Drake playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe, the bonfires that flashed warnings of th Armada’s approach, Elizabeth’s address to her army at Tilbury: These images have helped to turn the events of August 1588 into a glorious God-sent victory, a Protestant David overcoming the Goliath of Spanish tyrany. In this...
Twins Max and Laura spend an exciting summer in a small village near Stonehenge. A mysterious symbol, their uncle's old book of codes and secrets, strange people looking for a secret and much more. Victoria Heward questions us: What is "The Secret of the Stones"?
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This is the story of Mowgli, a young boy abandoned in the Indian jungle. He is adopted by a pack of wolves and becomes friends with Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther. Mowgli learns how to communicate with the animals and survive in the jungle. But Shere Khan,...
The Otises are a practical American family. They don't believe in “The Canterville Ghost”. They don't believe in ghosts ... until they move to Canterville Chase, an old English country estate inhabited by the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville. The family is amused by Sir Simon's failed attempts...
Read about the intriguing adventures of Elizabeth Swann, Will Turner, and Jack Sparrow - characters of the blockbuster Hollywood movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”. Plenty of action and humor.
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The day he finds an old map in the mysterious Captain's sea chest, young Jim Hawkins' life changes completely. In the classic adventure story, Jim sails on the Hispaniola in search of buried treasure. However, he soon discovers there are pirates on board the ship, including the one-legged Long...
“Sherlock Holmes” is a very clever man. When people have strange, difficult problems, they come to him. Where is “Mr Hosmer Angel”? Which student saw the “Exam Paper” before the exam? Why is somebody following Miss Smith on “The Dangerous Road”? Can you find the answers before Sherlock Holmes...
There are three horror stories in “The Room in the Tower and Other Ghost Stories”.
The most interesting story is the first one: “The Woman in the Black Coat”. A young woman married a man. So she started to live in the man's house, but she looked at a woman...
The Otises are a practical American family. They don't believe in “The Canterville Ghost”. They don't believe in ghosts ... until they move to Canterville Chase, an old English country estate inhabited by the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville. The family is amused by Sir Simon's failed attempts...
Duncan McTavish lives in a castle on a Scottish island. He doesn’t have any money, and he can’t pay a large bill. There is only one thing he can do: sell his island.
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