Tom Sawyer, un garçon d'une dizaine d'années vivant près du Mississippi, adore l'école buissonnière. Avec ses amis et pour plaire à Becky, il se lance dans des aventures drôles et parfois dangereuses. Ce personnage universel incarne la liberté et l'amour de l'aventure, le tout avec l'humour vivant de Mark Twain. À découvrir dès 11 ans.
Si vous n'avez pas lu les aventures de Tom Sawyer, vous ne savez pas qui je suis ... alors vous avez là une occasion unique de me lire dans une nouvelle aventure
If you find a locked room in a lonely inn, don't try to open it, even on a bright sunny day. If you find a strange whistle hidden among the stones of an old church, don't blow it. If a mysterious man gives you a piece of paper with strange writing on it, give it back to him at once. And if you call a dead man from his grave, don't expect to sleep peacefully ever again. Read these five ghost stories by daylight, and make sure your door is locked.
The Riddle of the Sands is set during the long suspicious years leading up to the First World War. Bored with his life in London, a young man accepts an invitation to join a friend on a sailing holiday in the Baltic. A vivid exploration of the mysteries of seamanship, the story builds in excitement as together the two adventurers discover a German plot to invade England.
Ethan Frome, a poor, downtrodden New England farmer is trapped in a loveless marriage to his invalid wife, Zeena. His ambition and intelligence are oppressed by Zeena's cold, conniving character. When Zeena's young cousin Mattie arrives to help care for her, Ethan is immediately taken by Mattie's warm, vivacious personality. They fall desperately in love as he realizes how much is missing from his life and marriage. Tragically, their love is doomed by Zeena's ever-lurking presence and by the social conventions of the day. Ethan remains torn between his sense of obligation and his urge to satisfy his heart's desire up to the suspenseful and unanticipated conclusion.