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The Drawing of the Three is the second volume of a long tale called The Dark Tower, a tale inspired by and to some degree dependent upon Robert Browning's narrative poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" (which in its turn owes a debt to King Lear).

Paul Sheldon is a bestselling novelist who has finally met his biggest fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes and she is more than a rabid reader - she is Paul's nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But she is also his captor.

Wonderfully imaginative recreation of boyhood adventures along the Mississippi River and one of the most influential novels in American literature.

'Whenever I resolve to write less and do something healthful instead, like ice dancing - some honey-tongued editor is sure to call me up and make me an offer I can't refuse. So in some ways this book is simply the result of an under-developed ability to say no' Collected and published in the UK for the first time, here are essays and journalism from the brilliant novelist and poet. Ranging from book reviews of John Updike and Toni Morrison to an appreciation of Dashiell Hammet; an account of a journey in Afghanistan that sowed the seeds of The Handmaid's Tale; passionate ecological writings; funny stories of 'my most embarrassing moments'; obituaries of some of her great friends and fellow writers: Angela Carter, Mordecai Richler, Carol Shields. This is an insightful, thoughtful and re

* Two photocopiable worksheets for each video unit to practise and develop students' language skills * Lexical skills are expanded by focusing on key vocabulary from the video * The worksheets provide core material for a 45-minute video lesson * The teacher's notes contain clear teaching instructions and a full answer key * The background information section provides useful and interesting information about the cultural aspects of the video unit.

For the classroom and self study. The first page of each spread has a grammar explanation and the activities are on the second page. There is a set of reference and practice materials for each item in the grammar syllabus.

For the classroom and self study. The first page of each spread has a grammar explanation and the activities are on the second page. There is a set of reference and practice materials for each item in the grammar syllabus.