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...
Novel by Charles Dickens, published both serially and in book form in 1859. The story is set in the late 18th century against the background of the French Revolution. Although Dickens borrowed from Thomas Carlyle's history, The French Revolution, for his sprawling tale of London and revolutionary Paris, the...
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,...
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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Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Max Holland, an assassin for hire, receives a lucrative offer from a mysterious man. But the man's instructions are rather strange...
“A Chrismas Carol” es un cuento navideño, el primero de los que sobre este tema escribió Charles Dickens (1812-1870). Narra cómo el protagonista, un hombre avaro, frío y sin corazón, recibe la víspera de Navidad la visita del fantasma de su fallecido socio, quien le advierte que se le...
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...
This award-winning graded readers series is full of original fiction especially written for teenagers. Andy and Mary are twins. During the school holidays, they accompany their mother on a business trip to Amsterdam. Andy and Mary witness what they believe to be two criminals hiding a painting from an...
“El mexicano” retrata la pasión revolucionaria de un joven que se pone al servicio del levantamiento contra el general Porfirio Díaz en el México de 1910. El taciturno Felipe Rivera tiene unos ojos fríos que «arden» cuando se habla de la revolución. Dispuesto a todo para aportar fondos a...
When he was a boy, he was poor and hungry. When he was a young man, he was still poor and still hungry. He learnt how to steal horses, he learnt how to fight, he learnt how to live - outside the law. Australia in the 1870s was a...
