Based on the story of Charles Dickens. Text adaptation by Susan Kingsley. ... Thomas Gradgrind believes that facts and money are more important than feelings and imagination. After Sissy Jupe - a circus child - is left alone in the world, Gradgrind takes her into his house, looking after her and teaching her facts with his own children Tom and Louisa. Some years later the Gradgrind family meets hard times. Louisa becomes a prisoner in a loveless marriage, and Tom has problems at work. In the end, Thomas Gradgrind learns the importance of feelings and imagination. Listen along with downloadable MP3 audio. Dominoes is ... |
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Based on the story of Charles Dickens. Retold by Clare West. ... In a gloomy, neglected house Miss Havisham sits, as she has sat year after year, in a wedding dress and veil that were once white, and are now faded and yellow with age. Her face is like a death's head, her dark eyes burn with bitterness and hate. By her side sits a proud and beautiful girl, and in front of her, trembling with fear in his thick country boots, stands young Pip. Miss Havisham stares at Pip coldly, and murmurs to the girl at her side: 'Break his heart, Estella. Break his heart!' Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. ... |
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По романа на Чарлз Дикенс, преразказан от Елизабет Ферети. ... Dickens' favourite Christmas story shows us the difficult lives of the poor, but it is also a story of hope, where the future can be better. Ebenezer Scrooge loves only one thing - money. He has no friends, doesn't like his family and never helps anyone. But when Jacob Marley, who's been dead for seven years, arrives at his house one night, Scrooge learns that a good life is about much more than money. In this Reader you will find information about Charles Dickens' life, focus on sections: England in the 1800s, Christmas traditions and ... |
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Тази книга повече от 170 години е любимо четиво на малки и големи по цял свят. Приказната история за Ебенизър Скрудж, Малкия Тим и призраците е много повече от занимателно четиво по Коледа. С нея големият хуманист Чарлз Дикенс още в средата на живота си отправя своето послание към идните поколения - да вярват в доброто и да го отстояват напук на всички житейски премеждия. Вълнуваща и пленителна, с богат език и в чудесен превод на Нели Доспевска, "Коледна песен" сгрява сърцата ни и ни зарежда със съчувствие и обич към ближния. ... |
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Illustrated by Kay Dixie. ... "Oliver stared round the dirty room. There was a rope tied across one corner of the room. Many brightly-coloured silk handkerchiefs were hanging over the rope. Fagin smiled again."My handkerchiefs are pretty, aren't they, Oliver?", he said. "And they're all waiting to be washed!"To Oliver's surprise, all the boys laughed." From the Book This book is in British English. Here you can find: extra grammar and vocabulary exercises; notes about the life of Charles Dickens; points for understanding comprehension questions; glossary of difficult ... |
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Световна класика. ... Чарлс Дикенс без Лондон просто не би бил Чарлс Дикенс. Градът подсигурява на писателя постоянен извор на материал, бликащ от виталност, живот, пороци, хора от всякакъв тип и най-вече сюжети. Лондон е неговата муза, той му предоставя реалната среда, в която Дикенс развива своите измислени приключения, но освен това го и вдъхновява и предизвиква като автор. Огромната метрополия му дава възможност едновременно за сюжети и авантюри, въздейства му и го блазни, но заедно с това конфронтира идеалистичния му светоглед с несекващите престъпления, нищета и мизерия – Лондон кара Дикенс да порасне. Чарлс ... |
