Children's Classic Tales

Tales from Shakespeare Written by Charles and Mary Lamb as an 'introduction to the study of Shakespeare', are much more entertaining than that. All of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Tales ftom King Arthur Edited by Andrew Lang, these potent and mist-enshrouded tales of adventure take reader into the romantic world of the gallant Knights of the Round Table. Passed down from pre-recorded history, they tell of brave and chivalrous deeds, fair maidens, the quest for Holy Grail, and the tragic love of King Arthur for Guinevere. Tales from the Arabian Nights Also edited by Andrew Lang, tells of beautiful Scheherazade. Her husband has thretend to kill her, so each night she diverts him with tales of fantastic adventure, leaving each story unfinished so that he spares her life to hear the ending the following evening. Illustrated by H. J. Ford, the stories include Alladin, The Enchanted Horse, the Princess Badoura, Sindbad the Sailor and the great Caliph of Bagdad, Haoun-al.-Rashid Tales of Troy and Greece Andrew Lang draws on his classical knowledge to retell the Homeric legend of the wars between the Greeks and the Trojans. Paris, the lovely Helen of Troy, Achilles, Hector, Ulysses, the Amazons and the famous Wooden Horse all feature with many more heroes in this magical introduction to the greatest legends ever told. Tales from hans Andersen In this selection of Andersen's tales his unforgettable characters burst from the page to once again delight the reader. Once read, his stories are never forgotten, they capture the imagination and live in the memory forever.