Classic / British English
Gulliver travels across the sea from England and has an accident. He arrives in a country of very, very small people. What will they do with him? How will he talk to them? And why are the Big-enders fighting the Little-enders?
Classic / British English
Gulliver travels across the sea from England and has an accident. He arrives in a country of very, very small people. What will they do with him? How will he talk to them? And why are the Big-enders fighting the Little-enders?
Read about the adventures of Elizabeth Swann, Will Turner, and Jack Sparrow - characters in the blockbuster Hollywood movie 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'.
Contemporary / American English
Elizabeth lives on a Caribbean island, a very dangerous place. A young blacksmith is interested in her, but pirates are interested too. Where do the pirates come from and what do they want? Is there really a curse on their ship? And why can’t they enjoy their gold?
Classic / British English
Two babies are born on the same day in England. One boy is a prince and the other boy is from a very poor family. Ten years later, they change places for a game. But then the old king dies and they cannot change back. Will the poor boy be the new King of England?
Classic / British English
The story of Robin Hood is very famous. Robin Hood robbed rich people and gave the money to the poor people. He loved adventure, and he was the best fighter in England. The greedy Sheriff of Nottingham hated Robin, and the beautiful Lady Marian loved him. His most famous adventures are in this book.
Classic / British English
The story of Robin Hood is very famous. Robin Hood robbed rich people and gave the money to the poor people. He loved adventure, and he was the best fighter in England. The greedy Sheriff of Nottingham hated Robin, and the beautiful Lady Marian loved him. His most famous adventures are in this book.
Classic / British English
David Copperfields happy life suddenly changes when his mother marries again. Her new husband is cruel to him and sends him away to school. When Davids mother dies, he is sent to work in London. He hates his job so he runs away. He has no money for food or for travelling. But it is the beginning of his life of adventure.
Classic / American English
“All novels … are built on the never-ending contest in ourselves between good and evil.”
John Steinbeck, one of America’s greatest writers, considered East of Eden to be his most important work.Set in California, the novel is a story of love and jealousy, forgiveness and revenge—and what it means to be human.
Classic / American English
“All novels … are built on the never-ending contest in ourselves between good and evil.”
John Steinbeck, one of America’s greatest writers, considered East of Eden to be his most important work.Set in California, the novel is a story of love and jealousy, forgiveness and revenge—and what it means to be human.