The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain - retold by F. H. Cornish

Humour, Crime/Detection & Adventure/Thriller/Spy  Beginner | 600 slov 

The prequel to this story, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, had the two friends Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn rewarded for helping to capture a dangerous criminal in 1844. A year later, Huckleberry, in the care of the widow Mrs. Douglas, can no longer bear to live under the restrictions of this well-meaning lady and has made his mind up to leave the little town of Hannibal. When he is held captive by his violent father who has come back to the town to make a claim on Huck's share of the reward, he knows that he has to leave urgently and secretly...

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The

Mark Twain - retold by F. H. Cornish

Humour, Crime/Detection & Adventure/Thriller/Spy  Beginner | 600 slov 

A recounting of the humorous adventures of a young orphan boy living beside the great Mississippi River in 1844.

Anna and Fighter

Elizabeth Laird

Romance  Beginner | 600 slov 

Anna is making her first trip alone to visit her aunt. She is nervous and excited. Who is the strange man in her train carriage?

Billy Budd

Herman Melville - retold by Margaret Tarner

Adventure/Thriller/Spy  Beginner | 600 slov 

It is the summer of 1797 and the officers of the British Navy fear that there will be further mutinies amongst the sailors who have had to endure the terrible conditions on board British ships.
Billy Budd is handsome, strong, reliable, efficient and loyal. But he is victimised by Claggart, the vindictive and cruel master-at-arms, who accuses him of insubordination.

The Black Tulip

Alexandre Dumas - retold by Florence Bell

Adventure/Thriller/Spy  Beginner | 600 slov 

A romance set in Holland in 1672. Young Cornelius Van Baerle has found the secret of growing a black tulip, and he will soon claim the prize offered to the first person to produce black blooms. But Cornelius has a jealous neighbour, and in the tense political situation of that year, this man proves a dangerous enemy.

Dangerous Journey

Alwyn Cox

Adventure/Thriller/Spy  Beginner | 600 slov 

Four members of a team making a geological survey for a mining company find themselves trapped deep in a forest when they are delayed by heavy rains. Can Leon successfully lead them to safety?

Good Wives

Louisa M. Alcott - retold by Anne Collins

Romance  Beginner | 600 slov 

The lives of the March sisters, begun in Little Women, have moved on, The American Civil War has ended and the men have returned from the fighting.
The oldest sister, Meg, is engaged to be married to John Brooke, one-time tutor to the Marches' neighbour, Laurie Lawrence. Laurie, disappointed after being refused by the spirited and single-minded Jo, goes to Europe with his grandfather and meets up again with the youngest March sister, Amy. Meanwhile, Jo pursues a career as a writer in New York. She, too, is looking for happiness, but is drawn back to her home when she learns that her beloved sister, Beth, is dangerously ill.

Hawk-eye The Pathfinder

James Fenimore Cooper - retold by T. P. Yatt

Adventure/Thriller/Spy  Beginner | 600 slov 

This exciting adventure, set in 1757, is the sequel to The Last of the Mohicans, already available in this series.

House In Picture and Abbot Thomas's Treasure, The

M. R. James - retold by F. H. Cornish

Crime/Detection  Beginner | 600 slov 

Two quiet scholars have dreadful surprises in this pair of classic nineteenth century horror stories.

The House On The Hill

Elizabeth Laird

Romance  Beginner | 600 slov 

Paul realises he will never be able to marry Maria if he remains poor. When he wins the story competition, he believes his problems are over. Can he marry Maria now?

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë - retold by Florence Bell

Mystery/Horror/Ghost & Romance  Beginner | 600 slov 

A classic love story, first published in 1847. Numerous plays, films and television adaptations have been made of this great novel.
Jane works as a governess in the house of the mysterious Mr Rochester. They fall in love, but Mr Rochester has a terrible secret from his past.

L. A. Raid

Philip Prowse

Humour & Crime/Detection  Beginner | 600 slov 

Private Investigator Lenny Samuel is in work again. Hired to discover the identity of the robber who raids banks wearing a duck mask, Len ends up looking the fool himself. Will the police send him to jail as a member of the gang? Or will they believe he is innocent?

Last Leaf and Other Stories

O. Henry - retold by Katherine Mattock

Short stories, Humour, Romance, Crime/Detection & Adventure/Thriller/Spy  Beginner | 600 slov 

Five stories set in the USA between the end of the 1890s and the early 1900s, which are splendid examples of the wit and invention of one of America's best-loved writers.
Includes: The Good Burglar, The Last Leaf, A Lesson in Love, The Jeweller's Wife, The Car is Waiting.

