Dirty Beasts
Roald Dahl
A collection of humorous poems about amazing or nasty creatures, including a flying cow, a pig who turns the tables on a farmer, and crocodiles, lions, and anteaters who delight in devouring people.
Read Time: ~5.3 hr
The highwayman
by Alfred Noyes (1999)
About this book
Returning by moonlight to the inn where his true love, the landlord's daughter, awaits him, the highwayman is unaware that the king's soldiers also lie in wait for him, concealed in the girl's bedroom.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe highwayman Lead Character
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