Penguin Readers 5

"2001: A Space Odyssey" – a great film and a famous novel. An object is found on the Moon. Who made it? Men travel into space to find out – a billion kilometres to the rings of Saturn. Something is waiting for them…

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Contemporary / American English Ten-year-old Tonya Hailey is attacked and raped by two local men. Carl Lee, Tonya`s father, shoots them. Now only his lawyer and friend, Jake Brigance, stands between him and the electric chair. Is there a legal defense for Carl Lee`s actions?

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Contemporary / British English (Available April 2008) Four Weddings and a Funeral one of the most successful films from Britain. It`s a Saturday morning, and Charles is still asleep. He should be on his way to Angus and Laura`s wedding! Charles is always late, and he is worried that he will never find the right woman to marry. Then he meets Carrie

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Classic / British English (Available February 2008) Resting one night on a boat on the River Thames, Charlie Marlow tells his friends about his experiences as a steamboat captain on the River Congo. There, in the heart of Africa, his search for the extraordinary Mr Kurtz caused him to question his own nature and values and the nature and values of his society.

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

When her mother dies, Mary Yellan goes to live with her aunt and uncle at Jamaica Inn. Strange things happen there at night, and Mary slowly discovers that she and her aunt are in terrible danger. Can she save herself and her aunt before it is too late?

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Classic / British English This collection brings together some of the best examples of late nineteenthand early twentieth-century short stories. Some are about ordinary people to whom something unexpected happens. Others are about unusual characters or events. Some of the stories are funny and others are more serious. All of them are highly enjoyable.

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Classic / British English Jane and Elizabeth Bennet are the oldest of five sisters in need of husbands, but it isn`t easy to find the right man. Are Mr Bingley, Mr Darcy and Mr Wickham all that they seem? Will pride and prejudice ever be defeated in the search for true love?

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Classic / British English (Available April 2008) Phileas Fogg is living quietly in London. Then he makes a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days. The result is a crazy, exciting race against time across Europe, Asia and America. There are many dangers along the way and a detective who wants to arrest him!

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Penguin Readers New Edition Level 5 Sherlock Holmes Short Stories, Book

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Classic / British English (Available April 2008) Is Alix`s new husband really going to murder her for her money? Who has killed the young Englishman on his return from America? And why have a young couple suddenly disappeared from their home? In this collection of mysteries by famous authors, the answers are never quite what you expect.

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Classic / British English (Available April 2008) Edgar Allan Poe, the father of the detective story` and a master of horror, is one of the greatest American short story writers. In these stories we meet people struggling with fear, revenge, mental illness and death. Which of them will win and which will lose their battles?

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Contemporary / British English (Available June 2008) In this collection of Roald Dahl`s finest stories we meet some quite ordinary people who behave in extraordinary ways. There is a man who is sure he can hear plants scream and the wife who discovers a perfect way to get rid of her husband. And there`s a woman who finds an unusual use for a leg of lamb

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Classic / British English A stranger arrives in a small village wearing a long coat and gloves. His head is covered in bandages and dark glasses hide his eyes. The villagers are curious. Who is he? When they discover the stranger`s terrible secret, they realize that they are in great danger.

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Classic / British English Michael Henchard is a wealthy and respected man, but he has a terrible secret. Twenty years ago, when he was unemployed and penniless, he sold his wife to a sailor. Now she is looking for him again. Why? And what will happen when she finds him?

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Contemporary / American English I have no job. I have no money. I have debts I can`t pay. I do, however, have a case. Rudy Baylor is ready to finish law school but loses his first job before he has even started. Then Dot and Bud Black ask for his help in their fight against a powerful insurance company. Their son, Donny Ray, is dying. His claim for medical insurance has been refused. Can Rudy, an inexperienced student, really give them any hope?

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Tom Ripley goes to Italy. He needs to find Dickie Greenleaf. Dickie’s father wants him to go back to America. But Tom wants to stay in Italy, and he will do anything to get what he wants. The Talented Mr Ripley is now an exciting movie with Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law.

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

"The War of the Worlds" is one of the most frightening science fiction novels ever written. When a spaceship falls from the sky and lands in southern England, few people are worried. But when strange creatures climb out and start killing, nobody is safe.

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Classic / American English These nine stories will take the reader on an exciting journey to distant cultures and times. The collection includes folktales from South America, Africa, India, China, and Europe.

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

Classic / British English (Available April 2008) On the wild and lonely Yorkshire moors, a tragic story unfolds as Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff fall in love. But it is a dangerous love, filled with unhappiness and suffering. When Catherine finally breaks Heathcliff `s heart, Heathcliff decides to break everyone else`s and plans a terrible revenge.

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Дата выхода: декабрь 2011