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
Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school owner and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and his family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from young minds... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: Interest in supernatural phenomena was high during Charles Dickens lifetime. He had always loved a... 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
A carefully graded series of retold versions of popular classic and contemporary titles and specially written stories continue to grow and there are now over 170 titles in the series. Most titles are available with Audio CDs and... Zobraziť viac
Adapted for Intermediate level readers, this story is about Nell and her grandfather, who live in The Old Curiosity Shop. They are very poor, and when disaster strikes,.. 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
Huck and Jim travel down the Mississippi from St. Petersburg to Cairo. Jim is a runaway slave so they have to be careful. They have a lot of adventures on the river. They even meet a king! But is he real... 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
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
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
Classic / American English. Boston in the 1600s is a small town, but a large crowd waits for Hester Prynne outside the prison. She carries a baby in her arms and the scarlet letter is on her dress. is for adulteress... Zobraziť viac
Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness has unsettled generations of readers with its haunting portrait of colonialism and the brutal exploitation of African lives. Peter Kuper's graphic adaptation reimagines this masterpiece for a new generation... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: Michael Slater, Birkbeck College, University of London "This volume is a distinguished addition... 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
An idyllic snapshot of a boy's childhood along the banks of the Mississippi River, Twain's THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER is the author's work that comes closest to his boyhood experiences of growing up in Hannibal in the 1840s... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Our Mutual Friend centres on an inheritance - Old Harmon's profitable dust heaps - and its legatees,... Zobraziť viac
A Christmas Carol has become a phenomenal touchstone of English festive fiction and an enduring favourite internationally. Repeatedly adapted, parodied, stages and filmed... Zobraziť viac
