In The Mysterious Island a group of men escape imprisonment during the American Civil War by stealing a balloon. Blown across the world, they are air-wrecked on a remote desert island.
The strange story of the prince who became a ragged pauper and the ragged pauper who became a prince has persisted in English legend for four hundred years.
The classic fairytale of the Ugly Duckling being rejected by everyone he meets until finally he matures and discovers that he is really a swan after all.
In the small but wealthy town of Hamelin, a stranger with a wondrously magical pipe taught the rich but stupid townspeople a terrible, terrible lesson.
