The Great Illustrated Classics 4 Volume Box Set: Little Women; The Swiss Family Robinson; Robinson Crusoe; Kidnapped

Four volume hardcover set in publisher slipcase. Hardcover deluxe editions. Over 100 illustrations in each book. LITTLE WOMEN: Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in mid-nineteenth-century New England. THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON: The classic adventure tale of a brave family who must come together to survive in their new deserted island home. Swept off course by a raging storm, a Swiss pastor, his wife, and their four young sons are shipwrecked on an uncharted tropical island. Thus begins the classic story of survival and adventure that has fired the imaginations of readers since it first appeared in 1812. With optimism and boundless enthusiasm, the Robinson family undertakes the extraordinary task of constructing a home for themselves and exploring the primitive island filled with strange and beautiful creatures and exotic fruits and plants. Rich in action and suspense, The Swiss Family Robinson is an exhilarating novel takes us to a faraway place of danger and beauty, where the courageous Robinson family embarks on a thrilling new life of adventure and discovery. ROBINSON CRUSOE: The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (original title) was first published in 1719 without any reference to its author, Daniel Defoe. The book was presented as a true autobiography of a castaway marooned for 28 years on an uninhabited island. It was been considered one of the first English novels. and is one of the most published books in history. Crusoe becomes self-sufficient using material salvaged from shipwrecks and endures cannibals, earthquakes, and mutineers before his final rescue. He rescues a native who has escaped from cannibals and names him Friday in reference to the day of the week he was found. The book's plot is believed to be based on the story of the real-life castaway Alexander Selkirk. KIDNAPPED: Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure tale of a young man kidnapped by pirates and his adventures on the high seas. Originally published in 1886, Kidnapped is widely considered to be one of the finest historical novels ever written. It has been adapted for film and television multiple times.