Outstanding short stories

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Outstanding short stories

selected and retold by G.C. Thornley

(Penguin readers, level 5)

Pearson Education, 2008

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Outstanding short stories : Edgar Allan Poe and others

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Note

"First published by Penguin Books 1999"--T.p. verso

"This edition published 2008"--T.p. verso

CD pack with 5 sound discs

MP3 audio CD with 1 sound disc

Contents of Works

  • The man who could work miracles / H.G. Wells
  • The model millionaire / Oscar Wilde
  • Lord Emsworth and the girl friend / P.G. Wodehouse
  • The doll's house / Katherine Mansfield
  • X-ing a paragraph / Edgar Allan Poe
  • The courtship of Susan Bell / Anthony Trollope
  • Lord Mountdrago / W. Somerset Maugham

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

[book] ISBN 9781405865197

Description

Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles, all featuring carefully graded language to make them accessible to learners of all abilities. Through the imagination of some of the world's greatest authors, the English language comes to life in pages of our Readers. Students have the pleasure and satisfaction of reading these stories in English, and at the same time develop a broader vocabulary, greater comprehension and reading fluency, improved grammar, and greater confidence and ability to express themselves. Find out more at english.com/readers
Volume

[book and CD pack] ISBN 9781405880008

Description

Classic / British English This collection brings together some of the best examples of late nineteenthand early twentieth-century short stories. Some are about ordinary people to whom something unexpected happens. Others are about unusual characters or events. Some of the stories are funny and others are more serious. All of them are highly enjoyable.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA88391030
  • ISBN
    • 9781405865197
    • 9781405880008
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Harlow
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 107 p.
  • Size
    20 cm
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