Adult Readers: Illustrated Classics Collection

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Malvina G. Vogel A young professor goes in search of a legendary seas monster, only to find the sea monster is really an underwater ship invented by the mad Captain Nemo. Imprisoned on the ship, the Nautilus, Professor Aronnax must find a way to escape, and figure out a way to stop the mad captain from his insane attacks on innocent ships.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Universally acclaimed as one of the greatest creations of American fiction, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a wonderful tale of adventure and self-discovery along the mighty Mississippi.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle Match wits with the mastermind of mystery and suspense as the great Sherlock Holmes solves the most baffling crimes ever conceived! Here are 3 fantastic adventures in one book--The Red-Headed League, The Speckled Band, and The Copper Beaches, all guaranteed to keep you guessing and gasping for more!

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain The classic story of Mississippi River-rat Tom Sawyer is told in this unabridged edition that contains an up-to-date bibliography and notes which discuss literary allusions and other references to the story.

Black Beauty by Deidre Laiken Recounts how a horse in nineteenth-century England experiences both good and bad masters. Features pop-up illustrations.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Sent to prison on a false accusation in 1815, Edmond Dantes escapes many years later and finds a treasure which he uses to exact his revenge.

Dracula by Jack Kelly Jonathan Harker is sent to see a client of his and the Count is a very strange host. But little does young Jonathan suspect that he and the people closest to him are about to be into the worst danger and the most gruesome terror that anyone can imaggine!

Great Expectations by Mitsu Yamamoto Young Pip, an orphan boy, apprenticed to the village blacksmith, yearns to be a gentleman. Suddenly a mysterious person will him a fortune, and he leaves his village to be educated as a rich gentleman. Pip longs to marry Estella, beautiful ward of the eccentric Miss Havisham. But Pip's new life is shattered by the re-appearance of Magwitch, a convict who once forced him to steal. Will Magwitch's demands spell the end of Pip's "great expectations?"

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift Lemuel Gulliver is a doctor who long for adventure. But when he signs on board a sailing ship, he gets much more than he bargained for. A shipwreck leaves him swept ashore on a distant island inhabited by people no bigger then his finger, as astonished by his size as he is by theirs.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo All Paris taunts and torments Quasimodo, the hunchback who lives among the carved stone gargoyles of the great cathedral spires. Nobody thinks he has human feelings and emotions, but Quasimodo will show enormous love and loyalty as this dramatic and unusual story unfolds.

Little Women by Lucia Monfried The warmhearted story of four March sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy growing up in 19th century America. Their happy family life is disturbed when their father leaves for the Civil War and is shaken further when their mother must leave to nurse their wounded father back to health. But family love and loyalty keep them together. As the years pass, the girls become women and learn more about life and love.

The Phantom of the Opera by Shannon Donnelly There are strange things happening at the opera house that no one can explain. Rumors tell of a mysterious masked man many claim to have seen, while others say he doesn't exist. But when a beautiful young singer falls under the phantom's spell, the man who loves her must come face to face with unspeakable evil in order to save her!

Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter When orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, her philosophy of gladness brings happiness to her aunt and other unhappy members of the community.

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Eliza Gatewood Warren Talkative, ten-year-old Rebecca goes to live with her spinster aunts, one harsh and demanding, the other soft and sentimental, with whom she spends seven difficult but rewarding years growing up.

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Hound of the Baskervilles by Malvina G. Vogel The curse of supernatural hound brings Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to England's gloomy moor country to solve Sir Charles Baskerville's murder. Will they find the murderer in time to prevent another killing? And what strange secrets are the people in and around Baskerville Hall trying to hid?

Swiss Family Robins by Eliza Gatewood Warren Relates the fortunes of a shipwrecked family as they imaginatively adapt to life on an island abundantly inhabited by animal and plant life.

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Young Englishman Sidney Carton gives his life during the French Revolution to save the husband of the woman he loves, in an epic novel set against the turbulent backdrop of eighteenth-century France.

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas In seventeenth-century France, young D'Artagnan initially quarrels with, then befriends, three musketeers and joins them in trying to outwit the enemies of the king and queen.

The Time Machine by Shirley Bogart A young scientist, to the amazement and disbelief of his colleagues and other experts, has perfected a machine that lets him live one of mankind's oldest dreams--to live in times other than his own

The War of the Worlds by Malvina G. Vogel As life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the earth.

White Fang by Malvina G. Vogel "Part wolf, part dog, with the strength and courage of both in his blood, White Fang is an orphan cub in the frozen frontier of the Yukon. His is a world of enemies, animal and human. His inborn instincts and acquired ways teach him to hunt--to fight--to win! Nothing else matters. Men exploit and abuse him until one man teaches the noble animal to recognize his own greatest attribute-his loyalty. Only then can White Fang face the most dangerous challenge of all!"--Bk. back cover.

The wind in the willows by Vogel, Malvina G. The animals who live in River Bank invite us to follow them as they scamper about, make friends, have fun, and get into trouble, just as people do. Join Mole, Otter, and Water Rat as they get into and out of the mischief that vain, self-centered Toad creates.