This is the famous story of a young boy's voyage down the great Mississippi River. A story of adventure, of rich imagination and the strong desire for freedom. Huck meets Jim, a runaway... Læs mere
Does the dark night of Dartmoor hide the legendary Hound of the Baskervilles? Who is the man on the Tor and where is the convict from the prison at Princetown? Sherlock... Læs mere
This is Dickens' most famous story about the orphaned boy, Oliver Twist, who grows up in a workhouse unloved and abused. He runs away to London where he finds his first taste of happiness living with thieves. But will Oliver ever find someone who really takes care of him?
The story of the brave Robinson Crusoe who is shipwrecked on an island and has to learn how to survive on his own. With great realistic detail, Defoe describes the life and thoughts of Robinson Crusoe during the many years the waits to be rescued ...
An American family moves into Canterville Chase, rumored to be a haunted house. But the skeptical Americans do not believe in ghosts - not, that is, until their daughter... Læs mere
The story takes place in and around secret Sicilian society and its criminal methods. Who is Mrs. Warrens mysterious lodger? Why must nobody know? On a dark London winter evening... Læs mere
Stevenson hoped that this story would please young people. It was, he explained, a story of sailors, storms and adventures, heat and cold, sailing-ships, islands, pirates and buried... Læs mere
This is a moving account of the life of the black slave, Uncle Tom, and his struggle to find good in the face of enormous cruelty and suffering. It brought the harsh reality of... Læs mere
One day, the Hawaiian sailor, Keawe, comes into possession of a magical bottle inhabited by an imp who says he can make all Keawes wishes come true. His magic however, comes at a... Læs mere
The statue of the Happy Prince stands on the town square of a poor town. The Happy Prince asks a swallow to take the ruby from his hilt, the sapphires from his eyes, and the golden leaf covering his body to give to the poor, but in winter there is nothing else left...
Sherlock Holmes is in action in this story about two young girls who live with their stepfather in an old house in Surrey. One of the girls dies suddenly, shouting: "The Speckled... Læs mere
During the long black hours of Christmas Eve, the old penny-pincher Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by four ghosts. Between them, these ghosts show Mr Scrooge what Christmas can do... Læs mere