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The Ransom of Red Chief

O. Henry

Publié en 2024

Livre
Fiction
Roman

In the first tale, we follow two workmen on an intriguing journey to Coney Island, where the heartsick and disgruntled Tobin has his palm read. Who knew that palmistry could be so unpredictable? Secondly, a tale of kidnapping gone awry. A little boy, self proclaimed "Red Chief", is taken from his home, and has so much fun he never wants to go back, much to the chagrin of the kidnappers.

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Langue : Anglais

The Iliad (An adventure Classics)

Pauline Francis

Publié en 2024

Livre
Fiction
Roman

A grand epic of the Greeks long siege on the city of Troy to recapture the beautiful Helen, the "face that launched a thousand ships."

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Langue : Français

Silas Marner

George Eliot

Publié en 2024

Livre
Fiction
Roman

The classic novel of hope, redemption, and the indomitable human spirit, from beloved novelist George Eliot.

In this heartwarming classic by George Eliot, a gentle linen weaver named Silas Marner is wrongly accused of a heinous theft actually committed by his best friend. Exiling himself to the rustic village of Raveloe, he becomes a lonely recluse. Ultimately, Marner finds redemption and spiritual rebirth through his unselfish love for an abandoned child who mysteriously appears one day in his isolated cottage.

Somber, yet hopeful, Eliot’s realistic depiction of an irretrievable past, tempered with the magical elements of myth and fairy tale, remains timeless in its understanding of human nature and has been beloved for generations.

With an Introduction by Frederick R. Karl
and an Afterword by Kathryn Hughes

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Langue : Anglais

A Tale of Two Cities (A Family Classics)

Pauline Francis and Charles Dickens

Publié en 2024

Livre
Fiction
Roman

Sidney Carton makes the ultimate sacrifice for the woman he loves during the French Revolution.

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Langue : Anglais

the Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum

Publié en 2024

Livre
Fiction
Roman

Come along, Toto, she said. We will go to the Emerald City and ask the Great Oz how to get back to Kansas again.
Swept away from her home in Kansas by a tornado, Dorothy and her dog Toto find themselves stranded in the fantastical Land of Oz. As instructed by the Good Witch of the North and the Munchkins, Dorothy sets off on the yellow brick road to try and find her way to the Emerald City and the Wizard of Oz, who can help her get home. With her companions the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion, Dorothy experiences an adventure full of friendship, magic and danger. A much-loved children's classic, The Wizard of Oz continues to delight readers young and old with its enchanting tale of witches, flying monkeys and silver shoes.

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Langue : Français

Dictionnaire maxi débutants

Daumas, Micheline / Eyrolles-Ouvrard, Christine / Lagane, René / Mével, Jean-Pierre

Publié en 1999 Larousse
XVIII-1084

Livre
Documentaire

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Langue : Français

First Aid in English Reader

Angus Maciver

Publié en 2024

Livre
Fiction
Roman

Mots clefs :

Langue : Anglais

What a Fright ! and Other Stories

Publié en 2024

Livre
Fiction
Roman

Mots clefs :

Langue : Français