Secret Garden-Puffin Classics
AFTER LOSING HER PARENTS, YOUNG MARY LENNOX IS SENT FROM INDIA TO LIVE IN HER UNCLE’S GLOOMY MANSION ON THE WILD ENGLISH MOORS. SHE IS LONELY AND HAS NO ONE TO PLAY WITH BUT ONE DAY SHE LEARNS OF A SECRET GARDEN SOMEWHERE IN THE GROUNDS THAT NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO ENTER. THEN MARY UNCOVERS AN OLD KEY IN A FLOWERBED – AND A GUST OF MAGIC LEADS HER TO THE HIDDEN DOOR. SLOWLY SHE TURNS THE KEY AND ENTERS A WORLD SHE COULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED.
Puffin Classics Dracula
JONATHAN HARKER IS TRAVELLING TO CASTLE DRACULA TO SEE THE TRANSYLVANIAN NOBLE, COUNT DRACULA. HE IS BEGGED BY LOCALS NOT TO GO THERE, BECAUSE ON THE EVE OF ST GEORGE’S DAY, WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT, ALL THE EVIL THINGS IN THE WORLD WILL COME FULL SWAY. BUT BUSINESS MUST BE DONE, SO JONATHAN MAKES HIS WAY TO THE CASTLE – AND THEN HIS NIGHTMARE BEGINS. HIS BELOVED WIFE MEENA AND OTHER LOST SOULS HAVE FALLEN UNDER THE COUNT’S HORRIFYING SPELL. DRACULA MUST BE DESTROYED . . . WITH AN EXCITING INTRODUCTION BY HOLLY BLACK, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES.
Puffin Classics Around The World In Eighty Days
N AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS BY JULES VERNE, PHILEAS FOGG BETS HIS COMPANIONS THAT HE CAN TRAVEL ACROSS THE WORLD IN JUST EIGHTY DAYS AND THE VERY NEXT DAY SETS OUT FROM THE PORT OF DOVER WITH HIS SERVANT PASSEPORTOUT TO ACHIEVE HIS AIM. PASSING THROUGH EXOTIC LANDS AND DANGEROUS PLACES, THEY SEIZE WHATEVER TRANSPORTATION IS AT HAND – WHETHER TRAIN OR ELEPHANT – ALWAYS RACING AGAINST THE CLOCK.THERE ARE MANY ALARMS AND SURPRISES ALONG THE WAY – AND A LAST MINUTE SETBACK THAT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WINNING AND LOSING. JULES VERNE’S EXCITING ADVENTURE HAS BEEN DELIGHTING GENERATIONS OF READERS OF ALL AGES.
Roald Dahl-The Twits
Mr Twit is a foul and smelly man with bits of cornflake and sardine in his beard. Together they make the nastiest couple you could ever hope not to meet.Down in their garden, the ghastly, evil Twits keep Muggle-Wump the monkey and his family locked in a cage.But not for much longer! Because the monkeys are planning to trick the terrible Twits and make their escape, once and for all . .
Prince & The Pauper – Puffin Classics
Tom Canty and Edward Tudor could have been identical twins. Their birthdays and their faces match, but there the likeness stops. For Edward is prince, heir to King Henry VIII of England, whilst Tom is a miserable pauper. But fate intervenes, and their identities become confused. Soon the prince is thrown out of the palace in rags, leaving ignorant Tom to play the part of a royal prince.
Bridgerton: Romancing Mr Bridgerton (Bridgertons Book 4)
COLIN BRIDGERTON IS TIRED OF BEING THOUGHT OF AS NOTHING BUT AN EMPTY-HEADED CHARMER, TIRED OF THE NOTORIOUS GOSSIP COLUMNIST LADY WHISTLEDOWN, WHO CAN’T SEEM TO PUBLISH AN EDITION WITHOUT MENTIONING HIM. BUT WHEN COLIN RETURNS TO LONDON FROM A TRIP ABROAD, HE DISCOVERS NOTHING IN HIS LIFE IS QUITE THE SAME—ESPECIALLY PENELOPE FEATHERINGTON! THE GIRL WHO WAS ALWAYS SIMPLY THERE IS SUDDENLY THE GIRL HAUNTING HIS DREAMS. WHEN HE DISCOVERS THAT PENELOPE HAS SECRETS OF HER OWN, THIS ELUSIVE BACHELOR MUST DECIDE . . . IS SHE HIS BIGGEST THREAT— OR HIS PROMISE OF A HAPPY ENDING?
