Böcker i Baker Street Readers-serien

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.'

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

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.

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

'She? That's Little Dorrit. She's nothing. She's just a whim.'

Louisa is the practical daughter of a powerful industrialist. Sissy is the imaginative daughter of a clown. What will happen when two such different lives collide?

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

All the animals were looking forward to the new, happy lives they would lead when Mr Jones's rule over them came to an end. When the animals get rid of Mr Jones and take over the farm, they are excited by their new freedom. But can they run the farm with tools that are designed for humans?

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?

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

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

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

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

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.

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

The time has come for an unlikely heroine to have a real adventure.

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

'Your little cousin cannot help being dull and stupid.' At the tender age of ten, Fanny Price moves from her poor family home to live with her wealthy cousins at Mansfield Park. Settling into this proud family is only the first of many challenges she will have to face.

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?

'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.'

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

What could be worse than falling in love with your enemy?

'On this machine, I intend to explore time ...'

No one would have believed that planet Earth was being watched by creatures more intelligent than humankind.

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

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.

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