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Gold-Bug (Paperback)
Edgar Allan Poe; Illustrated by Felix Bennett; Retold by Gill Tavner
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R183
Discovery Miles 1 830
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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'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.
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.
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?
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?
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A Study in Scarlet (Hardcover)
Arthur Conan Doyle; Illustrated by Felix Bennett; Retold by Tony Evans
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R251
R205
Discovery Miles 2 050
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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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?
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The Sign of the Four (Hardcover)
Arthur Conan Doyle; Illustrated by Felix Bennett; Retold by Tony Evans
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R252
R206
Discovery Miles 2 060
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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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?
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Time Machine, The (Hardcover)
H. G. Wells; Illustrated by Felix Bennett; Retold by Eric Brown
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R251
R205
Discovery Miles 2 050
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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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?
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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