| Children's Classics Collection Contributor(s): Andersen, Hans Christian (Author), Burnett, Frances Hodgson (Author), Carroll, Lewis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1509894748 ISBN-13: 9781509894741 Publisher: MacMillan Collector's Library OUR PRICE: $43.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Physical Information: 3.3" H x 4.2" W x 6.5" (2.07 lbs) |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Whether you want to chase after Alice into Wonderland or Mary into The Secret Garden, get caught up with Anne's mischief in Green Gables or lost in Hans Christian Anderson's whimsical fairy stories, these classic tales will take you on unforgettable adventures. Each gorgeous box set includes beautifully designed, pocket sized editions of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll with original illustrations by John Tenniel, illustrated editions of Best Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Anderson and Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, and The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. |
Contributor Bio(s): Burnett, Frances Hodgson: - "Frances Hodgson Burnett, (November 24, 1849 - October 29, 1924) was an English-American playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy."Carroll, Lewis: - "Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-98), or Lewis Carroll as he was better known, was a lecturer in Mathematics at Oxford University when he wrote Alice in Wonderland (1865), and later Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (1871) for Alice Liddell. Mervyn Peake (1911-68) was an artist and writer. In addition to Treasure Island and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, he also illustrated Household Tales by the Brothers Grimm and The Hunting of the Snark. His novels include the Gormenghast trilogy - Titus Groan, Gormenghast and Titus Alone - and Mr Pye."Montgomery, Lucy Maud: - Lucy Maud Montgomery is a Canadian born author best known for her novel Anne of Green Gables, along with its many sequels and related stories, such as Emily of New Moon. Throughout her life, Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote over twenty novels and numerous short stories, poems, and plays. |