Northanger Abbey tells the story of a young girl, Catherine Morland, who leaves her sheltered, rural home to enter the busy, sophisticated world of Bath in the late 1790s. Austen observes with insi…
Bleak House is one of Dickens's finest achievements, establishing his reputation as a serious and mature novelist, as well as a brilliant comic writer. It is at once a complex mystery story that fu…
Oliver's mum has caught green flu, so Oliver is in charge of the housework. There's a lot to do - recharging the wands, washing the cloaks, not to mention looking after the Witch Baby and her pet s…
Oliver Moon is going for gold in the broomstick obstacle race. But so is champion cheat, Bully Bogeywort, and he'll stop at nothing to win. Oliver quickly realizes he has a broomstick battle on his…
Mr Dombey is a man obsessed with his firm. His son is groomed from birth to take his place within it, despite his visionary eccentricity and declining health. But Dombey also has a daughter, whose …
The Old Curiosity Shop with its combination of the sentimental, the grotesque and the socially concerned, and its story of pursuit and courage, which sets the downtrodden and the plucky against the…
Hooray! Magic School has finished for the Halloween holidays - and even better, Oliver has been chosen to look after Nippy the nipperbat, the class pat. But with Oliver's naughty baby sister lendin…
Midwey Cottage is perfect for Oliver Moon's summer holiday. It's cold, dark and - best of all - haunted! Oliver's parents aren't so happy. They're fed up with the spooky noises in the woods, so Ol…
When his hero, the legendary footballer Sam Roberts, is kidnapped, Danny gets on the case, and fast. Danny was being chased through the streets on the dark night Roberts disappeared, and was the l…