Etiqueta: inglés
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...
Hawkeye is a scout for the British Army in America. He is helped by Chingachgook and Uncas, “The Last of the Mohicans” tribe, in his struggle against Magua, the murderous leader of the Huron tribe. This exciting adventure was created in the year of 1826 by James Fenimore Cooper.
“Three Singles to Adventure” takes the reader to south America, where he meets the sakiwinki and the sloth clad in bright green fur, where he can hear the horrifying sound of piranha fish on the rampage, or learn how to lasso a galloping anteater. Novel by Gerald Durrell.
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...
En el crepúsculo de su trayectoria como agente de los servicios secretos, Ned está a cargo de una escuela de entrenamiento para jóvenes aspirantes a espías. Con el objetivo de despedir el curso, decide invitar a George Smiley para que dé una charla. Y Smiley ofrece a la joven...
As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now is now broken, but...
When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark...
The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his...
Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight...
