These simplified and shortened retellings make great literary classics accessible.

Each remains faithful to the original text in the treatment of the story.

They are perfect for enthusiastic young readers, who will be mesmerised by these stories and encouraged to pursue an interest in literature.

A new title to the series, "Huckleberry Finn" tells of the adventures of Huckleberry Finn and his companion Jim, as they travel down the Mississippi river before the American Civil War.

Nine of Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tales of terror are retold in this new edition of "Tales of Mystery and Imagination".