The bad-tempered ladybird picks fights with every animal it meets, no matter how big or small. But, after a whole day of being bad-tempered, the ladybird realizes that life is much better when you`re in a good mood!...
Blood. That’s what Martin Nanther’s great-grandfather Henry was interested in. As Queen Victoria’s favoured physician he became expert in diseases of the blood, particularly the royal disease of haemophilia. But, as...
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Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. He was a celebrity during his lifetime for works like "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Treasure Island." Now...
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student\`s ability. Rarotonga,...
Original / British English The houses in Newton Road are small, but people are very happy there. Then a civil engineer wants to knock down the houses and build a new road. The people of Newton Road are very angry. But...
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Роберт Льюис Стивенсон - известный шотландский писатель и поэт XIX века, автор приключенческих романов и повестей, крупнейший представитель английского неоромантизма, чьи произведения остаются любимыми и читаемыми до...
The latest in the bestselling Alfred series from number one historical novelist, Bernard Cornwell. In the last years of the ninth century, King Alfred of Wessex is in failing health, and his heir is an untested youth....
A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa, and his lifelong friendship with a white lion. All my life I`ll think you you, I promise I will. I won`t ever forget you. Bertie rescues an orphaned white...
The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky
This collection, unique to the Modern Library, gathers seven of Dostoevsky`s key works and shows him to be equally adept at the short story as with the novel. Exploring many of the same themes as in his longer works,...
