New York, Paris, San Francisco – back in their heydays, these cities were outrageously fun for gays and artists. Berlin was the forgotten ghetto, but post-war and post-wall, Berlin has become Europe's queerest city. In Naked Love Berlin, experience the city through the lives of four gay and bisexual men as they learn that the party's only fun when earned.Kay is a Canadian with a corporate job. He struggles for a fabulous European life, but fabulous and monogamous are uneas...

Adapted and illustrated edition of The Mysteries of Udolpho at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+. Emily St Aubert lived a happy childhood in her large home in La Vallee, France. But after tragically losing her parents, a strange sequence of events leads Emily to the mysterious Udolpho Castle. Here, she finds herself unfolding long lost family secrets – ones which threaten to trap Emily

An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic – at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! With daily beheadings and famous buildings being burnt to the ground, Paris during the Revolution is not the safest place to be. When Dr Manette is released from prison and reunited with his daughter, everything seems to finally be getting better. But his daughter’s boyfriend is keeping some dangerous secrets that lead the family on a deadly adventure. How long can ‘happy ev...

Adapted and illustrated edition of Dracula at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+. Jonathan Harker’s work trip to Romania should have been simple, but Castle Dracula is shrouded with mystery. The building is maze-like, the owner only appears in the dead of night and during the day sleeps deep underground in the cold! Jonathan is desperate to return to England, but first he must escape from the castle – and pray that Count Dracula doesn’t follow.

An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic – at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! Pip’s just your average boy. He has no parents, lives with his scary sister and once met an escaped criminal on Christmas Eve – in the middle of a graveyard. Totally normal. And things get even stranger when a mysterious stranger starts paying him loads of money. Sure, Pip’s loving his new life of luxury, but will he ever find out who’s paying the bills, and what they want f...

An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic – at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! In Coketown, there’s no place forimagination. There are facts and figures and absolutely nothing else – or so Thomas Gradgrind thinks. When the circus appears in town, it brings Sissy Jupe with it. A young girl who has been abandoned by her father and is taken in by Thomas Gradgrind. Full of fun and energy, will Sissy save the Gradgrind children from a life of fact-and-figur...

An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic – at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! After surviving fourteen long years with her horrible aunt, and nothing but a doll and an old handkerchief for company, Esther Summerson’s life is finally looking a little brighter. She’s going to school and making friends, real friends! The only thing Esther’s missing now is a mother. But long-lost parents don’t just turn up out of the blue on a rainy afternoon … do they?

An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic – at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! Kate and Nicholas Nickelby’s life is bliss until their father dies. After that they’re left penniless, living in London with only their horrible uncle to help them. Sent away to work as a teacher, Nicholas soon learns that things can get worse. Dotheboys Hall isn’t the marvellous manor of education it’s supposed to be, and the vicious trickery is just beginning. Nicholas nee...

An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic – at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! Filled with rusting relics and tattered treasure maps, The Old Curiosity Shop is Nell Trent’s favourite place in the whole world. This is lucky because it’s also her home. Nell and her grandfather have always been happy with their simple lives. But when money gets tight, the pair are thrown out of their beloved shop and into the unknown. Poor and hungry, with no one to turn ...

Adapted and illustrated edition of Frankenstein at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+. Young scientist Victor Frankenstein is obsessed with creating life. When he succeeds, however, he is horrified by his creation, which he considers to be a monster. Rejected by its creator and people at large, the lonely creature grows angry and vengeful. It follows Victor, wreaking havoc on his life, and promises to leave him alone only if Victor makes it a companion. At first, Vi...

Adapted and illustrated edition of The Ghost Pirates at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+. Jessop is sailing on the Mortzestus, a ship deemed by sailors to be cursed. He dismisses the stories as seafaring tales, but two weeks into the voyage strange things start happening. Sails go slack, ghostly figures appear, and accidents start to befall the crew. Jessop fears that evil spirits are at work, threatening to drag the boat and its crew to the bottom of the sea …

An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic – at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! Oliver Twist is poor. Always has been, always will be. Being born in a workhouse means that you’ll probably always be treated like rubbish. Oliver does not want a life of hard work and measly meals, but he soon learns that it’s never safe to ask for more … What Oliver really needs is a family. But is a family of thieves, kidnappers and killers really a family at all?