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Usborne Classics Retold Series

19 primary works • 19 total works
Tales of King Arthur
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3.92 · 453 Ratings · 43 Reviews · published 1995 · 26 editions
Retells some of the best-known stories of King Art…

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    Jane Eyre
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    4.39     · 5164 Ratings · 46 Reviews · published 2006 · 7 editions
    A faithful retelling of the classic story of the l…

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    Wuthering Heights
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    3.85     · 347 Ratings · 27 Reviews · published 2003 · 7 editions
    - Classic adaptations with adventure, excitement a…

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    CLASSICS RETOLD CANTERBURY TALES
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    3.84     · 173 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 2008 · 5 editions
    A simplified and shortened retelling of the Chauce…

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    Moby Dick
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    3.92     · 78 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 2007 · 4 editions

    Powerfully retold for today's readers, Herman Melv…

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    Dracula Usborne Classics Retold
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    4.06     · 1947 Ratings · 124 Reviews · published 1996 · 10 editions
    Truthful retellings of classic stories, clearly wr…

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    Don Quixote
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    3.83     · 155 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 2005 · 6 editions
    Don Quixote has read so many books about knights a…

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    The Hound of the Baskervilles
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    4.06     · 89 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2007 · 6 editions
    Dastardly deeds are afoot at Baskerville Hall, and…

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    Frankenstein
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    3.67     · 123 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1995 · 12 editions
    -- Filled with adventure, excitement and suspense-…

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    Treasure Island
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    4.00     · 59 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2006 · 7 editions

    Robert Louis Stevenson's gripping classic tale of …

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    Moby Dick
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    3.96     · 28 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2014 · 3 editions
    Powerfully retold for today's readers, Herman Melv…

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    Kidnapped
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    3.75     · 12 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2006 · 3 editions
    Rivetingly retold for today's readers, Robert Loui…

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    Tom Sawyer
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    3.87     · 108 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2014 · 6 editions
    This book presents the adventures of a mischievous…

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    Huckleberry Finn
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    3.72     · 80 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1884 · 56 editions
    He got out his worldly wealth and examined it — bi…

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    Jason and the Argonauts
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    3.82     · 109 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1995 · 18 editions
    Retells the Greek myth of Jason and his perilous j…

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    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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    3.86     · 66 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1996 · 6 editions
    Recounts Robert Louis Stevenson's story of the sci…

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    Tales of Robin Hood
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    4.15     · 1150 Ratings · 57 Reviews · published 1995 · 7 editions
    Retells some of the best-known stories of Robin Ho…

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    Tales of the Trojan War
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    3.78     · 86 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1998 · 16 editions
    When Paris, a Trojan Prince, steals away in the de…

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    The Adventures Of Ulysses
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    3.61     · 231 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 1902 · 401 editions
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dat…

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