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Gold-Bug (Paperback): Edgar Allan Poe Gold-Bug (Paperback)
Edgar Allan Poe; Illustrated by Felix Bennett; Retold by Gill Tavner
R183 Discovery Miles 1 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Dat gold bug was a vicious bug. Massa caught it first but it bit him. I think da bite has made Massa poorly. It has affected him in da head.' William Legrand has found a new type of bug, a golden bug, unusually heavy. His servant, Jupiter, is worried. Why is Legrand behaving so oddly? Has the bug's bite made him mad? When Legrand shows his friend a drawing of the gold bug, it looks more like a skull. What can this mean? The arrival of the gold bug leads the three men on an exciting adventure towards skeletons, a skull and a hunt for buried treasure. Should we believe Jupiter's superstitious fears, or is there a more logical explanation of events? If there is, can you, the reader, discover it? Real Reads are accessible texts designed to support the literacy development of primary and lower secondary age children while introducing them to the riches of our international literary heritage. Each book is a retelling of a work of great literature from one of the world's greatest cultures, fitted into a 64-page book, making classic stories, dramas and histories available to intelligent young readers as a bridge to the full texts, to language students wanting access to other cultures, and to adult readers who are unlikely ever to read the original versions.

Gawain and the Green Knight (Paperback): Felix Bennett Gawain and the Green Knight (Paperback)
Felix Bennett; Retold by Christine Kidney
R183 Discovery Miles 1 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A horrific apparition interrupts the Christmas festivities at King Arthur's Camelot. A green giant throws down a deadly challenge: one of the gathering must cut off his head, after which he will return the favour in a year's time! King Arthur must accept this challenge or appear a coward, but it's left to young Sir Gawain to act. Gawain chops off the giant's head and, horror of horrors, the giant strides over to pick up his head, which then begins to speak. He holds Sir Gawain to his promise, and rides off into the wintry night. A year passes and Gawain sets off with terrible dread to find the Green Knight and keep to his side of the bargain. Can he avoid his certain doom? Real Reads are accessible texts designed to support the literacy development of primary and lower secondary age children while introducing them to the riches of our international literary heritage. Each book is a retelling of a work of great literature from one of the world's greatest cultures, fitted into a 64-page book, making classic stories, dramas and histories available to intelligent young readers as a bridge to the full texts, to language students wanting access to other cultures, and to adult readers who are unlikely ever to read the original versions.

Pit and the Pendulum (Paperback): Edgar Allan Poe Pit and the Pendulum (Paperback)
Edgar Allan Poe; Illustrated by Felix Bennett; Retold by Gill Tavner
R183 Discovery Miles 1 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Having been condemned to death by the Spanish Inquisition, the narrator descends into a kind of hell. Dizzy with weakness and fainting with fear, he experiences such torments that death itself would be welcome. What troubles him most is the eternal question: how will he die? Toledo Prison is notorious for the torture of the condemned. What minds have dreamed up the terror of the pit in the centre of the cell? What is the significance of the painted figure of Time with his menacing pendulum? Why do the walls glow with heat?Experience with the narrator the intensity of his suffering when death seems inevitable but its form uncertain. Can anything, or anybody help him?

Hound of the Baskervilles, The (Hardcover): Arthur Conan Doyle Hound of the Baskervilles, The (Hardcover)
Arthur Conan Doyle; Illustrated by Felix Bennett; Retold by Tony Evans
R229 Discovery Miles 2 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead, his face distorted with shock and horror, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are faced with a sinister and difficult puzzle. A fearsome creature stalks the wild and barren hills of Dartmoor. Is it a demon from the spirit world? Will it defeat their skill and courage? Who is the tall, mysterious figure seen lurking on the moor at night? Can Holmes save Sir Henry, the new owner of Baskerville Hall, from the ancient family curse? Or will the terrifying hound claim yet another victim?

A Study in Scarlet (Hardcover): Arthur Conan Doyle A Study in Scarlet (Hardcover)
Arthur Conan Doyle; Illustrated by Felix Bennett; Retold by Tony Evans 1
R251 R205 Discovery Miles 2 050 Save R46 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

When Dr Watson agrees to share lodgings with Sherlock Holmes, he soon finds himself involved in a shocking and mysterious murder case. What will Holmes discover when he examines the body? There are no marks on the dead man, so why is there so much blood at the scene of the crime? Inspector Lestrade and Inspector Gregson have asked Holmes to help them. But will they listen to his advice? Can the famous detective and his new friend discover the truth before the murderer strikes again?

The Sign of the Four (Hardcover): Arthur Conan Doyle The Sign of the Four (Hardcover)
Arthur Conan Doyle; Illustrated by Felix Bennett; Retold by Tony Evans
R252 R206 Discovery Miles 2 060 Save R46 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

When Miss Mary Morstan is invited to meet a secretive stranger, she asks Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson to help her. Captain Morstan has disappeared from his hotel without a trace. Should Miss Morstan dare to hope that her father is still alive? What horrible scene awaits the famous detective and his friend when they break down the door to Bartholomew Sholto’s attic room? Who is the man with the wooden leg, and why is he so full of bitterness and hatred? Will Toby, the cleverest tracker dog in London, help Holmes and Watson solve one of their most difficult cases?

Time Machine, The (Hardcover): H. G. Wells Time Machine, The (Hardcover)
H. G. Wells; Illustrated by Felix Bennett; Retold by Eric Brown
R251 R205 Discovery Miles 2 050 Save R46 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The time traveller has invented a time machine. Its capabilities are beyond even his fertile imagination. Hundreds of thousand of years in the future, the beautiful Eloi people live in a Garden of Eden. But why are the Eloi so fearful of the dark? What horrors lurk beneath the surface of their world? What will the time traveller learn about the future? Will he survive the evil he encounters? Even if he can find his stolen machine, will it return him safely home? What does his future hold? What is the future of the human race?

War of the Worlds, The (Hardcover): H. G. Wells War of the Worlds, The (Hardcover)
H. G. Wells; Illustrated by Felix Bennett; Retold by Eric Brown
R213 Discovery Miles 2 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

But planet Earth was not only being watched - soon it would be invaded by monstrous creatures from Mars who strode about the land in great mechanical tripods, bringing death and destruction with them. What can possibly stop an invading army equipped with heat-rays and poisonous black gas, intent on wiping out the human race? This is one man's story of that incredible invasion, from the time the first Martians land near his home town, to the destruction of London. Is this the end of human life on Earth?

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