A classic adventure novel detailing the savagery of life in the northern wilds. Its central character is a ferocious and magnificent creature, half dog, half wolf, through whose experiences we feel the harsh rhythms and patterns of wilderness life among animals and men.
Pauline Francis Boeken
Deze auteur benadert schrijven met een fascinatie voor geschiedenis, met name de zestiende eeuw. Haar werken duiken in de levens van individuen die voor moeilijke beslissingen stonden in snel veranderende werelden. Met diepe interesse in het verleden verkent ze thema's die vandaag de dag nog steeds resoneren bij lezers. Haar unieke stijl combineert historisch onderzoek met meeslepende verhalen, waardoor vroegere tijdperken tot leven komen voor een modern publiek.
Dit boek maakt deel uit van de TREDITION CLASSICS serie, die zich richt op het opnieuw beschikbaar maken van publieke domein boeken. De serie is ontstaan uit een passie voor literatuur en streeft ernaar om waardevolle werken uit de wereldliteratuur te behouden en te herdrukken.
The Lost World
- 264bladzijden
- 10 uur lezen
Journalist Ed Malone is looking for an adventure, and that's exactly what he finds when he meets the eccentric Professor Challenger: an adventure that leads Malone and his three companions deep into the Amazon jungle, to a lost world where dinosaurs roam free and the natives fight out a murderous war with their fierce neighbours, the ape-men. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World was first published in 1912 and has since established itself as a classic adventure-fantasy story. Cover illustration by Alun Hood
The 'Fast Track Classics' series presents retold, shortened versions of classic novels that are suitable for children working at Key Stage Two. The stories are retold so as to lose none of the strength and character of the originals.
Gulliver's travels : level 2
- 48bladzijden
- 2 uur lezen
The voyages of an Englishman carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall; Brobdingnag, a land of giants; and a country ruled by horses.
An abridged version of the classic underwater adventure of Captain Nemo and his submarine, The Nautilus.
There's an exciting email for Ben from his friend Nico in Italy. Nico has two tickets for the Italy-England football match! On the plane from London to Rome, Ben makes a new friend, who is also going to the match. On the big day, Rome is full of excited soccer fans. But the boys get a nasty surprise - their tickets are missing!
Thackeray's most representative novel - a picture of society on a broad scale, with Becky Sharp, the adventuress, a principal character. Includes a famous account of the Battle of Waterloo. First published in 1848.
