Casemate Publishers

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Paris, 1640, the gifted and charismatic poet Cyrano de Bergerac finds himself deeply in love with the beautiful and intellectual Roxane. Considering himself too ugly for Roxane's affections, he helps dashing Christian to capture her heart through poetic letters, but can Cyrano find the courage to reveal his true feelings? Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story.

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Wilkie Collins's spellbinding tale of romance, theft, and murder that inspired the hugely popular modern detective genre. The Moonstone , a priceless yellow diamond, is stolen and no-one is above suspicion as the peculiar Sergeant Cuff pieces together a puzzling series of events. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers.

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James Fennimore Cooper's most picturesque novel, The Pathfinder , is a naval story set on the Great Lakes amidst the French and Indian War of the 1750s. Natty Bumpo traverses new dangers of love and war in this thrilling wilderness adventure. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story.

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In pre-revolutionary New York, Rip Van Winkle unknowingly falls asleep for twenty years and awakens to find the world irrevocably changed. Then, strange doings are afoot in the village of Sleepy Hollow, where legend tells of a Headless Horseman. Classics Illustrated tells these wonderful tales of Washington Irving in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers.

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Harriet Beecher Stowe's renowned anti-slavery novel follows the life of enslaved Uncle Tom, a strong religious man who finds himself the property of a cruel plantation owner, fighting for his freedom and ultimately, for his right to live. Classics Illustrated tells this important tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story.