Macmillan Publishers
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This series contains original, unsimplified short stories written by famous classic and modern writers. All the collections come with substantial support material for each story, including a short summary; description of major themes; pre-reading vocabulary activities; post-reading language and comprehension exercises; a literary analysis section and essay questions. The Macmillan Literature Collections are aimed at Advanced readers and will help ease students' transition from graded Readers to authentic reading, giving them the joy of feeling that they are finally reading and studying literature just as it was written.

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Популярная серия Macmillan Readers включает более 170 адаптированных произведений классической и современной художественной литературы. 1845 год, Америка. Мальчик Гек решает незаметно покинуть городишко Ганнибал, спасаясь от свирепости своего отца. Итак, Гек начинает свое путешествие на плоту по реке Миссисипи в компании с беглым рабом Джимом.

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It is 1852 and three young people meet for the first time in High Court of Chancery. They are the latest victims to be caught in the long-running court case of Jamdyce vs Jamdyce. A case which has caused the financial and moral breakdown of many previous claimants.

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Private Investigator Lenny Samuel is in work again. Hired to discover the identity of the robber who raids banks wearing a duck mask, Len ends up looking the fool himself. Will the police send him to jail as a member of the gang? Or will they believe he is innocent?

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Популярная серия Macmillan Readers включает более 170 адаптированных произведений классической и современной художественной литературы. Северная Америка, 1898–1910 годы. Пять рассказов с совершенно неожиданными концовками о преступниках и преступлениях, сыщиках и их расследованиях, о любви и надеждах влюбленных. The Last Leaf, The Good Burglar, A Lesson in Love, The Jeweller’s Wife и The Car is Waiting.

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Популярная серия Macmillan Readers включает более 170 адаптированных произведений классической и современной художественной литературы. Романтическая история, произошедшая в юго-западной Англии в начале 17 века. Джон Ридд клянётся отомстить негодяю Карверу Дуну, за убийство его отца. Но кто же это прекрасная молодая девушка, которую Джон встречает в Долине Дунов?

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Популярная серия Macmillan Readers включает более 170 адаптированных произведений классической и современной художественной литературы. Подросток Марко скучает. Ему не нравится работать на ферме отца – целый день под жарким солнцем собирать и укладывать в ящики персики. Ему хочется свободы, денег и приключений. Однажды он решает убежать из дома. На поезде Марко приезжает в город, но, оказывается, он не готов к тому, что ждет его там.

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Xuma is from the north. He comes to live in Malay Camp, a township near Johannesburg, so that he can work in the mine. The job is very hard but Xuma is strong and learns quickly. Xuma is lonely in Malay Camp. He desperately wants Eliza's love but she wants the comforts of a white man's life. Xuma cannot give her these things, for he is black. Maisy is a simple, happy girl. She loves Xuma very much. Will Xuma overcome his desire for Eliza and accept Maisy's love? Retold by Rod Nesbitt.

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Популярная серия Macmillan Readers включает более 170 адаптированных произведений классической и современной художественной литературы. A story of mysticism and romance set in present-day California. Tilo owns a shop in Oakland, California, where she sells herbs and spices. But Tilo isn't just a shopkeeper, she is alsoThe Mistress of Spices. With her knowledge of their secret powers this high priestess of wisdom and magic helps customers find answers to the questions of love, loss and loneliness. But when Tilo herself falls in love with a visitor to her shop, she has to choose between personal happiness and keeping her mystical gift.

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A romantic thriller set in a fictional European country in the 1890s.

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Популярная серия Macmillan Readers включает более 170 адаптированных произведений классической и современной художественной литературы. Педро и Мария живут в Бразилии. Когда у них родился сын Палито, одна старая женщина предсказала, что он сделает их богатыми и счастливыми. Палито становится успешным футболистом, который играет за одну из самых престижных команд в Бразилии. Но проблемы с ногами в совокупности с травмой, полученной во время финального матча, практически ставят крест на его футбольной карьере.

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Популярная серия Macmillan Readers включает более 170 адаптированных произведений классической и современной художественной литературы. Загадочная история с неожиданными поворотами. Герой книги страдает амнезией, которая стала результатом нападения на него и ограбления. Но память должна вернуться к нему, и он должен найти свое имущество. Действия книги разворачиваются между английским Мидлендом и алмазными домами Амстердама.

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A collection of classic and modern stories by some of America’s finest writers. The collection brings together six stories which explore the development of the American short story over the past century - from a fierce critique of modern suburban family life to isolation and lost love in the deep mid-west. Includes stories by Dorothy Parker, Theodore Dreiser, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Patricia Highsmith, O. Henry and Edith Wharton.

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This collection of six stories explores a variety of perspectives on the theme of love over the last century, from a maid jilted by her social-climbing boyfriend to a bored housewife who is looking for something extra in her life. Includes stories by D.H. Lawrence, Katherine Mansfield, Graham Greene, H.G. Wells, H.E. Bates and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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This collection of five stories explores a variety of different literary approaches to the genre of horror. From a violent spirit brought to life by an old whistle, to a terrifying monster who lives deep under the ground, these stories will terrify and entertain fans of horror everywhere. Includes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, M. R. James, W. W. Jacobs, Fritz Leiber and Jane Gardam.

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This series of Readers containing original, unsimplified stories written by famous classic and modern writers, now features four new titles. All the collections come with substantial support material for each story, including a short summary, a description of major themes, pre-reading vocabulary activities, post-reading language and comprehension exercises, a literary analysis section and essay questions. The Macmillan Literature Collections will help ease students' transition from graded Readers to authentic reading, giving them the joy of feeling that they are finally reading and studying literature just as it was written.

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Jeffrey Archer, one of the greatest popular novelists of our generation, delivers a truly page-turning thriller. When an aristocratic old lady is brutally murdered in her country home the night before 9/11, it takes all the resources of the FBI and Interpol to work out the connection between her and the possible motive for her death a priceless Van Gogh painting. It's a young woman in the North Tower when the first plane crashed into the building who has the courage and determination to take on both sides of the law and avenge the old lady's death. Anna Petrescu is missing, presumed dead, after 9/11 and she uses her new status to escape from America, only to be pursued across the world from Toronto to London, to Hong Kong, Tokyo and Bucharest, but it is only when she returns to New York that the mystery unfolds. Why are so many people willing to risk their own lives and others' to own the Van Gogh Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear?

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Food and literature have a long relationship and food is used to shed light on characters and relationships, from meals as the centre of family life to food as a political symbol. This collection brings together five stories and extracts all with food at their heart.

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Othello is one of William Shakespeare's most famous tragic plays, and has been adapted for Intermediate level readers. The story is about Othello, the Moorish general of Venice, and what happens when he marries the beautiful daughter of a rich and powerful Venetian.

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The timeless story of Anna's forbidden love for the dashing Count Vronsky Recommended for older readers.