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Revered author Michael Morpurgo evokes the post-war Britain of his childhood in this unflinching and deeply poignant tale of the physical and mental scars of war. From a young age, Michael was both fascinated by and afraid of his grandfather. Grandpa’s ship was torpedoed during the Second...

Este ebook presenta "La Cámara de los Tapices", con un indice dinámico y detallado. Walter Scott (1771-1832) es una de las mayores figuras del romanticismo inglés de todos los tiempos y es considerado pionero de la literatura histórica europea. La Cámara de los Tapices es un relato de terror,...

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“Will fire imaginations and elicit the heart-pumping, wide-eyed response that has kept this tale alive and vigorous through the ages.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review) Long ago a Scandinavian warrior fought three evils so powerful they threatened whole...

This book has written to help the students to get the most of their education and at the same time making study easier. While working as teacher many times my students and the parents asked me about the best methods of learning and how to solve their problems at study. Therefore I came up...

Extrait : "Rue Ordener, à La Chapelle, la nuit a été chaude dans le logement du mécanicien Pradié, du chemin de fer du Nord. Il a mal dormi, et dès quatre heures et demie, il s'est levé, a ouvert sa fenêtre, et a rapidement regardé le ciel clair, sans nuage. Il pressent une lourde journée,...

I HAVE heard the question asked, "What interest can attach to the language and literature of a small and remote island, the inhabitants of which never exceeded 60,000 in number?" The population of Iceland has always been insignificant, and its territory barren, but we must recollect what the race was,...

Platon, examinant la nature de toutes les choses, et principalement celle des êtres animés, les a divisés en trois classes : il a cru qu’il y avait des dieux supérieurs, des dieux intermédiaires, et des dieux inférieurs. Il les a distingués...

TOWARDS the close of the year 1845 I was suddenly and unexpectedly required by the British Government to administer the affairs of New Zealand, and shortly afterwards received the appointment of Governor-in-chief of those Islands. When I arrived in them, I found Her Majesty's native subjects engaged...

5 histoires pleines de mystères pour faire frissonner les lecteurs les plus courageux ! Âge : 10-13 ans Au sommaire : - Enquête en haute mer de Christian Ponchon Une nouvelle aventure du jeune détective James Watson. Embarqué sur le Early Bird, le petit-neveu du célèbre Watson...

The figure in the next bed stirred feebly; the figure of a woman, straight and gaunt under the hospital bedclothes. A tress of her hair had come uncoiled and looped itself across the pillow—reddish auburn hair, streaked with grey. She had been brought in, three nights ago, drenched, bedraggled, chattering...

A series of thirteen Sherlock Holmes mysteries, including The Adventure Of The Empty House, The Adventure Of The Norwood Builder, The Adventure Of The Dancing Men, The Adventure Of The Solitary Cyclist, The Adventure Of The Priory School, The Adventure Of Black Peter, The Adventure Of Charles Augustus...

Six tales of terror, and six tales of mystery, including: The Horror of the Heights, The Leather Funnel, The New Catacomb, The Case of Lady Sannox, The Terror of Blue John Gap, The Brazilian Cat, The Lost Special, The Beetle-Hunter, The Man with the Watches, The Japanned Box, The Black Doctor, and The Jew's Breastplate.