A collection of five rip-roaring classics retold for young readers. Includes 'The Count of Monte Cristo', 'The Prisoner of Zenda', 'The Three Musketeers', The 39 Steps' and 'Don Quixote'. Also includes fascinating biographies of Alexandre Dumas, Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, Miguel de Certantes Saavedra and John Buchan - the original authors of these classic adventure stories. Chapters in this book include: - The Count of Monte Cristo - The Prisoner of Zenda - Don Quixote - The Three Musketeers - The 39 Steps