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1889
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This volume is an anthology of the fairy tales of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875). His stories are acclaimed for having delighted children worldwide and have been translated into more than 150 languages. They have inspired motion pictures, plays, ballets, and animated films. It contains familiar tales, such as "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Princess and the Pea" and also Andersen's lesser-known stories, such as "The Sandman"...
2) Black Beauty
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Earliest Publication Date
1890
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One of the best loved animal stories ever written, the dramatic and heartwarming Black Beauty is told by the magnificent horse himself, from his idyllic days on a country squire's estate to his harsh fate as a London cab horse. No one can ever forget the gallant Black Beauty, a horse with a white star on his forehead and a heart of unyielding courage.
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Earliest Publication Date
1903
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A nineteenth-century English horse tells his life story--describing his many experiences and masters, both good and bad.
4) Blancanieves
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2011
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"¿Temes que esté envenenada? Mira," dijo la vieja, "corto la manzana en dos partes; tú comerás la parte roja y yo la blanca."
Un mundo fantástico, de bosques tenebrosos, espejos mágicos, madrastras envidiosas y enanos amistosos. Una princesa, la más hermosa de la región, que deberá encontrar la forma de sobrevivir y mantenerse a salvo de las tramas de la Reina malvada. Despojada de su vida en la realeza, ya nada es lo que parece y peligros...
5) Heidi
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Earliest Publication Date
1924
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A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city. This edition of the classic tale includes illustrations and notes about the life of the times.
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1961
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7) Peter Pan
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2016
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Le preguntó dónde vivía, y él miró a las estrellas, señalando un lejano punto en el azul oscuro de la noche. Risueño, vestido en hojas y savia, Peter sonrió y no tardó en convencer a Wendy y sus hermanos a que lo acompañaran a la tierra de Nunca Jamás. "Dos estrellas a la derecha y derecho hasta el amanecer", el lugar donde los niños perdidos son llevados para jugar y reír sin crecer. Wendy jamás imaginaría las aventuras que le esperaban...
10) Robinson Crusoe
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Earliest Publication Date
1920
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"Shipwrecked off the coast of Trinidad, Robinson Crusoe - a young man with a thirst for adventure - finds himself washed up on a remote tropical island with nothing but a few tools and animals for company. Castaway for thirty years, he must battle cannibals, mutineers and the elements in a tale so convincing that many readers at the time believed it to be non-fiction. A true page-turner, Robinson Crusoe is one of the most enduring novels in the English...
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Earliest Publication Date
1920
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"Mark Twain created the memorable characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn drawing from the experiences of boys he grew up with in Missouri. Set by the Mississippi River in the 1840's, it follows these boys as they get into predicament after predicament. Tom's classic whitewashing of the fence has become part of American culture, and the book paints a nostalgic picture of life in the middle of the nineteenth century. Tom runs away from home to an...
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Earliest Publication Date
1952
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Retells the ballad tales of Robin Hood and his band of fellows who outwitted the sour Sheriff of Nottingham, henchman of the wicked King John.
Earliest Publication Date
1938
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When spoiled rich girl, Mary Lennox, is orphaned, she is shipped from India to live in her uncle's enormous manor in faraway England. The lonely girl is forbidden to play in most of the imposing house ? struggling to adjust to her new surroundings, she goes out into the grounds every day. Before long, Mary finds a key to a secret garden that has been left untouched for ten years, and a whole new world of enchantment opens up to her. For the first...
Earliest Publication Date
1905
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This beautiful edition contains W. W. Denslow's 148 original full-color illustrations. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is America's first and greatest fairy tale. Its unforgettable characters and adventures made it an instant classic.
16) Treasure Island
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1901
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"Robert Louis Stevenson's cherished, unforgettable adventure magically captures the thrill of a sea voyage and a treasure hunt through the eyes of its teenage protagonist, Jim Hawkins. Crossing the Atlantic in search of the buried cache, Jim and the ship's crew must brave the elements and a mutinous charge led by the quintessentially ruthless pirate Long John Silver. Brilliantly conceived and splendidly executed, it is a novel that has seized the...
