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CIDEB
LEESPLEZIER OP ELK NIVEAU FRANS - ENGELS - DUITS - SPAANS
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Cultuurbad en taaloefeningen in één boekje De boekjes van CIDEB en Black Cat zijn gemaakt om het leesplezier in een andere taal aan te wakkeren. Kies uit originele verhalen of bewerkingen van literaire klassiekers. Elk boekje zit boordevol taaloefeningen die de kennis en vaardigheden van uw leerlingen versterken en hen onderdompelen in de anderstalige cultuur. De interculturele dossiers, oefeningen en taaltaken tussen de hoofdstukken bieden de nodige achtergrondinformatie om het verhaal te begrijpen. • • • •
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3 Was soll das alles bedeuten? 1. Der Erzähler spricht über Gregor Samsa in der dritten Person: „Gregor Samsa“ und „er“. Was weiß er von Gregor? Sind Gregor und der Erzähler verschiedene Personen? 2. Welche „Personen“ nennt der Erzähler (nicht)? Den Chef – den Geschäftsdiener – die Eltern – Gott – den Teufel – die Schwester – die Kollegen – Freunde. Wer ist für den Erzähler am wichtigsten?
Wortschatz 4 Adjektive – Was passt? Verbinde: CHAPITRE 1
1. schwer
a. der Buchautor (1000 Euro pro Jahr)
2. leicht
b. der Chef der Firma (1000000 Euro pro Jahr)
3. arm
c. der Finanzminister (150 kg)
4. dunkel
d. der Ballon
5. hell
e. das Licht
Cette année, il se passe des événements étranges à l’Opéra. On
6. reich
f. die Nacht
raconte en effet qu’un fantôme se promène dans les coulisses.
Que se passe-t-il à l’Opéra ? 2
Personne ne sait vraiment depuis quand ces rumeurs circulent. 5 Was passt? Setze das passende Adjektiv aus der Liste (nächste Seite) ein. (Eins brauchst du zweimal):
Certains disent que c’est Joseph Buquet qui en a parlé en premier. Joseph Buquet est le chef machiniste. C’est un homme calme, sérieux et travailleur. Il dit avoir rencontré, dans les couloirs de
1. Sie haben im Lotto gewonnen und sind nicht mehr arm, sondern ..................... .
l’Opéra, une personne qui portait un costume noir. Il pensait que
2. Er kann den Schrank nicht tragen, denn der ist zu ..................... .
c’était un spectateur, mais lorsqu’il l’a vue de près, il s’est rendu
3. Er kommt nicht durch die Tür, denn sie ist zu ..................... .
place du visage ! Il était très mince, sa peau était jaune et il avait
4. Er kann nicht durch den Fluss schwimmen, denn der ist zu ..................... .
deux trous à la place des yeux !
5. Er kann nichts sehen, denn heute Morgen ist es sehr ..................... .
d’inquiétants phénomènes. Pampin, le chef des pompiers, raconte
compte que cet effrayant personnage avait une tête de mort à la
Depuis ce jour-là, plusieurs employés de l’Opéra ont assisté à qu’une tête de feu l’a poursuivi lorsqu’il était dans les sous-sols. Il est catégorique : la tête de feu n’avait pas de corps !
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Before you read VocaBulary Match the words with their meaning.
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1
workhouse
a warm breakfast food made from cereal and milk or water.
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orphan
B a child who has no parents to look after him.
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orphanage
c a place where very poor people live.
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porridge
D to continue to live in difficult circumstances.
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to survive
e a place where orphans live.
Bron: www.ond.vlaanderen.be
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listening listen to the first part of chapter one and choose the correct answer — a, B or c. 1
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CHAPITRE 1
Jean Valjean
Oliver Twist’s mother a
lived in a workhouse.
B
died in a workhouse.
c
knew a doctor at the workhouse.
Oliver’s mother didn’t have a
a wedding ring.
B
a coat.
c
a pair of gloves. a workhouse.
B
a church.
c
an orphanage.
A Note on Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wilde was born on 16 October 1854 in
The people in the workhouse ate
Dublin, Ireland. His father, Sir William Wilde, was an important
a
bread on Sundays.
B
an onion on Sundays.
surgeon, and his mother was an Irish nationalist poet.
c
porridge three times a week.
He studied at Trinity College in Dublin and in 1875, at the age of 20,
5 The people in the workhouse were always a
sleepy.
B
thirsty.
c
hungry.
won a scholarship 1 to study at Oxford University, where he was an outstanding scholar and a promising poet. 1.
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Au début du mois d’octobre 1815, un peu avant le coucher du
soleil, un homme de quarante-cinq ans arrive dans la ville de
Oscar Wilde (1854).
Until the age of nine Oliver lived in a
scholarship : financial aid given to a student to pay for his studies.
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Digne. Il est trapu, robuste et son aspect est misérable. Il s’arrête à la fontaine pour boire, puis entre dans la mairie. Un quart d’heure plus tard, il sort et se dirige vers l’auberge La Croix-deColbas, considérée comme la meilleure de la ville. Lorsqu’il entre, l’aubergiste lui demande : – Que voulez-vous, monsieur ? – Manger et dormir, répond l’homme. J’ai de l’argent. L’aubergiste lui dit de s’asseoir et demande discrètement à un enfant d’aller à la mairie pour se renseigner sur ce voyageur. À son retour, l’enfant donne un petit bout de papier à l’aubergiste.
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Kennismakingspakketten FRANS 1
ENGELS 1
DUITS
9781100895499
9781100883205
9781106559081
A1
A2
A2/B1
La Belle et la Bête Histoire d’un casse-noisette Jeanne d’Arc Mystères au Grand Hôtel
A2/B1
Oliver Twist The Secret of the Stones The Prince and the Pauper Missing in Sydney
25
A1
A2 Diebstal in Hamburg Wie Im Film Jugend ohne Gott Die Verwandlung
25
i.p.v. 36,50
B1
25
i.p.v. 36,50
i.p.v.
36,50
FRANS 2
ENGELS 2
SPAANS
9781100883199
9781100883212
9781106559111
B1
C1/C2
Le Fantôme de l’Opéra Notre-Dame de Paris Une Vie La Chatte
25 i.p.v. 36,50
B1.1
C1/C2
B2.2
Gulliver’s Travels Rob Roy Heart of Darkness Mrs. Dalloway
25 i.p.v. 36,50
A2
B1
B2
El Cantar del Mio Cid Indagaciones por Madrid Fuente Ovejuna Don Quijote de la Mancha
25 i.p.v.
36,50
Frans LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE - NOUVELLE EDITION
ERIC A DISPARU
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A1
Dans une ville près de la mer, un homme riche élève seul ses enfants. Lorsqu’il perd toute sa fortune, il doit déménager avec sa famille à la campagne. Un jour, il s’égare dans une forêt et se réfugie dans un château. Là, il cueille une rose pour l’offrir à sa fille cadette, la Belle. Soudain, une Bête horrible apparaît …
Où est passé Éric? Il est six heures du soir et il n’est toujours pas rentré. Au lycée, personne ne l’a vu. Ses parents sont inquiets … Le commissaire va mener l’enquête et s’interroger sur des indices parfois inquiétants. Les pages finales présentent une version du texte conçue pour la dramatisation en classe.
LA BOÎTE EN OS
HISTOIRE D’UN CASSE-NOISETTE
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Quel est le secret de la boîte en os que Solange a achetée au marché aux puces de Marseille?
Chez les Silberhaus, tout est prêt pour le réveillon de Noël. L’oncle Drosselmayer offre des soldats de plomb à Fritz et un casse-noisette à Marie. Pendant la nuit, il se passe des choses étranges dans la maison: les objets grandissent et les jouets s’animent. Marie découvre alors que son cassenoisette est bien plus qu’un simple jouet …
ENIGME EN PERIGORD
JAMAIS DE JASMIN
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Bruno et Ludovic sont en vacances dans le Périgord. Un jour, ils surprennent des hommes suspects dans un bois et … des traces de sang. De quoi s’agit-il ? Quelle est cette énigme qui va occuper toutes leurs journées? Réussirontils à mener cette enquête jusqu’au bout?
A1
Qui aurait dit qu’une vieille dame énergique et un peu curieuse trouverait le fin mot d’un mystère dans une résidence tranquille de la chic banlieue parisienne? Rien n’échappe à la tenace et perspicace Colette qui mène, tambour battant, une enquête en bonne et due forme.
Frans LANCELOT
LA PIERRE DU GRAND NORD
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9788853007247
A1
A1
Le chevalier Lancelot va-t-il risquer le déshonneur pour sauver sa dame, la belle Guenièvre, et monter sur la charrette infamante des condamnés? Vous le découvrirez en lisant cette version adaptée du roman de Chrétien de Troyes.
Thomas Laventure a quatorze ans et il rêve de devenir aventurier, comme son père. Depuis six mois, il habite avec sa famille au Nunavut, le territoire du peuple inuit, pour rechercher des météorites. Un jour, alors qu’il construit un igloo dans le jardin, il trouve une pierre rose et chaude …
LETTRES DE MON MOULIN
LE SECRET DE LOUISE
9788853010261
9788853012159
A1
A1
Des histoires naïves, drôles et parfois fantastiques, qui décrivent avec humour et sagesse, la vie méridionale. Dans ce livre, vous découvrirez le courage et la ténacité de la chèvre de monsieur Seguin, le secret de maître Cornille et vous comprendrez pourquoi il est préférable de ne pas déranger la mule du pape Boniface …
Comment un banal séjour linguistique peut-il se transformer en une sombre aventure ? C’est ce qui arrive à Emma, une étudiante allemande, venue perfectionner son français à Bordeaux. Un jour, elle trouve le journal intime de Louise, l’ancienne colocataire, et découvre alors quelque chose de vraiment inquiétant… Elle décide donc de mener l’enquête …
LA MOMIE DU LOUVRE
LA TULIPE NOIRE
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A1
Une momie, une malédiction et deux adolescents, qui n’ont pas froid aux yeux, témoins d’épisodes inquiétants et de coïncidences étranges … Les deux amis viendront-ils à bout de cette entreprise surhumaine? Les pages finales présentent des indications pour la réalisation d’une vidéo.
A1
Cornélius Van Baerle a une seule passion, les tulipes, et un seul rêve, celui de créer la tulipe noire. Il est sur le point de voir s’accomplir son rêve lorsque, injustement accusé de complot, il est jeté en prison et condamné à mort. Les pages finales présentent une version du texte conçue pour la dramatisation en classe.
Frans ZORRO
DU LAIT AU FIEL
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A1
A2
Défenseur de la justice pour les uns, bandit pour les autres, poursuivi par ceux qui ont du pouvoir ou admiré par ceux qu’il protège, Zorro est un personnage légendaire qui ne laisse personne indifférent. Mais qui se cache derrière le masque? Qui est donc ce mystérieux cavalier?
Quel lien y a-t-il entre la mort subite d’un chat et celle d’une comtesse? Menez, vous aussi, cette enquête dans le milieu feutré d’un beau quartier et suivez la piste de l’assassin à travers Paris. À la fin de chaque chapitre, la rubrique À la découverte de Paris vous invite à explorer différents aspects de la capitale (ses quartiers, ses places, ses monuments).
UN BILLET POUR LE COMMISSAIRE
UNE ÉTRANGE DISPARITION
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A2
A2
Un numéro de téléphone sur un billet de banque et un bouquet de roses. Voilà des éléments qui peuvent faire naître des soupçons dans la tête d’un commissaire à la retraite …
Camille vit à Bastia, mais elle doit passer la fin de ses grandes vacances chez sa grand-mère. Elle n'est pas contente, mais elle fait la connaissance d'Alex, un garçon de son âge. Un jour, Alex disparaît sans laisser des traces ...
DEUX ANS DE VACANCES
GARGANTUA ET PANTAGRUEL
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A2
L’année scolaire vient de se terminer et un groupe de pensionnaires se prépare à faire une croisière. La veille du départ, le bateau rompt ses amarres et les adolescents se retrouvent au beau milieu de l’océan, sans capitaine ni équipage ! Réussiront-ils à vaincre le danger, la peur, le désespoir et la solitude? Reverront-ils un jour leur famille?
