A secret organisation plans to assassinate the French President, General de Gaulle. Their leader, Colonel Marc Rodin, decides to hire a professional, ...

A diamond necklace is stolen from a museum. Everyone who works at the museum could be guilty. But who really took the necklace, and why? The police su ...

Contemporary / British English It is 1942 in Holland and the Germans have invaded. All Jewish people are frightened for their lives, so the Frank fami ...

Katherine Mansfield was born in New Zealand, and was a prolific writer of short stories. This collection features four of her stories written between ...

Doctor Faustus is a clever man, who is greedy for knowledge and power. He signs an agreement with the devil, but there are two sides to an agreement. ...

Classic / British English Emma Woodhouse is beautiful, clever and rich. She likes to arrange marriages between her friends and neighbours in the villa ...

Thirty people join an Italian evening class. All have their own reasons. Connie needs to escape from an unhappy home life; Lou has criminal intentions ...

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 ...

Classic / British English Gabriel Oak is an honest, hard-working young farmer, who falls in love with the beautiful and independent Bathsheba Everdene ...

Maximus is a general in the Roman army. After his last battle he wants to return to his family. But the new Emperor Commodus hates Maximus, and kills ...

Classic / British EnglishIt is the summer of 1900 and Leo is staying with his friend Marcus. Leo likes Marcus's beautiful older sister very much. To m ...

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 li ...