lives.

12 Shakespearian plays presented afresh in narrative form.

Explore a collection featuring classic tales like The Jungle Book and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland alongside contemporary works such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. This anthology brings together beloved stories that span generations, highlighting their enduring themes and unique narratives. Perfect for both nostalgic readers and newcomers, it showcases the richness of children's literature.

"Leon Garfield is unmatched for sheer, exciting storytelling." --Lloyd Alexander This brilliant, picaresque novel follows the adventures of an illiterate young ragamuffin known only as Smith. Smith picks the pocket of a stranger, only to witness immediately the strangers murder. Smiths booty from the theft is an Important Document, no doubt worth quite a lot to somebody, which is proved by the pursuit of Smith by two very shady characters. Smith artfully dodges them and winds up in the odd company of a wealthy blind man, who takes Smith into his home and provides him with an education. But this new comfort is lost when Smith himself is suspected of the very murder he witnessed. Smith was a "Boston Globe--Horn Book" Honor Book, winner of the Phoenix Award, and a Carnegie Honor Book.

The most famous of Shakespeare's plays retold as short and easy-to-read stories.