This is an Elementary Level title in a series of ELT readers comprising a wide range of stories - some original and some simplified - from modern and classic novels, and designed to appeal to all age-groups, tastes and cultures. The books are divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic words; Beginner Level (600 basic words); Elementary Level (1100); Intermediate Level (1600); and Upper Level (2200). Some of the titles are also available on cassette. Three strange and frightening short stories by the author of Dracula: The Judge`s House; The Iron Maiden; The Return of Abel Behena; Extra grammar and vocabulary exercises; Audio CD/download available for this title. Retold by John Davey.
ISBN: 978-1-4050-7664-7
Издательство:
Langenscheidt
Дата выхода: июль 2011
More than two decades after the publication of his acclaimed classic, "Watership Down", author Richard Adams finally returns to the vivid and remarkable animal world he so masterfully imagined in his earlier work. Here again are Fiver, Bigwig, Hazel, Dandelion - all the victorious heroes of the apocalyptic battle against the evil General Woundwort - as well as a host of endearing new characters and the great champion of rabbit myth, El-ahrairah, in a wonderful collection of new adventures that will delight the millions of "Watership Down" fans, and create many more
ISBN: 978-0-380-72934-0
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
This collection of Chinese stories begins with the great legends of how Earth and Heaven came into being, and of how the archer Yi rid the Emperor Yao of the menace of the ten suns. There are folk-tales too, about ghosts and rain-makers, poor students and magicians, and the man who was nearly made into fish paste. Throughout all these stories, the author has kept the subtle oriental flavour of the originals and brings to life all the magic and mystery of China.
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. His works also include fantasy and science fiction, as well as plays, romances, non-fiction and historical novels. "Tales of the Ring" is a collection of brilliant short stories, united by the theme of boxing, so beloved by the author.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08063-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
`Rabbit`s feeling sleepy. She curls up in a chair. Tap! Tap! Who`s that? Oh dear! It`s Builder Bear.` Rabbit is trying to get to sleep, but everyone is being so noisy. Lift the flaps and find out who is keeping Rabbit awake! Collect all four board books in The Acorn Wood series: Postman Bear, Fox`s Socks and Hide-and-Seek Pig.
ISBN: 978-0-230-75310-5
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
This is a new miniature edition of Beatrix Potter`s beloved tale of Peter Rabbit, with gorgeous illustrations by award-winning illustrator, Charles Santore. A tale that transcends age, Peter Rabbit and his mischievous ways are easily recognized by any child, and the cautionary tale is one that parents love to tell, and Beatrix Potter`s best-loved story is still as fresh today as when it was first written. 2002 marked the 100th anniversary of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and since 1902, over 40 million copies of the book have been sold worldwide, in more than 35 languages.
If you know London primarily through novels like White Fang, these stories will provide a new perspective. Full of intriguing characters and snippets of pidgin, they also highlight London`s concern with social issues.
ISBN: 978-0-14-018358-0
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
A boy is put on a train by his stepmother to make his first journey on his own. But soon that journey turns out to be more of a challenge than anyone could have imagined as the train stalls at the mouth of a tunnel and a mysterious woman in white helps the boy while away the hours by telling him stories - stories with a difference.
ISBN: 978-1-4088-0274-8
Издательство:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Дата выхода: март 2011
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. His works also include fantasy and science fiction, as well as plays, romances, non-fiction and historical novels. "Tales of Pirates" is a volume collecting short stories about sea and pirate adventures. Mixing adventure, romance, and humor, these tales offer an interesting look at pirate life. .
ISBN: 978-5-521-08061-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Three strange and frightening short stories by the author of Dracula: The Judge`s House; The Iron Maiden; The Return of Abel Behena; Extra grammar and vocabulary exercises; Points for Understanding comprehension questions; Audio CD/download available for this title. Retold by John Davey.
ISBN: 978-0-230-03514-0
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
`Now it`s time for Pig to seek. Can you see a yellow beak?` Pig and Hen are playing hide-and-seek. Can you lift the flaps and help Pig find out where Hen is hiding? Collect all four books in The Acorn Wood series: Fox`s Socks, Rabbit`s Nap and Postman Bear.
ISBN: 978-0-230-75311-2
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. Filled with supernatural events, horrific scientific experiments, and bizarre events, "Tales of Twilight and the Unseen" is an excellent opportunity to discover another side of this master storyteller`s ability to immerse and surprise.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07158-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2018
This gripping set of tales by the master storyteller Arthur Conan Doyle is bound both to thrill and unnerve you. In these twilight excursions, Doyle`s vivid imagination for the strange, the grotesque and the frightening is given full rein. We move from the mysteries of Egypt and the strange powers granted by "The Ring of Thoth" to the isolated ghostlands of the Arctic in "The Captain of the Polestar", we encounter a monstrous creature in "The Terror of Вlue John Gap" and the beings that live above our heads in "The Brazilian Cat and The Leather Funnel"; and we shudder at the thing in the next room in "Lot 249". Sit down in your uneasy chair and enjoy this unique collection of chillers. Издание на английском языке.
ISBN: 1-8402-2406-1
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: декабрь 1999
INTERACT WITH LITERATURE offers a wide range of original literary texts from intermediate level upwards (unabridged short stories or extracts from novels, as well as complete unabridged plays) from English-speaking countries, designed to introduce students to the world of literature. The aim of these volumes is to familiarise readers with the language of literature and encourage them to formulate their own response to what they read. Each volume concentrates on a particular theme, genre or literary current. A collection of topics to analyse and discuss Selected by Antonella Mignani A selection of twelve thematically-paired stories by a wide range of authors including Oscar Wilde, Ernest Hemingway, Arthur C. Clarke, Kate Chopin, Maeve...
ISBN: 978-8-877-54936-5
Издательство:
CIDEB
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Six stories about a world we cannot explain. A film star discovers the dangers of dancing with a stranger. A man comes face-to-face with his father`s history. An Irish-American family cannot escape someone from the past. A woman doesn`t listen to warnings about an old tree. An English writer slowly becomes more and more Japanese. And a killer watches himself die in hospital.
ISBN: 978-0-521-68610-5
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: август 2011
Penguin Readers are written by specialist ELT authors. The language, vocabulary, style and content of every book is carefully graded to make sure it suits the learner`s own language ability. Every Penguin Reader has a range of activities in the book and accompanying Factsheet to help increase comprehension and develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.
ISBN: 978-1-4082-7817-8
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
These legendary tales of knights and nobility in ancient Britain, rivetingly retold for today`s readers, remain as fresh and exciting as the day they were first written. From the sword in the stone to the lady in the lake, these stories bring to life the fantastic characters of Camelot: the wise wizard Merlin, the gallant Sir Lancelot, the wicked Morgan le Fay, and the beautiful Queen Guinevere. Retold by Felicity Brooks. Формат издания: 13 см х 20 см.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-7539-5
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Герберт Уэллс - знаменитый английский писатель рубежа XIX-XX века, яркий представитель критического реализма, автор блестящих научно-фантастических романов и повестей. В сборник "Рассказы о пространстве и времени" вошли одни из самых лучших рассказов Уэллса: "Хрустальное яйцо", "Звезда", "Это было в каменном веке" и другие, которые увлекут вас в свои миры и истории на долгое время. Читайте зарубежную...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05387-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2017
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. "Tales of Pirates" is a volume collecting short stories about sea and pirate adventures. Mixing adventure, romance, and humor, these tales offer an interesting look at pirate life.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07154-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2018
