Quick Classics Collection: Children’s 1: Alice in Wonderland, The Secret Garden, Grimm's Fairy Tales
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William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.
This curated collection of children’s classics will take you on a journey through the bizarre world of Wonderland, into a long undiscovered secret garden, and finally into the enchanted fairytale world of The Brother’s Grimm.
These classic children’s stories are read by actress and author, Jane Asher; Shakespearean actor Sir Michael Horden; and Academy Award Winners Glenda Jackson and Sir Ben Kingsley.
This collection includes:
• Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, read by Jane Asher
• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, read by Glenda Jackson
• Grimm’s Fairy Tales, by The Brother’s Grimm, read by Sir Ben Kingsley and Sir Michael Horden
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Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) was an English logician, mathematician, photographer, and novelist who is especially remembered for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass.
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924) was an English-American author and playwright. She is best known for her incredibly popular novels for children, including Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden.
The Brothers Grimm were Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Carl Grimm (1786–1859) who were German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors who together collected and published folklore during the 19th century. They were among the first and best-known collectors of German and European folk tales.
