Contains twelve Shakespeare plays in narrative form. This book presents an introduction to Shakespeare for the young.

David's new friend Luke appears immediately whenever David strikes a match. Luke seems to have some extraordinary friends and relations and some very dark secrets. When David enters into a bargain with the mysterious one-eyed Mr Wedding, life gets very hot indeed!

Surveys the pre-Christian beliefs of the Scandinavian and Germanic people. This title provides an introduction to this subject, giving basic outlines to the sagas and stories, and helps identify the character traits of the well known as well as the lesser gods of the age.

Homer's epic poem The Odyssey is transformed by Rosemary Sutcliff into a traveller's tale with a spectacular cast of magicians and monsters. This book is a sequel to her story of the Trojan War entitled Black Ships Before Troy .

Simon, coming to London to study painting with his old friend Dr Field, finds he has vanished without trace. Determined to discover what lies behind his disappearance, Simon is trapped in a fiendish plot. Why has his landlord got guns in his cellar and how does one deal with his irrepressible daughter, Dido?