The locked room and other horror stories
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Bibliographic Information
The locked room and other horror stories
（Penguin readers, level 4）
Pearson Education, 1999, c1993
New ed
Available at 107 libraries
Note
"This adaptation first published by Penguin Books 1993"--T.p. verso
Contents of Works
- The ash-tree
- A school story
- The curtains
- The flies
- The locked room
- The painting of --ngley hall
- Lost hearts
- Martin's lake
- The two cousins
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A tree full of enormous spiders; curtains like a dead man's hair; an old man with no heart - these are some of the things that readers will discover in these terrifying short stories. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals". At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing.
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