The world's best-loved stories brought to life in the full context of their eras: The Whole Story series, with its unique documentary approach, makes the classics accessible to new generations of readers-as well as to audiences wanting to reread, rediscover, and newly appreciate these enduringly popular stories. Complete, unabridge text as originally published. Generously annotated with hundreds of extended captions: lively, succinct explanations of history, geography, social customs, the animal world, architecture, literature, and science. Lavishly illustrated in color and black-and-white, featuring line drawings, maps, photographs, diagrams, and paintings, many of which date from when the story was written.