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The Russian Revolution – four young people, Yury, Tonya, Lara and Pasha, find love and lose it in this extraordinary time. Their heart-breaking stories make Dr Zhivago one of the greatest romantic books, and films, of the century.
These nine stories will take the reader on an exciting journey to distant cultures and times. The collection includes folktales from South America, Africa, India, China, and Europe.
Edgar Allan Poe, ‘the father of the detective story’ and a master of horror, is one of the greatest American short story writers. In these stories we meet people struggling with fear, revenge, mental illness and death. Which of them will win – and which will lose – their battles?
This collection brings together some of the best examples of late nineteenthand early twentieth-century short stories. Some are about ordinary people to whom something unexpected happens. Others are about unusual characters or events. Some of the stories are funny and others are more serious. All of them are highly enjoyable.
Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead just outside his home, Baskerville Hall. Many of the Baskerville family have died mysteriously. People say that they were killed by a gigantic devil-like creature – the Hound of the Baskervilles! Can that be true? And can Sherlock Holmes save the new owner of Baskerville Hall from a terrible death?
This collection of six short stories, based on Shakespeare's plays, is the perfect introduction to one of the world's greatest writers. Meet the tragic young lovers Romeo and Juliet, mad King Lear, angry young Hamlet, and many more of the most famous characters in world literature.
Arthur Mowbray is the brilliant inventor of the Mowbray Murder game, and head of the company that bears his name. When his body is discovered in the dining room of his country home, Inspector Barry Ainsworth is sent to investigate the crime. The Inspector knows that the murderer is one of the company directors and in order to solve the crime he has to...
A fascination with science and the aspiration to understand the mysteries of creation lead Victor Frankenstein to create life from death. But the results are not what he expects and his rejection of his monstrous creation causes dire consequences for himself and all the people he cares about. *FCE-style exercises *Trinity-style exercises (grade 8) *Wide...
When the superbly handsome Dorian Gray sees his portrait he makes a terrible wish: that the portrait will grow older and that he will remain young forever. But what happens to the portrait that no one ever sees? A brilliant and disturbing story of a man who is willing to sell his soul for eternal youth, while he pursues pleasure and passion.*Wide...
‘Lock me in any cell in any prison anywhere at any time, wearing only normal clothes and I’ll escape in a week.’ For Professor Van Dusen, otherwise known as ‘The Thinking Machine’, nothing is impossible. Logic is his passion. One hour later he finds himself locked up in Chisholm prison and has to use all his mental resources...
Baptista’s two beautiful daughters are ready for marriage. Bianca, pursued in love by three different suitors, cannot marry until someone dares to marry her sister, the proud and contemptuous Katharine. Then Petruchio arrives in Padua and proposes to Katharine. Will he be able to turn her into a model of devotion and obedience?*Wide range of...
David is looking forward to a quiet week by the sea with his girlfriend – but things don’t turn out as expected... Who stole the diamond necklace? Inspector Baker has been promised promotion if he can solve the case. Will he succeed?... Trudy is depressed and miserable. She isn’t getting on with her parents. She’s not the only one...
A group of pilgrims travelling to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury decide that each traveller should tell a story. Read about tales by the Knight, the Nun’s Priest, the Pardoner, the Wife of Bath and the Franklin. *Wide range of activities covering the four skills *FCE-style exercises *Trinity-style exercises *Dossiers on Chaucer and his...
Mean, old Ebenezer Scrooge doesn’t like Christmas. He doesn’t like people. He only likes money. But when the ghost of his friend, Old Marley, visits him on Christmas Eve, it’s the beginning of a very strange night. Next morning he wishes everybody a Merry Christmas! So what has changed bad, old Scrooge? *FCE-style activities...
When Jonathan Harker goes to Transylvania to visit Count Dracula on business, he discovers that his client’s motives for coming to England are rather more sinister than they first appeared. Bram Stoker’s spine-tingling masterpiece has terrified readers since it was published in 1897 and is undoubtedly the most famous vampire story of all time....
Since the autumn of 1888, when he terrorised London, Jack the Ripper has become famous all over the world. How did he escape justice? And who was he? There have been hundreds of suspects and theories but nobody has yet discovered his identity. Jack the Ripper takes you back to the dark streets of Victorian London, to investigate the crimes, examine the...