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The Greatest Stories Ever Told

Hardcover / ISBN-13: 9781408349755

Price: £14.99

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This spellbinding collection brings together nine classic adventure stories, each one as thrilling as the last.

Travel to far-off lands with fantastical beasts and powerful sorcerers, do battle with dastardly villains and uncover ancient treasure guarded by a fire-breathing dragon. From the heroics of Jason and Hercules, to the bravery of Robin Hood and the cunning of Ali Baba, this is a book full of excitement, surprise and adventure.

Told by renowned storyteller Tony Bradman in a lively, humorous style and fully illustrated throughout by the incomparable Tony Ross, this beautiful hardback book, complete with a foiled jacket, will make the perfect gift.

Stories included are:

Jason and the Golden Fleece
King Arthur’s Beginnings
Aladdin
Hercules and the Monstrous Cacus
Sinbad the Sailor
George and the Dragon
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Theseus and the Minotaur
Robin Hood

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Reviews

The text and illustrations are as accomplished as you would expect from this partnership which continues Orchard's work in presenting handsome, high quality anthologies and collections as 'gift books' created by outstanding authors and illustrators working in collaboration.
Books for Keeps
A delightfully fresh and fun looking book for these frequently told classic tales.
School Librarian
Another Orchard anthology success
Angels & Urchins
This is a book fun of excitement, surprises and adventure
Family Interest
A must-have for your bookshelf...this is the sort of book that stays with you for years and years. Highly recommended
The Bookbag
Bradman's style is lively and accessible....Tony Ross's illustrations are high-spirited and child-friendly
Financial Times Magazine
Ten fabulous stories of macho derring-do
Daily Mail
Another Orchard anthology success
Angels & Urchins
This is a book fun of excitement, surprises and adventure
Family Interest
A must-have for your bookshelf...this is the sort of book that stays with you for years and years. Highly recommended
The Bookbag
Bradman's style is lively and accessible....Tony Ross's illustrations are high-spirited and child-friendly
Financial Times Magazine
fabulous stories of macho derring-do
Daily Mail