A2
Connaissez-vous les géants Grandgousier, Gargantua et Pantagruel? Saviez-vous que Gargantua était né de l’oreille de sa mère et qu’à la naissance, Pantagruel buvait le lait de 4 600 vaches? Non? Eh bien, lisez ce livre! Vous accompagnerez Gargantua et Pantagruel dans leurs étonnantes aventures et vous découvrirez l’histoire extraordinaire de cette famille pas comme les autres!
Frans LE GRAND MEAULNES
MICHEL ET L'AUTRE
9788853000972
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A2
A2
L’arrivée d'Augustin va bouleverser la vie des adolescents de Sainte Agathe. François le narrateur, témoin d’une époque enchantée, voit son ami tenter en vain de retrouver cet état de grâce qui a été leur adolescence dans ce coin de la Sologne et du Berry.
Chez Michel, la frontière entre réalité et monde virtuel disparait peu à peu.
JEANNE D'ARC
MYSTÈRES AU GRAND HÔTEL
9788853009098
9788853004253
A2
A2
Jeanne d’Arc, héroïne et sainte patronne de France, est un personnage unique: son courage, sa détermination et son enthousiasme sont à l’origine d’une transformation prodigieuse! En moins de deux ans, la petite adolescente, timide et illettrée, acquiert une âme guerrière et se bat pour son idéal jusqu’à la mort.
Pour la première fois de sa vie, Caroline passe des vacances loin de sa famille. Elle a trouvé un job pour l’été dans un magnifique hôtel au bord d’un lac … Tout semble se dérouler pour le mieux lorsque, après une dispute entre les deux chefs cuisiniers, un homme meurt sans raison apparente. D’un seul coup, la vie enchanteresse à l’hôtel se transforme en véritable cauchemar.
MARINE A UN SECRET
MYSTÈRES DANS LE SHOWBIZ
9788853003799
9788853001443
A2
Marine est une adolescente à la vie bien tranquille, mais un beau matin quelque chose d’extraordinaire se produit … Pourquoi tout à coup Marine obtient de bonnes notes à l’école? Comment se retrouve-t-elle à faire du bateau avec un garçon charmant? Comment arrive-t-elle à sauver des flammes deux vieilles dames? Marine a un secret qu’elle ne tient pas à partager. Pourtant, un jour …
A2
Trois mystères passionnants dans le monde du showbiz, trois énigmes pour plonger dans les coulisses de cet univers fascinant!
Frans PARIS EST EN DANGER
QUI FILE CECILE?
9788853014214
9788853000767
A2
A2
Un jour de vacances parfait pour Manon et Alexis: l’été, le soleil et Paris Plages. Mais voilà qu’un homme étrange hurle «Paris est en danger!». Pour lui, Manon et Alexis sont les seuls à pouvoir sauver la capitale de la destruction. Comment? En retournant dans le passé pour rapporter les quatre clés du temps!
Une jeune fille seule chez elle, sa photo à la télévision, une panne de courant générale, des coups de téléphone anonymes, un individu inquiétant et quatre amies prêtes à tout pour résoudre le mystère … Voilà, les ingrédients de cette histoire passionnante!
LA PETITE FADETTE
LA RECETTE SECRETE
9788877547484
9788853012166
A2
A2
L'histoire de lapetite Fadette essayant de gagner l'amour du beau ...
Les vacances ont commencé et Alexandre rentre chez ses parents, dans le Puy-de-Dôme. Il a hâte de retrouver le calme de la campagne et de rendre visite à son ami, monsieur Corbefin, un chimiste à la retraite. En effet, dans son dernier mail, monsieur Corbefin lui annonce qu’il a découvert quelque chose de très important. Hélas, Alexandre arrive trop tard: le chimiste a été enlevé! Le jeune homme décide de se lancer à la recherche de son ami ...
POURSUITE DANS PARIS
LE ROI ARTHUR ET LES CHEVALIERS DE LA TABLE RONDE
9788853006011 A2
9788853007896 A2
Max et Lucie ont quinze ans et ils habitent à Paris. Un jour, alors qu’il attend Lucie, Max est interpellé par un homme blessé qui lui confie une enveloppe. Que contient-elle? Cet inconnu est-il un agent des services secrets comme il l’affirme? Max et Lucie décident alors de jouer les apprentis détectives pour mener l’enquête …
Découvrez la légende d’Arthur et des chevaliers de la Table ronde et entrez à la cour de ce grand roi pour rencontrer les figures légendaires de ses vaillants guerriers.
Frans DES TRACES DANS LA NEIGE!
VOL DANS LE VIEUX-LYON
9788853005908
9788853010285
A2
A2
Patrick a quinze ans et il adore la montagne. Un jour, il découvre des traces dans la neige. L’abominable homme des neiges est-il revenu? Qui a accroché une lettre anonyme à la porte du chalet de son ami Ernest ? Qui est cet homme qui le bouscule à la sortie de la mairie? Pourquoi son ami Vincent ne veutil pas l’aider? Pour chercher la réponse à ces questions, il se rend dans la montagne où il découvrira la vérité …
Le commissaire Didier Frontal est désespéré … On a volé le Solitaire, un diamant magnifique! Antoine et sa correspondante américaine, Jenny, espèrent bien le retrouver pour recevoir la récompense… Mais Antoine découvre quelque chose de bizarre à propos de Guignol, sa marionnette préférée … Nos deux amis réussiront-ils à résoudre tous ces mystères?
TRISTAN ET ISEUT
APPARITION ET AUTRES CONTES
9788853008992
9788853014245
A2
B1
Un ménestrel arrive à la cour du roi Arthur raconte l’histoire de Tristan, le chevalier qui a tué le dragon terrorisant l’Irlande. Grâce à cet acte courageux, le roi Marc de Cornouailles peut épouser Iseut, fille du roi d’Irlande. Pendant le voyage qui les emmène en Cornouailles, Tristan et Iseut boivent par erreur un philtre d’amour … Ils tombent immédiatement amoureux l’un de l’autre mais leur amour est impossible …
Plongez dans le monde mystérieux de Maupassant le temps de quatre contes. Vous tremblerez en entendant le récit d’un vieux marquis, vous partagerez le destin tragique de Mathilde, vous écouterez la confession d’une femme sur son lit de mort pour finalement retourner dans un monde où le surnaturel est explicable.
UNE STAR EN DANGER
AU LIS DES VALLÉES
9788853007261
9788853010292
A2
Fanny est une lycéenne de dix-sept ans qui veut devenir journaliste. Elle arrive à Cannes avec son frère pour assister au Festival du cinéma et faire un reportage sur Nina Maje, une célèbre actrice. Mais d’étranges événements vont se produire …
B1
Comme chaque année, Marie fête son anniversaire en compagnie de ses amis et de sa famille au Lis des vallées, sa villa sur les rives de la Loire.
Frans CARMEN
LE FANTÔME DE L'OPÉRA
9788853003546
9788853013361
B1
B1
Récit d’amour et de mort, ce bref roman de Prosper Mérimée raconte la rencontre à Séville entre la bohémienne Carmen, sensuelle et capricieuse, et le brigadier Don José. Subjugué par cette femme, Don José devient pour sa maîtresse contrebandier, brigand et assassin. Que deviendront les héros de cette tragédie?
Qui est le mystérieux fantôme qui hante l’Opéra de Paris? Il a jeté son dévolu sur Christine, une jeune cantatrice, prisonnière d’un pacte terrifiant qu’elle doit respecter. Les amis de Christine réussiront-ils à libérer la jeune fille? Pour en savoir plus, suivons les personnages dans les étages et les souterrains du temple de la danse et de la musique.
LE COMTE DE MONTE-CRISTO
LA FUGUE DE BACH
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9788853001191
B1
B1
Edmond Dantès est un jeune marin qui semble promis à un bel avenir. Mais le jour de ses fiançailles, il est arrêté, accusé d’être un agent bonapartiste et enfermé dans le château d’If. Après quatorze années de captivité, il réussit à s’échapper et s’empare du trésor de l’île de Monte-Cristo. Devenu riche et puissant, il ne pense plus qu’à une chose: se venger.
Le rideau se lève. Le public consterné apprend que la première étoile a disparu! Le commissaire Morand dénouera les fils de cette intrigue, conduit par les notes obsédantes d’une Fugue de Bach.
ENQUÊTE A SAINT-MALO
GERMINAL
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9788853015556
B1
Un site de fouilles sous-marines au large de Saint-Malo en Bretagne, le vol d’un coffre datant du XVIIIe siècle, un historien, un archéologue et un plongeur suspectés … Voilà de quoi mouvementer les vacances de Sophie, Gaël et Loïc, trois cousins qui n’hésitent pas à se lancer dans l’enquête, accompagnés de leur chien Surcouf …
B1
Étienne Lantier, un jeune chômeur, est embauché dans une mine du nord de la France. Apprécié et écouté, il rêve de transformer les conditions misérables de vie et de travail des ouvriers. Lorsque la Compagnie des mines décide de baisser les salaires, Étienne convainc ses camarades de faire la grève. Mais pourront-ils tenir assez longtemps sans pain et sans argent?
Frans LA CHARTREUSE DE PARME
PERCEVAL
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B1
B1
The young noble Italian, Fabrizio del Dongo, dreams of adventures and military triumph. He enlists in the army of Napoleon and experiences the dramatic Battle of Waterloo. But after spending three years in Naples, he accidentally kills a theatre actor. Trapped in the Torre Farnese, he falls in love with the beautiful Clèlia, the daughter of his captor, the Governor Conti.
Perceval est destiné par sa mère à une vie paisible dans les bois, loin de tout. Mais un jour, il rencontre un groupe de chevaliers qui arrivent de Camelot, le château du roi Arthur. Perceval décide alors qu’il veut être chevalier de la Table ronde. Sans expérience et ignorant tout, il devra affronter de nombreuses aventures … Réussirat-il à réaliser son rêve?
LES MISÉRABLES
LE SECRET DU VIEIL ORME
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Après avoir passé dix-neuf ans au bagne de Toulon pour le vol d’un pain, Jean Valjean décide de consacrer sa vie au bien. Devenu, quelques années plus tard, maire de Montreuil-sur-Mer, il recueille Cosette, une jeune orpheline. Malheureusement, son passé le rattrape. Jean Valjean s’enfuit alors à Paris avec Cosette …
Dans un petit village près du Lac d’Annecy, on célèbre le mariage de Delphine et Julien. Mais pendant le repas de noces, un homme est assassiné … Le jeune adjudant chargé de l’enquête va devoir creuser dans le passé trouble de la victime, percer les secrets des habitants du village et ne pas se laisser distraire par la curiosité des journalistes. Résoudre l’affaire s’annonce bien difficile …
NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS
LE TOUR DU MONDE EN 80 JOURS
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Ce roman historique est une remarquable reconstitution de la vie populaire du Paris du XVe siècle. Quatre personnages dominent la scène: Quasimodo, le sonneur de cloches bossu, Frollo, l’archidiacre à l’âme tourmentée, Esmeralda, la belle bohémienne, et Phœbus, le capitaine des archers du roi.
B1
En 1872, un riche gentleman londonien, Phileas Fogg, parie sa fortune qu’il peut faire le tour du monde en 80 jours. Accompagné de son domestique Passepartout, il quitte Londres pour une formidable course contre la montre. L’inspecteur Fix, convaincu que Fogg est l’auteur d’un vol, le poursuit sans relâche. Nos deux amis gagneront-ils leur pari?
Frans LES TROIS MOUSQUETAIRES
LE MYSTÈRE DE LA CHAMBRE JAUNE
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B2
D’Artagnan rencontre, dans des conditions bien fâcheuses, Aramis, Porthos et Athos: ils vont s’affronter en duel … mais les gardes de Richelieu interviennent! Qu’adviendra-t-il de nos héros? Décourvrez leurs captivantes aventures et revivez avec eux les intrigues de la puissante noblesse et du perfide cardinal.
Même en déployant tout son esprit logique, l’intrépide Rouletabille, journaliste-détective, réussira-t-il à résoudre le mystère de la pièce fermée de l’intérieur d’où l’assassin s’est enfui?
