Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, Macbeth murders the king to ensure his ambitions come true. But he soon learns the meaning of terror - killing once, he must kill again and again, and the dead return to haunt him. A story of war, witchcraft and bloodshed, Macbeth also depicts the relationship between husbands and wives, and the risks they are prepared to take to achieve their desires.
Převyprávění anglické středověké legendy. Text je výrazně zjednodušen, doplněn celostránkovými ilustracemi. Robin Hood - psanec a zbojník, který se svou družinou v Sherwoodském lese olupoval boháče a jejich bohatství rozdával chudým a potřebným. Legenda o mytické postavě ztělesňuje boj za svobodu proti nespravedlivým zákonům středověké šlechty.
Světová četba pro školáky je edice bohatě ilustrovaných, citlivě převyprávěných a zkrácených děl světové literatury. Legenda z doby vlády krále Richarda Lví Srdce. O udatném zbojníkovi Robinu Hoodovi, který bere bohatým a dává chudým.
Classic / British English The Time Traveller has built a time machine and has gone into the future to the year 802,701. He expects to find a better world with highly-intelligent people and great inventions. Instead, he finds that people have become weak, child-like creatures. They dance and sing and wear flowers. They seem happy, but why are they so frightened of the dark? And who or what has taken his time machine? Will the Time Traveller ever be able to return to the present?
CLASSIC FICTION (PRE C 1945). A historical romance, this novel tells of the adventures of the hot-headed young Gascon, d'Artagnan and his three companions Athos, Porthos and Aramis as they gallantly defend the Queen of France, using their wit and their swords.