Outstanding Short Stories (Level 5)

This collection brings together some of the best examples of late nineteenth - and early twentieth-century short stories. Some are about ordinary people to whom something unexpected happens. Others are about unusual characters or events. Some of the stories are funny and others are more serious. All of them are highly enjoyable.

Tales Of Mystery and Imagination (Level 5)

Edgar Allan Poe, 'the father of the detective story' and a master of horror, is one of the greatest American short story writers. In these stories we meet people struggling with fear, revenge, mental illness and death. Which of them will win - and which will lose - their battles?

The Wishing Wand and other stories

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

978-1-84135-446-0

Collation

191 hal.; ilus. : 20 cm.

Series Title

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Call Number

823 Bly w

British and American short stories (Level 5)

These stories paint colourful pictures of life in Britain and America in the past. We meet some unusual people. There's the dreamy boy who wakes up one day to find a bird making a nest in his hair! And there's the man who tries to catch a ghost. Some of the stories are very funny and others are quite frightening. Many have a twist at the end!

The Grapes of Wrath (Level 5)

During the great depression in the United States, and after the loss of their farm in Oklahoma, the Joad family is faced with a journey of more than one thousand miles to California in search of a better life. Can hope defeat poverty, illness, hunger, and even death as they follow their dream?

The Astonishing Ladder and other stories

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

978-1-84135-483-5

Collation

190 hal.; ilus. : 20 cm.

Series Title

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Call Number

823 Bly a

The War of The Worlds (Level 5)

The War of the Worlds is one of the most frightening science fiction novels ever written. When a spaceship falls from the sky and lands in southern England, few people are worried. But when strange creatures climb out and start killing, nobody is safe.

Mr Meddle's bicycle and other stories

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ISBN/ISSN

978-1-84135-436-1

Collation

192 hal.; ilus. : 20 cm.

Series Title

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Call Number

823 Bly m

The Magic Watering Can and other stories

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

978-1-84135-482-8

Collation

192 hal.; ilus. : 20 cm.

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Call Number

823 Bly m

The Six Red Wizards and other stories

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

978-1-84135-437-8

Collation

190 hal.; ilus. : 20 cm.

Series Title

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Call Number

823 Bly s