VOYAGE AU CENTRE DE LA TERRE
VENGEANCE À LA RÉUNION
9788853012173
9788853011312
B1
B2
Le professeur Lidenbrock trouve un vieux parchemin contenant un message codé qu’il parvient à déchiffrer grâce à l’aide d’Axel, son neveu. Il découvre alors avec stupeur que son auteur a atteint le centre de la Terre en entrant dans le cratère d’un volcan éteint depuis des siècles. L’intrépide professeur décide que, lui aussi, entreprendra ce formidable voyage!
Qui sont les auteurs des lettres anonymes menaçant de mort la population de Paris, Nantes et Bordeaux? Parti sur l’île de La Réunion pour mener l’enquête, le commissaire Philippe Latour se retrouve face à d’autres énigmes tout aussi inquiétantes ... Mensonges, vengeance, catastrophe naturelle … Il aura bien du mal à résoudre cette affaire.
DOUBLE ASSASSINAT DANS LA RUE MORGUE ET LA LETTRE VOLÉE
L’AVARE
9788853007599
9788877541666 C1/C2
B2
Un crime affreux a eu lieu rue Morgue. Qui pouvait en vouloir à madame l’Espanaye et à sa fille pour les massacrer ainsi? Où Monsieur le Ministre a-t-il bien pu cacher la lettre compromettante avec laquelle il comptait faire chanter une personne très haut placée?
Molière met en scène la manie d’Harpagon de thésauriser jusqu’à la limite de l’obsession. Harpagon perdra de vue toute tendresse paternelle dans sa folie de l’or. En créant ce personnage dans une comédie en prose qui a déconcerté le public de l’époque, Molière a créé un type. Ne dit-on pas d’un avare que c’est un harpagon?
Frans CANDIDE
MADAME BOVARY
9788877541437
9788877541598
C1/C2
C1/C2
Roman philosophique dans lequel Voltaire nous présente les formes les plus variées de maux. Des maux naturels à ceux provoqués par la méchanceté humaine, Candide conclut cette succession d'aventures en invitant chacun de nous à cultiver son jardin. Loin de se replier sur lui-même, chacun doit enrichir, fertiliser ce jardin c'est-à-dire le monde!
Jeune femme sensuelle, nourrie de romantisme à bon marché, mariée à un médecin médiocre, Emma Bovary s’ennuie, va de déception en désillusion et se berce de rêves qu’elle ne pourra atteindre. Victime de l’imbécillité, de la lâcheté, de l’avidité, Emma choisit de mourir en laissant Charles son mari qui est au fond la seule personne qui l’ait aimée.
LA CHATTE
LE PÈRE GORIOT
9788877541635
9788877541673
C1/C2
C1/C2
Camille a une rivale dans le cœur d’Alain. Il s’agit de Saha, la chatte de son mari. Elles s’affrontent un jour, sur le balcon, au neuvième étage d’un immeuble à Paris. Camille est déterminée à éliminer la chatte Saha qui tombera dans le vide... mais ne mourra pas. Camille perdra quand même Alain qui s’en retournera au jardin de son enfance, avec Saha.
C'est le roman balzacien par excellence dans lequel vices, passions, hypocrisie, ingratitude ... sont peints avec réalisme.
LE ROUGE ET LE NOIR
PHÈDRE
9788877541680
9788877541154
C1/C2
Julien Sorel, jeune homme pauvre mais ambitieux, devient précepteur des enfants de monsieur de Rênal. Après avoir séduit la femme de ce dernier, Julien s’éloigne de la famille, entre au séminaire puis tombe amoureux de la fille du marquis de la Mole. Alors que son ambition semble satisfaite, une lettre vient tragiquement mettre fin à son destin.
C1/C2
Avec cette tragédie en alexandrins, Racine nous emporte dans le monde mythologique auquel appartiennent ses personnages. Dans une atmosphère tragique et légendaire, les personnages animés cependant par des sentiments humains, la jalousie, l’amour (pur ou coupable) restent profondément touchants.
Frans LE TARTUFFE
TOUS À BORD (DVD + FICHES)
9788877542588
9788853007056
C1/C2
Cette comédie en vers est le portrait d’un faux dévot. En effet, Tartuffe est un imposteur qui, sous le masque de la religion, s’est introduit dans la maison du naïf et crédule Orgon pour épouser sa fille, séduire sa femme et s’approprier ses biens. Après de nombreux rebondissements, Orgon se rendra enfin à l’évidence et Tartuffe, l’hypocrite, sera démasqué.
THÉRÈSE DESQUEYROUX 9788877541581 C1/C2
Mal mariée à un homme fruste, Thérèse tente d’empoisonner ce mari si différent d’elle. La peur du scandale jette un voile sur cette affaire et Thérèse va bénéficier d'un non-lieu. Tandis qu’elle rentre chez elle, Thérèse laisse défiler pour nous les images de son passé.
UNE VIE 9788877541642 C1/C2
Jeanne a tout ce qu'il faut pour réussir sa vie. Incapable cependant d'affronter la réalité, cet être sensuel se réfugie dans le rêve …
A1/A2
Deze dvd bestaat uit 13 episodes waarin het dagelijks leven van 4 adolescenten getoond wordt.
Engels ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (A1)
THE JUNGLE BOOK
9788853007681
9788853004185
A1
Alice follows the White Rabbit down a rabbit hole and finds herself in the magical world of Wonderland, where anything can happen. She grows bigger and smaller and she meets a lot of very strange characters! These include the Caterpillar on his mushroom, the smiling Cheshire Cat, the Hatter and the March Hare at their mad tea party, the Queen of Hearts at her crazy game of croquet, and many more!
BEAUTY AND BEAST 9788853007704 A1
A rich man suddenly becomes poor and he goes to live in the country with his children. One day he goes to the city on business. His daughters Rosalind and Hortensia ask him for expensive presents, but his other daughter, Beauty, only wants a rose. On his way back the man takes a rose from the garden of a castle. But the owner of the castle, a beast, becomes angry and demands something in exchange…
HALLOWEEN HORROR 9788877549808 A1
It’s fun to get ready for Halloween and it’s even more fun to have a spooky Halloween party! But what happens to a group of young teenagers when their Halloween party becomes a living nightmare? Find out what horror is all about in this spinetingling story!
A1
Mowgli, a baby boy, is raised by a family of loving wolves in exotic India. He is educated by Bagheera, the black panther, and Baloo, the brown bear, who teach him the laws of the jungle. All the animals like him except for Shere Khan, a fierce tiger who wants to kill him. When Mowgli is kidnapped and taken to the Lost City by the mischievous Monkey People, his friends ask Kaa, the python, to rescue him. His adventures don’t end here... he must still face and destroy Shere Khan. A timeless classic that enchants younger and older readers alike.
SANDOKAN 9788853004055 A1
Sandokan and his fierce pirates rule the Malaysian Sea in the 1840s, and the British want to capture him. One day he meets Marianna, Lord James’s young niece, and he is immediately attracted by her extraordinary beauty. And she is attracted by his great courage when he fights with a tiger and kills it. Being the niece of the British commander, their love is impossible, but Sandokan and his friend, Yanez, make a daring plan to take Marianna away from her uncle. Although Sandokan is captured by the British, he manages to escape and...
THE SECRET OF THE STONES 9788853005823 A1
Max and Laura’s summer holiday in the village of Stonecross is full of excitement and danger: a symbol, an old book of secrets, a mysterious housekeeper and thieves who don’t steal anything. What does it all mean? Under the shadow of Stonehenge the two children and their Uncle Stephen discover a dark plot to reveal its ancient secrets. Will the plot succeed or will the secret of the stones remain a mystery forever?
Engels ALIEN ALERT IN SEATTLE
GREAT EXPECTATIONS (A2)
9788853009586
9788853008077
A2
There has been a UFO sighting in the Cascade mountains near Seattle, Washington, and everyone is excited. But no one believes there could possibly be an alien in town, until Karen, Barbara and Walter notice that one of the teachers at their high school is behaving very strangely. Karen and her friends start investigating on their own and are very surprised by what they discover...
A2
Pip, a poor young boy, receives amazing news. Someone has given him a vast amount of money and wants to make him a gentleman. Who is his mysterious benefactor? Is it Miss Havisham, the strange lady who lives in an old house with the beautiful Estella? Life is full of surprises...
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS THE BLACK ARROW 9788853005564
9788853005427 A2
A2
Set in 15th-century England during the Wars of the Roses, this is the exciting story of the adventures of young Richard Shelton and the mysterious band of the Black Arrow. Richard must fight against his cruel guardian Sir Daniel Brackley, and his treacherous men to protect his true love Joanna. Because of his courage and honesty he becomes a knight and helps to save his country. Suspense, mystery, excitement, incredible adventures and romance fill this thrilling tale that is hard to put down.
BRITISH & AMERICAN FESTIVITIES 9788853001948 A2
Why do we celebrate Halloween? Do you want to surprise your sweetheart with a special Valentine card from Loveland, USA? Who invented the Christmas card? This unique book explores the origins of our festivities, their historical significance, and how we celebrate them today.
Three young women need to get to London from Ireland in time for Christmas. When all flights are cancelled, they are forced to share a car and make the journey by road. They each have their own personal problems, but they have to decide together what to do when they find a briefcase full of money. Then they realise that a car is following them…
I WANT TO BE YOU 9788853010926 A2
Holly and Rosie are cousins but they are very different. When the school basketball team fails to win the championship because Holly misses a penalty, Holly discovers just how cruel her cousin can be. Holly always thought that Rosie had everything; lots of friends and lots of money to buy lots of designer clothes. But then she meets a old lady at a fair and soon finds out that things aren’t always what they seem…
Engels JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS
A MESSAGE FROM A GHOST
9788853009487
9788853012067
A2
When he was very young, Jason's uncle took the kingdom of Iolkos from his father, but now Jason wants it back. First he must find and bring back the Golden Fleece. It is a dangerous mission but Jason and a crew of heroes set sail on the Argo to the Black Sea. The Argonauts must battle against giants, huge birds and sea monsters before their journey ends.
LEGENDS FROM THE BRITISH ISLES 9788853006189 A2
A2
Bella and her friends, Elise and Gracie, are going on a school trip. But then they get lost. They set out to find their school friends and the youth hostel where they should be staying but before they can find them, strange and spooky things start to happen. First Bella sees a mysterious girl in the woods, then Elise witnesses a discussion between two men which will reveal some dangerous secrets. Their friends are unaware that they are in danger and it is up to Elise, Bella and Gracie to save them. But how?
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (A2) 9788853010148
The Legend of the Unicorn tells the story of Rhiannon Carter, a pretty English girl, who lived in the days of King Arthur. One day she makes friends with a young unicorn in the forest, but greedy Sir Brangwyn finds out and... The King of the Wizards is a legend from Scotland that tells about a young man who wants to become a great juggler, but he doesn’t know that his teacher is an evil wizard. Bedd Gelert is the touching Welsh legend about Prince Llewellyn’s loyal dog who must protect the prince’s son while he goes hunting. When he returns after the hunt, it is dark and he makes a terrible mistake.
A2
Hermia and Lysander are in love, but Hermia’s father wants Demetrius to marry his daughter, so Hermia and Lysander decide to run away to get married. But in the wood some fairies perform some magic and some strange things start to happen..
MISSING IN SYDNEY LONDON 9788853010216
9788853005359 A2
A2
How many different languages are spoken in London? What’s the Square Mile all about? How did Piccadilly get its name? Book a seat in a haunted theatre and enjoy the show! Get to know this sensational city starting from its glorious history all the way to its captivating present. Discover the magic that is London!
Three best friends are travelling around Australia in search of adventure before they start university back home in the UK. But after celebrating Christmas Day on Sydney’s Bondi Beach one of them goes missing. Lisa is just an ordinary 18-year-old, so why would anyone want to kidnap her? Amy and Claire are determined to find her, but as they search desperately through the city of Sydney they do not know that Lisa and her kidnapper share a chilling connection…
Engels THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE RED CIRCLE
9788853004802
9788853009500
A2
Edward and Tom look alike - they’re identical! They both live in 15th-century London, but there is one difference: Edward is a prince and Tom is a pauper. One day they meet and decide to play a game. Edward becomes a pauper and Tom becomes a prince. But something goes wrong, very wrong, and the two boys live some incredible and exciting adventures. Will Edward ever return to his palace and become King of England?
