En torno al 1850 un joven americano se encuentra en Londres solo y sin un centavo, y no obstante puede darse la vida de un millonario. ¿En qué modo? Este es uno de los mejores logrados cuentos de Mark Twain: ¡una historia sorprendente con un final todavía más sorprendente...
It’s still TOTAL MONSTER ZOMBIE CHAOS on the streets, but now Jack has a gang of friends to help him through – science genius and best friend Quint, super-strong Dirk and all-round coolest girl ever, June. Not to mention Rover, Jack’s awesome monster pet! Plus the treehouse is more...
Discusses the life of one of the most famous figures in entertainment history, who was often called ‘the funniest man in the world.’
(1889–1977) a British film actor and director who worked mainly in the US in humorous silent films (=films made with no sound) during the 1920s. He usually...
The titles in this series are mainly new editions of titles in the Longman Simplified English Series. They are suitable for students at upper intermediate level, including those preparing for the Cambridge First Certificate.
Spiral into a dimly lit world, down streets lined with madmen and their black deeds, through...
“Poppet” is an elephant. His mother warns him against mice because they run up elephant’s trunks, but Poppet makes friends with a mouse. A delightful tale by the author of Babe - The Sheep Pig. Whriting by Dick King-Smith.
Mark Twain was born Samuel L. Clemens in Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1835. He worked as a printer, and then became a steamboat pilot. He traveled throughout the West, writing humorous sketches for newspapers. In 1865, he wrote the short story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,...
Contemporary / British English
“My Family and Other Animals”: This very funny story is about an English family who go to live on the Greek island of Corfu. Gerald Durrell, the youngest boy, loves animals and insects. He brings scorpions, spiders, birds, snakes and other animals to the house, and...
A beautiful gift edition of Lewis Carroll’s timeless classic, including the complete and unabridged text, stunning illustrations and finished with a luxurious padded hardback cover and ribbon marker. Follow “Alice’s adventures” as she disappears down a rabbit-hole and meets a cast of curious characters including White Rabbit, the Mad...
1872, before the plane was invented, no one travelled aroun the world in 80 days. It was unthinkable. Phileas Fogg trusting the advances of science and moved by a bet attempt the impossible. Jules Verne tells us in «Around the World in 80 Days» the story of an incredible man who...
Tom Sawyer does not like school. He does not like work, and he never wants to get out of bed in the morning. But he likes swimming and fishing, and having adventures with his friends. And he has a lot of adventures. One night, he and his friend Huck...
