Christmas is coming and people have love on their minds. Some have found love, some have lost it. Some accept their loneliness, others live in hope, because love, actually, is all around us. 13,673 words. British English. Retold by Michael Dean.
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The Empty Stocking is a brilliantly funny Christmas story by Richard Curtis and Rebecca Cobb. Brilliant read by the one and only Dawn French. In this fantastically funny and heartwarming story by Richard Curtis, scriptwriter of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love Actually, it's Christmas Eve and there's one very important question on everyone's mind - have YOU been good this year? For twins Sam and Charlie this is a big worry. Charlie has been especially naughty and everyone is sure that she won't get any presents AT ALL. But when Santa makes a mistake, it's up to Charlie to put things right... Richard Curtis is an award-winning and international film-director and scriptwriter, and the creator of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually, Notting Hill and Mr Bean. Rebecca Cobb graduated from Falmouth College of Arts in 2004. She has collaborated with the Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson and Orange-Prize-winner Helen Dunmore. Rebecca has been shortlisted for the 2013 Waterstones Prize and the prestigious Kate Greenaway Award.
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There are problems for Mr. Bean everywhere. In the restaurant, he doesn’t like his food. He tries to hide it in very strange places. Then Bean goes to the launderette and loses his trousers! 4,347 words. British English.
3361 Руб.
Anna Scott is an American film star. She is rich, beautiful and very famous. William Thacker is a shy man who has a small, unsuccessful bookshop in London. Their lives are different in every way, but they are both looking for someone special. Can a future together be more than a dream? Notting Hill is a wonderful - and very funny - love story. Retold by Andy Hopkins.
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A love story like no other! Perfect for fans of David Nicholls, Jojo Moyes and Richard Curtis films, You, Me and the Movies will leave you crying tears of joy and sadness. When Arden meets Mac she quickly falls for the handsome, charismatic film lecturer. Their love is the sort you see in movies: dramatic, exciting and all-consuming... and complicated. A love like theirs could never last. But years later, whilst visiting a friend in hospital, Arden sees the one face she could never forget. Badly injured, Mac can only make brief references to the classic films they once watched together. Which is all it takes for Arden to remember everything... Will Arden ever find a movie-worthy love again?
2086 Руб.
The Emperor Commodus hates Maximus, and kills his family. Soon Maximus is a prisoner, then a slave, and finally a gladiator. When Commodus joins Maximus in the arena, they fight for their lives. 21,055 words. American English. Retold by Annette Keen.
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Callie Rose is mixed race in a country where people are judged by their colour. Her Uncle Jude seems to offer her friendship and comfort, but wants to use his niece in his war against society. 18,245 words. British English. Retold by Karen Holmes.
2486 Руб.
A strange meeting with three witches makes Macbeth greedy for power. He and his evil wife make murderous plans. But how many people will have to die? This play is written for acting. 11,379 words. British English.
2486 Руб.
Across seven days and seven shocking murders, a serial killer has one thing on his mind - seven deadly sins. Can Detective Somerset and Detective Mills stop him? 20,135 words. American English. Based on a screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker. Retold by Ron Veness.
2486 Руб.
Emma Woodhouse likes to arrange marriages between her friends and neighbours. But Emma makes a lot of mistakes and causes problems. Then she almost loses her own chance of love. 15,218 words. British English. Retold by Annette Barnes.
2486 Руб.
Winston Smith lives in a society where the government controls people's lives every second of the day. Winston dreams of a better life. Is freedom from this life of suffering possible? 19,465 words. British English. Retold by Mike Dean.
2486 Руб.
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. 'The first killing went well. Perfectly, in fact. Though I always knew it would. I had planned it well. Arrangements, organisation – these are things I'm good at. Now I've discovered I'm good at killing too.' The police are in a race against time to catch the murderer before he kills again. And again …
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After Doctor Faustus signs an agreement with the Devil, his new skills are admired around the world. But there are two sides to an agreement with the Devil. There is always a price to pay... 11,223 words. British English. Retold by Chris Rice.
2486 Руб.
Sephy is a dark-skinned Cross in a society where people are judged by their colour and Crosses have the power. But Sephy is alone with her mixed-race baby. Can she protect herself and her child? 19,543 words. British English Retold by Karen Holmes.
2486 Руб.
Mark Sway is eleven and he knows a terrible secret. He knows where a body is hidden. Some secrets are so dangerous that it's better not to tell. But it's just as dangerous if you don't. So Mark needs help fast... because there isn't much time. Retold by Janet McAlpin.
2144 Руб.
Strange things can happen to people. In these exciting stories we meet many interesting people: a young man in love, a lonely customer in a shop, a shy soldier. 5,424 words. British English.
2185 Руб.
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