King Solomon's Mines

H. Rider Haggard

Puffin, 1994 (first published in 1885)

Paperback. 304pp. illustrated

£3.99

Allan Quatermain, Sir Henry Curtis, Captin Good and the Zulu Umbopa trek to the remote African interior in search of Sir Henry's brother and fabulous treasure - and reach, after a perilous journey through desert and mountain, an unknown land, Kukuanas, cut off from the world, where terrible dangers threaten anyone who ventures near the spectacular diamond mines of King Solomon. After civil war and Umbopa's victory, escape is made.

The Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling

Puffin, 1994 (first published in 1894)

Paperback. 224pp

£2.99

The famous stories of how Mowgli came to the wolf pack, learned the law of the jungle from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and Kas the python, and killed the evil tiger Shere Khan. Here too are Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the snake-fighting mongoose, Little Toomai, who sees the elephants' secret dance, Kotick the white seal, and the varied characters in the horse lines of an army camp.

Kipling later wrote the Second Jungle Book.

The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

Puffin, 1995 (first published in 18xx)

Paperback. 288pp

£3.99

Eight stories of adventure and detection in which Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson grapple with treachery, murder and ingenious crimes of all kinds. No case is too challenging and no mystery unsolvable for the immortal detective's unique powers of deduction.

Included in this volume are the tales The Red-Headed League and The Engineer's Thumb.

Moonfleet

J. Meade Falkner

Puffin, 1994 (first published in 1898)

Paperback. 276pp. illustrated by F.R. xell

£3.99

Young John Tenchard gets involved in the smuggling trade in the Dorset coastal village of Moonfleet. Forced to flee England with a price on his head, John little guesses the adventures and trials he will face before he sees Moonfleet again.

This is a sensational story, as good as Treasure Island.

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson

Penguin, 2000 (first published in 1883)

Paperback. 240pp. map

£2.99

When a rum-soaked old buccaneer expires at the Admiral Benbow Inn, young Jim Hawkins finds on him the key to Captain Flint's chest. Concealed in the chest is a treasure-map sought by Flint's confederates, including the sinister blind Pew, but Jim manages to outwit them all and secure the map for himself. So begins his seafaring adventure, but mutiny, piracy and bloodshed are to beset Jim and his fellow travellers before the Treasure can be found...

This tale of high adventure, suspense and unforgettable characters has enthralled generations of readers. Don't for one minute think that this tale is old hat! This would have become a Hollywood blockbuster if Stevenson wrote today, and its fast pace would outrun even the Indiana Jones films.

The Railway Children

E. Nesbit

Puffin, 1994 (first published in 1906)

Paperback. 267pp. illustrated by C.E. Brock

£2.99

When father goes away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their happy life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. The children seek solace in the nearby railway station, and make friends with Perks the Porter and the Station Master himself. But the mystery remains: where is father and will he ever return?

The Wind In the Willows

Kenneth Grahame

Puffin, 1994 (first published in 1908)

Paperback. 242pp. illustrated by Robin Lawrie

£2.99

When Mole goes boating with the Water Rat instead of spring-cleaning, he discovers a world he never knew about. As well as the river and the Wild Wood, there is Toad's craze for fast travel - which leads him and his friends on a whirl of trains, barges, gipsy caravans and motor cars, into a lot of trouble, and even a final battle for Toad Hall.