Game Of Thrones
Full of drama and adventure, rage and lust, mystery and romance, George R.R. Martin’s ‘Game of Thrones: Song of Fire and Ice’ (Book I) is regarded as one of the most intriguing and greatest epic of the modern era. Set in 12, 000BC, the seasons in this epic change after decades and bring with them mystery and death.
Gangsta Granny
Another hilarious and moving novel from bestselling, critically acclaimed author David Walliams, the natural successor to Roald Dahl.A story of prejudice and acceptance, funny lists and silly words, this new book has all the hallmarks of David’s previous bestsellers.Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandma’s house.She’s the boringest grandma ever: all she wants to do is to play Scrabble, and eat cabbage soup. But there are two things Ben doesn’t know about his grandma.”
Shantaram
A NOVEL OF HIGH ADVENTURE, GREAT STORYTELLING AND MORAL PURPOSE, BASED ON AN EXTRAORDINARY TRUE STORY OF EIGHT YEARS IN THE BOMBAY UNDERWORLD. ‘IN THE EARLY 80S, GREGORY DAVID ROBERTS, AN ARMED ROBBER AND HEROIN ADDICT, ESCAPED FROM AN AUSTRALIAN PRISON TO INDIA, WHERE HE LIVED IN A BOMBAY SLUM. THERE, HE ESTABLISHED A FREE HEALTH CLINIC AND ALSO JOINED THE MAFIA, WORKING AS A MONEY LAUNDERER, FORGER AND STREET SOLDIER. HE FOUND TIME TO LEARN HINDI AND MARATHI, FALL IN LOVE, AND SPEND TIME BEING WORKED OVER IN AN INDIAN JAIL
Complete Short Stories-Sherlock Holmes
A SELECTION OF MOST EXCITING ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES AND DR. WATSON. INDEED, THE STORIES OF HOLMES ADVENTURES ARE A PERENNIAL SOURCE OF INSPIRATION TO LOVERS OF DETECTIVE FICTION. SHERLOCK HOLMES ELEVATED CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION TO A FINE ART. THIS BOOK CONTAINS FIFTY-SIX SHORT STORIES, DEPICTING THE MASTER SLEUTH’S DETECTIVE SKILLS. WRITTEN IN AN INIMITABLE STYLE BY THAT MULTI-FACETED PERSONALITY AND RACONTEUR PAR EXCELLENCE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE, THIS CONCISE VOLUME WILL DELIGHT ALL HOLMES LOVERS.
Bridgerton: To Sir Phillip, With Love (Bridgertons Book 5)
SIR PHILLIP KNEW THAT ELOISE BRIDGERTON WAS A SPINSTER, AND SO HE’D PROPOSED, FIGURING THAT SHE’D BE HOMELY AND UNASSUMING, AND MORE THAN A LITTLE DESPERATE FOR AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE. EXCEPT . . . SHE WASN’T. THE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN ON HIS DOORSTEP WAS ANYTHING BUT QUIET, AND WHEN SHE STOPPED TALKING LONG ENOUGH TO CLOSE HER MOUTH, ALL HE WANTED TO DO WAS KISS HER . . . AND MORE.
Five Point Someone – Chetan Bhagat
Five Point Someone: What Not To Do at IIT’ is the debut narrative by renowned author Chetan Bhagat. The plot rotates around 3 friends Hari, Ryan and Alok at IIT. Their companionship is strengthened into close bond during their years at IIT, experiencing extreme hardship to endure through the tough competitions. Three of them have high self-expectations of being at the top in their classes and graduate out of the Institution with flying colours.
The 3 Mistakes Of My Life
The 3 Mistakes of My Life is the third novel written by Chetan Bhagat. The book was published in May 2008 and had an initial print-run of 420,000. The novel follows the story of three friends and is based in the city of Ahmedabad in western India
Tales From Shakespeare – Puffin Classic
These tales are the perfect introduction to Shakespeare’s greatest plays. Charles and Mary Lamb vividly bring to life the power of Hamlet and Othello, the fun of As You Like It and the drama of Pericles. They never lose the feel of his beautiful language and humanity and convey all of his wit and wisdom. These tales are classic literature in their own right.
