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Robert Louis Stevenson The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Stories ENUtterson, the lawyer, is becoming increasingly anxious about the strange behavior of his friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and in particular, by Jekyll's association with an ugly, violent creature by the name of Edward Hyde. Utterson resolves to get to the bottom of the mystery, and along the way, uncovers a horrific story of murder and suffering, which leads inevitably to the terrible revelation of Mr. Hyde's true identity…
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Louis Robert Stevenson The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeClassic / British EnglishDr Jekyll is a London doctor who is liked and respected for his work. Mr Hyde is an evil man, completely unknown in London society. There is a murder and Hyde seems to be responsible....
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Robert L. Stevenson The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ENDr Jekyll is a London doctor who is liked and respected for his work. Mr Hyde is an evil man, completely unknown in London society. There is a murder and Hyde seems to be responsible. So why does the good doctor give Mr Hyde the key to his house.
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Robert Louise Stevenson The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde ENAfter taking an elixir created in his laboratory, mild mannered Dr Jekyll is transformed into the cruel and despicable Mr Hyde. Although seemingly harmless at first, things soon descend into chaos and Jekyll quickly realises there is only one way to stop Hyde. Stevenson′s quintessential novella of the Victorian era epitomizes the conflict between psychology, science and religious morality, but is fundamentally a…
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Robert Louis Stevenson The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ENThe classic tale by Robert Louis Stevenson retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Something evil is loose in London. The menacing figure of Edward Hyde stalks the streets, barging into women, trampling children, and even murdering an old man. But who is Hyde? And what is his relationship with the respectable doctor, Henry Jekyll? Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with…
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Robert Louis Stevenson, J. Borsbey, R. Swan The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ENThe novella’s impact is such that it has become a part of the language. Jekyll is a famous London doctor, but something unusual is happening in his house. Who is his strange young friend? Why does Jekyll like him? And why does no-one else like him? Stevenson’s dark thriller is the story of one man’s need to find himself in the dark, foggy London of Victorian times. Stage 2 - Pre-Intermediate - 800 headwords - A2 …
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Leslye Walton The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender ENMagical realism, lyrical prose, and the pain and passion of human love haunt this hypnotic generational saga. Foolish love appears to be the Roux family birthright, an ominous forecast for its most recent progeny, Ava Lavender. Ava in all other ways a normal girl is born with the wings of a bird. In a quest to understand her peculiar disposition and a growing desire to fit in with her peers, sixteen-year old Ava…
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Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan The Strain ENHigh-concept thriller with a supernatural edge from world-famous director, whose films include Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy. A plane lands at JFK and mysteriously ‘goes dark’, stopping in the middle of the runway for no apparent reason, all lights off, all doors sealed. The pilots cannot be raised. When the hatch above the wing finally clicks open, it soon becomes clear that everyone on board is dead – although…
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Jonathan Gottschall The Storytelling Animal ENHumans Live in Landscapes of Make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. Even sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives. Yet the world of story has long remainded an undiscovered and unmapped country. Now Jonathan Gottschall offers the first unified theory of storytelling. He argues the stories help us navigate life's complex social problems - just as flight simulators prepare…
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Jodi Picoult The Storyteller ENSage Singer has a past that makes her want to hide from the world. Sleeping by day and working in a bakery by night, she kneads her emotion into the beautiful bread she bakes. But when she strikes up an unlikely friendship with Josef Weber, a quiet man old enough to be her grandfather, and respected pillar of the community, she feels that finally, she may have found someone she can open up to. Until Josef tells her…
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Jodi Picoult The Storyteller ENThe latest novel from the sensational Jodi Picoult: Can murder ever be justice? Or mercy? Sage Singer has a past that makes her want to hide from the world. But when she strikes up an unlikely friendship with Josef Weber, a quiet old man and respected pillar of the community, she feels that finally, she may have found someone she can open up to. Until Josef tells her the evil secret he's kept for sixty years…
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Katy Flint, Jessica Courtney Tickle (ilustrácie) The Story Orchestra: Swan LakeDiscover the spellbinding magic of Swan Lake in this musical retelling of the ballet - push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing from Tchaikovsky's score...
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Jessica Courtney-Tickle (ilustrácie) The Story OrchestraFollow Clara on a magical Christmas adventure in this musical retelling of The Nutcracker ballet – push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing from Tchaikovsky’s original score...
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Tara Sivec The Story of UsHow much can a man take before he breaks?1,843 days. That's how long I survived in that hellhole. They tried to break me, but I resisted.And I owe it all to the memory of warm summer nights, the scent of peaches, and the one woman who loved me more than I
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Patricia Cleveland-Peck The Story of Tutankhamun ENUncover the true story of an Egyptian king, and the 20th century explorer who found him. Discover the troubles Tutankhamun faced as a young king, his untimely death, and his legacy, which lay hidden for centuries. Pore over his treasures, learn the steps of mummification, and see Tutankhamun's fascinating story bought to life. Travel through history with Howard Carter, on his quest to uncover Tutankhamun's hidden…
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Katie Daynes The Story of Toilets, Telephones and Other Useful InventionsAn amusing and informative history of the toilet, from cavemen's holes in the ground to Thomas Crapper's flushing toilet. Equally interesting tales of telephones, frozen food, soccer nets, safety razors...
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Brian Glanville The Story of the World CupBrian Glanville's dramatic history of the world's most famous football tournament has become the most authoritative guide to the World Cup. His classic, bestselling account is a vivid celebration of the great players and legendary matches in ...
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Geza Vermes The Story of the Scrolls ENThe discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Qumran, Palestine, in 1947 was one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, and hidden in caves by an ancient Jewish sect, these mysterious manuscripts revolutionized our understanding of the Bible, of Judaism and the early Christian world. Geza Vermes is the world's leading Dead Sea Scrolls scholar, whose English translations…
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Andrea Camilleri The Story of the Nose ENThe Collegiate Assessor Kovalyov wakes one morning to discover that his nose has disappeared. Unbeknownst to him, it has mysteriously found its way into a loaf of bread on the barber Yokovlevich’s breakfast table. The barber attempts to dispose of it, but when Kovalyov steps out onto the St Petersburg streets, he finds his nose, now the size of a human, wearing a gold-embroidered uniform and travelling around in a…
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Elena Ferrante The Story of the Lost Child ENHere is the dazzling saga of two women, the brilliant, bookish Elena and the fiery uncontainable Lila. In this book, life’s great discoveries have been made, its vagaries and losses have been suffered. Through it all, the women’s friendship, examined in its every detail over the course of four books, remains the gravitational center of their lives. Both women once fought to escape the neighborhood in which they grew…
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Simon Schama The Story of the Jews ENThe words that failed were words of hope. But they did not fail at all times and everywhere. These gripping pages teem with words of defiance and optimism, sounds and images of tenacious life and adventurous modernism, music and drama, business and philosophy, poetry and politics. The second part of Simon Schama's epic Story of the Jews is neither overwhelmed by hopelessness nor shrouded in the smoke of the…
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Stephen Bryant The Story of the InternetOriginal / British English. The Internet is the fastest growing phenomenon in technology the world has ever seen, revolutionising business and the lives of almost every person on the planet – in less than ten years...
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