A2
A mysterious lodger has just rented rooms at Mrs Warren's lodging house. She is frightened by this strange individual, so she asks Sherlock Holmes to help. He and Dr Watson discover cryptic messages, a sinister secret society with international roots and a terrible murder...
SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES PROJECT VAMPIRE 9788853012050
9788853005151 A2
A2
Max and Laura are involved in another mysterious case. This time a phantom thief seems to be able to get in and out of important museums in London stealing valuable paintings. Max and Laura decide to explore the area around one of the museums. Something very spooky is going to happen…
ROBINSON CRUSOE (A2) 9788853006561
The world’s most famous detective surprises us again with the brilliant solutions to two seemingly impossible cases. The master detective solves the case of the horrible murder of a young woman in The Speckled Band. Smile with him and Watson as they listen to the puzzling story of one of their odd clients, who is not so odd after all, in The Red-Headed League.
DAVID COPPERFIELD 9788853013248 A2/B1
A2
When Robinson Crusoe tells his parents that he wants to go to sea they don’t want him to go, but he ignores their wishes and joins a ship. This is just the beginning of his many adventures at sea, which end with him being shipwrecked on a desert island. Considered the first English novel, Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, was based on a real-life story.
David’s life changes for the worse when his mother dies and he is left with a cruel stepfather who sends him to work in London. But he doesn’t want to work in a factory all his life, so he runs away and finds a kind relative who is willing to help him. As David grows up, he learns that life is full of trouble, hardship and cruelty. But he also finds friendship, kindness and… love.
Engels KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS
ROBIN HOOD
9788853000828
9788853012074
A2/B1
Learn how Arthur became King, where he found his great sword Excalibur, about his love for Guinevere, and all about the courageous Knights of the Round Table.
A2/B1
Robin Hood, the legendary hero of Sherwood Forest, has captured the imagination of generations of readers with his noble ideals and unforgettable adventures. Why did Robin Hood become an outlaw? How did Marian find Robin in Sherwood Forest? How was the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham punished? Join the millions of readers who have explored the exciting world of legends!
MACBETH (A2/B1) 9788853008473 A2/B1
ROMEO AND JULIET - DRAMA 9788853007995 A2/B1
'Hail, Macbeth, who will be king one day.' On a cold Scottish heath, three witches make a prophecy. Inspired by their words and encouraged by his evil wife, Macbeth begins his trail of destruction to gain and keep the Scottish throne.
OLIVER TWIST 9788853013255 A2/B1
Set in the dark streets of 19th-century London, this unforgettable classic tells the story of Oliver Twist, a penniless orphan who lives through all kinds of hardship for many years. Find out how, in spite of adverse circumstances, he finds happiness in the end.
Nobody can remember why the Capulet family and the Montague family hate each other but the feud is longstanding and brutal. When Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague meet and fall in love the result is tragic, and peace between the two families is only possible after much bloodshed and death. Classic themes such as violence, prejudice, teenage love and parental problems are as relevant today as they were 400 years ago and help make Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet a favourite with young students. In this script adaptation they will have the opportunity not only to read the story but also to act and to live the emotions for themselves. This edition of Shakespeare’s classic considers all the stages of a theatrical production from the auditions to the opening night, allowing students the chance to explore the play as it was originally intended: not as a story but as a performance.
Engels ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (B1.1)
A DREAM COME TRUE
9788853013279
9788853006240
B1.1
B1.1
Join Alice as she follows the white rabbit into the amazing world of Wonderland, where anything can happen! Watch Alice change size, meet the Mad Hatter and his friend, the March Hare, talk to the smiling Cheshire cat, play a game of croquet with the Queen of Hearts, witness the strangest trial ever and enjoy neverending adventures in the land of dreams.
Ellie is mad about music: she dreams of becoming a singer and she desperately wants to go to the Glastonbury Festival, where her favourite singer, Murphy, will be playing. But with an overprotective Dad and important exams to take, it seems that Ellie’s dreams will have to remain just that, dreams. But one day she sees a competition in a music magazine…
ANIMAL TALES
THE ENGLISH SPEAKING WORLD
9788853000156
9788853012128
B1.1
B1.1
Read these amusing stories and you will discover why elephants have trunks, how it’s best to work out the correct price for pigs straight away and what happened to an English lady when she went hunting for a tiger! You will also find a stolen elephant, go boating with three friends and see how much trouble a small dog can make!
English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Have you ever wondered why? Here we go on a journey over five continents to look at countries where English is used in daily life: from the top of Mount Everest in the Himalayan Mountains to the beaches of the Caribbean, from the plains of Kenya to the streets of New York, the shores of Australia, and beyond.
THE BRITISH ISLES
THE FISHERMAN AND HIS SOUL
9788853010988
9788853001580
B1.1
What does Cymru mean? What did Emperor Hadrian build in England nearly 2000 years ago? What do competitors throw at the Highland games? Why do people ‘kiss the Blarney Stone’? The British Isles tells the story of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. It includes the most important events in their history from the Bronze Age to the twenty-first century, as well as key information about their cultures. The British Isles is full of interesting, and sometimes surprising, facts about the people and their way of life.
B1.1
A story on love and friendship by Oscar Wilde. The story is about a fisherman who catches a mermaid. He lets her go because she promises to help him fish. Each day the mermaid appears and sings her song, so he falls in love with her! However, she cannot marry him until he has lost his human soul.
Engels HAMLET PRINCE OF DENMARK
MURDER AT COYOTE CANYON
9788853008329
9788853007131
B1.1
When the ghost of Hamlet's father reveals the terrible secret of Elsinore, the result is chaos and tragedy for the young Prince of Denmark. Will he avenge his father's murder? Is he really mad? Does he love the beautiful Ophelia?
KIDNAPPED 9788853005441 B1.1
When his father dies, David Balfour discovers he has inherited the family home near Edinburgh. But his Uncle Ebenezer also wants the house and puts David on a ship to America. The story follows David’s adventures across land and sea as he learns who he can trust. With the help of his new friend, Alan Breck, can David return to Edinburgh and claim what is rightfully his? An exciting adventure story set in the eighteenth century, Kidnapped also tells us much about Scottish history and culture at this time.
THE LOST WORLD 9788853005502 B1.1
At the beginning of the 1900s the whole world has been explored. There is nothing left to discover. But maybe this is not totally true. The eccentric Professor Challenger says that there is a place where time stopped, where dinosaurs still live. All the other scientists do not believe him. So, Professor Challenger decides to lead an expedition to this prehistoric world located in the middle of the great Amazon forest. With this fantastic adventure, Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, showed that he could also write great science fiction. The Lost World has also inspired some of the most popular films of recent years, including King Kong and Jurassic Park.
B1.1
The Chumash are American Indians who live in California. When an unscrupulous property developer starts building new homes in Coyote Canyon, the Chumash become angry – the development is located on their ancient cemetery. During the night of the Fourth of July celebrations a mysterious American Indian warrior appears and a murder is committed. Suspicion falls immediately on the Chumash, but four young people – Michelle, Bill, Nick and Pam – investigate further and find that the truth is rather more complicated…
THE MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY 9788853003089 B1.1
What really happened on board the famous ship, the Bounty? Why did the sailors mutiny against their captain, and where did they take the ship? How did the captain and his loyal crew survive a 5,000 mile journey? Join Captain Bligh, Fletcher Christian and Tom on their incredible adventures at sea, and discover what theBounty mutiny was really about.
THE RAJAH'S DIAMOND 9788853004956 B1.1
The Rajah’s Diamond, the most precious diamond in the world, seems to bring bad luck on everyone who comes into contact with it. Owned by Sir Thomas Vandeleur, his wife tries to sell it to pay her debts. But the diamond is stolen and then falls into the hands of various people who are all corrupted by its great beauty and value. Follow the diamond as it travels from London to Edinburgh to Paris and find out what happens to it…
Engels RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
TIME GAMES
9788853014146
9788853013286
B1.1
B1.1
Seren wants to go on a school trip to Paris more than anything. But when her Dad won’t even let her walk home from school by herself, how is she going to convince him? Determined not to give up on her dream, Seren comes up with a plan. But she quickly learns that even the best plans can go wrong, and even the biggest dreams can end up broken. She needs another plan fast. But will it be good enough to convince her Dad?
Like many 15 year olds, Adam prefers computer games to school work, but he can’t understand why one of his favourite games seems to have a life of its own. And why is he suddenly hearing voices? Why can’t anyone else see the strange boy outside the school gates? And why does the boy look so like Adam? He finds the answers he’s looking for and a lot more besides hundreds of years in the past.
ROB ROY
THE WILLING GHOST
9788853010179
9788853010186
B1.1
B1.1
1715: Frank Osbaldistone likes poetry and he does not want to enter the family business. The young man is then sent by his father to the north of England. Frank meets a charismatic Scotsman and an official of the English government. This will be the beginning of his involvement in a rebellion against the British monarchy. In this great historical novel, Frank comes to love and understand the wild world of the Scottish Highlands.
Selena Willing, a young, beautiful heiress, contacts Richard Boot, a private detective, because she thinks there is a noisy ghost in her stately home. Richard investigates, looking into Selena’s life and discovers that the noise she hears is not a ghost, but something much more real and dangerous…
STORIES OF GHOSTS AND MYSTERIES
THE £ 1.000.000 BANK NOTE
9788853009548
9788853008497
B1.1
Three authors reveal the obscure corners of the occult. In LeFanu's Dickon the Devil the narrator discovers that the sinister ghosts of the past have never left Barwyke Hall. Rudyard Kipling tells the story of a man who disappears mysteriously. In Hawthorne's The Minister's Black Veil, the Puritan Reverend Hooper is plagued by a terrible secret sin that forces him to wear a black veil.
B1.2
Have you ever made a bet - a big bet? In the 1850s, a young American finds himself in London by chance. He is penniless, and yet he leads the luxurious life of a millionaire. How can he do this? It's all thanks to a bizarre bet made by two eccentric gentlemen.
Engels THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
9788853006592
9788853000880
B1.2
When Mr Hiram B. Otis decides to buy Canterville Chase, everyone tells him that he is crazy because the house is haunted by a ghost. And when the American family comes to live there, strange things begin to happen: a bloodstain that changes colour, mysterious noises in the night, a journey to the Garden of Death…
CLASSIC DETECTIVE STORIES 9788853007957 B1.2
Sherlock Holmes battles against a criminal organisation in Conan Doyle’s ‘The Five Orange Pips’; in Charles Dickens’ ‘Hunted Down’ a ruthless murderer is brought to justice; in ‘The Stir Outside the Café Royal’ by Clarence Rook an American woman tracks down her fiancé’s killer; and in G. K. Chesterton’s ‘The Oracle of the Dog’ Father Brown solves a difficult murder case.
GREAT MYSTERIES OF OUR WORLD 9788853002914 B1.2
Was Nostradamus really a prophet or were his predictions a mere coincidence? What mystery lies behind the curse of the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh King Tut? Can an exquisite diamond bring death and tragedy to its owners? Does evil really exist and what forms can it take? Find out about these strange stories and others, and perhaps you'll be able to solve our world's greatest mysteries!
B1.2
Lemuel Gulliver tells the story of his fantastic adventures on the island of Lilliput where the people are tiny, and their selfimportance laughable; in Brobdingnag where the people are giants and Gulliver is made to feel his own insignificance; in Laputa, the land of futile science; and finally in the land of the Houyhnhnms, where horses are endowed with reason while human beings are not.
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES 9788853001566 B1.2
Another case for Sherlock Holmes finds Dr Watson sent to Devonshire to investigate the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville, mutilated by a large dog according to the tradition of the curse of the house of the Baskervilles. The new heir to the estate returning from America calls upon the great detective to solve this puzzling enigma.
JANE EYRE (B1.2) 9788853007742 B1.2
Jane Eyre, a penniless and unattractive orphan, becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall and falls in love with Edward Rochester, the guardian of her ward. But she soon discovers that he is hiding a terrible secret…
Engels JULIUS CAESAR
LOVE IN SHAKESPEARE: FIVE STORIES
9788853007322
9788853010971
B1.2
There is discontent in Rome among the people and aristocrats. The people are angry because of a grain shortage and the aristocrats are worried that Julius Caesar will seek to become king. A group of conspirators led by Brutus decides to assassinate Caesar. At first everything seems to go well for them, but soon the conspirators find themselves pursued by the ‘Spirit of Caesar’. Shakespeare’s text has been adapted into an accessible narrated story which retains the drama of the original play.
