Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Secret Garden, Black Beauty, The Wind in the Willows, Little Women (The Heirloom Collection)
by Anna Sewell, Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Lewis Carroll, Kenneth Grahame
2013
Product Description This beautifully packaged set includes five classic masterpieces. Each exquisitely bound volume features charming four-color illustrations, a ribbon marker, and gorgeous design elements throughout. Housed in a keepsake slipcase with a magnetic closure, it’s a collection meant to be cherished for a lifetime.Readers set out with timid Mole as he explores the world, learning about courage and friendship through a series of misadventures with Rat, Toad, and Badger in The Wind in the Willows. From the River Bank, tumble down the rabbit hole with Alice to a madcap world where nonsense rules in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. From Victorian England, it’s on to a small New England town in Little Women, where Jo March and her three sisters struggle to achieve their dreams amid the shifting roles of women in the Civil War era. Sent to live with her uncle, orphan Mary Lennox uncovers the mysteries of Misselthwaite Manor in The Secret Garden. Readers then journey through the English countryside and London with a gentle, hardworking horse who experiences kindness and cruelty at the hands of different masters in Black Beauty.Whether encountering these cherished tales for the first or the fiftieth time, readers will find enchantment in this collection.Product Features:Embossed slipcase with magnetic closureFive hardcover volumes each featuring a ribbon marker and four-color illustration throughout About the Author Susan Duerden is a multi Earphone and Audie award winning narrator. Her career spans film, television, voiceover and animation. She has played critically acclaimed, award-winning theatrical roles on London’s West End and Off Broadway. Recent work includes a recurring role on ABC's "Lost", "The Unit" and the films "Double Duty", "Lovewrecked" and "Flushed Away" for DreamWorks.An AudioFile Golden Voice and Booklist magazine's inaugural "Voice of Choice," Simon Vance has won two coveted Audie Awards and more than 20 Earphone Awards. His range includes classics such as Dickens and Trollope, modern thrillers, and many nonfiction titles, including an AudioFile Book of the Year.Michael Page has been recording titles for Brilliance since 1984. He has over 250 titles to his credit, several of which have received Earphones awards. He is also an Audie nominee and winner. He recently retired from his other profession of college theatre professor, but still performs during the summers with the Peterborough Players in New Hampshire.Sandra Burr is one of Brilliance Audio's most popular narrators, having read hundreds of titles, both fiction and nonfiction. Her performance of Jean M. Auel's Earth's Children® series, including The Clan of the Cave Bear, is still ranked among the company's all-time bestsellers. She also directs for Brilliance Audio.
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