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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...

A selection of twelve thematically-paired stories by a wide range of authors including Oscar Wilde, Ernest Hemingway, Arthur C. Clarke, Kate Chopin, Maeve Binchy, Penelope Lively, Richard Hughes and Ed McBain. The stories are presented in six highly contemporary themes – children, love, mystery, murder, money, war – and accompanied by fascinating articles from English-language newspapers and newsmagazines. Designed to help students progress from intermediate to advanced level, this...

Silas, a weaver, is betrayed by his best friend and the woman he loves. He loses all faith in humanity and moves to the village of Raveloe. There he lives a solitary life, working and hoarding his gold coins, until one day his gold is stolen…

The Durbeyfield family are poor and simple people, but their ancestors were the mighty d’Urbervilles, an ancient and noble family. When the Durbeyfields meet with misfortune, they send their eldest daughter Tess to visit her wealthy cousin and ask for help, but the wealthy cousin has a young son, Alec Stoke-d’Urberville, who finds Tess very attractive…

The kindly gentleman, Mr Allworthy, returns home from a voyage to find that someone has left a baby boy in his house. He adopts the foundling, giving him the name Tom Jones. Mr Allworthy’s sister, Bridget, has a son called Master Blifil. While Tom grows into a wild but honest young man, Blifil becomes a scheming hypocrite. But what happens when Tom falls in love with a neighbouring gentleman’s daughter, Sophia, whose family wish her to marry Blifil?...

The Ransom of Red Chief is a wonderfully funny and ironic story about two inexperienced kidnappers and their unusual ‘victim’, with a great surprise ending. O. Henry’s unique talent enabled him to create a world full of ordinary people who did extraordinary things.

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…?

Adela Quested visits India with Mrs Moore to decide whether to marry the latter’s son, Ronny. Obsessed with understanding the ‘real India’, the two women make friends with Dr Aziz who invites them to the mysterious Marabar caves…

Un numero telefonico su una banconota da 50 euro, un mazzo di rose rosse, un fioraio dall’aria sospetta. Tutte cose apparentemente banali, che passano normalmente inosservate… non è così, però, per l’occhio attento e vigile di un commissario di polizia ormai in pensione. Fatevi coinvolgere in questa avventura, aiutate il commissario a risolvere il mistero!

A finales del siglo XVII en Madrid, una joven y bellísima gitana llamada Preciosa, provoca la admiración de cuantos la ven bailar y de cuantos la oyen presagiar la suerte. Un joven y apuesto gentilhombre, decide abandonar su rango, hacerse gitano, partir a la aventura y convivir con los gitanos para merecer su amor. La aventura se complica, cuando es acusado de un crimen y encarcelado. Preciosa pide clemencia al Corregidor, desconociendo que… El amor, la aventura y el mis...

Buck, a big happy dog, is kidnapped from his comfortable home in California and is sold as sled dog in the cold Yukon Territory during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896. His new life in the Norhland is difficult, chellenging, adventurous… and full of surprises!

A finales del siglo XV, la vieja Celestina se dedica a concertar amores en su propio beneficio. Calisto le pide ayuda para conseguir los favores de Melibea. ¿Será capaz Celestina con sus artificios de hacer caer a la joven en los brazos de Calisto? El autor, con un empleo magistral del lenguaje, da vida a personajes complejos, recrea ambientes y ofrece una visión amarga y pesimista de la vida, de la que se desprende un profundo lirismo....

The fascinating character of Maggie Tulliver and her relationship with her brother Tom is at the centre of this moving story of rural Victorian England. As she grows up, the intelligent and imaginative Maggie is oppressed by the limited role offered to women and is eventually ostracised by her family and local society. George Eliot gives a deep psychological insight of the different characters, exploring their feelings, their moral worth and motivations....

Le Morte d’Arthur tells the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The tale begins with Arthur’s birth, his education, and his rise to the throne. It also recounts the tragic love story of Sir Lancelot and Guinevere, the destruction of the Round Table and Arthur’s mysterious disappearance or death.

Doctor Faustus, a brilliant scholar, enters into an agreement with the Devil. He agrees to sell his soul in return for twenty-four years of knowledge, power and riches. But he realises the full implications of his rash action.

The Young King tells how a shepherd boy becomes a king and realises that money is not worth human suffering. In The Star Child a baby is found in the forest and discovers his true identity after many adventures. The Nightingale and the Rose is a tale of a nightingale who sacrifices her life to create the perfect red rose for a student in love.

In der belebtesten Straße Berlin, steht ein altes, scheinbar unbewohntes Haus. Theodor flaniert täglich die Straße entlang und bleibt immer vor dem Haus stehen. Gibt es eine plausible Erklärung für die Existenz dieses Hauses? Als Theodor dort eines Tages eine Frau im Fenster sieht, macht er sich selbst auf die Suche nach einer Erklärung und riskiert Hals und Kragen. Mit Übungen zum Leseverständnis, zu Wortschatz und Grammatik sowie Audio-CD mit dem gesam...

‘Lock me in any cell in any prison anywhere at any time, wearing only normal clothes and I’ll escape in a week.’ For Professor Van Dusen, otherwise known as ‘The Thinking Machine’, nothing is impossible. Logic is his passion. One hour later he finds himself locked up in Chisholm prison and has to use all his mental resources to find the solution to the problem.

Siegfried und Kriemhild sind in Zitaten und Anspielungen noch heute lebendig, und das nicht nur im deutschsprachigen Raum. Grund genug, einmal die ‘wahre Geschichte’ der beiden zu lesen: eine dramatische, mitunter komische Geschichte von Liebe und Treue, von Mord und Rache, bei der sich auch Jugendliche nicht langweilen werden. Das mittelhochdeutsche Epos eines unbekannten Autors wird hier in einer vereinfachten Prosaversion für Deutschlerner vorgelegt. Der reich illustrierte T...

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.