Böcker i Baker Street Readers-serien

'It would have been far better if you had never been born.'

When David's mother marries the malevolent Mr Murdstone, David's childhood happiness is destroyed for ever.

Running away to sea brings adventure and wealth, but then come shipwreck and a desperate struggle for survival.

Upon the ground around the body were the footprints of a gigantic hound! When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead, his face distorted with shock and horror, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are faced with a sinister and difficult puzzle.

Jane Eyre is poor, parentless and plain. Her future looks bleak. Jane's aunt and cousin detest her. Life at Lowood School is cruel and dangerous. What inner strength can the young Jane find?

'There is a whistling sound behind us. Shells pass overhead and explode in a sheet of flame a hundred meters away.'

'Send the brat home? Oh no we won't! Her mother must have met some rich man - we can make a load of money out of this.'

On a dark heath, Macbeth stumbles across three witches who can see into the future.

When Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to sell a house, he little expects the horrors that await.

'I find myself in a very strange and mysterious situation.'

'On his rigid face was an expression of horror and hatred such as I had never seen before upon human features.'

If there is no word for freedom, how can anyone be free? Winston Smith lives in a nightmare world where the Thought Police spy on everyone and children are taught to betray their parents. Even the smallest sign of disagreement with the Party results in torture, imprisonment, or death. Big Brother oversees everything - but who is he?

Nick Carraway's mysterious neighbour Gatsby gazes across the dark bay at a distant green light.

When Dr Henry Jekyll dares to explore the delicate balance between good and evil, he little suspects the destructive powers he will unleash.

Mischief is in the air when the King and Queen of the Fairies quarrel and Puck is left in charge of the love potion.

I saw everything. They told me everything. I played a part in everything.'

'It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done.'

'You must hear my tale. You must hear my terrible, terrible tale.'

'Bah, humbug! Fools wishing me a Merry Christmas should be forced to sit on cushions stuffed with holly leaves or boiled with their own Christmas puddings.'

With a hungry, timid request of 'Please, sir. I want some more', orphan Oliver Twist takes his first step on a terrifying journey.

An escaped convict threatens to eat young Pip's heart for breakfast. The ghostly Miss Havisham invites Pip to her eerie home. A mysterious benefactor makes him suddenly wealthy. Pip's life will never be the same again.

Viola survives a shipwreck, but she thinks her twin brother Sebastian has died.

'Why bless you, Little Nell! What if I had lost you?'