Based on the story of F. Scott Fitzgerald . Retold by Clare West . ... Gatsby's mansion on Long Island blazes with light, and the beautiful, the wealthy, and the famous drive out from New York to drink Gatsby's champagne and to party all night long. But Jay Gatsby, the owner of all this wealth, wants only one thing - to find again the woman of his dreams, the woman he has held in his heart and his memory for five long years. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, is one of the great American novels of the twentieth century. It captures perfectly the Jazz Age of the 1920s, and goes deep into ... |
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Based on the story of Jane Austen . Retold by Clare West . ... The moment I first met you, I noticed your pride, your sense of superiority, and your selfish disdain for the feelings of others. You are the last man in the world whom I could ever be persuaded to marry' said Elizabeth Bennet. And so Elizabeth rejects the proud Mr Darcy. Can nothing overcome her prejudice against him? And what of the other Bennet girls - their fortunes, and misfortunes, in the business of getting husbands? This famous novel by Jane Austen is full of wise and humorous observation of the people and manners of her times. Classics, modern ... |
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Based on the story of Colin Dexter . Retold by Clare West . ... Chief Inspector Morse is drinking a pint of beer. He is thinking about an attractive woman who lives not far away. The woman he is thinking of is hanging, dead, from the ceiling of her kitchen. On the floor lies a chair, almost two metres away from the woman's feet. Chief Inspector Morse finishes his pint, and orders another. Perhaps he will visit Anne, after all. But he is in no particular hurry. Meanwhile, Anne is still hanging in her kitchen, waiting for the police to come and cut her down. She is in no hurry, either. Classics, modern fiction, non- ... |
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Based on the story of Jonathan Swift . Retold by Clare West . ... "Soon I felt something alive moving along my leg and up my body to my face, and when I looked down, I saw a very small human being, only fifteen centimetres tall... I was so surprised that I gave a great shout." By the book But that is only the first of many surprises which Gulliver has on his travels. He visits a land of giants and a flying island, meets ghosts from the past and horses which talk... Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading ... |
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Based on the story of Thomas Hardy . Retold by Clare West . ... On a stormy winter night, a stranger knocks at the door of a shepherd's cottage. He is cold and hungry, and wants to get out of the rain. He is welcomed inside, but he does not give his name or his business. Who is he, and where has he come from? And he is only the first visitor to call at the cottage that night... In these three short stories, Thomas Hardy gives us pictures of the lives of shepherds and hangmen, dukes and teachers. But rich or poor, young or old, they all have the same feelings of fear, hope, love, jealousy... Classics, modern fiction, ... |
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Based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle . Retold by Clare West . ... Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective of them all. He sits in his room, and smokes his pipe. He listens, and watches, and thinks. He listens to the steps coming up the stairs; he watches the door opening - and he knows what question the stranger will ask. In these three of his best stories, Holmes has three visitors to the famous flat in Baker Street - visitors who bring their troubles to the only man in the world who can help them. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms ... |
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Based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle . Retold by Clare West . ... Sherlock Holmes is famous around the world. When the police cannot solve a crime, they turn to Holmes. He never misses a clue, and when he looks carefully at a person, he can understand everything about them. These are two of the best Sherlock Holmes stories. In The Dead Coachman, Holmes investigates a burglary and a murder while he is staying in the countryside with his friend Doctor Watson. In The Last Mystery, Holmes is in danger from the evil Professor Moriarty, who is as clever as the detective himself. They are both ready to fight to the death. ... |
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Художник: Клеър Филпот. ... Създай твоя супер колекция! Избери плата. Постави шаблона върху него и очертай дрехата, която харесваш. Изрежи я и залепи върху твоя любим модел. Оцвети и добави стикери, за да създадеш свой супер модел! Книжката съдържа : 3 страници с шаблони 16 страници с платове 32 модела 1 страница със стикери За да оцветите тази книжка препоръчваме да използвате моливи или пастели , за да избегнете цветовете да се отбележат на другата страница. ... |
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Художник: Клеър Филпот. ... Създай твоя супер колекция! Избери плата. Постави шаблона върху него и очертай дрехата, която харесваш. Изрежи я и залепи върху твоя любим модел. Оцвети и добави стикери, за да създадеш свой супер модел! Книжката съдържа : 32 модела 3 страници с шаблони 16 страници с платове 1 страница със стикери За да оцветите тази книжка препоръчваме да използвате моливи или пастели , за да избегнете цветовете да се отбележат на другата страница. ... |
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По романа на Натаниъл Хоторн , преразказан от Клеър Мур. ... Set in 17th century Puritan Boston, this is the story of Hester Prynne and her illegitimate daughter Pearl. She is condemned to wear a scarlet letter A as punishment for her adultery, but she refuses to reveal the identity of Pearl's father and they live a solitary life in a small cottage. We meet many characters, including her husband Roger Chillingworth, the young priest Arthur Dimmesdale and Mistress Hibbins. The Scarlet Letter is one of Nathaniel Hawthorne's most famous novels. Книгата е част от поредицата Young Adult Readers от издателство Клет ... |
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Тъмни тайни, опасно привличане и коварни заговори на границата между истината и лъжата... Младата Клеър Ланкастър е надарена с уникален талант - да бъде жив детектор на лъжата. Затова е сигурна, че сестра ѝ - Елизабет, казва истината, когато твърди, че съпругът ѝ се опитва да я убие. Но вместо нея, умира самият той. Тялото му е открито от Клеър, заради което полицията я счита за главен заподозрян. Поради липса на доказателства тя е освободена. Шест месеца по-късно баща ѝ, когото почти не познава, я моли да се върне в Аризона. Но добрите му намерения да ѝ осигури работа се провалят, а Клеър се ... |
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За почитателките на Нора Робъртс и Уна-Мери Паркър. ... Сиатъл, 1933 г. Самотната майка Вера Рей целува тригодишния си син Даниъл за лека нощ и с неохота тръгва за работа. Не ѝ се иска да го оставя сам, но се налага да поема нощни смени, за да ги издържа. На сутринта - въпреки че е началото на май - земята е покрита с пухкав бял сняг! Капнала от умора след тежката смяна, Вера се прибира и с ужас установява, че синът ѝ е изчезнал. Намира любимата му плюшена играчка навън, но снегът е заличил всички следи... Сиатъл, 2010 г. Журналистката Клеър се опитва да се съвземе след спонтанен аборт, който я отдалечава ... |