KIM 9788853009562 B1.2
Kim, a young Irish boy, lives alone on the streets of the Indian city of Lahore. He meets an old Tibetan lama who is looking for a sacred river. The boy and the old man become great friends and travel across British India. This is Rudyard Kipling's greatest book - a story about the British empire, spies, friendship, spirituality and, most of all, India.
LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME AND OTHER STORIES 9788853001627
B1.2
In The Taming of the Shrew, Katharina learns to love Petruchio only after she has learnt to be an obedient wife. Romeo and Juliet’s love is destined to end in tragedy. In Twelfth Night, love is romantic but also painful, while in Othello love turns into jealousy. And in the final story, Antony and Cleopatra’s passionate love has tragic consequences.
THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE 9788853010193 B1.2
Robert Louis Stevenson investigates into the nature of good and evil in this novel set in the Scotland of 1745. This was the year many in Scotland fought to put a Scottish king on the British throne. Two brothers, James and Henry Durie, become involved in this historical event. But The Master of Ballantrae is a also worldwide novel. Readers will travel from Scotland to New York, to India… Along the way, they will meet soldiers, hunters and pirates.
MOONFLEET 9788853007827 B1.2
B1.2
At Lady Windermere’s party a famous palm reader predicts that Lord Arthur Savile will commit a murder. Will the handsome young nobleman become an assassin or will he marry Sybil, his beautiful fiancée? Read about Lady Alroy’s mysterious ways in ‘The Sphinx without a Secret’ and how it pays to be nice to beggars in ‘The Model Millionaire’.
Young John Trenchard lives in Moonfleet, an English village with dark secrets. One day he discovers a hidden crypt below the cemetery where smugglers meet and hide their goods. Here he accidentally finds the skeleton of evil Colonel Mohune, better known as Blackbeard, and a precious clue that could help him find Blackbeard’s treasure… Thrilling adventures with smugglers, the king’s soldiers, a corrupt magistrate, a greedy diamond dealer and others await John in this exciting story set in the eighteenth century.
Engels THE PICKWICK PAPERS
SHERLOCK HOLMES INVESTIGATES
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B1.2
B1.2
In Dickens’s first novel, Samuel Pickwick and three other members of the Pickwick Club decide to spend six months travelling around England observing the manners and habits of everyone they meet. Follow them on their hilarious adventures as they get involved in a duel, an election campaign and as one of them even ends up in prison…
Sherlock Holmes is at work in three stories: solving the problem of a hat and a goose in 'The Blue Carbuncle'; finding a missing fiancé in 'A Case of Identity'; and discovering the identity of a strange creature in 'The Yellow Face'.
THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE (B1.2)
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9788853008350 B1.2
In 1891, the great detective Sherlock Holmes disappeared. A month after Holmes's disappearance, his good friend and colleague Dr Watson published an article in the newspaper, explaining that Holmes died while struggling with his archenemy Professor Moriarty. But is that what really happened? Find out in this fascinating book of four of Conan Doyle's best short stories, taken from the volume The Return of Sherlock Holmes: 'The Empty House', 'Charles Augustus Milverton', 'The Second Stain', and 'The Dancing Men'.
Through the narratives of Mr Enfield, Mr Utterson, Dr Lanyon and Poole, Jekyll’s butler, the mystery of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is revealed: Dr Jekyll, an eminent scientist, has discovered a drug which changes him into the embodiment of his evil impulses. Which side of Jekyll, the good or the evil, will triumph?
ROMEO AND JULIET
TALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL
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B1.2
The Montagues and the Capulets hate each other and so when Romeo and Juliet fall in love they are forced into secrecy and subterfuge. Will true love survive? Will the two families make peace?
B1.2
Four chilling tales take you into a world where anything can happen. Charles Dickens adds extra horror to his famous tale of a haunted railwayman. In Edgar Allan Poe’s classic story, ‘Ligeia’, the ghost of a beautiful woman returns and defeats death. E. Nesbit shows us how there really is a good reason to be scared of the dark. And F. M. Crawford tells of a ship’s passenger who encounters a horrible ‘thing’ in his cabin.
Engels THE FINAL PROBLEM AND OTHER STORIES
TREASURE ISLAND
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B1.2
Sherlock Holmes is the world’s only consulting detective. He helps Scotland Yard to solve mysteries they can’t solve. Surely noone can defeat Sherlock Holmes... or can they? In this collection of short stories, Holmes comes face to face with some of his most difficult challenges and his main rival, Professor Moriarty.
THREE MEN IN A BOAT 9788853007636 B1.2
B1.2
Adventure and piracy in the 18th century! When young Jim Hawkins finds a map of an island where Captain Flint has hidden his treasure, the boy, Squire Trelawney and his friend Dr Livesey sail to the island to look for it. But during the voyage Jim discovers more about the ship’s company, which includes Long John Silver, a man with only one leg. And then the battle for the treasure begins!
TWELFTH NIGHT 9788853004017 B1.2
What can possibly happen to three friends and their dog when they take a peaceful boat trip on the River Thames? Well, just about anything! They have incredibly funny adventures as they visit historic sites on the beautiful Thames.
THE TRAGEDY OF RICHARD III 9788853012098 B1.2
After a long civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York, England is enjoying a period of peace under King Edward IV. But Edward’s younger brother, Richard, resents Edward’s power, Richard begins to aspire secretly to the throne and decides to kill anyone he has to in order to become king.
After surviving a shipwreck off the coast of Illyria, Viola disguises herself as a boy to get a position at the court of Duke Orsino, who is in love with beautiful Olivia. Unknown to Viola, her twin brother Sebastian has also survived the shipwreck. When he too arrives in Illyria, confusion and misunderstandings follow. After many cases of mistaken identity, who will be lucky in love? The lovesick Duke, mournful Olivia or practical Viola?
THE VAMPIRE'S TEAR 9788853010209 B1.2
A diamond is on display at an important show on Eastern Europe and Vampires at a New York City museum. Nick has a summer job at the museum and invites his best friends Bill and Michelle to join him for a summer of fun. One night the diamond disappears and a security guard is found dead. Suddenly there is a vampire scare in New York City. The three teenagers start investigating…
Engels AMERICAN HORROR
DRACULA
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B2.1
Edgar Allan Poe is one of the first masters of modern short stories and modernist poetry. But he is best remembered for his strange style of horror, with characters who cannot be forgotten. A man who drains away his wife’s life to make his painting seem alive; an animal lover who becomes obsessed by a cat; a young man obsessed by an old man’s blue eye; and a man hypnotized just before he dies who then…
BEOWULF 9788853013309 B2.1
B2.1
When Jonathan Harker goes to Transylvania to visit Count Dracula on business, he discovers that his client's motives for coming to England are rather more sinister than they first appeared. This classic horror story has fascinated readers ever since it came out in 1897.
JACK THE RIPPER 9788853003201 B2.1
The mighty warrior Beowulf offers to help the King of the Danes in a quest to kill the vicious monster Grendel and free his people from terror. After killing Grendel, Beowulf must also kill the monster’s mother before he can return to his homeland, where he eventually becomes king. But he is called for a new adventure, as a great dragon comes to destroy his kingdom. Will Beowulf’s efforts cost him his life this time?
Since the autumn of 1888, when he terrorised London, Jack the Ripper has become famous all over the world. How did he escape justice? And who was he? There have been hundreds of suspects and theories but nobody has yet discovered his identity. Jack the Ripper takes you back to the dark streets of Victorian London, to investigate the crimes, examine the theories, and meet the people who played their part in the drama. Here is the full story of the most mysterious killer in the history of crime.
THE CANTERBURY TALES
MACBETH (B2.1)
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B2.1
A group of pilgrims travelling to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury decide that each traveller should tell a story. Read about tales by the Knight, the Nun’s Priest, the Pardoner, the Wife of Bath and the Franklin.
B2.1
Macbeth is loyal and courageous, and is a friend of King Duncan’s. However, after a battle he encounters three witches who tell him that one day he will be King of Scotland. Soon his obsession to become king is reinforced by his wife’s cold-blooded ambition...
Engels THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
NORTHANGER ABBEY
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B2.1
In Venice, Bassanio needs money to court a rich heiress. His merchant friend Antonio borrows the money from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. Shylock demands that the money is repaid in three months or he will take a pound of Antonio’s flesh. The merchant confidently agrees, but ultimately it will take the intelligence of two women to save him…
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (B2.1) 9788853000330 B2.1
Two young lovers, Hermia and Lysander, meet in the wood with the intention of running away and getting married secretly. They are followed by Demetrius, who loves Hermia, and Helena, who is in love with Demetrius. What they don’t know is that the wood is enchanted…
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
B2.1
Catherine Morland is going on her first visit to the city of Bath. She is seventeen and comes from a small, quiet town in the English countryside. She likes Gothic novels. When she makes friends with the handsome young Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor, she will find herself in the middle of a family tragedy. Henry’s home, Northanger Abbey, is the scene of a crime. Or is it all just a product of Catherine’s imagination?
OTHELLO 9788877546074 B2.1
In 1806, Captain Frederick Wentworth and Miss Anne Elliot fell in love, but since neither of them had any money, Anne’s friend Lady Russell persuaded Anne not to marry the Captain. Eight years later, Anne and Frederick meet again. By this time Frederick has made a fortune in the Navy, but he is still angry with Anne for rejecting him. This – the last of Jane Austen’s novels – is also the most delicate and moving love story she ever wrote.
9788853001542 B2.1
THE SIGN OF FOUR 9788853005977
Claudio is in love with Hero, but is afraid that she will reject him. His friend, Don Pedro, volunteers to make her fall in love with him at a masked ball. The trick works well, and Hero agrees to marry Claudio. But Don Pedro’s brother, Don John, organises a plot which will make Claudio think that Hero is unfaithful…
B2.1
Sherlock Holmes is bored. But a fascinating new case is just around the corner. The attractive Mary Morstan arrives at 221B Baker Street with a strange story to tell. Her father vanished ten years ago: four years later she receives six beautiful pearls, one each year. She has been invited to meet the sender of these pearls and asks Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson for their help. The case involves a mysterious map, hidden treasure and a wooden-legged man, enough to intrigue even Sherlock Holmes. But it’s more than just a mystery for loyal Doctor Watson: will he find love with the lovely Miss Morstan?
Engels TOM JONES
THE WOMAN IN WHITE
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B2.1
B2.1
The kindly gentleman, Mr Allworthy, returns home from a voyage to find that someone has left a baby boy in his house. He adopts the foundling, giving him the name Tom Jones. Mr Allworthy’s sister, Bridget, has a son called Master Blifil. While Tom grows into a wild but honest young man, Blifil becomes a scheming hypocrite. But what happens when Tom falls in love with a neighbouring gentleman’s daughter, Sophia, whose family wish her to marry Blifil?
Late one night, on a lonely road near London, Walter Hartright, a young drawing teacher, meets a solitary woman dressed in white. This is the opening scene of The Woman in White, a great Victorian sensation novel, full of mystery, excitement, and suspense. Who is the mysterious woman in white, and why is she alone on the road to London at midnight?
THE VALLEY OF FEAR
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The great detective Sherlock Holmes is needed to solve a murder in Sussex, England. A card with the initials VV 341 has been left by the body, and discovering the facts of the case gets ever more difficult. The answers to this mystery lie far away from the scene of the crime and across the Atlantic, in a place known as ‘The Valley of Fear’.
WICKED AND HUMOROUS TALES 9788853001405 B2.1
A dramatic intrusion ends a long family feud, a man is strangely influenced by his pets, a cat brings scandal to British society and a little boy battles to enjoy life with the help of his own personal god. These are just a few of the amazing stories created by Hector Hugh Munro – alias master short-story teller Saki, exjournalist who turned to writing satirical tales.
EMMA B2.2
Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich, has a perfect life. She has decided never to get married but to live as the mistress of Hartfield, her father’s house in the beautiful English countryside. But when she starts matchmaking she finds that her imagination has led her into danger.
