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Adapted by Gina D. B. Clemen

Mystery and horror

Three authors reveal the obscure corners of the occult. In LeFanu's Dickon the Devil the narrator discovers that the sinister ghosts of the past have never left Barwyke Hall.
Rudyard Kipling tells the story of a man who disappears mysteriously.
In Hawthorne's The Minister's Black Veil, the Puritan Reverend Hooper is plagued by a terrible secret sin that forces him to wear a black veil.

Dossiers:
England and Its Ghosts
New England and the Puritans

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Ellie is mad about music: she dreams of becoming a singer and she desperately wants to go to the Glastonbury Festival, where her favourite singer, Murphy, will be playing. But with an overprotective Dad and important exams to take, it seems that Ellie’s dreams will have to remain just that, dreams. But one day she sees a competition in a music magazine…

Dossiers:
Education in England
Yorkshire
Festivals in Britain and Ireland

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Adventure

Three young women need to get to London from Ireland in time for Christmas. When all flights are cancelled, they are forced to share a car and make the journey by road. They each have their own personal problems, but they have to decide together what to do when they find a briefcase full of money. Then they realise that a car is following them…

Dossiers:
The Emerald Isle
Indians in Britain

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After three years in prison, Shadow has done his time. But as the days, then the hours, then the seconds until his release tick away, he can feel a storm brewing. Two days before he gets out, his wife Laura dies in a mysterious car crash, in apparently adulterous circumstances. Dazed, Shadow travels home, only to encounter the bizarre Mr Wednesday claiming to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America. Together they embark on a very strange journey across the States, along the way solving the murders which have occurred every winter in one small American town. But they are being followed by someone with whom Shadow must make his peace ... Disturbing, gripping and profoundly strange, Gaiman's epic new novel sees him on the road to the heart of America.

The long-established galactic order is passing. The Honoured Matres, ruthless and all-conquering, have destroyed the planet Dune. In opposition, hard-pressed but still fighting back, the Bene Gesserit sisterhood co-ordinate their resistance from their as-yet undiscovered home world, Chapter House. Now as a new Scattering is planned, they still have one carefully nurtured asset: the sandworms, offspring of the only giant worm salvaged from Dune. Chapter House is to about to turn into a barren wasteland: Chapter House will be the new Dune.

Oscar Wilde's comic masterpiece of love and mistaken identity was a great hit when it first appeared on the stage in 1895 and has remained hugely popular with theatre audiences ever since.

Much Ado About Nothing is Shakespeare's famous comedy / drama about the war of power and understanding between men and women and the disguises they wear in their romantic relationships.

Mohandas Gandhi was one of the most influencial leaders and civil rights campaigners that the world has ever known. This biography tells the story of Gandhi's life and achievements, from his policy of non-violent action that led India to independence from British control, to his work on poverty, expanding women's rights and the building of religious and ethnic unity.

A companion piece to White Fang, The Call of the Wild is the story of Buck, a domestic dog who is suddenly stolen and sold to gold prospectors. In this new - and hard - life, Buck's natural instincts are awakened to the call of the wild.

Shylock lends money to the merchant Antonio but the stakes are high. When Antonio cannot pay him back, Shylock demands a terrible punishment. This Macmillan Reader is written as a playscript and includes original extracts.

What is Camellia sinensis? How did tea help to start the American Revolution? And how are monkeys connected to tea? Find out the answer to these questions and more in the story of one of the world's most popular drinks.

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Many people all over the world start their day with a cup of coffee. Black or white, espresso or filter – there are so many ways of preparing it. In this book you can learn more about the coffee plant and the history of this popular drink. And you can find a recipe for a frappuccino, too!

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