Bücher der Reihe World Classics

The Door in the Wall by H. G. Wells. One confidential evening, not three months ago, Lionel Wallace told me this story of the Door in the Wall. And at the time I thought that so far as he was concerned it was a true story..

A Dream of ArmageddonThe man with the white face entered the carriage at Rugby. He moved slowly in spite of the urgency of his porter, and even while he was still on the platform I noted how ill he seemed. He dropped into the corner over against me with a sigh, made an incomplete attempt to arrange his travelling shawl, and became motionless, with his eyes staring vacantly. Presently he was moved by a sense of my observation, looked up at me, and put out a spiritless hand for his newspaper. Then he glanced again in my direction.About H. G. WellsHerbert George Wells was an English writer. Wells is best known for his science fiction novels and is often called a father of science fiction, along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback. His most notable science fiction works include The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds.

The first volume in the Coward Collection, introduced by Sheridan Morley.

Anne, a young orphan from fictional community of Bolingbroke, Nova Scotia, is sent to Prince Edward Island after a childhood spent in strangers'' homes and orphanages. The book recounts Anne''s adventures in making a home: the country school, where she quickly excels in her studies; her friendship with Diana Barry; her budding literary ambitions; and her rivalry with classmate Gilbert Blythe, who teases her about her red hair.

Kun Emilia jää orvoksi, kukaan sukulaisista ei tahtoisi ottaa häntä hoiviinsa. Lopulta suku päättää arpoa, kenen kontolle tyttö joutuisi. Arvonnan jälkeen Emilia päätyy Uuteen Kuuhun Elisabet- ja Laura-tädin perheeseen.Elisabet-täti on ankara kasvattaja, eikä alku uudessa koulussakaan ole helppo. Emilia kuitenkin ystävystyy Laura-tädin, Jimmy-serkun ja vilkkaan Ilse Burnleyn kanssa ¿ ja herättääpä kiinnostusta myös naapurin Teddy. Emilia rakastaa kirjoittamista, mutta Elisabet-täti ei hyväksy pienen runotytön harrastusta. Kielloista huolimatta kirjoittaminen vie Emilian mukanaan, ja se tuo lohtua vaikeissakin tilanteissa."Pieni runotyttö" on L. M. Montgomeryn klassikko ja "Runotyttö"-sarjan ensimmäinen osa.-