Quick Classics Collection: Children’s 2: Black Beauty, Just So Stories, The Wind in the Willows

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 second volume of curated children’s classics will take you on a rhyming journey with elephants, cheetahs, and rhinos in Just So Stories; delve into the world of Mole, Toad, Rat and Badger in The Wind in the Willows; and through the streets of London with a beautiful horse in Black Beauty.


These classic children’s stories are read by actress and presenter, Angela Rippon; Shakespearean actor Sir Michael Horden; and star of stage and screen, Patrick Wymark.


This collection includes:
• Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, read by Angela Rippon
• Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, read by Sir Michael Horden
• The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, read by Patrick Wymark