F. H. Cornish Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

Why does an old builder leave all his money to a young lawyer? Who gives a government document to enemy spies? How is a young man tricked into taking a new job? What can a foreign king do when a beautiful woman from his past appears? Who can answer all these questions?

Het wel en wee van een relatie wordt twintig jaar lang gevolgd door uit elk jaar de dag van 15 juli te beschrijven.

Oscar Wilde's brilliant play makes fun of the English upper classes with light-hearted satire and dazzling humour. It is 1890's England and two young gentlemen are being somewhat limited with the truth. To inject some excitement into their lives, Mr Worthing invents a brother, Earnest, as an excuse to leave his dull country life behind him to pursue the object of his desire, the ravishing Gwendolyn. While across town Algernon Montecrieff decides to take the name Earnest, when visiting Worthing's young ward Cecily. The real fun and confusion begins when the two end up together and their deceptions are in danger of being revealed.

A historical psychological novel by Stendhal which chronicles the attempts of a provincial young man to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing through a combination of talent, hard work, deception, and hypocrisy--yet who ultimately allows his passions to betray him.

Dr No, a sinister recluse with mechanical pincers for hands and a sadistic fascination with pain, holds James Bond firmly in his steely grasp. Bond and Honey Rider, his beautiful girl Friday, have been captured trespassing on Dr No's secluded Caribbean island. Soon, they are fighting for their lives in a murderous game of Dr No's choosing.

"Joey, Dawson, Pacey and Jen - four teenagers living in the small town of Capeside. The friends attend the same high school. And they have the same problems - life, love, school work and parents. Jen and Joey are going to a party - in New York. Dawson and Pacey want to go too. They decide to drive to the city and suprise the girls. And that is when the fun starts!" - back cover.

Jurský park, patřící k nejslavnějším knihám žánru sci-fi, nás vtahuje do ztraceného světa pradávných živočichů, který na Zemi kdysi skutečně existoval. V napínavém příběhu sledujeme dobrodružství, jehož počátky stojí na lidské pýše toužící ovládat živly mocnější než člověk. Příběh je vyprávěn z pohledu zúčastněných postav: protiváhou chamtivých sobců je paleontolog Grant, na kterého by se hodila přezdívka Indiana Bones, a také Tim a Lex - vnuk a vnučka miliardáře, který chce na riskantním projektu znovuzrození dinosaurů velkolepě vydělat. „Život je ve skutečnosti celou řadou náhod, z nichž každá událost může změnit všechny následující zcela nepředvídatelným až zničujícím způsobem“. Dospělý velociraptor, rychlý, inteligentní a útočný, představoval nejdravějšího dinosaura, který kdy žil. Napadal oběti ostrými zuby a silnými předními končetinami s drápy.

Het verhaal begint op kerstavond, zeven jaar na de dood van Ebenezer Scrooge's zakenpartner, Jacob Marley. Scrooge wordt neergezet als een gierige en zuinige zakenman zonder vriendelijkheid of medeleven. Na gewaarschuwd te zijn door de geest van Marley om zijn manieren te veranderen, wordt Scrooge bezocht door drie andere geesten, die hem door scènes leiden die bedoeld zijn om zijn transformatie te inspireren. De eerste, de geest van Kerstmis Verleden, onthult momenten uit Scrooge's kindertijd, die herinneringen aan zijn onschuld oproepen. De tweede geest, de geest van Kerstmis Heden, toont hem verschillende scènes, waaronder een drukke markt, het bescheiden feest van zijn klerk Bob Cratchit en een mijnwerkershuisje, met als doel een gevoel van verantwoordelijkheid voor anderen op te roepen. De derde geest, de geest van Kerstmis Toekomst, presenteert aangrijpende visioenen van een sombere toekomst, waaronder Scrooge's verwaarloosde graf, wat hem ertoe aanzet te beloven te veranderen. Op eerste kerstdag ontwaakt Scrooge vol vreugde en liefde, brengt de dag door met de familie van zijn neef en stuurt anoniem een prijs-kalkoen naar het huis van de Cratchits. In één nacht transformeert hij in een man van vriendelijkheid en vrijgevigheid, en verwerft hij een reputatie die de geest van Kerstmis belichaamt. Het verhaal eindigt met de verteller die de blijvende verandering van Scrooge bevestigt.

