The mysterious island
Three men, a boy, and a dog are trapped in a hot air balloon flying over the Pacific. One of the men and the dog fall out, and the rest crash on a strange island. See you how continues the Jules Verne’s “The mysterious island”.
Categoría: Libros en inglés
The Wind in the Willows
This is the famous novel “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame: the classic story of four good friends – Mole, Rat, Badger and Toad. Together they have many adventures in the Wild Wood. Toad’s obsessive behaviour worries his friends and finally brings him to prison. Can his friends help him out of this chaos?
The magic slippers and other stories
La escritora D. K. Swan adaptó el texto original de B. Lumsden Milne para brindarnos el presente volumen de relatos cortos titulado “The magic slippers and other stories” llenos de magia y fantasía.
K’s First Case
Katrina Kirby is a detective. People call her ‘K’. There has been a murder in a big country house. ‘K’ knows that one of five people murdered Sir Michael Gray. Who did it? How? Why? This is a detective story with a difference: ‘K’ needs your help with her case. L. G. Alexander is the […]
Dick Turpin
“Dick Turpin” es uno de esos personajes situados entre la historia y la leyenda de los que pocas personas saben con certeza qué vicisitudes de su vida ocurrieron realmente y cuales no. Tony Barton nos ayuda recordándonos algunos datos de su vida.
Short stories from Dr Finlay’s casebook
«El libro de casos del Dr. Finlay» es una deliciosa colección de historias episódicas del Dr. Finlay y su vida en el pueblo ficticio escocés de Tannochbrae durante los años de entreguerras y basadas en las propias experiencias de A. J. Cronin como médico. La BBC pasó a dramatizar estas historias tanto en televisión como […]
In the Beginning
“In the beginning”, many, many years ago, there were two tribes. Dom is a boy from the hunting tribe, and Va is a girl from the farming tribe. The two tribes fight. But the story of Dom and Va is a love story. Longman American Structural Readers is a series of fiction and non-fiction titles […]
Ghost in the house and other stories
The first two short story collections from George P. Mac Callum, originally published in 1906 and 1907, filled with hauntings, strange nature tales, weird crimes and dark fantasy from one of the greatest writers of supernatural fiction in the 20th century. Includes the present “Ghost in the house and other stories” and a new introduction […]
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Who wants to live in a house, wear clean clothes, be good, and go to school every day? Not young “Huckleberry Finn”, that’s for sure. So Huck runs away, and is soon floating down the great Mississippi River on a raft. With him is Jim, a black slave who is also running away. But life […]
Craigen castle mystery
Each of the courtyards in Craigen Castle tells a tragic story. When Ed and Joan go to visit the castle, they discover that they cannot get out. As it gets darker, the past begins to come alive. Joan is terrified. It is all part of the plan. “Craigen Castle Mystery” is a Richmond secondary readers […]