Books in the Baker Street Readers series

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.

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

'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.'

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.

'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.'

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.