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When young Bassanio wants to get married, but has spent all his fortune, he asks his rich merchant friend, Antonio, to lend him some money. As Antonio's ships are all at sea, he has no ready money, so he borrows some from a moneylender, Shylock. However, if the debt is not paid on time, Shylock wants a piece of Antonio's body-a pound of flesh. When Antonio's ships are lost at sea, the story takes an unexpected turn.
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Reading 1984 is a unique experience that changes the reader as few other books can do. In this nightmarish warning against the horrors of totalitarian regimes, Orwell Imagines a grotesque mixture of Hitler and Stalin with a touch of capitalist greed, teaching us how to recognise the same approach in contemporary politics and ideology, from propaganda to the manipulation of language. A powerful demonstration of the connection between words and ideas, showing how Important education is to obtain freedom. This edition is specially tailored to the needs of English learners and contains the original text with numerous explanatory notes, an Introduction, the keywords to understand the main ideas, several activities, and an essay by Orwell on politics and the English language.
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Aboard the Nellie on the River Thames. Charles Marlow recounts the story of his Journey up the Congo River, Facing the terrible climate, the hypocrisy of colonisers and the attacks of savages along the river, the protagonist will reach the inner heart of Africa to meet a mysterious ivory trader. Heart of Darkness is considered by many to be Conrad's finest work. This edition is specially tailored to the needs of English learners and contains the original text with numerous explanatory notes, an Introduction, the keywords to understand each chapter, several activities, and comparisons with other extracts and with contemporary issues, from modern slavery to Coppola's cult film Apocalypse Now.
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Inspired by his mephistophelian friend Lord Henry, Dorian Gray starts a search for eternal youth and beauty, dedicating himself to a life of uncontrolled pleasure which slowly degenerates into debauchery and sin. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a unique tale which mixes different styles, from witty and brilliant dialogues to dark and gloomy atmospheres, from episodes full of suspense to philosophical meditations on art and beauty, and on top of it all it confronts the readers with a crucial moral dilemma. This edition is specially tailored to the needs of English learners and contains the original text with numerous explanatory notes, an introduction, the keywords to understand each chapter and several activities.
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What do you really know about Britain and the British? Do you know why they love tea so much? Or the origin of English breakfast? And what do the British do on the Queen's birthday? Find the answers to these questions and many more, and imagine that you live in the UK too!
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What happens when two American ladies can't find their way home in the famous London fog? What is a poor man doing in an artist's studio? And can Sherlock Holmes find out the mystery of the blue diamond? Discover 19th-century London in these stories by three famous writers.
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When he was only 15 years old, Arthur pulled the sword from the stone and became the King of England. With the help of Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table, King Arthur found Excalibur and won many battles. Arthur's most difficult fight was against Lancelot, the famous knight who loved beautiful Guinevere.
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Young Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is very sad, His father, the king, has died and his mother has just married his uncle, Claudius, When Hamlet meets his father's ghost, he learns that Claudius killed his father because he wanted to be the new king, so now Hamlet must take revenge. Everyone thinks the young prince is mad, even his girlfriend, Ophelia. But what is Hamlet thinking and what is his plan?
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The five staries in this book show the different styles of five American authors in the 19th century. From the early fairy-tale story of Rip Van Winkle to the later horror story of The Cask of Amontillado, the mystery story of Rappaccini's Daughter, the humorous story of The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and also The Ransom of Red Chief, a story with a surprise ending!
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Stories of kings and queens who have played an important part in the history of Great Britain from medieval times to the present day. Brave and passionate men who fight, change the laws of the country and care about the people and the planet, Sweet, young princesses who become powerful and loved queens. Personal life stories that are just as fascinating as the historical events of their time.
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In the dark, foggy streets of London, Gabriel Utterson tries to understand the secret of his friend Dr. Henry Jekyll. Why is he behaving so strangely? What is he doing in his laboratory? Why does he know the horrible Edward Hyde, a man who walks the streets of the city only at night? As he looks for the answers to these questions, Utterson finds himself in the middle of a terrible horror story.
