Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.[...]
Offers prose translations from four portions of Chaucer's classic poem relating the stories of a group of pilgrims traveling to the shrine of St Thomas Becket in Canterbury[...]
Relates how Hershel outwits the goblins that haunt the old synagogue and prevent the village people from celebrating Hanukkah[...]
This celebration of feminine power, beauty, and complexity tells the stories of ten goddesses from cultures the world over. Notes explain each goddess's place in her culture.[...]
"Peter Pan" is a fantasy of extraordinary imagination, and a national treasure. It has everything--airborne children, mocking mermaids, bloodthirsty pirates, and a homicidal crocodile with a nasty tick. In this novelization of the original play, J.M. Barrie brings the cast and the action of the dram[...]
Det var en gång en ung snickare som inte var nöjd med sitt yrke. Han tyckte han fick slita hårt för nästan inga pengar alls. Han fick höra talas om att det kommit en spåman till grannbyn så han åkte dit för att få höra hur hans framtid skulle bli. Spåmannen lovade honom stora rikedomar.[...]