Een spannender en avontuurlijker leven dan dat van Tom Sawyer kun je je niet voorstellen. Na een kort piratenbestaan maakt hij een tocht in een druipsteengrot. Zal Joe, de Indiaan, zich in deze doolhof op zijn aartsvijand wreken?

Who wants to live in a house, wear clean clothes, be good, and go to school every day ? Not young Huckleberry Finn, that's for sure. So Huck runs away, and is soon floating down the great Mississippi River on a raft. With him is Jim, a black slave who is also running away. But life is not always easy for the two friends. And there is 300 dollars waiting for anyone who catches poor Jim.

Joey, Dawson, Pacey and Jen - four teenagers living in the small town of Capeside. The friends attend the same high school. And they have the same problems - life, love, school work and parents. Jen and Joey are going to a party - in New York. Dawson and Pacey want to go too. They decide to drive to the city and surprise the girls. And that is when the fun starts!

It's the end of something simple. And the beginning of everything else. Sometimes life happens even when you're not sure you're ready for it. In Capeside, the sleepy New England coastal town where teenagers Joey, Dawson, Pacey, and Jen live, this year the river is running fast. Choices will be made, and chances will be taken. Promises will be broken, and desires revealed.

A Kiss Before Dying not only debuted the talent of best-selling novelist Ira Levin to rave reviews, it also set a new standard in the art of mystery and suspense. Now a modern classic, as gripping in its tautly plotted action as it is penetrating in its exploration of a criminal mind, it tells the shocking tale of a young man who will stop at nothing--not even murder--to get where he wants to go. For he has dreams; plans. He also has charm, good looks, sex appeal, intelligence. And he has a problem. Her name is Dorothy; she loves him, and she's pregnant. The solution may demand desperate measures. But, then, he looks like the kind of guy who could get away with murder. Compellingly, step by determined step, the novel follows this young man in his execution of one plan he had neither dreamed nor foreseen. Nor does he foresee how inexorably he will be enmeshed in the consequences of his own extreme deed.

A Kiss Before Dying not only debuted the talent of best-selling novelist Ira Levin to rave reviews, it also set a new standard in the art of mystery and suspense. Now a modern classic, as gripping in its tautly plotted action as it is penetrating in its exploration of a criminal mind, it tells the shocking tale of a young man who will stop at nothing--not even murder--to get where he wants to go. For he has dreams; plans. He also has charm, good looks, sex appeal, intelligence. And he has a problem. Her name is Dorothy; she loves him, and she's pregnant. The solution may demand desperate measures. But, then, he looks like the kind of guy who could get away with murder. Compellingly, step by determined step, the novel follows this young man in his execution of one plan he had neither dreamed nor foreseen. Nor does he foresee how inexorably he will be enmeshed in the consequences of his own extreme deed.

elementary reading stories for fun

1860 - England. Two frightening ghost stories.The SignalmanA visitor comes to a signal box next to a railway tunnel. The signalman tells the visitor about his important work. But the signalman also tells him a frightening story . Is the story true? Is there a ghost on the railway?The Ghost at the TrialGeorge Fotherley listens to a trail in a court of law. A man is accused of murder. Did the man murder his friend? Then George sees something strange at night. And he sees a strange man in the court. Why does the man always look at George? Why does the man never speak?

A Beginner Level story in a series of ELT readers comprising a wide range of titles and divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic words; Beginner (600); Elementary (1100); Intermediate (1600); and Upper (2200). Some of the titles are also available on cassette.

"Alors, tu crois qu'il n'y a que Dieu qui voit les âmes, Basil ? Écarte le rideau et tu verras la mienne." Dorian Gray prononce ces mots avec une dureté cruelle. Hallward, le peintre, s'inquiète de la folie de Dorian. Ce dernier, dans un acte impulsif, arrache le rideau du tableau et révèle son propre portrait. L'horreur s'empare de Hallward en découvrant le visage hideux de Dorian sur la toile, bien que sa beauté stupéfiante ne soit pas encore entièrement altérée. Les reflets dorés de sa chevelure et la sensualité de sa bouche persistent, tandis que ses yeux, bien que bouffis, conservent une lueur de leur ancien éclat. Le tableau, signé par Hallward, soulève des questions troublantes sur l'identité et la beauté. Dorian est confronté à une idée monstrueuse, mêlant fascination et peur, alors qu'il réalise que son image est en train de se dégrader, tandis que lui-même reste inchangé.