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After her parent's death, Jane is sent to live with her uncle and his cruel wife, who then sends her to a cruel school. She finally becomes a teacher and finds a job as a govemess at Thornfield Hall, the home of the rich Mr. Rochester. When she falls in love with him, it seems that Jane has found happiness at last... but the house holds a very dark, and terrible secret.
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In this magical comedy about the difficulties of love, four young lovers are lost in a wood near Athens. Hermia loves Lysander and Helena loves Demetrius, but a magic potion soon changes everything... and even Titania, queen of the fairies, falls in love with a donkey! The chain of comic events continues, and the situation appears to get worse before the play finally moves towards a happy ending
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Macbeth is the bravest soldier of the Scottish king, but after meeting three strange witches, who tell him his future, he becomes greedy for power and will stop at nothing to become king himself. Encouraged by his ambitious wife, Lady Macbeth, he begins to walk a dark path of madness and murder from which there is no return
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In this famous horror story, Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist inspired by his studies, tries to create a new life from parts of dead bodies. The result is a creature with monstrous looks, but a warm heart, which gradually turns cold as he is rejected by society. Realising that he is totally alone in the world, Frankenstein's monster becomes angry with his creator...
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The first impression Elizabeth Bennet has of Mr. Darcy is that of a very arrogant man. He, on the other hand, is determined not to be impressed by Elizabeth's beauty and intelligence because of her ''low'' family connections. But as events bring them together, they are gradually forced to abandon their pride and prejudice and accept that first Impressions cannot always be trusted,
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In search of a life of adventure, Robinson Crusoe leaves the comfortable home of his parents and runs away to sea. He sails through many adventures, both good and bad, until one day he is shipwrecked during a terrible storm and finds himself alone on a desert island. For many years, while he learns to build a new life for himself, his only companions are a dog, some cats, goats and a parrot. Then, one day, he finds a man's footprint in the sand...
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In the 1920s, on Long Island, not far from New York, the rich and handsome Jay Gatsby gives spectacular weekend parties, which are always crowded. But behind all the superficial glamour, there is a man with a mysterious past and an obsessive dream of love. As the long, hot summer passes, events take Gatsby along a path of hope, happiness and, ultimately, tragedy.
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Animal Farm entertains and enriches readers of all ages exposing the risks that be at the heart of every revolution. A powerful tool to understand the psychological mechanisms leading to the rise of a dictatorship, from propaganda to the cult of the leader and the exploitation of real or supposed enemies to create unity and consent. Better than any political analysis, it helps us understand what happened in Europe not too many decades ago while entertaining us with irony. This edition is specially tailored to the needs of English learners and contains the original text with numerous explanatory notes, an Introduction, the keywords to understand the main ideas, several activities, a list of the most important historical references and an essay on totalitarianism by Orwell.
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Englishmen meeting Indians. European colonisers settling in Congo, a Russian aristocrat falling in love with an American woman, a child of English origins coming into contact with the Maoris and, finally, an American sea captain involved in the slave trade. Four short stories and a longer novella in which Kipling. Conrad, Mansfield, Fitzgerald and Melville deal with the interaction of different values and cultures The collection is specially tailored to the needs of English learners and contains the original texts with numerous explanatory notes, introductions to the collection, to the authors and the stories, the keywords to understand the texts and several activities.
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Gatsby's wild parties, roaring sports cars and extravagant mansion embody the American Dream in the 1920s. But this glittering façade conceals a romantic hero who is obsessed with love. His dark sides are gradually revealed, as his dream shatters amidst the contradictions of the Prohibitionist age. This edition is specially tailored to the needs of English learners and contains the original text with numerous explanatory notes, an introduction, the keywords to understand the main ideas, several activities and preparation for the final exam oral test. It also provides two in-depth analyses, about the most popular film adaptations of the novel and the iconic role of the author, Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda, lasting symbols of the Jazz Age.