FRANKENSTEIN (B2.2) 9788853008374 B2.2
A fascination with science and the aspiration to understand the mysteries of creation lead Victor Frankenstein to create life from death. But the results are not what he expects and his rejection of his monstrous creation causes dire consequences for himself and all the people he cares about.
Engels GOTHIC SHORT STORIES
JANE EYRE (B2.2)
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B2.2
Follow Bram (Dracula ) Stoker as he takes student Malcolm Malcolmson through a terrifying ordeal inside a judge’s house… Travel, if you dare, in a ghostly coach – with three dead men as your fellow passengers. Or visit the deadly House of Usher! But don’t make a wish with the monkey’s paw...
GREAT EXPECTATIONS (B2.2) 9788853012111 B2.2
Pip is destined to become a village blacksmith, but a chance meeting with an escaped prisoner and the acquaintance of an eccentric old woman and a beautiful young girl change the course of his life. He is suddenly dissatisfied with his social status and wants to become a gentleman. But one day he discovers a terrible secret.
HEART OF DARKNESS (B2.2) 9788853005588 B2.2
Marlow, a merchant sailor, travels through colonial Africa. He makes a perilous journey by steamboat to rescue Kurtz, an agent, who is seriously ill. He arrives at Kurtz’s station to find that the agent has taken control of the whole area. In his complete isolation from civilised society Kurtz has instituted a brutal system of human sacrifice and magic to enthral the natives.
B2.2
Plain orphaned Jane Eyre lives unwanted with her aunt and cousins until she is sent away to school. There, hungry and humiliated, she grows and studies. When Jane leaves school to work as a governess at the aristocratic Thornfield Manor owned by the intriguing Mr Rochester, she finally finds some happiness. But some strange events are signals that the mysterious past of Mr Rochester's is about to return.
LORD JIM 9788853006059 B2.2
Jim is a young British officer on the passenger ship Patna. During an accident at sea in the Indian Ocean, Jim follows the captain and abandons the sinking ship and its passengers. Jim must face a court trial for this act of cowardice, which will torment him all his life. At the trial Jim meets Marlow, an older sea captain, who helps him find work. But Jim is always restless. He moves to Malaysia where he tries to start a new life…
THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE 9788853007667 B2.2
Two cases of detection for Monsieur Auguste C. Dupin, Poe’s great detective. Who could have committed the atrocious murders in the Rue Morgue and so how did the murderer get in, or out? Will Dupin find the purloined letter and save the royal personage? Where is the minister hiding it?
Engels PERSUASION
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
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B2.2
In 1806, Captain Frederick Wentworth and Miss Anne Elliot fell in love, but since neither of them had any money, Anne’s friend Lady Russell persuaded Anne not to marry the Captain. Eight years later, Anne and Frederick meet again. By this time Frederick has made a fortune in the Navy, but he is still angry with Anne for rejecting him. This – the last of Jane Austen’s novels – is also the most delicate and moving love story she ever wrote.
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (B2.2) 9788853005489
B2.2
Mrs Bennet has five daughters to be married: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia. So, when rich and friendly Mr Bingley comes to live in their village bringing an even richer, but unfriendly, Mr Darcy with him, Mrs Bennet is delighted and hopeful. However, something goes wrong, as Mr Bingley loses interest in Jane and Mr Darcy and Elizabeth clearly dislike each other... or do they?
ROBINSON CRUSOE (B2.2) 9788853008411 B2.2
B2.2
When the superbly handsome Dorian Gray sees his portrait he makes a terrible wish: that the portrait will grow older and that he will remain young forever. But what happens to the portrait that no one ever sees? A brilliant and disturbing story of a man who is willing to sell his soul for eternal youth, while he pursues pleasure and passion.
THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY 9788853001689
When the captain tells Robinson, ‘Young man, you should never go to sea again… , Robinson ignores his advice and goes to sea again, with terrible consequences. He is forced into slavery and escapes, but he is then shipwrecked on a desert island, where he manages to survive through resourcefulness and luck.
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW 9788877546081 B2.2
B2.2
Isabel Archer – a young American woman – visits her uncle and his family in England. Her uncle dies and leaves her a large fortune. Isabel was always beautiful and charming: now, in addition, she is rich. The question is, whom will she marry? The English nobleman Lord Warburton? Her American suitor Casper Goodwood? Or the refined and sophisticated Gilbert Osmond, an American art collector living in Italy?
Baptista’s two beautiful daughters are ready for marriage. Bianca, pursued in love by three different suitors, cannot marry until someone dares to marry her sister, the proud and contemptuous Katharine. Then Petruchio arrives in Padua and proposes to Katharine. Will he be able to turn her into a model of devotion and obedience?
Engels THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (B2/C1)
SILAS MARNER
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B2/C1
‘To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.’ Ever since its debut on February 14th, 1895, The Importance of Being Earnest has been a literary and theatrical success. The brilliance of the witty conversation never ceases to delight and entertain. However, beneath its dazzling ironic humour, there is a deep vein of social criticism of Victorian society. This intricate mix of comedy, absurdity, ambiguity and social criticism makes The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece.
C1
Silas, a weaver, is betrayed by his best friend and the woman he loves. He loses all faith in humanity and moves to the village of Raveloe. There he lives a solitary life, working and hoarding his gold coins, until one day his gold is stolen…
WUTHERING HEIGHTS (C1) 9788853005687
A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE
C1
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These short stories by Graham Greene, Kate Chopin, Bernard MacLaverty, Roald Dahl and Shirley Jackson – all with a surprise ending – explore themes such as appearances and reality, prejudices and beliefs, and isolation – all raising questions which relate to the human condition. Text analysis activities focus on comprehension, characters, setting and plot, as well as style, language, narrative techniques and themes. Follow-up work offers creative tasks for students – imagining a different ending and point-of-view rewriting – which highlight their personal response to the texts.
THE MILL ON THE FLOSS 9788877547989 C1
The fascinating character of Maggie Tulliver and her relationship with her brother Tom is at the centre of this moving story of rural Victorian England. As she grows up, the intelligent and imaginative Maggie is oppressed by the limited role offered to women and is eventually ostracised by her family and local society. George Eliot gives a deep psychological insight of the different characters, exploring their feelings, their moral worth and motivations.
Wuthering Heights is home to the Earnshaw family who, adopt an orphan called Heathcliff. Catherine Earnshaw becomes great friends with Heathcliff and they fall in love. But Catherine decides to marry Edgar Linton since she feels it would degrade her to marry Heathcliff. Desperate without his Catherine, Heathcliff runs away. But when he returns a few years later a series of events starts to destroy the relationship between the Lintons and the Earnshaws.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL 9788877542830 C1/C2
A Christmas Carol is the first and the most famous of the five books that Dickens wrote to celebrate the spiritual values of Christmas.
Engels EMPIRE TALES
THE GREAT GATSBY
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C1/C2
In the second half of the 19th century, the British Empire, was at its greatest. Imperialism left a lasting mark on Great Britain itself as well as on the ex-colonies. The atmosphere and issues of this bygone age are evoked in Empire Tales , an anthology of stories by some of the most outstanding British writers of the 19th and 20th centuries, Joseph Conrad, E. M. Forster, Ruyard Kipling, W. Somerset Maugham, George Orwell and Jean Rhys.
FOUR CONTINENTS 9788877543288 C1/C2
Henry Lawson, V. S. Naipaul, Nadine Gordimer and Chinua Achebe are respectively Australian, Caribbean, South African and Nigerian, yet they all write in English. The 'English' literature of the ex-colonies is proving to be the most interesting and innovative of our times: this volume offers a significant example of its vitality and originality. As Salman Rushdi said, 'the Empire writes back'.
FRANKENSTEIN (C1/C2) 9788877541208 C1/C2
Mary Shelley was not yet twenty years old when she wrote this classic tale of a scientist’s attempt to create a new noble species – an experiment which instead produces a monster. Frankenstein is here presented in the 2nd, revised edition of 1831 and includes an analysis of the most recent criticism on Shelley’s science fiction masterpiece, as well as an extensive filmography.
C1/C2
The mythical figure of Jay Gatsby haunts this celebrated depiction of the Jazz Age. A profound commentary on the American Dream, Fitzgerald’s masterpiece examines the decay of idealism, innocence and moral value in the decade following World War One. This edition also includes a selection of critical extracts on The Great Gatsby.
HEART OF DARKNESS (C1/C2) 9788877542618 C1/C2
Conrad’s spiritual journey into darkest Africa is based on his own experience in the Congo at the end of the 19th century. Marlow, the narrator, is torn between revulsion for and attraction towards colonialism but is driven onwards by an overwhelming desire to meet the mysterious Kurtz.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (C1/C2) 9788877541260 C1/C2
Acknowledged as Wilde's most perfect comedy, brilliant and subversive, The Importance of Being Earnest has even been considered to anticipate the 'drama of the absurd' of the twentieth century. Guided activities and introduction help the student to appreciate this masterpiece.
Engels MRS. DALLOWAY
SHORT STORIES WILDE
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C1/C2
C1/C2
Virginia Woolf’s first truly modernist novel is a portrait of postEdwardian England: hopeful, yet uncertain after the trauma of World War One. Written as a flow of thoughts, memories and feelings, this day-in-the-life of a fashionable society hostess finally broke free from the form of the traditional English novel and established Woolf as a true writer of genius.
Art contrasted with Nature, and outer ugliness with inner beauty, are just two of the themes featured in this collection of 6 tales, including The Canterville Ghost, The Remarkable Rocket, and - for all those who "have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy" - The Happy Prince and The Selfish Giant.
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (C1/C2)
THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE (C1/C2)
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9788877540751 C1/C2
The publication in 1890 of Wilde's only novel led to a furious public debate over art and morality. Dorian Gray's double life in elegant high society and in London's most degraded slums express the essence of aestheticism and fin de siècle decadence and shows up the hypocrisies of Victorian society.
This collection of three of Stevenson's stories ('Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde', 'Markheim' and 'The Body Snatcher') analyses the moral fibre of Victorian society and highlights the conflict between good and evil: man’s social, civilised, rational being versus his egotistic, instinctive, sensual self.
SHORT STORIES VARIOUS AUTHORS
THE TURN OF THE SCREW
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C1/C2
An anthology of texts illustrating the development of the short story from the 19th century to the present day, by C. Dickens, R. L. Stevenson, H. G. Wells, D. H. Lawrence, K. Mansfield, W. S. Maugham, V. S. Naipaul, S. Rushdie, Helen Simpson e G. Greene. This collection includes an exceptionally wide range of narratives – in terms of both time and theme –introducing students to protagonists from all walks of life, from the upper classes to victims of poverty. These stories will stimulate, amuse, excite or astonish readers, with a panorama of human experience designed to make them laugh, cry and marvel.
C1/C2
A spine-chilling tale of a young governess’s struggle to protect the children in her care from the ghosts of two previous servants. Simple hallucinations perhaps, or external representations of the woman’s inner torments? James’s 19th-century masterpiece of ambiguous narrative is the precursor of the modern psychological thriller.
Engels BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
GREAT BRITISH WRITERS
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Focus on the importance of good communication skills and how to develop those skills. • Holding effective meetings • Are emails a good thing? • Giving effective presentations • Getting staff commitment • Project management
Who was a spy for Queen Elizabeth I's secret service? Which writer kept a bear in his room at Cambridge? Who wrote poems about the Easter Revolution in Ireland? Follow the fascinating lives of some of the most important British novelists, poets and playwrights from Shakespeare to Graham Greene, and discover more about different periods of literature in British history.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
GREAT ENGLISH MONARCHS
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Focus on companies in relation to competitors and external stakeholders, including customers, suppliers and the general public. • Gaining a competitive edge • Customer relationship management • Marketing communications • Logistics • Trade fairs • PR to the rescue!
Do you know that Henry VIII was happily married for almost 20 years to the same queen before meeting his other wives? Do you know Queen Elizabeth refused to marry in spite of all the men who loved her? And do you know what particular events during Queen Victoria’s long reign contributed to making the British Empire the biggest ever? English monarchs have fascinated the world for centuries. We are all curious to find out about their lives, their loves, their ambitions and their secrets.
