Classic / British English The famous Canterville Ghost haunts an old house, but the ghost becomes unhappy when the new owners play tricks on him! In t ...

Contemporary / American EnglishJim Braddock is a successful boxer in New York. But in October 1929 the American economy fails, and at the same time Ji ...

Mark Sway is eleven and he knows a terrible secret. He knows where a body is hidden. Some secrets are so dangerous that it?s better not to tell. But i ...

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 ...

It is 1942 in Holland and the Germans have invaded. All Jewish people are frightened for their lives, so the Frank family hides. Life is dangerous but ...

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 ...

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, ...

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