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Have you ever made a bet - a big bet? In the 1850s, a young American finds himself in London by chance. He is penniless, and yet he leads the lixurious life of a millionaire. How can he do this? It's all thanks to a bizarre bet made by two eccentric gentlemen. *PET-style activities *Trinity-style activities (grades 5/6) *Informative background information...
Whoever thought that starting high school would be so exciting? A comet and a constellation have crossed, and space experts know this means the possibility of alien encounters! In a town near Boston, Jennifer Dale and her friends have some weird new teachers! Mr Stone, the English teacher, is particularly strange... A series of surprise ingredients, along...
A dizzying dance at a disco five years ago led to Phil getting married. Now he wonders who he really danced with! An amateur rock band finally gets its name right but only after a terrible experience. Schoolgirl Sheena has a tasty admirer... but what exactly makes the young man change his mind? Each of the four stories in this original collection poses a...
During America’s civil war Henry Fleming dreams of becoming a hero, but he soon discovers the brutality and chaos of war. Henry and other young soldiers must measure their courage and audacity against the enemy and themselves.
Retold by Derek SellenLoveThe Montagues and the Capulets hate each other and so when Romeo and Juliet fall in love they are forced into secrecy and subterfuge. Will true love survive? Will the two families make peace? Dossiers:In Fair VeronaSetting and SourcesRomeo and Juliet on Film Great Love StoriesExit testSeries: Reading & Training | Level:
Through the narratives of Mr Enfield, Mr Utterson, Dr Lanyon and Poole, Jekyll’s butler, the mystery of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is revealed: Dr Jekyll, an eminent scientist, has discovered a drug which changes him into the embodiment of his evil impulses. Which side of Jekyll, the good or the evil, will triumph?
Adventure and piracy in the 18th century! When young Jim Hawkins finds a map of an island where Captain Flint has hidden his treasure, the boy, Squire Trelawney and his friend Dr Livesey sail to the island to look for it. But during the voyage Jim discovers more about the ship’s company, which includes Long John Silver, a man with only one leg. And...
Four chilling tales take you into a world where anything can happen. Charles Dickens adds extra horror to his famous tale of a haunted railwayman. In Edgar Allan Poe’s classic story, ‘Ligeia’, the ghost of a beautiful woman returns and defeats death. E. Nesbit shows us how there really is a good reason to be scared of the dark. And F. M....
Adventure Four true, breathtaking stories of adventure and courage which take us across the ocean, the ice of the Antarctic, the sky and the desert.‘Lost at Sea’ tells the adventures of a family sailing round the world and their battle to survive in the ocean after a shipwreck.In ‘The Impossible Journey’ we follow Sir Ernest Shackleton as he and his men...
D’Artagnan travels to Paris hoping to join the Musketeers, a group of adventurers who serve Louis XIII. A series of misadventures brings him to a duel with none other than three of his heroes — the Musketeers Porthos, Athos, and Aramis. The three men ask D'Artagnan to join them in their struggle to protect Queen Anne against the plots of...
In Dickens’s first novel, Samuel Pickwick and three other members of the Pickwick Club decide to spend six months travelling around England observing the manners and habits of everyone they meet. Follow them on their hilarious adventures as they get involved in a duel, an election campaign and as one of them even ends up in prison… Dossier:...
Robert Louis Stevenson investigates into the nature of good and evil in this novel set in the Scotland of 1745. This was the year many in Scotland fought to put a Scottish king on the British throne. Two brothers, James and Henry Durie, become involved in this historical event. But The Master of Ballantrae is a also worldwide novel. Readers will travel...
Sherlock Holmes is the world’s only consulting detective. He helps Scotland Yard to solve mysteries they can’t solve. Surely no-one can defeat Sherlock Holmes... or can they? In this collection of short stories, Holmes comes face to face with some of his most difficult challenges and his main rival, Professor Moriarty.
In The Taming of the Shrew, Katharina learns to love Petruchio only after she has learnt to be an obedient wife. Romeo and Juliet’s love is destined to end in tragedy. In Twelfth Night, love is romantic but also painful, while in Othello love turns into jealousy. And in the final story, Antony and Cleopatra’s passionate love has tragic consequences.
What can possibly happen to three friends and their dog when they take a peaceful boat trip on the River Thames? Well, just about anything! They have incredibly funny adventures as they visit historic sites on the beautiful Thames. Living together on a small boat isn’t easy, and they learn to be considerate of each other’s needs… the...