The ADVENTURE COLLECTION

Puffin Classics Boys Gift Set

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Boxed set of 3 new softcover books still in shrinkwrap. Each book measures 18 x 13cm. Published 2008.

Experience a world of adventure, mystery and run. Three of the best-loved classic stories ever written.

A new-look Puffin Classics slipcase set containing Treasure Island with an hilarious introduction by Eoin Colfer, The Wind in the Willows, brilliantly introduced by Brian Jacques and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, introduced by US teen writer, Richard Peck. This entirely new package brings the best-loved classics to a new generation.

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Introduced by Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series

'Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!'

A weathered old sailor known as Billy Bones arrives at the inn of young Jim Hawkins's parents - and it is the start of an adventure beyond anything he could have imagined. For when Bones dies mysteriously, Jim stumbles across a map of a mysterious island in his sea chest, where 'X' marks the spot of a stash of buried pirate gold. Setting sail with his friends on the ship Hispaniola to recover the treasure, Jim soon realises that he is not the only one who knows about the hoard. Suddenly he is thrown into a world of treachery, mutiny, castaways and murder - and, at the centre of it all, is the charming but sinister Long John Silver, who will stop at nothing to grab his share of the loot... 336 pages

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Introduced by Richard Peck, an American novelist known for his young adult books. He was awarded American's highly prestigious Newbery Medal in 2001 for his novel A Year Down Yonder.

On the banks of the Mississippi, Tom Sawyer and his friends seek out adventure at every turn. Then one fateful night they witness a murder. The boys swear never to reveal the secret and run away to be pirates and search for hidden treasure. But when Tom gets trapped in a cave with the murderer, can he escape unharmed? 320 pages

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham

Introduced by Brian Jacques, author of the bestselling Redwall series

The much-loved classic tales of Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad. When Mole goes boating with Ratty instead of doing his spring-cleaning, he discovers a whole new world. As well as adventures on the river and in the Wild Wood, there are high jinks on the open road with that reckless ruffian, Mr Toad of Toad Hall. Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad become the firmest of friends, but after Toad's latest escapade, can they join together and beat the wretched weasels once and for all? 272 pages.

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The Adventure Collection: Set of 3 Puffin Classics in box: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain and The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham