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  • The Golden Shadow

    by Leon Garfield, Edward Blishen ...
    Across the continents of the ancient world wandered the Storyteller, enchanting all who heard him with his wondrous tales of the gods. He longedfor a glimpse of the all-powerful deities of his stories, and listened eagerly to those who had experiences such encounters. And interwoven with his journey is the story of Heracles – a magnificent story with all the intense drama and high tragedy of the ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • John Diamond

    by Leon Garfield ...
    'My father, that stern and upright man, was nothing but a swindler and a thief!'What is the matter with old Mr Jones? Endless footsteps and low groans can be heard from his room in the dead of night. Only his son William knows the a terrible secret: his father betrayed his business partner Mr Diamond, and swindled him out of a great fortune. William resolves to go to London, find Mr Diamond and ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

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  • The Ghost Downstairs

    by Leon Garfield ...
    A bargain of a lifetime - seven years off the end of his life in exchange for a fortune now!By day, Mr Fast was a solicitor’s clerk, drawing up strangle-tight agreements and contracts. By night he repaired to his rooms to spy upon his neighbours (for he had no friends) and to dream of being richer than other men. But when old Mr FIshbane offers him what he most desires in return for seven years ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • God Beneath The Sea

    by Leon Garfield, Edward Blishen ...
    Illustrated by Charles Keeping ...
    Leon Garfield and Edward Blishen retells some of the most famous Greek myths in this classic of children's literature. This is the epic history of the Greek Gods told from their violent beginnings to the creation of man. ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • The Pleasure Garden

    by Leon Garfield ...
    Eastward in Clerkenwell lies the Mulberry Pleasure Garden: six acres of leafy walks, colonnades and pavillions. In this bosky setting parade a variety of characters of awesome granduer, innocence and evil - and all are subject to a ring of blackmail terror. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Leon Garfield's Shakespeare Stories

    by Leon Garfield ...
    Illustrated by Michael Foreman ...
    Introduce kids ages 10+ to 21 of Shakespeare’s most memorable plays—including Hamlet, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream“ . . . will lay the groundwork for many a future enchanted evening at the theater.” —Wall Street JournalHow to introduce children to Shakespeare, not just to the stories behind the plays but to the richness of Shakespeare’s language and the depth of his ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Smith: The Story of a Pickpocket

    by Leon Garfield ...
    A Dickensian tale of a child thief caught in the middle of evil forces. Kids who love adventure, history, and a strong protagonist will love this middle-grade classic and Carnegie Medal–winning book.Twelve-year-old Smith is a denizen of the mean streets of eighteenth-century London, living hand to mouth by virtue of wit and pluck. One day he trails an old gentleman with a bulging pocket, deftly ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Fair's Fair

    by Leon Garfield ...
    Illustrated by Brian Hoskin ...
    Series Book 2 - Gripping Tales
    Jackson is cold and starving in the dreadful winter weather. He's looking forward to the steaming pie that is payment for a long night's work. When the huge black dog comes - growling and glaring - Jackson gives it half his meal. One bargain soon leads to another - and to some unexpected rewards . . .With an engaging (and very creepy) story, illustrated in colour and black and white on every ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Drummer Boy

    by Leon Garfield ...
    'As far as the eye can see, scarlet men are marching . . . A rich and splendid company, but none more so than the drummer boy.'But a moment later, the sound of Charlie Samson's drum was swallowed in a wild thunder. The glorious scarlet troops had been ambushed. Men were dead and dying all around, and all the beauty was gone. All that was left was himself and his drum, and a few shady nightwalkers ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • Guilt and Gingerbread

    by Leon Garfield ...
    'When you take out the heart of gold, you must put something back in its place. Otherwise our princess would die.'Giorgio, a poor student, sets out on a journey to win the heart of Princess Charlotte of Oberweselberg. On the way an old woman promises he shall have the princess - but for a price. Giorgio must bring her the princess's golden heart. Can he do the wicked deed which will possess for ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • The Confidence Man

    by Leon Garfield ...
    The Confidence Man follows 14-year-old Hans Ruppert and a band of Protestants as they leave their home town and seek peace and freedom from Persecution in the New World. They are led by a mysterious hussar, who has offered to lead then to safety. To Hans he is a fascinating figure, but to the others he is a swindler, likely to abandon them at any moment. ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • The Empty Sleeve

    by Leon Garfield ...
    'Him what's born on the chime . . . he's the one what'll have communications with the devil.'At the age of fourteen, 'chime-child' Peter Gannet is apprenticed to a locksmith in Covent Garden. But his desperate longing to escape from the insufferable adults around him and go to sea leads him into some dubious undertakings. Before long, the old ship's carpenter's dire prophecy comes true, for in the ... Read more

    $12.59 USD