February 1, 2003
Newly abridged by Timothy Meis, James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans comes to life under the paintbrush of N.C. Wyeth, with illustrations originally published in 1919. The artist offers readers a close-up view of the French and Indian War, in paintings such as British colonel Duncan's struggle against a Huron warrior or the Mohican Chingachgook similarly fighting off another Huron warrior in the clearing of a wood. Wyeth's paintings also accompany Meis's adaptation of Daniel DeFoe's Robinson Crusoe, due out in February.
January 1, 2012
These classic stories are presented in unabridged formats with attached ribbon bookmarks. Accompanying the texts are a handful of effectively atmospheric (Crusoe) or creepy (Jekyll) drawings that illustrate key details (e.g., Dr. Jekyll's transformation back from Mr. Hyde). The books conclude with some generic open-ended questions.
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