Ladybird Classics give young readers an abridged version of some favourite stories... Zobraziť viac
Dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil depicts the dark criminal underworld of a London peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the arch-villain Fagin, the artful Dodger, the menacing Bill Sikes and the prostitute Nancy... Zobraziť viac
The ghastly, masked Erik in love with beautiful songtress Christine is familiar to theatre and cinema audiences but the original thriller that inspired the 1922 movie and later Andrew Lloyd Webber, remains largely unread... Zobraziť viac
In seiner Geschichte vom braven Kasperl und dem schönen Annerl, die 1817 zum ersten Mal erschien, stellt Brentano verschiedene Ehrvorstellungen einander gegenüber. Auch die damit verbundenen gesellschaftlichen Zwänge und tragischen Konsequenzen ¿... Zobraziť viac
Set against the backdrop of the American South from the 1820s until the dawn of the Civil War, this is a remarkable story of fortitude, heartbreak and indomitable will - and a tale that will forever illuminate the reading of Margaret Mitchell's... Zobraziť viac
The Moonstone, a yellow diamond looted from an Indian temple and believed to bring bad luck to its owner, is bequeathed to Rachel Verinder on her eighteenth birthday. That very night the priceless stone is stolen again and when Sergeant Cuff is brought... Zobraziť viac
Lorsque Gregor Samsa s'éveilla un matin au sortir de reves agités, il se retrouva dans son lit changé en un énorme cancrelat. "Que m'est-il arrivé?" pensa-t-il. Ce n'était pas un reve. Et si je continuais un peu a dormir et oubliais toutes ces... Zobraziť viac
Into his story of a simple but beautiful country girl's seduction by another man which causes her husband to leave her on their wedding night and thereby precipitates a course of events that ends in murder, ... Zobraziť viac
Set in 1482,The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is a compelling story of love and betrayal, brutal deeds and one of the most famous acts of revenge in world literature. Zobraziť viac
On a June morning in 1923, Clarissa Dalloway, the glittering wife of a Member of Parliament, is preparing for a grand party that evening... Zobraziť viac
One warm night Oliver Loving joins his classmates at the annual school dance, hoping for a glimpse of the girl he's long been in love with. But as music fills the gymnasium and students timidly approach the dancefloor, a young man enters with a gun, leavi Zobraziť viac
Catherine Morland is a young girl with a very active imagination... Zobraziť viac
Whether you are a student, or an English language learner, or just looking for something great to read in English, the Word Power English Readers are a new series of books with abridged, retold texts that capture the best and key elements of the novels... Zobraziť viac
The parties at Gatsby's Long Island mansion were legendarily glamorous affairs... Zobraziť viac
A Tale of Two Cities was written at a time of crisis in Dickens's life. It is a wonderful love story and, aside from <u>The Pickwick Papers</u>, the most popular of all Dickens's novels. Zobraziť viac
Emma Woodhouse is introduced to us as "handsome, clever and rich" and, according to Jane Austen, a heroine "which no one but myself would like"... Zobraziť viac
Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally... Zobraziť viac
