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Penguin Readers Easystarts: Tinker`s Farm

Stephen Rabley

It is 1800. Jenny Tinker arrives in New York with her father, Sam. The Tinkers are English. They`re starting a new life in America. They want a farm, but they haven`t got any money. What can they do?

Penguin Readers 3: Princess Diana

Cherry Gilchrist

Original / British English Princess Diana, one of the most famous and popular women in the world the People`s Princess. Read here about Diana`s short life, her marriage to Prince Charles, her war` with the Royal...

Penguin Readers 6: Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert

Emma Bovary is a dreamer. She escapes from her boring life with her father by marrying Charles, a doctor, but married life does not bring her the love and excitement she expected. She looks for love outside her...

Penguin Guided Tour of English Language

Crystal, David

This is the definitive survey of the English language - in all its forms. Crystal writes accessibly about the structure of the language, the uses of English throughout the world and finally he gives a brief history of...

Penguin Readers 3: The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer

Classic / British English We`ll give a free dinner to the person who tells the best story. Now, put up your hands if you agree.` The pilgrims all held up their hands. A group of pilgrims are travelling together for...

Penguin Readers 2: Persuasion

Jane Austen

Classic / British English When they were very young, Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth were in love. They did not marry, but Anne never forgot her love for him. Now, many years later, they meet again. Does Wentworth...

Penguin Readers 2: The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame

This is the story of four friends Toad, Rat, Mole and Badger. Rat loves the river. Mole is often afraid. Badger likes to stay at home. But Toad is always looking for new adventures and some of his ideas are dangerous.

Penguin Readers Easystarts: Maisie and the Dolphin

Rabley, Stephen

Penguin Readers are written by specialist ELT authors. The language, vocabulary, style and content of every book is carefully graded to make sure it suits the learner`s own language ability. Every Penguin Reader has a...

Penguin Readers 3: Hamlet

William Shakespeare

Classic / British English Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark. His heart is filled with sadness and pain. Why? Only his two best friends, Horatio and Marcellus, know the true reason. The new king, Claudius, murdered...

Penguin Readers 4: The Breathing Method

Stephen King

There is a club in New York where men tell each other stories. Some of these are mysterious, some are horrible. One night a doctor tells the story of a young woman who gives birth to her baby. A normal enough event?...

Penguin Readers 4: On the Beach

Nevil Shute

Nuclear war has destroyed all life in thenorthern countries of the world. Now the deadly radiation is travelling south. In Australia, where people are still alive, Peter and Mary Holmes are trying to live their lives...

Penguin Dict of Marketing

Harris, Phil

The Penguin Dictionary of Marketing is the only one-volume dictionary of its kind to offer full sections of international terms, giving it a truly global readership. Covering everything from direct marketing to...

Penguin Active Reading 4: Body in the Library

Agatha Christie

Early one morning the Bantrys wake to find the dead body of a young woman in their library. Who is she? How did she get there? The police are called, of course, but Dolly Bantry quickly invites her friend Jane Marple...

Penguin Readers 5: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle

Classic / British English Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead just outside his home, Baskerville Hall. Many of the Baskerville family have died mysteriously. People say that they were killed by a gigantic devil-like...

Penguin Readers 3: Billy Elliot

Melvin Burgess

Contemporary / British English Eleven-year old Billy Elliot is different from other boys. He is not very clever or good at sport. Then, one day, he discovers ballet dancing. Finally he has found something that he can...

Penguin Readers 3: The Swiss Family Robinson

Johann David Wyss

It was the seventh day of the storm. We didn`t know where we were. Everyone on the ship believed that death was very near.` The Robinson family do not die at sea; they find their way to a small island. But what can...

Penguin Readers Easystarts: A New Zealand Adventure

Jan Thorburn

Original / British English Sarah and Jessica arrive in New Zealand for a holiday. They find a mobile phone in the taxi from the airport. It is Michael`s mobile, but they can`t find him? He has messages from home are...

Penguin Readers Easystarts: Simon and the Spy

Elizabeth Laird

Original / British English Simon Simple is going on holiday and the police are looking for a spy. On the train, Simon meets a beautiful girl. He likes her and she likes him. But the spy is there too. Simon and the...

Penguin Active Reading 3: The Incredible Journey

Sheila Burnford

The country is wild and dangerous. Mountains are high, rivers run fast, and there are strange animals in the woods. But three family pets - two dogs and a cat - begin a long, long walk through western Canada. They...

Penguin Readers 3: The Beatles

Paul Shipton

The year was 1963, and Beatlemania was only just beginning. Soon the Beatles had fans all around the world. For the rest of the 1960s their music led the way and they changed modern music forever. This book tells the...

Penguin Readers 3: Vanity Fair

William Makepeace Thackeray

Classic / British English Becky Sharp, an intelligent young lady with no family or money, becomes a governess. But this type of life is not enough for her. She has big plans for herself. Is she clever enough to find...

Penguin Readers Easystarts: Flying Home

Stephen Rabley

Felix is not a happy bird. He comes from Brazil but he doesn’t live there. He lives in New York in a cage. Then one day his cage opens and Felix says goodbye to New York. Can he find his family in Brazil again?

Penguin Readers 6: Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

Classic / British English Anna Karenina, one of world literature`s greatest novels, tells the story of a beautiful young woman who is unhappily married to a man much older than herself. When she falls in love with a...

Penguin Readers 3: Stories from Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Classic / British English (Available February 2008) These are the stories of some of Shakespeare`s most famous plays. We travel to Venice, Greece, Denmark and Rome, and meet many different people. There is a greedy...

Penguin Active Reading 1: The Barcelona Game

Stephen Rabley

Holly and her brothers go to Barcelona for a football game. First, Holly wants to see famous places in the city, but her brothers want to go to a funfair. Then a man takes Holly`s bag, and the tickets for the game are...