A classic tale of the young Englishman who gives up his life during the French Revolution to save the husband of the woman he loves.
Brendan Lynch Books
The Man in the Iron Mask
- 72 pages
- 3 hours of reading
"1661 - France. Louis XIV is the King of France. He is young, clever and powerful. His Chief Minister of Finance, Nicolas Fouquet, has built a beautiful house near Vaux. Fouget has invited the king and six thousand guests to the house for a great feast. Aramis, the Bishop of Vannes, will be a quest at the feast. The bishop's old friends, Porthos and D'Artagnan, are also going to Vaux. The Musketeers will be together again. But first, Aramis vists the terrible Bastille prison. Why? This is the story of the last adventure of the Musketeers"--Back cover note
In a specially adapted version by Howard J. Schwach. A small piece of parchment with an age-old code leads Professor Hardwigg, his nephew Harry, and their Icelandic guide Hans on a never-to-be-forgotten journey down into a mountain in search of the center of the earth. Following the trail of a man who had been dead for centuries - but who claimed to have reached the center of the earth and return - they encounter rock tunnels, unerground seas, wild weather, prehistoric animals, giant cavemen, and a mighty volcano...all combining to try to prevent them from completing their Journey to the Center of the Earth. -from the back cover
Great expectations
- 112 pages
- 4 hours of reading
"In a gloomy, neglected house Miss Havisham sits, as she has sat year by year, in a wedding dress and veil that were once white, and are now faded and yellow with age. Her face is like a death's head; her dark eyes burn with bitterness and hate. By her side sits a proud and beautiful girl, and in front of her, trembliing with fear in his thick country boots, stands young Pip. Miss Havisham stares at Pip coldly, and murmers to the girl at her side: "Break his heart, Estella. Break his heart!"--Back cover
In a specialy adapted version by Eliza Gatewood Warren. Almost everyone has dreamed of being cast away on a desert island. What would we eat? Where would we live? How would we defend ourselves against wild beasts?...In this famous adventure story, the Robinson family is shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited by beautiful birds, fragrant flowers, and rare animals. As they struggle to build a new life, they discover hidden strengths in themselves, and their love for one another takes on new meaning...Then one day a ships sails into their bay, and they have to ask one more question: Do we really want to go home?
