First-time visitors to the Louvre cannot help but be impressed by the sheer scope of the collections before them. This guide does not aim to cover absolutely everything, but to provide a comprehensive overview with a selection of nearly 600 masterpieces from Antiquity to the mid-19th century.
The Moonstone, a yellow diamond looted from an Indian temple and believed to bring bad luck to its owner, is bequeathed to Rachel Verinder on her eighteenth birthday. That very night the priceless stone is stolen again and when Sergeant Cuff is brought in to investigate the crime, he soon realizes that no one in Rachel’s household is above suspicion. Hailed by T. S. Eliot as ‘the first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels’, The Moonstone is a marvellously taut and intricate tale of mystery, in which facts and memory can prove treacherous and not everyone is as they first appear.
El norteamericano Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) es considerado como el padre de la novela fantástica y de terror, además de ser el creador de la novela policíaca moderna. Sus obras son, en parte, una reproducción de su agitada vida aventurera e inestable. Fue perseguido por la desgracia desde su nacimiento hasta su prematura muerte tras un malogrado matrimonio, así como su desmedida afición por el alcohol. Todos sus cuentos y relatos están envueltos en un peculiar halo de misterio. El gato negro es uno de sus cuentos más conocidos, donde combina el horror y la psicología, y es considerado uno de los cuentos más espeluznantes de la literatura. Contiene también: - El diablo en el campanario - La máscara de la muerte roja - El entierro prematuro - El poder de las palabras - Eleonora - Conversación con una momia
"Four short stories of murder and mystery, in which Edgar Allan Poe wrote about terrible people who lead strange lives."--Amazon.com
Against the backdrop of the French Revolution, Dickens unfolds a masterpiece of drama, adventure, and courage featuring Charles Darnay, a man falsely accused of treason. He bears an uncanny resemblance to the dissolute, yet noble Sydney Carton. Brilliantly plotted, the novel culminates in a daring prison escape in the shadow of the guillotine.
Contemporary / British English Meet the Larkin family They enjoy a wonderful country life, never worrying about money, work -- or the law. But then, one day, a man arrives from the tax office. Is the taxman going to change the Larkin's lives? Or is his life going to change forever?
This is an Intermediate 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.
