A carefully graded series of retold versions of popular classic and contemporary titles and specially written stories continue to grow and there are now over 170 titles in the series. Most titles are available with Audio CDs and... Zobraziť viac
Oliver is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely on Fleeing from poverty and hardship he falls in with a criminal street gang who will not let him go however hard he tries to escape In Oliver Twist Dickens... Zobraziť viac
A Christmas Carol has become a phenomenal touchstone of English festive fiction and an enduring favourite internationally. Repeatedly adapted, parodied, stages and filmed... Zobraziť viac
Part of the 'Penguin Active Reading' series, this book provides a range of integrated activities designed to develop reading skills and consolidate vocabulary, and offers personalised project work... Zobraziť viac
Adapted for Intermediate level readers, this story is about Nell and her grandfather, who live in The Old Curiosity Shop. They are very poor, and when disaster strikes,.. Zobraziť viac
A carefully graded series of retold versions of popular classic and contemporary titles and specially written stories continue to grow and there are now over 170 titles in the series. Most titles are available with Audio CDs and... Zobraziť viac
Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school owner and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and his family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from young minds... Zobraziť viac
Oliver’s mother dies when he is born and he is brought up in a workhouse. His first years are cold and lonely – and then he runs away to London. But he falls into the hands of Fagin and the terrifying Bill Sykes... Zobraziť viac
In Hard Times, Dickens illustrates the condition of England through his depiction of the fictional northern city of Coketown. Among its inhabitants are Thomas Gradgrind, the utilitarian headmaster who attempts... Zobraziť viac
A retelling of Dickens' famous novel about the trials and tribulations of the poor young orphan boy, Oliver... Zobraziť viac
Oliver Twist's parents are dead and he grows up in the workhouse, where life is very hard. One day Oliver runs away to London. There, he enters a life of crime with the old man Fagin, the Artful Dodger, frightening Bill Sykes and kind-hearted Nancy... Zobraziť viac
Charles Dickens Complete Ghost Stories: Interest in supernatural phenomena was high during Charles Dickens lifetime. He had always loved a good ghost story himself, particularly at Christmas time, and was open-minded... Zobraziť viac
London in the 1830s was no place to be if you were a hungry ten-year-old boy, an orphan without friends or family, with no home to go to, and only a penny in your pocket to buy a piece of bread... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language.With carefully adapted text,new illustrations and language learning exercises,the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online... Zobraziť viac
This great story is set against the background of the French Revolution. Two men – one French, one English, but very similar in appearance – are in love with the same woman. The three of them, like the people of France, ... Zobraziť viac
Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old skinflint. He hates everyone, especially children. But at Christmas three ghosts come to visit him, scare him into mending his ways, and he finds, as he celebrates with Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and their family, that... Zobraziť viac
Charles Dickens’s last complete novel and a glorious satire spanning all levels of Victorian society... Zobraziť viac
This superb collection of classic Victorian literature features the most notable works of Charles Dickens, including Oliver Twist (1839), A Christmas Carol (1843), A Tale of Two Cities (1859), and Great Expectations (1861)... Zobraziť viac
Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every childRediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this bold edition of A Tale of Two Cities. Charles Darnay and ... Zobraziť viac
This hardback compendium includes 17 spine-tingling supernatural tales by an array of classic horror writers, presented in a handsome collectible edition with silver cover embossing and gilded page edges... Zobraziť viac
