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Brendan Lynch

    The Swiss Family Robinson
    Great Expectations
    A Journey to the Center of the Earth
    The Man in the Iron Mask
    A Tale of Two Cities
    • 1987

      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

      A Journey to the Center of the Earth
    • 1983

      Great Expectations

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading
      3.9(277)Add rating

      "Great Expectations" is at once a superbly constructed novel of spellbinding mastery and a profound examination of moral values. Here, some of Dickens's most memorable characters come to play their part in a story whose title itself reflects the deep irony that shaped Dickens's searching reappraisal of the Victorian middle class.

      Great Expectations
    • 1977

      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?

      The Swiss Family Robinson