Last updated 1 December, 2023

Series Spotlight: Arcturus Retold Classics

Bring timeless tales to a new generation

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Young readers can discover best-loved works of classic fiction with the Arcturus Retold Classics series. These beautiful 16-book box sets adapt celebrated stories using cleverly reworked text to make them accessible to children, brought to life with delightful illustrations. New to this series are Sherlock Holmes Retold for Children and Shakespeare’s Tales Retold for Children.

Publication Details

  • Format 198mm x 129mm
  • UK RRP: £34.99
  • ISBN: 9781398813700, 9781398813717

Shakespeare’s Tales Retold for Children

This beautifully illustrated box set brings the Bard’s timeless tales to life for younger readers, told with wit and panache. Samantha Newman’s prose retellings retain many of Shakespeare’s own inimitable turns of phrase, while simplifying and clarifying the language and plots to make stories accessible to children. Charmingly illustrated by Ceej Rowland, these stories are perfect for readers aged 7+.

Includes:

  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • Comedy of Errors
  • Much Ado About Nothing
  • Othello
  • Macbeth
  • The Tempest And many more!

Sherlock Holmes Retold for Children

Young readers can join Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his ever-loyal sidekick Dr. Watson as they try crack a series of baffling cases using cool logic and deduction. These tales have been adapted for children by award-winning children’s fiction author Alex Woolf with lively illustrations throughout. They are perfect for young fans of mystery and detective fiction and are a wonderful introduction to classic literature for readers aged 6+.

Includes:

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles
  • The Speckled Band
  • A Scandal in Bohemia
  • The Red Headed League And many more!

Also available as audiobooks

With award-winning voice artists and musical accompaniment, these audiobooks make perfect bedtime listening for children.

arcturuspublishing · Shakespeare’s Tales Retold for Children by Samantha Newman

Shakespeare’s Tales Retold for Children is read by Kristin Atherton, a multi-award-winning actress best known her performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, alongside Mark Meadows whose credits include Eastenders, BBC Book at Bedtime and Torchwood: Lost Souls. Click here to purchase via Audible or Apple Books.

arcturuspublishing · Sherlock Holmes Retold For Children by Alex Woolf

Sherlock Holmes Retold for Children is read by Thomas Judd, an award-winning audiobook narrator and stage actor who has narrated many best-loved children’s books, including Enid Blyton’s The Adventure Series, Ben Brooks’ Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different and Joseph Delaney’s Spook’s series. Click here to purchase via Audible or Apple Books.