The Classics Illustrated and Classics Illustrated Junior books are fully illustrated comic book versions of the classics of literature, abridged with young readers in mind. These books are a great way to get kids painlessly hooked on the classics. They’re also a nostalgic treat for any grown-ups who read them in hard-copy form as children!
The series includes:
The Man In The Iron Mask (5/5 stars, currently priced at 99 cents) – This is a great one to try if you’re new to the series, since it’s currently priced at just 99 cents.
A graphic novel that is based on the final section of the novel The Vicomte of Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, pere, which was itself based on the 18th century legend of The Man in the Iron Mask.
The plot often involves D’Artagnan and the Three Musketeers and an identical twin brother of King Louis XIV of France, and it is considered a sequel to The Three Musketeers.
Beautifully illustrated, this classic tale will capture children’s interest and spark their imagination inspiring a lifelong love of literature and reading.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at 99 cents)
The idea for The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde famously came to Robert Louis Stevenson one night in a dream.
This graphic novel adaptation has transformed that dream into an exquisite nightmare combining an already-chilling tale with truly haunting artwork. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is the story of a respectable London doctor who ends up leading a dreadful double life – as a doctor, and as a cold-blooded murderer. Beautifully illustrated, this classic comic graphic novel immediately captures the imagination of readers.
This fascinating moral thriller will rivet fans of Stevenson’s original novel and new readers alike. This is a must-have for your digital library.Optimized for Kindle devices and featuring Panel Zoom facility.
The Last of the Mohicans (5/5 stars, currently priced at $3.03)
In 1757, the third year of the French and Indian War, Hawkeye, a colonial scout, and his friends, Chingachkook, a chief of the Mohicans, and his son Uncas risk their lives to guide two English sisters through hostile territory and evade the evil Huron, Magua, who is determined to destroy them.
Find out what happens next. Beautifully illustrated, this classic comic graphic novel captures the imagination of readers of all ages and inspires a love of literature and reading.
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Les Miserables (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $4.99)
A monumental classic dedicated to the oppressed, the underdog, the laborer, the rebel, the orphan, and the misunderstood, Les Miserables is a rich, emotional novel that captures nothing less than the entirety of life in nineteenth-century France.
Les Miserables is primarily a great humanitarian work that encourages compassion and hope in the face of adversity and injustice. It is also a historical novel of great scope, and provides a detailed vision of nineteenth-century French politics and society.
Sensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, Les Miserables is not only superb adventure but a powerful social document.
The story of how the convict Jean-Valjean struggled to escape his past and reaffirm his humanity, in a world brutalized by poverty and ignorance, became the gospel of the poor and the oppressed. Beautifully illustrated, this classic tale will capture children’s interest and spark their imagination inspiring a lifelong love of literature and reading.
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This post barely scratches the surface of the series, which also includes works of Shakespeare, historical accounts, gothic classics like Frankenstein, adventure classics like Treasure Island (both of these latter two are currently priced at 99 cents), and many, many more.
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