Illustrated Adventure Stories

(Hardback)

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A rip-roaring collection of knuckle-whitening adventure stories retold for younger readers.Age 7+
A collection of five rip-roaring classics retold for young readers. Includes The Count of Monte Cristo', The Prisoner of Zenda', 'The Three Musketeers', The 39 Steps' and 'Don Quixote'. Also includes fascinating biographies of Alexandre Dumas, Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, Miguel de Certantes Saavedra and John Buchan the original authors of these classic adventure stories.

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Lesley dreamed of being a writer, but studied law as her mother insisted she had "something to fall back on". Since joining Usborne Publishing, she has written and edited hundreds of books, from funny rhyming stories to an award-winning history book. Nowadays, she is often found recording books, too, in Usborne's very own recording studio.