There are films of these stories. ... Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson help the police with the strange cases of:
"The Blue Carbuncle" - two unusual clues for Holmes and Watson to follow - a hat and a goose!
"Silver Blaze" - a racehorse disappears before an important race. Holmes has to find the horse and solve a number.
"The Six Napoleons" - why is someone smashing statues of Napoleon? What are they looking for?
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Maugham takes us from England to France, to Chicago and to the beautiful island of Tahiti. Roger Charing is engaged to marry Ruth, but he changes his mind. We read how he makes his clever Escape. Many man fall in love with Louise. But she is selfish and uses her poor health to live as she pleases. In "The Ant and the Grasshopper", George and Tom are brothers. One works hard and is unhappy. the other is lazy but enjoys his life. Romance on the Pacific island of Tahiti leads to "The Fall of Edward Barnard".
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This is a horror story about a scientist and his investigations into his own character, but soon he finds himself under the control of a darker, evil force.
"– Mr. Hyde? - Utterson asked.
The small man dis not look at Utterson.
– That is my name - he said in a low voice. – What do you want?
– I am a friend of Dr Henry Jekyll - said Utterson.
– You won't find him here - said Mr. Hyde. – How do you know who I am?
– Dr. Jekyll told me about you - said Utterson.
– He never told you - said Mr. Hyde. – You're lying!
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Illustrated by Annabel Large. ... It was Anna's first journey away from home. "Don't talk to any strangers", her father told her. On the train, Anna was alone with a man. "Hello", he said. Anna remembered her father's worlds. She did not say anything.
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The year is 1547. In London, two boys from different families live very different lives. One is Edward Tudor, a prince and the future King of England; the other is Tom Canty, the son of a thief. One day they meet and their lives change forever. What happens when the two boys wear each others clothes? Why does the prince need the help of a poor man? Who becomes king when Henry VIII dies? And how can a beautiful gold object save the prince? Mark Twain's classic story of two young boys who swap lives has the answers.
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Illustrated by Janos Jantner. ... William Shakespeare's romantic comedy about love and marriage. When four young lovers get lost in the forest, the fairies who live there play jokes on them - turning love into hate and hate into love. A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays and is still performed across the world. This Macmillan Reader is written as a playscript and includes original extracts from a Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Illustrated by Karen Donnelly. ... "Wednesday, January 20th.
Grandmere wants to destroy my love life because she doesn't like Michael. Michael makes me very happy, but Grandmere doesn't care about that. She doesn't like Michael because he isn't a member of a royal family."
From the Book
Mia's first official visit to Genovia has been a success, and she's finally going out with Michael, the boy she loves. It seems that nothing can spoil life for New York's only princess! Nothing, that is, except Grandmere, who has her own plans for Mia...
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There are films of these stories. ... Can you solve these mysteries? Sherlock Holmes, and his assistant Dr. Watson, investigate the cases of "The Speckled Band", "The Dancing Men" and "The Red-Headed League".
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Chief Inspector Morse and Sergeant Lewis went into the house.
Inside the sitting-room, the light was still switched on and a gas fire was burning. The dead body of a young man was lying on the carpet, in front of the fire. Near the body, on a small table, stood a bottle of sherry and a wine glass. The bottle almost full, the glass was almost empty.
Morse smelt the sherry which was left in the glass.
"This smеlls like cyanide, Lewis", he said. "This man was probably poisoned."
From the Book
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The Canterville Ghost
Sir Simon de Canterville is a ghost. He has lived in his house for hundreds of years. His job is to terrify the people who stay there. Then Mr. Otis, an American, buys the house. And the ghost is angry - he cannot frighten the Otis family.
The Model Millionaire
Hughie Erskine loves Laura Merton. But Hughie is poor and he cannot marry her. Then one day he meets a beggar and all his wishes come true.
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Mr. Podgers can read people's hands. Mr. Podgers reads Lord Arthur Savile's hand a party. What will Lord Arthur's future be?
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North America - 1898 to 1910. Five stories with unusual endings. They are about - criminals and their crimes, detectives and their investigations, lovers and their hopes.
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This book is in British English. ... 1757 - the Hudson River, North America. The armies of France and England are fighting. And Indian tribes are fighting for each army. Hurons are with the French. Mohawks and Mohicans are with the English. The daughters of the English general, Munro, start a journey through the forest. But soon they are in danger. This is the story of the scout, Hawk-eye, and his two Indian friends - the last of the Mohicans.
The story continues in the pages of "Hawk-eye, the Pathfinder".
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