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In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud. In this death-filled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers' final union in death seems almost inevitable. And yet, this play set in an extraordinary world has become the quintessential story of young love. In part because...
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An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design. An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative world in accessible and creative ways. Students are encouraged to share Shakespeare's love of language, interest in character and sense of theatre. Substantially revised and extended in full colour, classroom...
3) Moby Dick
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Ishmael's dream of adventure on a whaling ship becomes a nightmare as the voyage turns into a struggle for survival. Captain Ahab, maimed by a monster whale, is obsessed with revenge. As the crew discovers, he is willing to risk everything to destroy the whale.
5) Frankenstein
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Retells the story of a monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies who develops a mind of his own and learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
6) Dracula
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"One of the greatest horror stories of all time is vividly and faithfully retold in graphic novel format."--p.4 of cover.
9) Macbeth
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A graphic novel adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
10) White Fang
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"In the icy wastes of the Klondike, a wolf cub is born. He must somehow survive cold, starvation, and deadly predators, but there is a much greater danger: man! Jack London's heartwarming tale of man and wolf is vividly and faithfully retold in graphic novel format."--P. [4] of cover.
11) Robinson Crusoe
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"When young Robinson Crusoe runs away to sea in search of adventure, he gets more than he bargained for. Shipwrecked on a remote island with no hope of rescue, he will need all his skill and ingenuity just to stay alive. The most famous adventure story in the English language is vividly and faithfully retold in graphic novel format."--P. [4] of cover.
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A retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde told in graphic novel format. In the murky streets of Victorian London, a vicious killer is on the prowl. The killer is Mr. Hyde. And why does Henry Jekyll, a respected doctor, try to protect him? The work also contains information about Robert Louis Stevenson's life and the film versions of the work.
13) Kidnapped
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A graphic novel adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story about David Balfour, a sixteen-year-old orphan who is kidnapped by his greedy, villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish Highlanders against English rule.
14) Othello
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Othello appoints Cassio as his chief lieutenant, arousing the jealousy of Iago, who conspires to undo them both. Iago tells Othello that his wife, the beautiful Desdemona, is having an affair with Cassio.
15) The odyssey
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The ancient Greek hero Odysseus fought for nine long years int he terrible siege of Troy. Now, all he wants is to go home to his wife and son. But the voyage is long and perilous, and the god of the sea is his enemy. Will he ever see his home and family again? A graphic novel version of Homer's work.
16) Romeo & Juliet
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A graphic novel edition of Shakespeare's play. It tells of teenagers Romeo and Juliet meeting at a masked ball and falling in love at first sight. But Romeo is a Montague and Juliet a Capulet. The families are swrom enemies. Tragedy follows.
17) Beowulf
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A graphic novel adaptation of the epic poem, Beowulf, about the legendary slayer of monsters and dragons.
20) Treasure Island
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The story begins with the death of an old sailor and the discovery of a secret treasure map. Young Jack Hawkins sets out on the biggest adventure of his life. Will he live to tell the tale?
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