Diane Mowat Książki

"Robinson Crusoe" tells the story of a young man who defies his parents' wishes to pursue a life at sea, leading to a shipwreck that leaves him stranded on a deserted island for 28 years. The novel explores themes of survival, self-reliance, and the human spirit's resilience in the face of adversity. Crusoe's solitary existence forces him to confront his own beliefs and values, reflecting on his relationship with God and the nature of civilization. Throughout his time on the island, he learns to cultivate the land, build shelter, and create a life for himself, ultimately encountering a native man whom he names Friday, with whom he forms a complex bond. The narrative serves as an allegory for personal and societal development, delving into the implications of colonialism and the moral dilemmas of civilization. Defoe's work has sparked extensive literary criticism and analysis, influencing countless writers and thinkers across centuries, making it a foundational text in English literature.

Dracula has been attributed to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. Structurally it is an epistolary novel, that is, told as a series of diary entries and letters. Literary critics have examined many themes in the novel, such as the role of Victorian culture, conventional and conservative women sexuality, immigration, colonialism, postcolonialism and folklore. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, the novel's influence on the popularity of vampires has been singularly responsible for many theatrical and film interpretations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

This series of "Bookworms" offers younger readers the chance to enjoy lively and accessible adaptations of the best classic and modern fiction. Each title is highly illustrated to engage the reader in the world of the book and help with specific vocabulary.

The five children find a cantankerous sand fairy or 'psammead' in a gravel pit. Every day 'It' will grant each of them a wish that lasts until sunset, often with disastrous consequences.

Now The Children of Green Knowe and River at Green Knowe are available in one edition. Children of Green KnoweTolly's great grandmother isn't a witch, but both she and her old house, Green Knowe, are full of a very special kind of magic.

Part of a series designed to provide English language students at all levels of comprehension with the opportunity to extend their reading and appreciation of English, this adventure novel at Level 4 is set in Greece.

Matty is fifteen and is leaving school in a few weeks' time. He wants to work with animals, and would like to get a job on a farm. But his parents say he's too young to leave home - he must stay in the town and get a job in ship-building, like his father. They also say he can't go on a campingholiday with his friends. And they say he can't keep his dog, Nelson, because Nelson barks all day and eats his father's shoes. But it is because of Nelson that Matty finds a new life . . .

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension. Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.

Een Engelsman neemt de plaats in van zijn neef, de koning van Ruritanië.

W jakiś czas po pełnej wydarzeń wyprawie rzeką, opisanej w powieści 'Trzech panów w łódce (nie licząc psa)', ci sami trzej dżentelmeni dostają nowego ataku „świądu stóp” i decydują się wyruszyć na kolejną włóczęgę. Zgodnie uznają, że aby wyzwolić się z zawodowej i domowej rutyny dnia codziennego potrzebują chwili oddechu i wyruszają na rowerową eskapadę po Niemczech. Kultura i obyczaje obcego kraju, z jakimi się stykają w czasie wyprawy, jest dla nich prawdziwym zaskoczeniem i prowadzi do wielu zabawnych nieporozumień i konfrontacji. Po drodze George, Harris i J. uczą się też, jak poradzić sobie z wieloma niebezpiecznymi zadaniami, takimi choćby jak kupowanie poduszki, wyładunek roweru z pociągu, posługiwanie się mapą w górach, czy nawet przechodzenie przez drogę. Opowieść o ich przygodach nie może oczywiście posłużyć za bedeker podróży dookoła Niemiec, ale zapewnia kilka godzin przedniej rozrywki w konwencji klasycznego angielskiego humoru.

Outside, the night is cold and wet. Inside, the White family sits and waits. Where is their visitor? There is a knock at the door. A man is standing outside in the dark. Their visitor has arrived. The visitor waits. He has been in India for many years. What has he got? He has brought the hand of a small, dead animal - a monkey's paw. Outside, in the dark, the visitor smiles and waits for the door to open.

"If you wake up in the night and hear a tap running somewhere in the house, what to you do? You get up, of course, and go and turn the tap off. A little later you hear the tap running again. You are alone in the house, and you know you turned the tap off. What do you think? The ghosts in these stories all have unfinished business with the living world. They come back from the grave to continue their work, to keep a promise, to look for something they have lost. Sometimes they want to help people, sometimes they want to punish them - or kill them."--Back cover

A housewife, a tramp, a lawyer, a waitress, an actress - ordinary people living ordinary lives in New York at the beginning of the 20th century. The city has changed greatly since that time, but its people are much the same. Some are rich, some are poor, some are happy, some are sad, some have found love, some are looking for love. O. Henry's famous short stories -sensitive, funny, sympathetic- give us vivid pictures of the everyday lives of these New Yorkers

Sam Sylvester is a teacher who wants his class to have ambition, and to do great things in life. So he enters them for a sporting competition against the rich students of Greycoats School. The team that he has chosen for the competition think Sam has gone crazy. 'Who, Sir? Me, Sir?' says little Hoomey, his eyes round with horror. 'We'll never beat Greycoats,' the others cry. 'Never in a million years!' But you don't know what you can do - until you try . . .

The Oxford Bookworms Library offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provide enhanced teaching support. Sixteen additional pages inside each book allow extra pages of activities and increased author and series information. Some of the titles have new illustrations. For those titles which had associated cassettes, the cassettes will remain available with the same ISBNs as before.

After the bleak depression of London in winter, Corfu seems like paradise to Lucy Waring. But this peace is soon to be shattered. Two incidents, seemingly unconnected, but both surrounded in mystery, throw her life into a dangerous spin

Suitable for younger learners Word count 5,310

Greg is a teenager with a problem - his father. After the death of Greg's mother in an accident, his father takes no interest in life at all. Greg tries hard to help him. His father is too old to rock and roll, of course . . . or is he? These short stories by Jan Mark look at life, love, and friendship through teenagers' eyes.

Suitable for younger learners Word count 5,310

Polish translation of Dumas' famous historical novel, "The Three Musketeers." A young Gascon nobleman, d'Artagnan, sets off for Paris in hopes of joining the Musketeers. He proves himself fighting with them and earns a place in their ranks. With d'Artagnan the three preserve the honor of the king and thwart the schemes of Cardinal Richelieu.