Who wants to live in a house, wear clean clothes, be good, and go to school every day? Not young Huckleberry Finn, that's for sure.
So Huck runs away, and is soon float...
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Called the most famous riddle mystery of all time, this very short story poses a dilemma. A man is sentenced to an unusual punishment for having a romance with a king's be...
Only the next king can pull the sword out of the stone. Many people try, but they cannot move the sword. Then young Arthur tries, but it comes out easily. Now he will be k...
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. When Edinburgh restaurant owner Alex Maclennan is found dead in his bathroom, Inspector Jenny Logan is called in to inves...
Part of the "Penguin Active Reading" series, this book provides a range of integrated activities designed to develop reading skills and consolidate vocabulary, and offers ...
Contemporary / British English
Mr Bean doesn’t understand the world. There are problems for him everywhere. In the restaurant, he doesn’t like his food. He tries to hi...
When men find gold in the frozen north of Canada, they need dogs - big, strong dogs to pull the sledges on the long journeys to and from the gold mines. Buck is stolen fro...
"Mr Scrooge," said the gentleman. "I have come to ask for your help because it is Christmas. I want money to help the poor people who have no money and no homes."
"Aren'...
Jim Hawkins and his parents have a quiet inn by the sea. Then one day, an old sailor arrives at the inn. What is he afraid of? Dangerous men come to the inn. Jim's quiet l...
The young Robinson Crusoe ignores his father's advice and decides to become a sailor. But Crusoe is soon caught up in violent storms and finds himself shipwrecked on a rem...
All kinds of people, from shopkeepers to kings, want the help of Sherlock Holmes in these six stories about the adventures of the famous detective. Who put a diamond in a ...
Don Vito Corleone is the Godfather of New York's richest Mafia family. His business is built on fear and murder. Vito's son Michael wants a quiet life away from the family...
"I like work. I find it interesting ...I can sit and look at it for hours". With ideas like this, perhaps it is not a good idea to spend a holiday taking a boat trip up th...
This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students.
Accessible language...
Юная Тэсс Дэрбифилд по воле своей семьи едет к богатым родственникам, где ее цинично соблазняет Алек Дэрбифилд. Честная натура Тэсс не позволяет ей скрывать свое прошлое о...
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers e...
Classic / British English Edward Prendick is travelling in the South Pacific when his ship goes down. He is saved after many days at sea by another ship, and a passenger, ...
He is not beautiful. His mother does not want him, children run away from him. People laugh at him, and call him "The Elephant Man".
Then someone speaks to him - and li...