Last Of The Mohicans

James Fenimore Cooper - retold by John Escott

Romance & Adventure/Thriller/Spy  Beginner | 600 slov 

A classic adventure of tribal conflict and romance set against the fight for control of eastern North America in the 1750s, which was made into a blockbuster film starring Daniel Day Lewis.
The French and the British are fighting a bloodthirsty war. Both sides are using Native American tribes to help them. Amid the chaos, two people from very different worlds fall in love, and must battle to stay alive.

Little Women

Louisa M. Alcott - retold by Anne Collins

Romance  Beginner | 600 slov 

The classic story of the four March sisters growing up during the American Civil War.

The Long Tunnel

John Milne

Crime/Detection & Adventure/Thriller/Spy  Beginner | 600 slov 

Three university students go on holiday to a remote part of Wales. They are going to stay in a cottage without electricity or a telephone in a remote part of the country. But who is the bearded man that haunts them?

Lorna Doone

R. D. Blackmore - retold by John Escott

Romance & Crime/Detection  Beginner | 600 slov 

A romantic adventure story set in south-west England in the 1600s.
John Ridd swears revenge upon the evil Carver Doone who murdered his father. But who is the beautiful young girl he meets in Doone Valley?

Man in the Iron Mask

Alexandre Dumas - retold by John Escott

Romance & Adventure/Thriller/Spy  Beginner | 600 slov 

A classic adventure story set in seventeenth century France which has been transferred to the screen many times.

Marco

Mike Esplen

Adventure/Thriller/Spy  Beginner | 600 slov 

Marco is young, misunderstood and bored. One day he runs away from his father's farm but the city is far different to what he expected.

Mill On The Floss

George Eliot - retold by Florence Bell

Romance  Beginner | 600 slov 
Love and family duty form the central threads of this classic, tragic tale by one of Britain's finest novelists.

Money For A Motorbike

John Milne

Adventure/Thriller/Spy  Beginner | 600 slov 

Stuart is desperate to buy the motorbike that his friend Martin is selling. Yet, with no job, how is he going to find the money?

Newspaper Boy

John Escott

Short stories, Crime/Detection & Adventure/Thriller/Spy  Beginner | 600 slov 

Two adventure stories about a newspaper delivery boy who wants to be a detective. Recommended for younger readers.

• Alarm! - Toby foils the attempt by a gang of thieves to break into an electronics factory.
• The Cutting - Toby is convinced that the new occupant of 17 Ash Avenue is an escaped bank robber

Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen - retold by Florence Bell

Romance  Beginner | 600 slov 

Jane Austen's witty novel is set in the early 1800s. It is a light-hearted account of the difficulties a pretty young woman encounters in her search for a rich and handsome husband!

The Phantom Of The Opera

Gaston Leroux - retold by Stephen Colbourn

Mystery/Horror/Ghost & Romance  Beginner | 600 slov 

A gothic romance set in the twilight world of Paris in the 1870s. This story has been the basis of many films and plays, as well as a world famous musical.

Picture Puzzle

John Escott

Mystery/Horror/Ghost & Crime/Detection  Beginner | 600 slov 

An adventure thriller. Who is the running girl who pushes a cassette of film into Pete's hand in the shopping mall? His curiosity piqued, Pete takes the pictures to be developed and the mystery deepens.

The Prisoner Of Zenda

Anthony Hope - retold by Stephen Colbourn

Romance & Adventure/Thriller/Spy  Beginner | 600 slov 

A romantic thriller set in a fictional European country in the 1890s.

Rich Man, Poor Man

T. C. Jupp

Human Interest  Beginner | 600 slov 

When Old Adam gets a money order from his son in England, he plans to throw a party. But when he tries to cash the money, he uncovers some well kept secrets.

Signalman and Ghost At Trial

Dickens - retold by F. H. Cornish

Short stories & Mystery/Horror/Ghost  Beginner | 600 slov 

Charles Dickens often thrilled audiences by reading aloud these tales of the supernatural.

A Tale Of Two Cities

Dickens - retold by F. H. Cornish

Romance & Adventure/Thriller/Spy  Beginner | 600 slov 

A romantic thriller set against the background of the French Revolution.

The Trumpet-Major

Thomas Hardy - retold by John Escott

Romance  Beginner | 600 slov 

From the pen of Thomas Hardy comes a story of entangled love. The gentle John Loveday, the trumpet-major of the title, is in love with Anne Garland but she has two other suitors. Who will she choose?

The Truth Machine

Norman Whitney

Mystery/Horror/Ghost & Science Fiction/Fantasy  Beginner | 600 slov 

Professor Verity has invented a machine which forces its subjects to tell the truth. Soon everyone wants to use it.

Washington Square

Henry James - retold by Margaret Tarner

Romance  Beginner | 600 slov 

A classic romance from one of America's principle nineteenth century novelists, set in New York between 1847 and 1862. Catherine Sloper, a plain heiress, is set to inherit $30,000. She falls in love with Morris Townsend, a man with no personal income or job, against her father's wishes.