If you have at all dabbled in classic English literature, you may have had a hard time telling Charlotte from Emily, so now when a third sister, Anne, enters the fray, we understand if you're experiencing complete Brontë déjà-vu. With its official subtitle "A Novel" and "Agnes Grey" itself sounding like the nickname of a retirement home patron who's at least 50% dust, Anne's somewhat drab title game might come down to this being her debut novel. A...

Peter Rabbit is the most adventurous of his siblings. He runs into trouble, however, when he ignores his mother's request that he stay out of Mr. McGregor's garden. Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator biography Glossary of key words Phonetics Children love a great story--and there's never been a better storyteller than Beatrix Potter! Anyone who grew up with these gentle, appealing tales remembers them vividly. The Child's World's editions...

"Que ce soit pour faire enrager mes parents ou torturer mon stupide chat... j'ai toujours une idée intéressante ! Mais cette fois les choses se compliquent... Quand il s'agit de déclarer ma flamme à Ludovic, le nouveau de la classe, je perds tous mes moyens ! Grrr.... Vraiment, j'aime pas l'amour !"

Ever est orphelin, Hannah une riche héritière. Tout les oppose et pourtant... Ils vont devoir unir leurs forces pour défendre leur ville, l'incroyable Oskars, menacée d'une terrible guerre par la nation voisine. Car eux seuls peuvent percer les mystères de la cité des secrets. De la résolution d'une énigme dépend la vie de tous...

Naufragée au coeur d'une forêt primaire sauvage, Amelia se lie d'amitié avec les frères jumeaux Rastor et Fynley. Ils veulent l'aider à réparer son dirigeable, mais le défi scientifique est impressionnant et la jungle elle-même semble s'opposer au départ de la jeune aviatrice.

Babbitt' represents one of Sinclair's most profound and thought-provoking works of satire and resulted in Sinclair winning the Nobel prize. The story follows George Babbitt, owner of a successful real-estate business, husband to a stunning wife and father of three children. he seemingly has everything a person could want and yet happiness eludes him. Finding himself in this maelstrom of emotion George Babbitt decides to strike out against the machine...

La Guerra de los Mundos es una novela de ciencia ficción del autor inglés H.G. Wells, publicada por primera vez en el Reino Unido en la Pearson´s Magazine y en los Estados Unidos en la revista Cosmopolitan en 1897. La primera aparición de la novela en libro fue en 1898 y fue publicada por la editorial William Henemann de Londres. Escrita entre 1895 y 1897, es una de las primeras historias que detallan un conflicto entre la humanidad y una especie...

Circles and pentagrams loomed on every hand, and told indubitably of the strange beliefs and aspirations of those who dwelt so squalidly here. In the cellar, however, the strangest thing was found--a pile of genuine gold ingots covered carelessly with a piece of burlap, and bearing upon their shining surfaces the same weird hieroglyphics which also adorned the walls.

Un cruel aristócrata, Sir Hugo Baskerville, asesina a una joven en unas ruinas cerca de un pantano. Inmediatamente después, el aristócrata es atacado por un sabueso de gran tamaño, lo que resulta en su muerte. Tras esto se revela que el narrador del relato es el Dr. Richard Mortimer, quien acudió a la casa del detective Sherlock Holmes y el Dr. John Watson para solicitarles su ayuda. Según Mortimer, el sabueso que dio muerte a Henry Baskerville...

For the good of Faery. You must die!' Nanny Crooked is a witch. That makes her the only person who can truly understand little Pumpernickel - a changeling who has been accepted, albeit uneasily, by her surrogate parents. Both have one foot in the human world and one in the magical world of Faery. As the girl's babysitter, and the closest thing she has to a grandmother, Nanny acts as Pumpernickel's confidant and guide to things both natural and supernatural,...