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An anthology of texts illustrating the development of the short story from the 19th century to the present day, by Charles Dickens, R. L. Stevenson, H. G. Wells, D. H. Lawrence, K. Mansfield, W. S. Maugham, V. S. Naipaul, S. Rushdie, Helen Simpson e G. Greene. This collection includes an exceptionally wide range of narratives – in terms of both time and theme –introducing students to protagonists from all walks of life, from the upper classes to victims of poverty. These stories wi...

Read about the thrilling adventures of young Jim Hawkins and his friends who set sail for Treasure Island in search of treasure. But will Long John Silver get there first…?

Anthology of short stories and extracts from important works by some of the most important authors of the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection helps students improve their all-round linguistic competence and, through a wide range of activities, introduces them to the concepts of literary analysis. Each chapter also includes a chronology of the author’s life and a synoptic table to enable contextualization of what is read.

This collection of three of Stevenson’s stories (‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’, ‘Markheim’ and ‘The Body Snatcher’) analyses the moral fibre of Victorian society and highlights the conflict between good and evil: man’s social, civilised, rational being versus his egotistic, instinctive, sensual self.

One day in eighteenth-century Bristol, an old sea captain arrives at an inn. This is where young Jim Hawkins adventures begin. After finding a treasure map, Jim set sails to find the mysterious Treasure Island in the company of Dr Livesey, Squire Trelawney and the ship’s cook, Long John Silver. An exciting tale of pirates, mutiny and buried treasure; will the voyage end as well as they had hoped?

A respected scientist, a mysterious will, a strange door and an evil and violent man. What connects these people and events? Mr Utterson, a lawyer and friend to Dr Jekyll, has decided to find out. One of Stevenson’s best-loved novels: a thrilling story of science, curiosity and the darker side of human nature.

Set in 15th-century England, this is the exciting story of Richard Shelton and the band of the Black Arrow. Sir Daniel is like a father to Richard, but one day Richard discovers a terrible truth from the past.

Keawe, a young Hawaiian sailor, is offered the opportunity to buy a bottle containing an imp which will grant all his wishes. The only catch is that the bottle must thereafter be resold for a price smaller than what he paid for it, or he will be condemned to live out the rest of his days in excruciating torment. Follow Keawe on his adventures and find out the consequences that this magical imp has on his life and the lives of the people around him.