The second of two volumes which contain the complete collection of Beatrix Potter's much-loved tales.

An immediate best-seller on publication, Ben Hur remains a dazzling achievement by any standards. A thoroughly exhilarating tale of betrayal, revenge and salvation, it is the only novel that ranks with Uncle Tom's Cabin as a genuine American folk possession.

David Stuart Davies' selection of the best stories of the master sleuth

The diverse tales selected for this volume display the astonishing virtuosity of Rudyard Kipling's early writings

Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce.

Black beauty had a fine, soft black coat, one white foot and a silver star on his forehead. This tale tells of the horse's adventures and the disappointments and joys that surround him.

Seen through Black Beauty's eyes, the story tells of his idyllic upbringing and the hardship and cruelty he suffers, before finding security and happiness in a new home.

Black beauty had a fine, soft black coat, one white foot and a silver star on his forehead. This tale tells of the horse's adventures and the disappointments and joys that surround him.

Represents a city's underworld, and the laws of corruption and delay. This novel projects these things in a vision that embraces black comedy, cosmic farce, and tragic ruin.

The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are world famous animal stories.

Voltaire was the nom de plume of Francois-Marie Aroue, an 18th-century philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. Candide, a biting satire on the philosophy of the time, is considered his finest work.