Three tales of wit and wonder from the children\'s classic author of \'The Phantom Tollbooth\'. Unlikely hero Alberic is on a seemingly endless search for wisdom. He learns much along the way but will his journey ever satisfy him? In the second tale, a boy is drawn to a mysterious painting of a princess far away who\'s left bereft of her kingdom....

Essential Modern Classics are relaunched in gorgeous new covers bringing these timeless story to a new generation. Milo’s extraordinary voyage takes him into such places as the Land of Expectation, the Doldrums, the Mountains of Ignorance and the Castle in the Air....