Eclipse
EDWARD’S SOFT VOICE CAME FROM BEHIND ME. I TURNED TO SEE HIM SPRING LIGHTLY UP THE PORCH STEPS, HIS HAIR WINDBLOWN FROM RUNNING. HE PULLED ME INTO HIS ARMS AT ONCE, AND KISSED ME AGAIN. HIS KISS FRIGHTENED ME. THERE WAS TOO MUCH TENSION, TOO STRONG AN EDGE TO THE WAY HIS LIPS CRUSHED MINE – LIKE HE WAS AFRAID WE HAD ONLY SO MUCH TIME LEFT TO US.
English Patient (Michael Onddaatje)
THE ENGLISH PATIENT: BOOKER PRIZE WINNER 1992 WAS WRITTEN BY POPULAR CANADIAN WRITER, MICHAEL ONDAATJE. THE STORY OF THIS POETIC NOVEL IS SET IN AN ITALIAN VILLA WHERE FOUR DIVERSE AND EMOTIONALLY SCARRED PEOPLE ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER AT THE END OF WORLD WAR II. THESE CHARACTERS INCLUDE A CANADIAN THIEF CALLED CARAVAGGIO WHOSE HANDS ARE DAMAGED, A SIKH BRITISH-ARMY SAPPER, A BADLY BURNT ENGLISHMAN, AND HIS CANADIAN NURSE, HANNAH.
Swiss Family Robinson-Puffin Classics
Following a wild and raging storm, the Swiss family Robinson are stranded at sea. But the thundering waves have swept them off to a tropical island, where a new life awaits them. Their ship is laden with supplies and the island is packed with treasures, so they soon adapt and discover new dangers and delights every day . . .
The Hound Of The Baskervilles-Puffin Classic
When Sir Charles Baskerville is found mysteriously dead in the grounds of Baskerville Hall, everyone remembers the ancient legend of the monstrous creature that haunts the moor. The great detective Sherlock Holmes knows that there must be a more rational explanation, but the difficulty is to find it before the hellhound finds him.
Six Tales From Shakespeare-Macmillan
This collection comprises six short stories adapted from the works of Shakespeare and written in a manner that is easy to read and understand
Swiss Famili Robinson-Longman
This classic has been simplified, the vocabulary controlled to a level of approximately 1300 words, and the sentence structures chosen with care for this pre-intermediate stage. The introduction gives information on the author and story, and exercises for comprehension and discussion are included.
Five Famous Fairy Tales-Longman
A Fairy Tale was once “a story about fairies and other small magical people”, as perhaps your dictionary still tells you. Today we often mean a story for children with some magic in it when we call something a fairy tale. There is certainly magic in each of the stories in this book.
Gulliver S Travels-Longman
Gulliver’s Travels is the tale of Lemuel Gulliver as he voyages to the strange lands of Lilliput, Brobdingnag, the kingdom of Laputa and the land of the Houyhnhnms.
Jane Eyre – Longman
Orphaned at an early age, Jane Eyre leads a lonely life until she finds work as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets the mysterious Mr Rochester and sees a ghostly woman who roams the halls by night.
Stories From Shakespeare-Longman
The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet and Julius Caesar are the two comedies and two tragedies in this collection. Set in Venice, Athens, Denmark and Rome they tell the stories of Antonio, a merchant and his friends; a night of magic and enchantments in the forest; of ghosts, madness and murder; and finally of power and betrayal.
Jane Eyre – Macmillan
HIS NOVEL was first published in 1847. The author’s name was given as ‘Currer Bell’, and it was only later known to have been written by Miss Charlotte Brontë, one of the five daughters of a clergyman in Yorkshire. Charlotte Brontë had an intense and lively imagination, and in Jane Eyre she has projected much of her own character and experience. Like Jane she was little and plain, and like Jane she went to a charity school and later became a private governess
Great Expectations – Macmillan
Great Expectations is the story of an orphan Pip, the conflicts in his life, his fortunes and misfortunes, and his journey to adulthood and wisdom. It is believed that the story draws heavily from Dickens own life, especially his childhood. Charles Dickens (18121870) is one of the greatest novelists in English literature. He wrote prolifically and became very famous during his lifetime. Few others can match Dickens intensity in portraying the society and characters he presents in his novels
Bridge Of Clay
BRIDGE OF CLAY IS ABOUT A BOY CAUGHT IN A CURRENT, A BOY INTENT ON DESTROYING EVERYTHING HE HAS IN ORDER TO BECOME EVERYTHING HE NEEDS TO BE. AHEAD OF HIM LIES THE BRIDGE, THE VISION THAT WILL SAVE BOTH HIS FAMILY AND HIMSELF.