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Puffin Classics match beloved stories with brand new introductions by some of today's most popular authors, along with bonus material perfect for encouraging discussion among friends. This set includes sixteen books that remain some of today's most cherished classics: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Introduction by Darren Shan The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Introduction by Richard Peck Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Introduction by Chris Riddell Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, Introduction by Meg Rosoff The Call of the Wild by Jack London, Introduction by Melvin Burgess Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne, Introduction by Diana Wynne Jones Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, Introduction by Jonathan Stroud King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green, Introduction by David Almond A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Introduction by Adeline Yen Mah Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Introduction by Louise Rennison Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, Introduction by Garth Nix The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Introduction by Sophie Dahl Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, Introduction by Eoin Colfer White Fang by Jack London, Introduction by Richard Adams The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Introduction by Brian Jacques The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Introduction by Cornelia Funke