This great story is set against the background of the French Revolution. Two men one French, one English, but very similar in appearance are in love with the same woman. The three of them, like the ...

When Frank McCourt becomes a teacher in New York, he finds himself standing in front of bored, confused, angry students. Will he fail as a teacher Or can he use his miserable Irish childhood to help h...

Who killed Charles McCarthy at Boscombe Pool And why Detective Lestrade from Scotland Yard thinks it was McCarthys son, James. Things do not look good for James. But the famous English detective, Sher...

Classic British English Always be good, so people will love you. Always work hard and do your best. These were the words of Black Beautys mother to her son when the two horses lived with Farmer Grey....

Classic British English Well give a free dinner to the person who tells the best story. Now, put up your hands if you agree. The pilgrims all held up their hands. A group of pilgrims are travelling t...

Shakespeares plays are famous all over the world in the theatre, in film and in the classroom. What do we know about the man What kind of life did he have Who were his friends Why can we still laugh ...

When they were very young, Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth were in love. They did not marry, but Anne never forgot her love for him. Now, many years later, they meet again. Does Wentworth feel anyth...

The Penguin Readers are graded at seven levels of difficulty from easystarts to level 6 (Advanced). They fall into three sub-categories (Contemporary, Classics and Originals) ithin the one series, mak...

Jane Eyre, a poor girl, leaves her cruel aunt’s house and goes away to school. Later, she becomes a teacher and works for the rich Mr Rochester. She loves him and wants to marry him. He loves her too,...

Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark. His heart is filled with sadness and pain. Why Only his two best friends, Horatio and Marcellus, know the true reason. The new king, Claudius, murdered Hamlets father ...

Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are two very different sisters. Marianne loves excitement and always shows her feelings Elinor is quiet and has more good sense. They both fall in love and both suffer bro...

Contemporary American English Inman leaves the horrors of the American Civil War and begins a long, dangerous journey home to Ada, the woman he loves. Along the way, he witnesses great poverty, cruel...

The Penguin Readers are graded at seven levels of difficulty from easystarts to level 6 (Advanced). They fall into three sub-categories (Contemporary, Classics and Originals) ithin the one series, mak...

A young woman comes to a big house to teach two young children. Its her first job and she wants to do it well. But she begins to see strange things the ghosts of dead people. Do the ghosts want the c...

These are the stories of some of Shakespeares most famous plays. We travel to Venice, Greece, Denmark and Rome, and meet many different people. There is a greedy money-lender, a fairy king and queen, ...

DArtagnan wants to be a musketeer. He wants to fight for his king and his country. But the Queen has a problem with the Cardinal, so dArtagnan and his new friends have to help her. The Cardinal is a v...

This is the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine, the Nautilus. One day, Nemo finds three men in the sea. For months the men live on the Nautilus. They find a town on the sea floor, beautiful coast...

The Penguin Readers are graded at seven levels of difficulty from easystarts to level 6 (Advanced). They fall into three sub-categories (Contemporary, Classics and Originals) ithin the one series, mak...

Classic / British English [Available February 2008] Fifteen-year old John Trenchard lives in a quiet village. But after dark, Moonfleet is a village with secrets. A dead man walks the streets, and smu...

When her mother dies, Mary Yellan goes to live with her aunt and uncle at Jamaica Inn. Strange things happen there at night, and Mary slowly discovers that she and her aunt are in terrible danger. Can...

Martin Luther King had a dream. He wanted blacks and whites to live together happily. But in America in the 1950s and 1960s, all men were not equal. King led peaceful protests against the government...

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 chicken Why is there a club f...

In this collection of Roald Dahls finest stories we meet some quite ordinary people who behave in extraordinary ways. There is a man who is sure he can hear plants scream and the wife who discovers a ...

It is 1839. The slave ship, Amistad, is carrying African slaves to America. There is a bloody fight on the ship, and the Africans are free. But soon they are in prison in the US. Must they return to t...

Mark Twain is one of Americas most famous and best-loved writers. He wrote about every important subject of his time. Twains stories are usually amusing but with a serious message too. You will read a...

British English This book is the life story and family history of Adeline Yen Mah. Adeline was born in China at a time of great change and trouble. At the same time, she suffered terrible unkindness f...

Around the world there are many beautiful places. There are famous buildings, old and new. Some are interesting some are important. Some are the tallest or biggest in the world. The Great Wall, Machu ...

The Penguin Readers are graded at seven levels of difficulty from easystarts to level 6 (Advanced). They fall into three sub-categories (Contemporary, Classics and Originals) ithin the one series, mak...

The Amazon rain forest is the largest rain forest in the world. It is 10.000,000 years old and many different kinds of plants and animals live here. The forest is important for the world´s weather and...

Original / American English (Available May 2008) Inventors are special people. They see everyday objects and imagine something better. They solve old problems with new ideas. Their inventions can help...

The Penguin Readers are graded at seven levels of difficulty from easystarts to level 6 (Advanced). They fall into three sub-categories (Contemporary, Classics and Originals) ithin the one series, mak...

The War of the Worlds is one of the most frightening science fiction novels ever written. When a spaceship falls from the sky and lands in southern England, few people are worried. But when strange cr...