1793, the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, and Midshipman Horatio Hornblower receives his first command � As a seventeen-year-old with a touch of sea sickness, young Horatio Hornblower hardly cuts a dash in His Majesty�s navy. Yet from the moment he is ordered to board a French merchant ship in the Bay of Biscay and take command of crew and cargo, he proves his seafaring mettle on the waves. With a character-forming duel, several chases and some strange tavern encounters, the young Hornblower is soon forged into a formidable man of the sea. This is the first of eleven books chronicling the nautical adventures of C. S. Forester�s inimitable hero, Horatio Hornblower.
Rosemary Border Boeken






How much rubbish do you throw away in a year? It could be more than atonne or less than a hundred kilograms, but it's still too much. The Earth isdisappearing under a mountain of rubbish - often poisonous - yet, as this bookshows, much of this rubbish could be recycled. Recycling can save energy,materials and money - it may also save the Earth.
De prijs van de bruid
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De liefde van een Nigeriaans meisje voor een dorpsonderwijzer maakt inbreuk op de heersende tradities.
Classic / British English Why is the frightening Mr Hyde a friend of the nice Dr Jekyll? Who is the evil little man? And why does he seem to have power over the doctor? After a terrible murder, everyone is looking for Mr Hyde. But he has disappeared. Or has he?
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read.Written for Learners of English by Rosemary Border.One day, a farmer tells a farm boy to take everything out of an old building and throw it away. 'It's all rubbish,' he says.In the middle of all the rubbish, the boy finds a beautiful old piano. He has never played before, but now, when his fingers touch the piano, he begins to play. He closes his eyes and the music comes to him - and the music moves his fingers.When he opens his eyes again, he knows that his life is changed for ever . . .
Tooth and Claw : Short Stories
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A collection of short stories about Conradian, a ten-year-old who hates his aunt, and who keeps a small, wild animal in the garden shed.
Love story
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Presents the poignant love story of Oliver Barrett and Jenny Cavilleri. He plays sports, she plays music. He's rich, and she's poor. They argue, fight, and fall in love. They marry, and make a home together. They work hard, enjoy life, and make plans for the future. Then, they learn that they don't have much time left.
Everybody wants to win the lottery. A million pounds, perhaps five million, even ten million. How wonderful! Emma Carter buys a ticket for the lottery every week, and puts the ticket carefully in her bag. She is seventy-three years old and does not have much money. She would like to visit her son in Australia, but aeroplane tickets are very expensive. Jason Williams buys lottery tickets every week too. But he is not a very nice young man. He steals things. He hits old ladies in the street, snatches their bags and runs away . . .
Go, Lovely Rose and Other Stories
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- 3 uur lezen
The Oxford Bookworms Library offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one. The new editions build on the original series and provide enhanced teaching support. Sixteen additional pages inside each book allow extra pages of activities and increased author and series information.
Ghost Stories
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Controlled vocab. suitable for Adult Literacy and ESL Learners.



