Stephen Colbourn Livres

Five million pounds has been laid out on a horse race. What is the Chairman and Board of Directors at the bank going to say when they find out that the money is gone? Includes questions as aids to understanding

A2 to B1 Level Pre-intermediate Level Grades 7-8 / 1,400 words Peyton Farquhar attempts to destroy Owl Creek Bridge to prevent Northern troops from crossing. He is sentenced to hang, but the noose breaks, and he falls into the water...

Deception, blackmail, murder, revenge – these are the themes of stories that move from London to the coast of Spain, from Mauritius to Dublin to Dordogne. Whether his subject is assassination by stealth, the cruel confidence trick or the cold shock of coincidence, Frederick Forsyth is never less than compulsive, the detail always authentic.

City of Thebes. The Festival of Osiris. Loyal subjects of the Pharaoh gather to pay homage to their leader, but Taita - a wise and formidably gifted eunuch slave - sees him only as a symbol of a kingdom's fading glory. By the author of Where the Lion Feeds.

This is an Elementary Level story in a series of ELT readers comprising a wide range of titles - some original and some simplified - from modern and classic novels, and designed to appeal to all age-groups, tastes and cultures. The books are divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic words; Beginner Level (600 basic words); Elementary Level (1100); Intermediate Level (1600); and Upper Level (2200). Some of the titles are also available on cassette.

Duraid Al Simmu and his wife Royan were the first to discover the tomb of Queen Lostris - and with it the scrolls in which was recorded the burial of Pharaoh Mamose and his treasure. But when Duraid is murdered, Royan is forced to seek refuge in England before finding the courage to return.

À l’Opéra des événements terrifiants se produisent. On accuse un personnage mystérieux qui apparaît et disparaît à sa guise et semble agir en maître des lieux.Le fantôme de l’Opéra, comme lui-même se nomme, commande aux trappes, au lustre, aux miroirs, dicte ses instructions et sème l’effroi. Monstre ou Ange, le fantôme demeure dans les dessous de ce temple de la musique et de la danse, est tendre ou impitoyable, toujours repoussant et parfois humain. Avec ce roman, Gaston Leroux, qui puise dans les croyances urbaines, fabrique un cocktail à dominante fantastique, teinté d’une touche policière, sentimentale et historique.

This is an Intermediate Level title in a series of ELT readers comprising a wide range of stories - some original and some simplified - from modern and classic novels, and designed to appeal to all age-groups, tastes and cultures. The books are divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic words; Beginner Level (600 basic words); Elementary Level (1100); Intermediate Level (1600); and Upper Level (2200). Some of the titles are also available on cassette.

An Elementary Level title in a series of ELT readers comprising a wide range of stories and divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic words; Beginner (600); Elementary (1100); Intermediate (1600); and Upper (2200). Some of the titles are also available on cassette.

Macmillan Readers v této pokročilosti můžete číst asi po dvou letech studia angličtiny, knihy mají 80 až 69 stran. K porozumění vám postačí slovní zásoba 1 400 slov. věk 14+ Osm příběhů slavného amerického novináře a spisovatele, Ambrose Bierce. Doporučeno pro starší čtenáře.…

When Arthur pulls the sword from the stone, he becomes king of the land of Logres. Arthur chooses the beautiful Guinevere to be his queen and builds a castle at Camelot. Here he is joined by the famous Knights of the Round Table, whose adventures include slaying dragons, rescuing maidens and fighting the spells of Arthurs half-sister, the cruel sorceress, Morgana.

Jim est tout jeune lorsqu'il embarque sur l'Hispaniola en direction d'une île renfermant un trésor. Pendant le voyage en mer, puis sur l'île au trésor, Jim se retrouve au centre d'un combat sans merci, la moitié de l'équipage étant composée de pirates inquiétants... Jim et ses amis réussiront-ils à échapper aux griffes des forbans ? Le trésor, s'il existe, tombera-t-il entre de bonnes mains ? Le dossier propose une lecture suivie de L'île au trésor et des exercices d'écriture. Il présente un groupement de textes sur le roman d'aventures (Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoé ; Edgar Atlan Poe, Le Scarabée d'Or ; Mac Orlan, L'Ancre de miséricorde).

Set during the French Revolution, the two cities in question are Paris and London and the tale is one of the tragedies that take place therein.

Les ouvrages de la collection Les Langues Modernes/Bilingue vous proposent sous une forme très claire : . des textes d'écrivains étrangers de réputation internationale. . une traduction fidèle et précise, sans être étroitement littérale. . une introduction critique permettant d'approfondir le sens des textes. . de nombreuses notes de caractère culturel qui prolongent cette introduction dans le détail et des précisions linguistiques éclairant certains tours de traduction. Jekyll et Hyde ne sont pas frères jumeaux, observa G.K. Chesterton. Ils sont plutôt comme père et fils. Jekyll créa Hyde. Hyde n'aurait jamais pu créer Jekyll, il ne put que le détruire. Reflet inquiétant de la société victorienne crispée sur un moralisme de façade, prémonition romanesque des découvertes de Freud, Dr Jekyll et Mr Hyde est aussi une fable sur le thème éternel de l'apprenti sorcier et des malédictions de la science.

Een Engelsman neemt de plaats in van zijn neef, de koning van Ruritanië.

Macmillan Readers v úrovni Elementary můžete číst asi po jednom až dvou letech studia angličtiny. K porozumění vám postačí slovní zásoba 1 100 slov. Knihy mají 64 až 80 stran. věk 15+ Sedm fascinujících příběhů jednoho z nejslavnějších spisovatelů devatenáctého století americké literatury...…

"'Every day, the Sheriff robs the ordinary people with high taxes, ' Robin said to the other outlaws. 'We should rob the Sheriff in return. But we will not rob him because we want to be rich. We will use the money to help the poor. We will not harm women, children or honest men. We will right wrongs when we can and we will bring hope to the people when we can. We will live outside the law because the law is only for rich men. We will fight these rich men's unfair laws.' "--Back cover

The Macmillan Graded Readers series is one of the most popular and respected series of simplified readers for learners of English.

The Macmillan Readers series is one of the most popular simplified readers for learners of English. The information is carefully controlled, with pictures helping explain the difficult words and phrases. This brilliant starter-level book describes how a sea captain and his crew find an empty ship which holds a dark secret.