W. T. Robinson

Born and raised in the appalling deprivation of a Victorian-era London workhouse, the orphan Oliver escapes the drudgery of apprenticeship only to fall into the hands of the notorious Fagin and his gang of child thieves. But Oliver is an innocent at heart and the attempts by Fagin and the impudently witty Artful Dodger to teach the boy the trick of the pick-pocket's trade lead only to his almost immediate capture. Oliver's rescue by the kindly Mr....

Three classic stories, carefully condensed and adapted from the original versions: The legend of Sleepy Hollow is a story about Ichabod Crane who faces a Headless Horseman on his lonely walk through Sleepy Hollow ; Rip Van Winkle is about a man who awakens after a l-o-n-g nap in the mountains and must now face his angry wife ; The Spectre Bridegroom is about a Baron who must face losing his only daughter to the ghostly Spectre Bridegroom.

Deep in the pages of the Jungle Book romps a boy raised by wolves, a mongoose who raises up against a deadly cobra, & a young seal who raises the question: What's out there in the great wide world? Rudyard Kipling's enduring collection of adventurous tales are written with warmth, wit, & a gentle wisdom for readers of all ages.