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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is the original title of a novella written by the famous Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. The work is commonly known today as The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, or simply Jekyll & Hyde. It is about a London lawyer named John Gabriel Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde....
5) Black Beauty
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The horse, Black Beauty, experiences both good and bad masters in nineteenth-century England.
7) Dracula
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An illustrated adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" in which a small group of people, having discovered the double identity of the wealthy Transylvanian nobleman Count Dracula, vow to rid the world of the evil vampire.
9) Hamlet
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The works of William Shakespeare come alive in these stunning graphic novels adaptation using the original Shakespearean dialog. The world-class art, murder, revenge, and intrigue of Hamlet will capture the attention of reluctant readers. Supplement your traditional Shakespearean sources with the graphic novel adaptation that will help readers imagine the action like never before.
11) Julius Caesar
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William Shakespeare's classic play, "Julius Caesar" written in graphic comic format.
12) King Lear
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Presents a graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's drama about an aging regent who foolishly disinherits his favorite daughter and splits his kingdom between his other two daughters who are secretly plotting against him.
13) Macbeth
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"After encountering three witches, the warrior Macbeth waits to see if their predictions come true. Stung by ambition, Macbeth is persuaded by his conniving wife that the fastest way to fulfill the prophecy is to murder the king, which sets off a disastrous chain of events. As the tragedy unfolds, Macbeth's decisions lead to more ruin. He returns to the witches and believes that his future is secure--but is he interpreting the premonitions correctly?"--P....
15) Moby Dick
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Herman Melville's classic story written in graphic novel format about Captain Ahab and his determination to find and kill the great white whale that becomes an obsession driving him to disaster.
17) Othello
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A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy in which Iago, jealous of Othello's successes in the army of Venice, plots against him, pretending to be his friend while planting seeds of doubt about the faithfulness of his wife, Desdemona.
19) Romeo and Juliet
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The classic story by William Shakespeare presented in comic format about the tragic relationship between Romeo and Juliet and the families who betrayed them.