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Jane Eyre was an immediate bestseller, and most critics liked it. One reviewer wrote It is one of the most powerful domestic romances which have been published for many years.Jane Eyre is an orphan, a...

Treasure Island is an adventure novel, narrating a tale of "pirates and buried gold". It is known for its atmosphere, characters and action.After Jim Hawkins finds a map in an old sea chest, he starts...

Part of the "Real Lives" collection.Nyangoma, a twelve-year-old African girl invites the reader into her world to meet her family and to see what everyday life is like in a real Ugandan village. Come ...

A young beggar boy meets the Prince of Wales by chance. It is a moment that will change their lives forever.Two boys are born on the same day, but their lives are very different. Edward Tudor is a pri...

Ann is ALWAYS losing her things and her teacher is angry. But help is on the way! Granny Fixit and her piece of yellow string solve all her problems - or do they?Anne is running to school. Her school ...

Jack is on his summer holidays. Hes at the seaside with his grandma and grandad. Alfie is Jacks dog. Hes on holiday too! Follow Jack and Alfie in their fun adventures at the beach.Topics At the seasid...

The daring and handsome nobleman Robin Hood is forced to live as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest, after the evil Sheriff of Nottingham kills his family and takes his land and money. With the help of his ...

View a sample"Look at the parrots! Pink and blue, Grey and purple, Green ones too. -Parrots parrots everywhere One on the wardrobe, One on the chair."When Jill and Ahmed find themselves on a magic pir...

The story traces the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity.David Copperfield looks back on the first twenty-five years of his life. He is only eight years old when his mother, a young p...

It was a hot, hot day her boring sister was reading a boring book - with no pictures! - and Alice didnt know what to do. When suddenly... she saw... a white rabbit. The classic story of a young girl w...

Two police officers, Harry and Emma, are sent to investigate an ancient Egyptian tomb where stolen gold is hidden. Harry is not happy and his mood gets worse when he finds out that a young girl is goi...

Why doesnt summer come to the Giants garden? Find out how the Selfish Giant changes and learns about friendship.A Giant lives in a castle with a beautiful garden. But the Giant is selfish and wants it...

This isnt going to stop us! Were definitely going to find Wills!Where is he? Where have they taken him? No one knows where Wills has gone and his best friends, the twins Harry and Camilla, are very wo...

"Everybody knows that it is true that any rich, single man must definitely want a wife. And, of course, all mothers think this rich, single man is the perfect partner for one or another of their daugh...

Dickens famous 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 friend...

The novellas impact is such that it has become a part of the language.Jekyll is a famous London doctor, but something unusual is happening in his house. Who is his strange young friend? Why does Jekyl...

One day, in India, nine-year old Mary wakes up and finds that she is completely alone. Back home in England, she is sent to live with an uncle she has never met. His house is a strange, lonely place...

"I can call him Mowgli", she said to her husband. Mowgli is LittleFrog in the language of the jungle.The real story of the Jungle Book isnt funny. You dont laugh when you read the real story... They w...

These are two traditional stories around getting the ingredients to make soup.In the first one, retold in a famous version by Aleksey Tolstoy, who will help grandpa pull up a huge turnip to make soup ...

Oh! says Alex, a little surprised. Dont you feel African at all? No, not at all! Marquat replies firmly. Just because Im black doesnt mean Im not British. I am British, just like you!Marquat, born in ...

"Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."In this reader you will find nine of Edgar Allan Poes most famous stories of mystery and suspense. They...

"They dont have apples Potatoes or beans Or even a pea. They dont have pears. They dont have grapes. Poor Robin and PB3!"An extraterrestrial adventure in which a bully gets more than he expects. When ...

Is it OK to trust everyone?Read about the Gingerbread Man as he runs away from an old woman, an old man, a cow and a horse. No one can catch him! But then he meets a fox... Who is more clever? The fox...

Enjoy reading about this little boy and discover if he stays true to himself even with all the changes in his life.In the mid-1880s, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother in New York. They are quit...

Young readers might well see themselves in the selfish giant, based on Oscar Wildes classic, who doesnt want to share his favourite possession.Through the story they see how our actions not only affec...

Im sorry, Grandma. Mummy is right. It isnt safe to stop in the woods, says Little Red Riding Hood. Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in a village near the forest. Her name was Little...

We all need friends. Friends are important. Friends are fun. Friends are there when we need them. You can have one friend or you can have many friends. The important thing is to be a good friend!But w...

After many more days and nights of study, I discovered exactly how life was created. With this knowledge I became the first man in history to have the power to create life from death.Victor Frankenste...