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 in a black coat in […]
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 to frighten them away. Only young […]
A human being is a soft, weak creature. It needs constant supplies of air, water, and food; it has to spend a third of its life asleep, and it can’t work if the temperature is too hot or too cold. But a “Robot” is made of strong metal. It uses electrical energy directly, never sleeps, […]
Charles Dickens gives us two ghosts stories: the first is «The Signalman«, where a visitor comes to a signal-box next to a railway tunnel and the signalman teels him a frightening story. Is there a ghost on the railway? The second story is «The Ghost at the Trial» where Mr. Fothergill listens to a trial […]
A story at Level 2 of a series of children’s illustrated readers which are graded at five levels, according to length and complexity of plot. The stories cover a wide variety of genres, and have both British and foreign settings. Paul Shipton narrates us how Phil thinks Grantford is boring, because nothing ever happens there, […]
Marisa Mcgreevy tells us how Jack, Tom and Danny have to write a scary story for their teacher, but they don’t know what to write about. So one night, they decide to go looking for ghosts in the cemetery. They find their ‘ghost’ – but they also find much more than they expected! Marisa called […]
Edward Malone is determined to prove to his beloved Gladys that he’s a man of adventure. Accompanied by Professor Challenger, Professor Summerlee and Lord John Roxton, Edward embarks on an expedition like no other. Deep into the Amazon the four men go, in search of a “lost world” where dinosaurs rule. The way is filled […]
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 to frighten them away. Only young […]
Knights, battles and magic are just some of the ingredients in the legendary adventures of “King Arthur”. In this exciting story, we meet King Arthur’s famous knights and Merlin, the powerful magician and we discover the secret of the sword, Excalibur.
“Hercules” is the favourite son of the god, Zeus. He’s very strong and intelligent. One day, because of a terrible magic trick, Hercules kills his family, thinking they’re his enemies. Later, Hercules is desperate and wants to atone for his action. He becomes the servant of the cruel King Eurytheus for 12 years. But Eurytheus […]