Based on the story of Oscar Wilde. Retold by Jill Nevile. ... "When we are happy, we are always good", says Lord Henry, "but when we are good, we are not always happy." Lord Henry's lazy, clever words lead the young Dorian Gray into a world where it is better to be beautiful than to be good, a world where anything can be forgiven - even murder - if it can make people laugh at a dinner party. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1 - C1 of the CEFR. Word count: 10.245 ... |
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Based on the story of William Shakespeare. Retold by Anna Trewin. ... Life is sweet for Othello. He is deeply in love with his new wife, Desdemona, and as the Duke's general, he is the most important person in Venice's army. But Othello does not know that his flag-bearer, Iago, hates him and wants revenge. As Iago begins to succeed with his clever plans, a frightening emotion takes hold of Othello's hear: will jealousy destroy him? This is one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies, retold here as a story, not a play. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult ... |
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The poignant and fascinating story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. Oba Yozo's attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a clown to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult. Without sentimentality, he ... |
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Based on the story of Mary Shelley. Retold by Patrick Nobes. ... Victor Frankenstein thinks he has found the secret of life. He takes parts from dead people and builds a new man. But this monster is so big and frightening that everyone runs away from him - even Frankenstein himself! The monster is like an enormous baby who needs love. But nobody gives him love, and soon he learns to hate. And, because he is so strong, the next thing he learns is how to kill... Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1 - C1 of ... |
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Based on the story of William Shakespeare. Retold by Alistair McCallum. ... This is the most famous of all Shakespeare's plays - a story of young love. What's in a name? Does it really matter if you are called Montague or Capulet? When Romeo, son of Lord Montague, falls in love with the most beautiful girl he's ever seen, he finds that it does matter. It makes all the difference in the world, because both families hate each other. For a time, Romeo and Juliet manage to keep their love secret. But when Romeo is sent away from Verona, hope begins to die. Can any of their friends help the young lovers to be ... |
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Based on the story of Daniel Defoe. Retold by Diane Mowat. ... "I often walked along the shore, and one day I saw something in the sand. I went over to look at it more carefully... It was a footprint - the footprint of a man!" By the book In 1659 Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on a small island off the coast of South America. After fifteen years alone, he suddenly learns that there is another person on the island. But will this man be a friend - or an enemy? Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from ... |
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Based on the story of John Christopher. Retold by Susan Binder. ... In the distant future, Harl and Ellen talk about their work and their lives. Their work as scientists is more important to them than love. Harl plans to leave Earth, on a long journey through space. Ellen plans to stay on Earth, to change the way the human mind works. When Harl returns to Earth, the world will be a very different place. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1 - C1 of the CEFR. Word count: 6.250 ... |
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По романа на Ги дьо Мопасан, преразказан от Пиер Хаузи. ... Une vie, paru en feuilleton en 1883, est le premier roman de Guy de Maupassant. Quand Jeanne descendit toute fraîche dans une toilette claire, elle trouva la table du salon couverte de boîtes de bonbons et, sur une chaise, un énorme bouquet. Une voiture entra dans la cour. Le vicomte de Lamare parut. Jeanne, stupéfaite, le regardait comme si elle ne l'avait point encore vu elle le trouvait souverainement gentilhomme, grand seigneur de la tête aux pieds. Книгата е част от поредицата Lectures Seniors от издателство Клет България. ... |
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По романа на Гюстав Флобер, преразказан от Моник Блондел. ... Emma Bovary rêve la vie idéale que ses lectures d'adolescente lui ont permis d'imaginer, mais son existence se déroule dans une société insatisfaisante aux moeurs souvent trop figées. Éprise de liberté, mais déçue de son mariage, elle cède à la passion adultère dans les bras d'amants égoistes, en quête de cet amour qu'elle envisage comme la fièvre du bonheur."Quant à Emma, elle ne s'interrogea point pour savoir si elle l'aimait. L'amour, ... |
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По романа на Оноре дьо Балзак, преразказан от Пиер Хаузи. ... "Goriot mettait ses filles au rang des anges, et nécessairement audessus de lui, le pauvre homme! Il aimait jusqu'au mal qu'elles lui faisaient." Honore de Balzac Le mariage Les enfants - Après avoir lu les secrètes infortunes du père Goriot, vous dînerez avec appétit en mettant votre insensibilité sur le compte de l'auteur, en le taxant d'exagération, en l'accusant de poésie. Ah! sachez-le: ce drame n'est ni une fiction, ni un roman. All is true, il est si véritable, que ... |
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По романа на Франсис Скот Фицджералд, преразказан от Ричард Ларкман. ... Scott Fitzgerald's third novel was published in 1925 and has justifiably become a 20th century literary classic."– Gatsby?" - asked Daisy urgently. – What Gatsby? Could it be the same young army lieutenant whom Daisy Fay met five years ago - and who owns a sumptuous house on Long Island, where New York society enjoys the best parties on offer? Is it just coincidence that Gatsby lives across the bay from Daisy - now married to wealthy polo-player Tom Buchanan?" From the novel As one man's mysterious dream moves towards its ... |
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По романа на Джонатан Суифт, преразказан от Джанет Борсби и Рут Суон. ... Jonathan Swift's best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. Gulliver is a doctor on a ship. He travels from England to many places. He meets little people and giants, he meets people from the past and horses who can talk. He also encounters pirates and terrible storms. Will he ever return home? Will he be happy in England? Книгата е част от поредицата Young Adult Readers от издателство Клет България. ... |