Classic Starts® | Park County Library System

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1) Alice in Wonderland

Author

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898

Earliest Publication Date

1940

Summary

"Experience Wonderland like you never have before with this full-color, illustrated storybook by award-winning artist Paolo Barbieri. This hardcover book presents Lewis Carroll's classic story, but the artwork reinterprets Alice as a teenager exploring Wonderland. In his signature style, Barbieri brings new depth to Alice's journey and delights readers with exquisite illustrations"--Provided by publisher.

2) A little princess

Author

Zamorsky, Tania

Earliest Publication Date

2005

Summary

An abridged version of the tale of Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London school, who is left in poverty when her father dies but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor.

3) Animal stories

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2010

Summary

An abridged retelling of a dozen stories about animals from well-known authors.

4) Anne of Green Gables

Author

Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942

Earliest Publication Date

1908

Summary

"Anne of Green Gables' tells the tale of a little red headed orphaned girl, mistakenly sent to the Cuthbert's' farm on Prince Edward Island. Anne's strong character and vivid imagination both help and hinder her as she makes her way through childhood in the pretty little town of Avonlea. This early work by Lucy Maud Montgomery was originally published in 1908 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Lucy Maud Montgomery...

5) Around the world in 80 days

Author

Verne, Jules, 1828-1905

Earliest Publication Date

1981

Summary

In this classic adventure novel, first published in 1873, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a 20,000 pound wager set by his friends at the Reform Club - and he is determined not to lose. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, the reserved Englishman and his manservant immediately set off.

6) Black beauty

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2010

Summary

Black Beauty is the classic horse story, a beautiful and touching tale told by the title character himself. Set in Victorian London, it follows Beauty's life and changing fortunes as he moves from owner to owner. As the horse encounters new experiences and new friends who reveal their own histories, the story quietly paints a fascinating portrait of how animals were treated during that era.

Author

Zamorsky, Tania

Earliest Publication Date

2007

Summary

Having discovered the double identity of the wealthy Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula, a small group of people vow to rid the world of the evil vampire.

8) Frankenstein

Author

Earliest Publication Date

1994

Summary

Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life and bestowing animation upon lifeless matter, Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts but; upon bringing it to life, he recoils...

9) Great expectations

Author

McFadden, Deanna

Earliest Publication Date

2010

Summary

The adventures of an orphaned young man in Victorian England who is given a great deal of money by an unknown benefactor to enable him to live as a gentleman, pursuing a good education and fulfilling great expectations.

10) Greek myths

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2011

Summary

From Icarus's legendary flight to Orpheus's trip to the underworld, this edition introduces young readers to classic Greek myths.

11) Grimm's fairy tales

Author

McFadden, Deanna

Earliest Publication Date

2011

Summary

An anthology that offers young readers a wonderful introduction to 11 of the Grimms' most popular stories.

12) Little Lord Fauntleroy

Author

Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924

Earliest Publication Date

1911

Summary

An American boy goes to live with his grandfather in England where he becomes heir to a title, estate, and fortune.

13) Little women

Author

McFadden, Deanna

Earliest Publication Date

2004

Summary

Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, set during the Civil War, has always captivated even the most reluctant readers. Follow the adventures of the four March sisters--Meg, Beth, Amy, and, most of all, the tomboy Jo--as they experience the joys and disappointments, tragedies and triumphs, of growing up.

Author

Melville, Herman, 1819-1891

Earliest Publication Date

1926

Summary

?Call me Ishmael? is the iconic opening line of Herman Melville?s classic American novel, Moby-Dick. Ishmael is a seaman aboard the whaling vessel, Pequod, under the vengeful captain, Ahab. Maniacally seeking retribution from the great white sperm whale called Moby-Dick--the whale responsible for the captain?s missing leg--Ahab leads the crew on a quest to kill the infamous beast.

15) Oliver Twist

Author

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

Earliest Publication Date

1941

Summary

Adentures of an orphan boy who lives in the squalid surroundings of a nineteenth-century English workhouse until he becomes involved with a gang of thieves.

Author

Zamorsky, Tania

Earliest Publication Date

2008

Summary

An abridged retelling of the adventures of the puppet boy whose nose grows whenever he tells a lie. Includes discussion questions.

Author

Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman), 1868-1920

Earliest Publication Date

1913

Summary

Unwanted and unloved, Pollyanna Whittier comes to her aunt's home without a warm welcome. Pollyanna's irrepressible spirits make punishments seem like treats and her cheerfulness brings happiness to her aunt and other members of the community.

18) Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Author

Wiggin, Kate Douglas, 1856-1923

Earliest Publication Date

1962

Summary

In early twentieth century New England, talkative, ten-year-old Rebecca goes to live with her spinster aunts, one harsh and demanding, the other soft and sentimental, and spends seven difficult but rewarding years growing up in their company.

19) The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2006

Summary

An abridged version of the adventures of a nineteenth-century boy and a runaway slave as they float down the Mississippi River on a raft.

20) The adventures of Robin Hood

Author

Burrows, John, 1972-

Earliest Publication Date

2005

Summary

"An abridged retelling of the legend of Robin Hood, who plundered the king's purse and poached his deer and whose generosity endeared him to the poor"-- Provided by publisher.

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