“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Oscar Wilde; One of Oscar Wilde’s funniest plays, The Importance of Being Earnest was described by the dramatist as being ‘a trivial comedy for... Zobraziť viac
Edgar Allan Poe’s only novel is an exciting and unmissable story and a classic of American literature... Zobraziť viac
Oliver Twist's parents are dead and he grows up in the workhouse, where life is very hard. One day Oliver runs away to London. There, he enters a life of crime with the old man Fagin, the Artful Dodger, frightening Bill Sykes and kind-hearted Nancy... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English. His mother is dead, so little Oliver Twist is brought up in the workhouse. Beaten and starved, he runs away to London, where he joins Fagin’s gang of thieves. By chance he also finds good new friends... Zobraziť viac
The publication of Leslie S. Klinger's brilliant new annotations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's four classic Holmes novels in 2005 created a Holmes sensation. Klinger reassembles Doyle's four seminal novels in their original order, with over 1,000 notes, 350 Zobraziť viac
In Hard Times, Dickens illustrates the condition of England through his depiction of the fictional northern city of Coketown. Among its inhabitants are Thomas Gradgrind, the utilitarian headmaster who attempts... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: Michael Slater, Birkbeck College, University of London "This volume is a distinguished addition... Zobraziť viac
Dickens’ timeless novel transports young readers to a colorful Victorian England filled with mistreated orphans, grim workhouses, and gangs of thieving children... Zobraziť viac
Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form. In this Reader you will find: Information about Bram Stoker’s life... Zobraziť viac
‘After I had accepted the position and agreed to his condition, I had two or three very bad days. I was full of doubts, sure I had made a terrible mistake. I was in this state of mind as I sat in the... Zobraziť viac
‘Please, sir, can I have some more?’ asks Oliver. Oliver Twist is a poor orphan boy. He hasn’t got a mum or dad and he lives in a terrible place called the workhouse. One day, he makes... Zobraziť viac
‘Suddenly, in the darkness, there was a terrible, low howl and it came from the moor. ‘The hound!’ cried Holmes.’ In this Reader you will find: - information about Sir... Zobraziť viac
Orphaned Pip lives a humble life with his sister and her husband, until a fateful encounter on the marsh causes his life to change irrevocably. Will his great expectations be fulfilled, or can this new life only lead to disaster? Specially rewritten as .. Zobraziť viac
This superb collection of classic Victorian literature features the most notable works of Charles Dickens, including Oliver Twist (1839), A Christmas Carol (1843), A Tale of Two Cities (1859), and Great Expectations (1861)... Zobraziť viac
Lucie Manette had been separated from her father for eighteen years while he languished in Paris’s most feared prison, the Bastille. Finally reunited, the Manettes’s fortunes become inextricably intertwined with those of two men, the heroic ... Zobraziť viac
Oliver is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely on Fleeing from poverty and hardship he falls in with a criminal street gang who will not let him go however hard he tries to escape In Oliver Twist Dickens... Zobraziť viac
I like work. I find it interesting ...I can sit and look at it for hours. With ideas like this, perhaps it is not a good idea to spend a holiday taking a boat trip up the River Thames. But this is what the three friends ... Zobraziť viac
A retelling of Dickens' famous novel about the trials and tribulations of the poor young orphan boy, Oliver... Zobraziť viac
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for hand-picked classics of English literature that are simplified and adapted for students in an accessible and engaging way. Great Expectations is one of Charles... Zobraziť viac
Oliver’s mother dies when he is born and he is brought up in a workhouse. His first years are cold and lonely – and then he runs away to London. But he falls into the hands of Fagin and the terrifying Bill Sykes... Zobraziť viac
