This collection brings together some of the best examples of late nineteenthand early twentieth-century short stories. Some are about ordinary people to whom something unexpected happens. Others are a...

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...

Penguin Readers are written by specialist ELT authors. The language, vocabulary, style and content of every book is carefully graded to make sure it suits the learners own language ability.Every Pengu...

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 Raskolnikoff, a young student, has been forced to give up his university studies because of lack of money. He withdraws from society and, poor and lonely, he develops a plan t...

In Washington, two Supreme Court judges are murdered and only the young and beautiful law student Darby Shaw knows why. She has uncovered a deadly secret but will anyone believe her Can she stay alive...

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 FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN addresses the meaning of life, and life after death, in the poignant way that made TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE.An elderly amusement park maintenance worker named Eddie who,...

* Washington Square: Catherine Sloper lives quietly with her father and aunt in New York. When her father dies she will be a rich woman. One day Catherine meets a handsome young man called Morris To...

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

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...

Roald Dahl is the master of the unexpected. Things are not always what they seem and nobody should be trusted. In this collection of his short stories we learn some strange lessons about the dangerous...

Kate Grant comes from Canada. She is visiting Europe with her mother and father. One evening she sees two men in a museum. They are taking a very famous pictureGirl with a Pearl Ear-ring. What can Kat...

Only the Woman in White knows the truth of Laura Fairlies cruel husband. Can Walter Hartwright discover the terrible secret From the moment Walter meets this mysterious woman, his future and that of L...

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...

Sephy Hadley and Callum McGregor are two young people in love. But Sephy is a Cross, daughter of a government minister, and Callum is a Nought. In their world, Crosses and Noughts cannot be friends. M...

Mark Twain is one of North America´s most famous and best-loved writers. His stories are always clever and usually very amusing, but they have a serious message too. In this book you will reade about ...

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...

Ben has a job in Mr. Tysons store. Then Mr. Tyson finds money in Bens bag. Get out of my store Mr. Tyson says. But is Ben the thief There is an earthquake in the city - and Mr. Tyson gets his answer.

In these six stories we join the brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his friend Dr Watson, in a variety of exciting adventures. These include several suspicious deaths, the mystery of the engine...

William Tell is a good man, but his country is a dangerous place. The Swiss people dont like the Austrian emperor or his governor in Switzerland. Can William Tell help them in their fight with the Aus...

Paul is shy and Judy has no friends. Oliver is afraid of other boys. Jane and Leo cant talk about their feelings, and Sue lies to her boyfriends. These five short plays tell the stories of young peopl...

The Time Traveller construiu uma máquina do tempo e tem ido para o futuro, para o ano de 802.701. Ele espera encontrar um mundo melhor com pessoas altamente inteligentes e grandes invenções. Em vez di...

There is a climate of secrecy and fear at the Paris Opera. People are dying and a beautiful, talented young singer has disappeared. Is this the work of the Opera ghost Is the ghost a man or a monster ...

Johnny English is a Secret Service agent. He often makes very bad mistakes. But now hes got an important job security for the Queen and her crown. There are problems a lot of problems. But is Johnny ...

A tree full of enormous spiders, a living thing with no face, a picture that comes alive, and a boy with no heart. These are some of the frightening things in these stories by M. R. James, one of the ...

King Lear is old but not wise. He loves the two daughters who secretly hate him. He hates the only daughter who really loves him. In time, he discovers his mistake. Has he learnt his lesson Or will hi...

Heidi lives with her grandfather in his little wooden house, high up in the mountains of Switzerland. One day Heidi’s aunt arrives and takes her to Clara’s home in Frankfurt. Heidi likes her new frien...

Original American English 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 ...

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 ...

Contemporary British English Scientist Harry Dalton knows about volcanoes. His boss, Paul Dreyfus, sends him to Dantes Peak, a small town in the Cascade Mountains, because one of the mountains is mov...

Bassanio wants to get married, but he has no money and a lot of debts. He asks his friend Antonio for a loan, but Antonio is waiting for his ships to return. Until then, he has nothing to lend. To hel...