BUSINESS ISSUES 9788853009340
Focus on companies and their internal processes and activities. • Training • High fliers • How to write effective reports • Creating a famous brand • Financial results • Succession planning
Duits AUF DER SUCHE NACH TOBY
DIE NACHBARN
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A1
Michael is a nice guy, but maybe he’s too smart for girls of his age. He doesn’t have a girlfriend and has no hope of going out with the beautiful Eva. But when the Eva’s dog disappears, he finally has the chance to impress her and help her find her dog! The search for Toby is a beautiful and adventurous story of two very special characters.
DAS GEHEIME REZEPT 9788853012197 A1
Heinrich has been studying in the city for a year, but every weekend he goes back to his parents’ house in the country. He especially likes going to see his old friend, Mr Bart, a retired chemist. One Saturday morning, Heinrich knocks on his door as usual, but this time no one opens the door. What has happened to Mr Bart? Heinrich, with his friend Cristina, don’t think that it is an unplanned trip…
DAS GEHEIMNISVOLLE FOTO 9788853015235 A1
Valentina is a kind and intelligent girl, but not your typical teenager. She doesn't care about clothes and magazines: her passion is photography. She often sits in her favorite cafe and photographs passersby: men and women, children, and tourists. For the best photos Valentina then imagines stories and updates her blog. One day, however, she photographs a mysterious man, and from that moment her life will be in danger.
A1
Georg’s neighbour has died. The fifteen-year-old suspects murder, so he takes on the role of detective and guides the reader through a story full of adventures.
DIEBSTAHL IN HAMBURG 9788853014306 A1
Patrick and Susan, his American friend, are visiting a museum to see a famous collection of marionettes: it is the last chance to see the collection before it is taken to the United States. During the visit, Patrick, a big fan and expert on marionettes, discovers that something strange has been hidden in the head of his favourite doll. The city of Hamburg is the setting for this unusual and dangerous adventure.
EINE SPEZIELLE BAND 9788853009791 A1
Michael is unhappy: he doesn’t like his school, nor where he lives nor the other kids in the area. However, there is one thing that makes him immensely happy: music. In fact, Michael spends every afternoon playing his guitar. Then one evening at a concert, Michael meets someone who invites him to join a band. This sets about the start of an exciting adventure…
Duits DIE ABENTEUER DES BARONS VON MÜNCHAUSEN 9788853012203
DAS HAUS AN DEN KLIPPEN 9788853008978 A2
A2
He rides on a cannon ball and arrives on the moon… but who is this improbable character? It is the Baron of Münchhausen, famous for his absurd and incredible adventures, told through the imaginative eyes of Rudolf Erich Raspe. They were written in 1781 and have been enjoyable classics for all ages since then.
ALBERT EINSTEIN
Valeria, a beautiful and intelligent teenager, is a very good student, but can’t seem to make friends. ‘She’s not one of us,’ her neighbours say, convinced that strange things happen in Valeria’s mysterious house on the cliffs. However, when Markus, the most popular guy in the class, becomes interested in her, everything seems like it is about to change. But is Markus the right guy? And what is the mystery that is hiding in that house on the cliffs? A passionate love story set on the shores of the North Sea.
9788853004857 A2
DER BLONDE ECKBERT 9788877549587
This fascinating biography tells the amazing story of the great scientist Albert Einstein: his unhappy childhood, his abandonment of Germany, his life in Switzerland, his difficulty in having his work on the Theory of Relativity recognised. Einstein’s life is documented here not only for his contribution to science, but also for his pacifism and his participation in public life.
BRIGITTA
A2
A romantic fairy-tale which rapidly transforms itself into the worst night mare, when the story’s main character wakes up summarising his life in one sentence, ‘Well, I have always been alone’. Der blonde Eckbert exemplifies all the main characteristics of the German Romanticism: from the fablestyle description of nature to the gloomiest aspects of human existence.
9788853009821 A2
DER GESTIEFELTE KATER 9788877549624
Around 1850: the Major is living a pleasant life in the countryside, surrounded by friends he enjoys working on his land. However, he hasn’t yet found anyone to love. Or maybe he has? Who is this Brigitta, who lives alone nearby? Adalber Stifter offers an in-depth insight into the portrayal of an independent, proud woman who is completely capable of living by herself.
A2
An inheritance for three sons: a mill, a donkey and – for the youngest son – a cat! At first, the youngest son is disappointed with his gift, but he soon discovers he is the luckiest of them all. A brave tailor kills seven flies in one go and, convinced of his own strength, starts performing miracles. Two simplified fables are offered here with exercises on Märchenkunde.
Duits DER RUNENBERG
LENA GEHT INS NETZ
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A2
A2
‘Only the world made of stone is alive,’ says Christian to his father. Christian goes to live in the mountains hoping to discover the meaning to life that he has been unable to find while living elsewhere.
Lena is a girl like many others, taken up with school and her friends. She lives with her mother one week and her father the next, and spends a boring Sunday at her grandparents’ every other weekend… One day, she receives a strange friend request through her favourite social network: who is hiding behind the odd pseudonym?
DIE RACHE DES COMPUTER
PETER SCHLEMIHLS WUNDERSAME GESCHICHTE
9788853001481 A2
9788853001740 A2
Lazy and selfish Michael suddenly loses control of his computer and is taken on an unusual adventure. Science-fiction.
KASPAR HAUSER 9788877549914 A2
Peter Schlemihl is penniless. So what can he do? Out of desperation he decides to sell his shadow. Unfortunately this doesn’t solve his problems! On the contrary… A classic story from the Romantic Period in German literature.
SOPHIE SCHOLL DIE WEISSE ROSE 9788853013392 A2
1829. A young man suddenly reappears in Nuremberg, after having been kept prisoner in a secret prison for seventeen years. Who kept him prisoner? And why?
The story of Sophie Scholl is a true story of courage and dreams. Sophie is 12 years old when Hitler rises to power in 1933. At the beginning of the war, she already understands the rules: for the opponents there will be only suffering, prison or death. Sophie sees the search for peace as the only possible way forward, and decides to act, even at the cost of her own life. Her story describes a small group of young Germans’ brave and tragic challenge against nazism.
Duits TILL EULENSPIEGEL
UNTERSUCHUNGEN IN TRAVEMÜNDE
9788853009746
9788853009838
A2
The retelling of some of these highly enjoyable adventure stories of Till Eulenspiegel. This popular text, which dates back to 1510, is still one of the most loved works for young people in German literature. No one can escape the tricks of Till, rich or poor, intelligent or not, merchant, king, pope or doctor - for Till non of this important. A classic text famous for centuries all over Europe.
TOR OHNE GRENZEN 9788853005922 A2
Pedro is sixteen and comes from Cuba. Now he has moved to Germany, where he feels alone and ‘foreign’. He misses his country, his language, his friends and above all… football. In Cuba Pedro was considered to be a promising young player. Things change all of a sudden when he is discovered by the coach of his school’s football team, the strongest team in the city…
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE 9788853008701 A2
One of the great romances of the Middle Ages, Tristan and Isolde has inspired writers, poets, artists and musicians for centuries. After slaying a dragon and winning a tournament, the young prince Tristan wins the hand of beautiful Isolde for marriage to his uncle, King Mark. But on their journey back to Mark’s court, they drink a love potion that was intended for the king and his young bride. They instantly fall in love – a love that is impossible.
A2
Travemünde is a quiet resort town in Schleswig-Holstein. When from an underwater archaeological find from a shipwreck a 15th-century chest is stolen, a historian, an archaeologist and a diver are the prime suspects. Sophie, Holger and Luke decide to spend their school holidays investigating.
VERFOLGUNG IN MÜNCHEN 9788853009760 A2
Max and Lotte are 15 years old and live in Munich. They are best friends and share everything. One day Max, during a walk in the city’s famous English Garden, is approached by a stranger who gives his a mysterious letter. Should he throw it away? Absolutely not, Max and Lotte turn into detectives. And they don’t yet know the adventure that awaits them…
WIE IM FILM 9788853008275 A2
Luca wants to become a film director but at the moment he works for a television channel in Cologne, where he falls in love with a colleague, Marion. The couple have to weigh up the costs of their relationship with the jealousy and lack of scruples of Hupperz, the owner of the television channel. Luca and Marion find themselves therefore having to fight to stay together… just like in a film.
Duits WILHELM TELL
DER SCHIMMELREITER
9788853006127
9788853003393
A2
The story of the famous Swiss hero William Tell, narrated from his son Walter’s point of view. From the famous episode of the apple to the revolution by the Swiss population for freedom.
AUS DEM LEBEN EINES TAUGENICHTS 9788853008725 B1
B1
Stürme bedrohen die Nordseeküste. Deichgraf Hauke Haien im Kampf gegen die Elemente, aber auch gegen die Ignoranz seiner Mitmenschen. Wird er gewinnen? Die Novelle als Klassiker des deutschen Realismus, vereinfacht nacherzählt mit Übungen zum Leseverständnis, zur Grammatik und zum Wortschatz sowie Abschlusstest. Die Audio-CD enthält den gesamten dramatisierten Text.
DIE NIBELUNGEN 9788877547545 B1
Er arbeitet nicht gern. Lieber liegt er im Gras oder wandert durch die Welt, spielt auf der Geige und singt dazu. Sein Vater hat ihn von zu Hause fortgeschickt, weil er so einen nicht brauchen kann. Der Taugenichts arbeitet kurze Zeit in einem Schloss, aber das ist nichts für ihn. Unglücklich verliebt, macht er sich wieder auf den Weg. In Italien trifft er seltsame Menschen und dann wird es unheimlich…
Siegfried und Kriemhild sind in Zitaten und Anspielungen noch heute lebendig, und das nicht nur im deutschsprachigen Raum. Grund genug, einmal die 'wahre Geschichte' der beiden zu lesen: eine dramatische, mitunter komische Geschichte von Liebe und Treue, von Mord und Rache, bei der sich auch Jugendliche nicht langweilen werden.
DAS FRAÜLEIN VON SCUDERI
DIE SCHWARZE SPINNE
9788853013408
9788853004079
B1
In town wealthy gentlemen are being stabbed to death. One night a boy delivers a parcel to Miss Scuderi. Inside there is precious jewellery and a note… What does this have to do with her? Why does everything revolve around the goldsmith Cardillac and his exquisite jewellery? What secrets does Cardillac’s assistant Olivier hide?
B1
Eine Taufe, ein Festtag in einem kleinen Dorf in der Schweiz. Die Bewohner sind fröhlich und ausgelassen, aber wissen nicht, dass in Kürze etwas Fürchterliches passieren wird. Die berühmte Erzählung von Jeremias Gotthelf aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, nacherzählt und mit Übungen versehen zur Vertiefung von Wortschatz und Grammatik sowie landeskundlichen und literaturgeschichtlichen Themendossiers.
Duits DIE VERWANDLUNG
JUGEND OHNE GOTT
9788877548085
9788853009807
B1
B1
Gregor, ein fleißiger junger Mann, ist niemals krank. Aber heute kann er beim besten Willen nicht arbeiten gehen. Er hat sich in ein Insekt verwandelt. Die vereinfachte Wiedergabe eines der bedeutendsten Werke der Weltliteratur bietet zahlreiche Aktivitäten zum Leseverständnis und zur Interpretation sowie ergänzende Übungen zu Grammatik und Wortschatz. Audio-CD mit dramatisierter Textaufnahme.
Ödön von Horvàths berühmte Erzählung zur Zeit des heraufkommenden Nationalsozialismus hat nichts von ihrer Aktualität eingebüßt. Ein Lehrer, der schon lange keinen Spaß mehr an seinem Beruf hat. Schüler, die dem Lehrer feindlich gegenüber stehen. Da geschieht ein Mord. Wer ist der Täter? Und trägt der Lehrer nicht selbst auch ein wenig Schuld? Der Moment der Wahrheit naht.
EFFI BRIEST
PARZIVAL
9788853008954
9788853006226
B1
Die siebzehnjährige Effi heiratet den wesentlich älteren Baron Geert von Innstetten. In der kalten Provinzstadt Kessin, wo sie mit ihm lebt, kann sie sich nicht einleben. Während Innstetten vor allem an seine Karriere denkt, lernt sie den ‘Damenmann’ Major Crampas kennen. Fontanes ‘Effi’ wird hier in vereinfachter und gekürzter Form nacherzählt, um Atmosphäre, Motive und Handlung dieses großen Romans auch dem Deutschlerner zugänglich zu machen.
