Soldier Bill Davis is left behind in Mary’s rush to be off to visit her aunt, but he manages to find a way to get to the train station ahead of her.

This is the story of a cruise after sperm whales by a member of the crew. The scan is of an early reprinting. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Jack crawls into a fairy’s nest and is soon off on a fantastic journey.

More poems featuring Christopher Robin.

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Doctor Dolittle extends his researches to the language of plants when he meets the wonderful inhabitants of the moon. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

This is the second book about Pooh and Christopher Robin and their friends. The cover is from the first trade edition. There were several special limited editions as well. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

A family of Royalist children take to the woods to escape from their Puritan persecuters. A Robinsonnade in Merry England.

Kenneth Grahame’s second volume of memoirs of childhood includes his story The Reluctant Dragon. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The complete collection of humorous verses by the English master.

Fresh from her triumph at the Riseholme fete, Lucia takes a holiday in Tilling and a clash of titans ensues as Miss Mapp struggles to retain her position of social leader. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Two English boys camp out on an island in a pond.

An abridged version is available at archive.org. 

Mutiny on the Bounty is the title of the 1932 novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, based on the mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh, commanding officer of the Bounty in 1789. It has been made into several films and a musical. It was t... View More

This was the fourth fully illustrated edition of Kenneth Grahame’s story of Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger and their adventures on the riverbank. The British edition was published in 1931 and had a different dust jacket. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Captain William Bligh and eighteen loyal men are cast off in a twenty-three foot open boat by the Bounty mutineers and set out for Coupang in Timor, a journey of more than 3,600 miles.

Following the mutiny on HMS Bounty, Fletcher Christian along with eight of the Bounty’s crew, six Polynesian men and twelve Polynesian women sail for Pitcairn’s Island where they scuttle the Bounty.

Velvet enters her horse, The Piebald, in England’s premier steeplechase -- The Grand National.

The adventures of the well-to-do hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who lived happily in his comfortable home until a wandering wizard granted his wish.

Condemned to hang for a murder he did not commit, Ned Mansell is revived by his physician friends and smuggled on to a ship bound for Africa.

Jane is abused as a child by her aunt and at school and develops a philosophy of radical self-centeredness. One of the first modern novels.

Peter buys a model ship from an antique store for “all the money he has in the world -- and a little bit more” and discovers it can carry its owners through space and time.

When Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy refuses to dance with her Elizabeth Bennett is confirmed in her prejudice that he is filled with pride. On further acquaintance she is forced to revise her opinion.

An exciting tale about dogs and donkeys and smugglers. The British edition has the hyphen.

Dinah and Dorinda determine to be naughty while their father is away.

As Maria arrives at Moonacre Manor she catches a glimpse of the little white horse.

Twins Nicola and Lawrie Marlow join their four older sisters at Kingscote School.

Timothy and Hew join forces with Davy Jones to foil the villainous Dan Scumbril and his dastarly crew in their attempt to take over the ocean depths.

The future admiral begins his career in the Justinian and is seasick off Spithead. Read online at archive.org.  ... View More

A hard up London family inherit a castle in Buckinghamshire, together with lots of cats.

John Walters and the members of the Tomahawk Club undertake the exploration of a cave he has discovered.

Continues the adventures of Pat, Toby and Nick on Mr. Beckett’s “mile of salmon stream and five hundred acres of woods.”

Orphaned by the war, Johnny learns that he might have family in the west of England and sets out in search of them.

Digory’s uncle sends him and his neighbor Polly to the land between the worlds and he comes back with the cruel witch Jadis. In an attempt to get rid of her they all end up in the newborn world of Narnia.

The Hundred and One Dalmatians, or the Great Dog Robbery is a 1956 children’s novel by Dodie Smith about the robbery of the titular family of 101 Dalmatian dogs. A sequel entitled The Starlight Barking continues from the end of the first novel.... View More

An Anglo-Indian orphan girl and and an English invalid find their cure in a garden.

Carey, Charles and Paul discover their neighbor, Miss Price is a witch. She purchases their silence with a magic bed-knob that allows their bed to travel in space and time. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

John Walters and the members of the Tomahawk Club set out to explore a cave he has found.

While waiting out quarantine for measles, Tom stays with his aunt and uncle in an old house and discovers he can enter the past through the garden at night.

Three children are invited to spend the summer at Green Knowe - they must be able to swim - and explore the river. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

C. S. Lewis proposes that the quality of books should be measured not by how they are written, but by how they are read, that a quality book is one that someone, anyone, will re-read.   Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Margaret goes to stay with her cousins, but her two mischievous brothers come as well and threaten to spoil everything.

Fleeing the threat of boarding schools, the four Linnet children leave their grandmother’s house and find refuge with their uncle and enter a magical kingdom. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Jack’s mother and brothers always told him he was a fool, so when he goes to seek his fortune he determines to be the biggest fool in Christendom. Read online at archive.org.... View More

These eight stories, most of which include a bit of magic, include tales of a wishing mat, an enormous cat, and a very strange house.

Three children spend the summer holiday on Exmoor where they find ponies, friends and adventure. This is a somewhat shorter version of the original work. The original illustrations have also been dispensed with.

Susan and Colin discover that the lost Weirstone hangs on her bracelet, and all the powers of evil are out to steal it. This is the revised edition.

The Princess Irene has been sent to her King-Papa’s hunting lodge to live. One evening when her nurse keeps her out too late, they are rescued from the goblins by Curdie, a miner’s son.

Take an unforgettable journey through the English countryside and into the homes of its inhabitants--four-legged and otherwise--with the world’s best-loved animal doctor.

Arthur, the church mouse, is lonely with only the church cat Sampson to keep him company and decides, with the parson’s permission, to invite some other mice to join him.

When his iron-hatted aunt determines to humiliate Tom with the aid of the dastardly Captain Najork, Tom demonstrates his mastery at Womble, Muck and Sneedball.

Tabby goes in search of her patchwork quilt and has many adventures before she gets home again. Read online at archive.org.... View More

The Marlows help a young boy return to his father, but it requires a dangerous sea voyage.

The rabbits of Sandleford Warren set out to find a new home on Watership Down. This edition includes maps drawn by Pauline Baynes. The cover art was first used for the 1973 Puffin edition. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

In which we meet Arrietty, Pod and Homily Clock, a family of small people who live behind the wainscot and under the floor.

From cabin boy to admiral of the English navy, Sir Francis Drake was a bold adventurer. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

An omnilbus containing Parrot Cat, Elephant Cat, Polar Bear Cat, Crab Cat and Spider Cat. First published individually in Great Britain in 1984 by Walker Books Ltd., London

On the second Thursday of every month, the official town burglars carry out a daring daylight burglary to give the Foxbury Police Force practice in capturing burglars, until one day things do not go as planned. Read online at archive.org.... View More

A collection of poems, stories, facts, and illustrations about all kinds of cats.

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A poem by G. K. Chesterton about the idealised exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great.Before the gods that made the gods Had seen their sunrise pass, The White Horse of the White Horse Vale Was cut out of the grass.... View More

Kay Harker is on his way home for the Christmas holidays when he falls a sleep on the train and has a marvelous adventure. This edition has been corrected from the original manuscript.

This first set includes the first three volumes covering 1937 to 1942. This popular adventure strip, set in the days of King Arthur was written and drawn by Hal Foster from 1937 to 1971. For almost all of the run it was a full-page strip.... View More