Dit is het aangrijpende, imposante verhaal van een eigenaardige familie: de Claery's. Het verhaal begint rond 1900, wanneer Paddy Cleary met zijn vrouw Fiona en hun zeven kinderen naar Drogheda, een groot Australisch landgoed, verhuist. Daar leert hun dochter, de ontembare Meggie haar grote liefde kennen: de knappe en ambitieuze priester Ralph de Bricassart. Maar kan deze liefde standhouden of blijkt het Vaticaan deze liefde onmogelijk te maken...
Splash is a four-level course for 7 to 12 year-olds, which has been designed to make learning English easy and fun. It combines English with cross-curricular topics chosen for their interest to children. Pupils learn by doing, in pairs and in groups, through stories, games, drama, songs and rhymes, and consolidate what they learn through book-centred activities.
Lifelines is a three-level English course at elementary, pre-intermediate and intermediate level aimed at adults and young adults. It has been developed in response to the demand for a manageable, easy-to-use coursebook with a strong syllabus and some flexibility, which classes can finish. It offers an alternative to Headway by a very popular author.
When Jim Hawkins sets off as a cabin boy on the Hispaniola he looks forward to the excitement of searching for buried treasure. But he doesn't know that spine-chilling adventure on Treasure Island awaits him and murderous struggles with Long John Silver and his cut-throat pirate band.
An abridged version of Black Beauty's experiences with both good and bad masters in nineteenth-century England.
Katherine Mansfield is one of the most famous short story writers in the English language. These four stories take place about a hundred years ago in England and New Zealand. They are sometimes funny, sometimes sad and often cruel.
Exploring the intersection of political philosophy and friendship, this work delves into Aristotle's perspective on how intellectual virtue is intertwined with moral values. It highlights the importance of relationships in shaping ethical behavior and understanding within the context of philosophical thought, emphasizing the role of friendship as a vital component in achieving a virtuous life.
