The nineteenth century. The north of England. Jane Eyre has no parents and no money. She goes to live at Lowood School. The pupils at Lowood are cold and hungry. Many pupils become sick and die. After eight years, Jane goes to work for Mr Rochester. She is a teacher in his house, Thornfield Hall ➤ подробнее about Jane Eyre.
When British Prime Minister Adam Lang's ghost writer, Mike McAra, dies in mysterious circumstances, a new writer is brought in to write Lang's biography. But it soon becomes clear that Lang and his wife Ruth are a much more complicated couple than they first seem ➤ подробнее about The Ghost.
Can you solve these mysteries? Sherlock Holmes, and his assistant Dr Watson, investigate the cases of The Speckled Band, The Dancing Men and The Red-Headed League ➤ подробнее about The Speckled Band and Other Stories.
Five short stories set in America in the 1920s and 1940s. The Cut-Glass Bowl,Bernice Bobs Her Hair,Gretchen's Forty Winks, Magnetism and Three Hours Between Planes. Recommended for older readers. Retold by Margaret Tarner ➤ подробнее about The Cut-glass Bowl and Other Stories.
A masterpiece by the great American realist Henry James. Daisy Miller is the story of an innocent girl's love and recognition in a society where respectable behaviour counts for everything. Retold by Rachel Bladon ➤ подробнее about Daisy Miller.