FAUST: DAS VOLKSBUCH 9788853009784 B1
One evening Faust invites friends to dine at his home. In front of their terrified faces he raises his glass in a toast and says, ‘Friends, tonight the devil will come and take me away.’ Here is the mystery of the extraordinary life of a man who made magic, discovered the secrets of alchemy and accomplished incredible feats for exactly 24 years. The fascinating and disturbing figure of Faust has inspired the greatest writers and dramatists of all time, from Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Mann.
B1
Sein Vater war ein Ritter, und ist im Kampf gefallen. Parzivals Leben soll anders aussehen. Er wächst bei seiner Mutter auf, im Wald, wo er nichts von der Welt erfährt. Aber eines Tages trifft der Junge Ritter von König Artus’ Tafelrunde. “Das ist es”, denkt er, “ich will Ritter werden.” Unvorbereitet reitet Parzival hinaus in die Welt. Nach zahlreichen Abenteuern erlangt er schließlich den Heiligen Gral. Wolfram von Eschenbachs Parzival, ein Klassiker der deutschen Literatur, vereinfacht und in modernes Deutsch übertragen als abenteuerliche und oft auch komische Geschichte.
SIMPLICIUS SIMPLICISSIMUS 9788853001504 B1
Immer abenteuerlich, oft traurig, oft komisch geht es in der Welt unseres (Anti)Helden Simplicius zu Die Zeiten sind danach. In Deutschland tobt der Dreißigjährige Krieg. Mit Übungen zum Leseverständnis und zahlreichen Aktivitäten zur Grammatik und Wortschatz. Die beigefügte Audio-CD enthält den dramatisierten Text des nacherzählten Romans.
Duits VERONIKAS GEHEIMNIS
DAS ÖDE HAUS
9788853003065
9788877547927
B1
B2
Veronika ist eine junge, tüchtige Managerin. Erfolgreich im Beruf, aber einsam im Privatleben. Was den Künstler Max nicht davon abhält, sich in sie zu verlieben. Aber Veronika läuft vor Max weg. Wovor hat sie Angst? Was ist Veronikas Geheimnis? Eine spannende Liebesgeschichte mit zahlreichen Aktivitäten zum Leseverständnis und ergänzenden Übungen zu Grammatik und Wortschatz sowie Abschlusstest. Audio-CD mit dramatisierter Textaufnahme.
In der belebtesten Straße Berlin, steht ein altes, scheinbar unbewohntes Haus. Theodor flaniert täglich die Straße entlang und bleibt immer vor dem Haus stehen. Gibt es eine plausible Erklärung für die Existenz dieses Hauses? Als Theodor dort eines Tages eine Frau im Fenster sieht, macht er sich selbst auf die Suche nach einer Erklärung und riskiert Hals und Kragen. Mit Übungen zum Leseverständnis, zu Wortschatz und Grammatik sowie Audio-CD mit dem gesamten Text.
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
DER SANDMANN
9788853006073
9788853009302
B1
Das Leben von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, einem der größten Musiker und Komponisten aller Zeiten: die ersten Jahre des „Wunderkindes“, die langen ermüdenden Reisen durch Europa, die Jugend, Erfolge und Misserfolge bis zum frühen Tod in bitterer Armut. Die teils dramatischen, teils komischen Episoden aus dem Leben Mozarts garantieren eine fesselnde und anregende Lektüre. Mit zahlreichen Übungen zu Textverständnis, Grammatik und Wortschatz. In thematischen Erweiterungen wird die Kultur der Zeit lebendig.
B2
Der Student Nathanael ist außer sich, denn er glaubt dem Mann wieder begegnet zu sein, der den Tod seines Vaters verschuldet hatte. Als Nathanael sich in die bildschöne Olimpia verliebt, scheint alles vergessen, bis... In dieser spannenden Geschichte überlässt Hoffmann es dem Leser, Einbildung und Wirklichkeit zu trennen. Der Text dieser vereinfachten Nacherzählung wird von Übungen zum Leseverständnis, zu Strukturen und Wortschatz begleitet. Audio-CD mit Aufnahme des gesamten Textes.
Spaans ¡UNO, DOS Y… TRES! QUÉ FÁCIL!
DESCUBRIR ESPAÑA Y LATINOAMÉRICA
¡Uno, dos y... tres! ¡Qué fácil! is a three-volume course which takes students to level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference. The course stands out for its emphasis on the active involvement of the students, who are introduced to studying Spanish through topics which they can relate to, such as, school life, the family, holidays and free time. The communicative approach and the balance between the four skills makes learning easy and motivating. ¡Uno, dos y... tres! ¡Qué fácil! has a simple layout. It follows a progressive approach and has a balance between exercises which present and consolidate grammar and those which are more fun. The level of the texts is graded by age, in terms of the topics dealt with, and by the parameters set out in the Common European Framework of Reference. ¡Uno, dos y... tres! ¡Qué fácil! offers an innovative method aimed at immediate familiarisation with the phonetic aspects of the Spanish language. Great emphasis is placed on vocabulary, on the typical day-to-day language of teenagers and on specific expressions for correct communication in class.
9788853008558
The course includes: • three volumes made up of Libro del alumno + Cuaderno de ejercicios; • an interactive audio CD-ROM (volumes 1 and 2) and an audio CD (volume 3) for the students; • a self-assessment booklet (one for all three volumes); • three class audio CDs; • three Teacher’s Guides. 1 2 3! QUE FACIL! 1 CD CLASE 9788853006752 1 2 3! QUE FACIL! 2 9788853006769
A1/A2
1 2 3! QUE FACIL! 2 CD CLASE 9788853006783 1 2 3! QUE FACIL! 3 9788853006790
A1/A2
A1/A2
A1/A2
1 2 3! QUE FACIL! 3 CD CLASE 9788853006813
A1/A2
B1/B2
Descrubrir España y Latinoamérica is a cultural studies book aimed at middle school students. By using authentic documents (photos, maps, pictures etc.), this book offers a clear and complete vision of the Spanish and Hispanic cultures, through various perspectives. The volume is divided into four topicbased sections: • Descubrir • Historia y política • Cultura • Sociedad The variety of topics dealt with in the book allow for links and comparisons to be made between the past and the present, traditional and contemporary society, traditional values and changes in behaviour. The text is complemented by a series of activities which not only stimulate dialogue but also intercultural comparisons. In particular, it focuses on listening exercises which aim to build on the topic dealt with in that unit. In terms of content, a great variety of topics are dealt with: from the role of women in today’s society, to the language Spanglish, to the cinema, to food, to the delicate topic of dictatorship...
EL ZORRO (A1) 9788853013415 A1
Zorro is the caped crusader who defends the oppressed. In the village of Los Ángeles, Zorro fights the bullying Captain Ramon and Sergeant Gonzalez, and falls in love with young Lolita. A legendary figure, whose fame has captured generations of readers of all ages.
Spaans EN BUSCA DE BOBY
EL SECRETO DE ROMINA
9788853015204
9788853012258
A1
A2
Boby, el perro de Trini, ha desaparecido. La chica, con la ayuda de Carlos, un joven “friki” aficionado a la informática, decide ir a buscarlo hasta un bosque cercano. Los dos chicos emprenden una aventura nocturna fascinante y peligrosa en una de las zonas más “encantadas” de España: la Fraga de Cecebre en Galicia.
Teenager Romina always goes to school very reluctantly. However, one day things start to change. Why is she now getting good marks? Why is she able to do incredible things? What the people don’t know is that Romina has a secret that she doesn’t want to share with anyone.
SIN DUDA
EL ZORRO (A2)
9788853009906
9788853007841
A1/A2/B1
A2
Sin Duda is a grammar book which can be used either as a classroom tool or for self study. The book is divided into 12 sections (temas) and presents the language of A1-B1, towards B2 levels of the Common European Framework of Reference.
The daring adventures of Zorro, the legendary masked hero of Spanish California, continue to delight young readers everywhere. A story filled with excitement and intrigue!
EL CANTAR DEL MIO CID
INDAGACIONES POR MADRID
9788853015228
9788853009289
A2
El Cantar de Mio Cid es el texto más antiguo de la literatura española. En él se narra parte de la vida de Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar ‘el Cid’, un caballero exiliado de Castilla por el rey Alfonso VI quien, con un grupo de partidarios, vuelve a recuperar su honor conquistando para su rey tierras en poder de los musulmanes.
A2
Guillermo and Lucía are 15 years old and they live in Madrid. They are best friends and share everything. One day Max, while waiting for Lucía at the cinema, is approached by a stranger who gives him a mysterious envelope. What is in the envelope? Is the stranger really a member of the Spanish Secret Service, as he claims? Guillermo and Lucía turn into detectives and start investigating…
Spaans LA CAJITA DE HUESO
FUENTE OVEJUNA
9788853011251
9788853010377
A2
What is the secret of the bone case which Sara bought at the market of Plaza Redonda in Valenza? Whatever the secret is, Sara and her twin sister Lola can’t sleep anymore: a mysterious plumed snake appears in their bedroom every night and wakes them up. Their investigation leads them to a strange professor…
VENGANZA EN LA HABANA 9788853013439 A2
Who is writing anonymous death threats to the residents of Madrid? These disturbing letters which worry the police come from Havana. In Cuba, Inspector Felipe Torres finds himself in the centre of a disturbing mystery.
EL MATADERO 9788853009869 B1
Considered to be the first realistic story coming from the Río de la Plata, El matadero describes Argentinean society in the first decade of the 19th century. Set in the area near Buenos Aires during Lent, the story starts during a heavy downpour, which makes the use of the slaughter house – the main business of the town – impossible, and thus creates a crisis in the town. In this story, Echeverría offers a critical insight into society at that time and its principal institutions: state and church.
B1
One of the major works of the Spanish theatre, a tyrannical nobleman violent with his subjects and a popular uprising that culminated in a just revenge. Women with great personalities, the strength of the people against the tyranny and a crime forgiven by the royal family makes Fuente Ovejuna a legendary work.
DON QUIJOTE DE LA MANCHA 9788853014283 B2
Don Quixote transcends both time and space, and it is for this reason that even today readers can still identify with the two main characters: don Quixote, who helps the weak and defends justice, risking his own life in the process, and Sancho Panza, attentive and down to earth, who shows him reality for what it is, telling him that the windmills are not frightening giants… This novel continues to be read because it shows the strengths, but also the weaknesses of human beings.
LA ESPAÑOLA INGLESA 9788853003423 B2
A seven-year-old girl is kidnapped by the English during a naval raid on the port of Cadiz and is taken to London. A few years later Isabela is a beautiful and virtuous girl who is capable of overcoming the endless ups and downs to find love, even a conspiracy in the court…
Spaans DON JUAN TENORIO 9788877545947 C1
After Doña Inés is kidnapped for a bet, Don Juan Tenorio falls in love with her, inadvertently causing a series of events which lead to her death. Highly complex and extremely ‘modern’, Don Juan is at times romantic and passionate, a sinner and a positive figure in his ability to feel remorse.
NAUFRAGIOS 9788853002976 C1
Resulta fascinante comprobar el estado en el que se encontraba América a los treinta años de ser descubierta. En ese instante histórico es cuando llegan los navíos de Pánfilo de Narváez al golfo de Méjico. Tenían nociones geográficas de la zona pero muy confusas y equivocadas, lo que unido a las desfavorables condiciones climatológicas, hizo que solamente cuatro entre los seiscientos expedicionarios lograron sobrevivir a tan desafortunada expedición. Para poder sobrevivir a situaciones tan terribles era necesario tener una voluntad y una fe de hierro. Durante sus nueve años de convivencia con los indios, el autor aprendió a amarlos. Tras ser encontrado casualmente por otros españoles, que formaban parte de otra expedición, es conducido frente a Hernán Cortés. Finalmente, los cuatro supervivientes, tras diez años de aventuras increíbles por el Nuevo Mundo, desembarcaron en Lisboa. Habría que imaginar la expresión de los rostros de sus familiares y amigos al verles de nuevo. La realidad histórica que vivieron, supera a las más emocionantes fantasías de las novelas de aventuras.