Leon Garfield

داستانهای شکسپیر

Sørøverfortælling om den forældreløse Jack, som en aften sniger sig om bord i et skib, der bliver overfaldet af sørøvere

Jack Holborn

Edward Blishen

An account, based on Greek myths, of the beginning of the world and the forces that rule the universe and the destiny of man.

The God Beneath the Sea

Cecco Mariniello

Le storie di William Shakespeare

Kenny Mckendry

'What had he got this time? Something valuable. Something that had been worth the old gentleman's life . . . ' Twelve-year-old urchin Smith has a talent for picking pockets of the wealthy folk on London's crowded and winding streets. But one day, after successfully emptying the pockets of a country gentleman, Smith witnesses his murder. Before long, Smith is caught up in a tangled web of crime, mystery and betrayal.

Smith

En ce soir de la Saint-Sylvestre, Benjamin Partridge, l'apprenti de l'apothicaire Corbett, s'est mis en route pour livrer un médicament : cinq kilomètres à parcourir par une nuit sans lune, sur un chemin battu par les vents et, de plus, infesté de brigands... Il pense à la chaleur de son foyer et souhaite, du fond de son âme, la mort de ce gredin de Corbett. Attention, jeune Partridge ! ET si votre imprudent souhait se réalisait ?

Le fantôme de l'apothicaire

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.

Black Jack

Twelve Shakespeare plays presented afresh by Leon Garfield in narrative form. These are not simple retellings, but more like a refashioning of the dramas as stories, which remain true to the essential spirit of the original versions. The author has captured all the richness of character, plot, mood and setting in Shakespeare's works. It is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare for the young.

Shakespeare Stories

The Wedding Ghost

Kenny McKendry

Young Smith was a pickpocket - a very accomplished one. But one day his pick-pocketing was to lead him into a sinister and dangerous web of murder, intrigue and betrayal.

A classic introduction to the subject of Greek mythology, fascinating for children and adults alike Leon Garfield and Edward Blishen retell some of the most famous Greek myths in this classic of children's literature. This is the epic history of the Greek Gods told from their violent beginnings to the creation of man. The novel begins with newborn Hephaestus cast from Mount Olympus by his mother Hera. He is raised in a grotto by Thetis and Eurynome, and the two goddesses tell him various Greek creation myths. The novel continues with myths of the Olympians and the age of gods and mortals, and concludes with Hephaestus returning to Olympus, having been cast down for a second time after reproaching Zeus.

God Beneath the Sea

A Sequence of Love-scenes

The Book Lovers

In a cave on the wild side of St James's Park live two ragged children; young Nick and his nine-year-old sister Jubilee. Once they had a father, but now they are alone – and Nick knows it is his responsibility to find Jubilee a husband. But who would want to marry a girl who can neither cook nor sew, read nor write?

Blewcoat Boy

Mr Corbett is a cruel employer and his young apprentice Benjamin can't help but wish he were dead. So when a strange old man offers to make this wish come true, Benjamin finds it impossible to refuse. Sure enough, Mr Corbett meets an untimely death, but the tables turn on the terrified apprentice who finds himself cursed with the ghost of the man he hated most in the world . . . A brilliant collection of three short stories from a master story-teller, who will keep you turning the pages until the very end.

Mr Corbett's Ghost

Fortælling fra det 18. århundrede om en pige, der er elev hos en jordemor.

Moss and Blister

An action-packed pirate story, with bloodcurdling deaths, terrifying ghosts and adventures galore on the high seas. Orphan Jack Holborn stows away on a ship, little guessing the dangers and excitements that lie on his journey ahead. Before long he finds himself caught up in the middle of a mystery surrounding his long-lost mother, but before he can discover the truth, he has to survive the quest through an eerie African jungle for a famous diamond, worth more than Jack's wildest dreams.

The Sound of Coaches (Puffin Books)

A brilliant collection of three short stories from a master story-teller, who will keep you turning the pages until the very end. The chilling title story tells of a young apprentice who makes a pact with a strange old man one New Year's Eve to rid the world of Mr Corbett, his cruel employer. Sure enough Mr Corbett meets an untimely death, but the tables turn on the terrified apprentice who finds himself cursed with the ghost of the man he hated most in the world...

Leon Garfield

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