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Not only a Gothic novel but also an intriguing detective story and a forerunner of science fiction. Stevenson's description of a respectable man who tries to escape his moral duties leads the reader to analyse dualism in Victorian society and inside the human soul, torn between its two extremes in the eternal fight between good and evil. This edition is specially tailored to the needs of English learners and contains the original text with numerous explanatory notes, an introduction, the keywords to understand the main themes and several activities.
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8 theme-based units that cover a wide variety of topics help students develop their vocabulary and language knowledge.Exam tips and guidance on how to approach each task.Extensive practice for all the task types students will encounter in the LanguageCert Achiever exam.2 Complete Practice Tests for LanguageCert Achiever CEFR Level B1 exam
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Why are Dick Whittington and his cat happy? Why is Alice sad when she looks for the white rabbit? Why is Ichabod Crane afraid in the forest and the Canterville Ghost very angry when a new family comes to his house? What is a surprise for Gulliver in Lilliput and what does the Time Traveller find disgusting in the land of the Eloi? Read six famous stories about people's emotions!
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The famous story about Ebenezer Scrooge, a man who doesn't like people, but loves money. Then, one Christmas, three ghosts come to visit him. They show him his past, present and future. Scrooge is afraid and understands that he must change. He must be a better person.....
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The famous English detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Doctor Watson have another fun case to solve! After listening to red-headed Mr. Wilson's interesting story, Holmes and Watson visit many places in Londen to understand why the Red-headed League suddenly closed.
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The famous story of a young American boy who prefers adventure to school: he witnesses a crime in a graveyard, is a pirate for two days, gets lost in a cavern and even finds treasure. Among his friends are the ''wild'' Huckleberry Finn and the ''angel'', Becky Thatcher.
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Oliver Twist is a poor orphan who was bern in England in the early 1800s. No-one is kind to him, so Oliver runs away from his horrible home to the city of London. Before he can find a family and happiness, Oliver must live and work with Fagin, his thieves and other criminals.
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Discover London through four exciting short stories. From the hotel where a waiter finds something strange, in Dickens Somebody's Luggage, to the grey square in front of Miss Minchin's school, where Burnett's little Soro Crew grows up, to the foggy streets where we follow Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Bruce- Portington Plans. And finally, find happiness with Henry, in Mark Twain's The Million Pound Bank Note.
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Do you know which of Shakespeare's plays tells the story of the tragic lovers from Verona? Or the man from Venice who has big problems when he helps a friend in love? What about the story with fairies in a forest and their queen who falls in love with a man with a donkey's head? And in which story is there a bad man who tries to stop the happiness of two young lovers? Find all the answers inside this book!
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When her parents suddenly die in India, ten-year-old Mary Lennox goes to live in her uncle's big, sad house in England. The house has many secrets: rooms she cannot visit, strange cries in the night and a garden closed by a high wall and without a door. Who is crying? Why is the garden closed and what is its secret? Mary is ready to find out with the help of her new friend, Dickon, who can speak to animals.
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At his parents' inn, young Jim Hawkins discovers a map in a pirate's sea chest. Along with Long John Silver, a 200-year-old parrot, Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney, Jim leaves on the Hispaniola to find Captain Flint's hidden treasure. During the adventure on Treasure Island, Jim faces many dangers and becomes an excellent sailor. He must also fight a group of pirates!
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The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story of all time. Starting with the hate between two rival families, Shakespeare's play moves towards its tragic conclusion through scenes of fighting, love and desperation, but also with moments of fun and humour. The theme is still relevant today the impulsive nature of young people against the traditional ideas of the older generation, Ideas, which in this story, only change when it is too late.
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In an Anglo-Saxon story that is more than a thousand years old, the brave warrior Beowulf sails to Denmark, where the people live in terror of a monster, the giant troll Grendel. After killing the monster in a terrible battle, Beowulf receives riches from the king and fame in all the land. But as he prepares to leave Denmark, it seems that his problems have only just begun...
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Move! is part of a fun series of volumes to prepare students for the Cambridge English Qualifications for Young Learners exams. The series covers all areas of the YLE syllabus and allows students to take the test confidently. It is flexible to complement
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The four Bremen Musicians like the little house in the forest. It’s their home now. And every day they sing and play together!
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