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Sister Carrie

"Sister Carrie" was first printed in 1900 but publication was effectively held up until 1912 because its realism and supposed immorality were judged likely to give offence. Theodore Dreiser intertwined his narrative...

Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Ned

With these words, Washington Irving expresses the dilemma of every American artist in the nineteenth century. The Sketch-Book (1820-1) looks simultaneously towards audiences on both sides of the Atlantic, as Irving...

So You Think You Know Jane Austen?

- A must for all Jane Austen fans, this is a quiz book designed to test the readers` knowledge of their favourite books, compiled by literary detective John Sutherland, well-known for his series of literary puzzle...

Solutions Pre-Intermediate Class Audio CDs 3rd ed

With 100% new content, the third edition of Oxford’s best-selling secondary course offers the tried and trusted Solutions methodology alongside fresh and diverse material that will spark your students’ interest and...

South Sea Tales

The literary world was shocked when in 1889, at the height of his career, Robert Louis Stevenson announced his intention to settle permanently on the Pacific island of Samoa. His readers were equally shocked when he...

Start with English Readers Grade 2. Peter and his Book

Peter shows his family photographs.

Start with English Readers Grade 3. Man in the Big Car

Start with English Readers Grade 2. John and Paul Go School

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales

`Instantly the spirit of hell awoke in me and was suddenly struck through the heart by a cold thrill of terror.` Stevenson`s short novel, published in 1886, became an instant classic. It was a Gothic horror that...

Streamline English. Connections. Workbook B. Units 41-80. Viney P., Hartley B

STREETWISE UPPER INTERM NEW WB

A radical revision of the successful Streetwise course for teenagers, combining new material with the best of the original edition. - It appeals to teenagers through a modern, attractive magazine format and explores...

Super Songs

A beautifully illustrated collection of traditional songs for young learners of English. A cassette is available to accompany the book.

Tale of Two Cities

As the bicentennary of the French Revolution draws near, Dickens` historical novel serves as a timely reminder of nineteenth-century reactions to that great upheaval. Set between 1757 and 1793, A Tale of Two Cities...

Tess of the d`Urbervilles. Stage 6 (2500 headwords). Hardy T

A pretty young girl has to leave home to make money for her family. She is clever and a good worker; but she is uneducated and does not know the cruel ways of the world. So, when a rich young man says he loves her,...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Strand magazine, in which they were first published, and won immense popularity for Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. The...

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Stage 1 (400 headwords)

Tom Sawyer does not like school. He does not like work, and he never wants to get out of bed in the morning. But he likes swimming and fishing, and having adventures with his friends. And he has a lot of adventures....

The Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms

Containing over 1,000 of the most troublesome literary terms encountered by students and general readers, this gem of a book gives clear and often witty explanations to terms such as hypertext, multi-accentuality, and...

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics. Fourth edition

Authoritative and reliable, this superb reference contains more than 3,000 alphabetically arranged entries, providing clear jargon-free definitions of even the most technical mathematical terms. Ranging widely from...

The Custom of the Country (Oxford Worlds Classics)

Edith Wharton`s satiric anatomy of American society in the first decade of the twentieth century appeared in 1913; it both appalled and fascinated its first reviewers, and established her as a major novelist. It...

The Dead Secret

A mystery of unrelenting suspense and penetrating characterization, The Dead Secret explores the relationship between a fallen woman, her illegitimate daughter, and buried secrets in a superb blend of romance and...

The Divine Comedy

Described variously as the greatest poem of the European Middle Ages and, because of the author`s evangelical purpose, the `fifth Gospel`, the Divine Comedy is central to the culture of the west. The poem is a...

The Girl with Green Eyes

The Grammar Lab: Book One

"The Grammar Lab" is for children aged 9 to 12 learning English as a foreign language. The books are at three levels of difficulty which are suitable for use on their own or in support of a general coursebook. Within...

The Good Grammar Book with Answers

M. Swan C. Walter

The Good Grammar Book teaches all the grammar you need for speaking and writing in English. It explains the rules, shows you how the language works, and gives you plenty of practice. It can improve your English every...

The History of the Ehglish Language

B. Viney