Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: A woman finds a man on a beach. He is very cold, his clothes are wet, and he cannot speak. The woman phones for help, and an ambulance comes and takes the man to hospital. In hospital they ask the man questions, but he does not answer. He still cannot speak — or does not want to speak. Who is he, this strange man from the sea? What is his name? Where did he come from? And why do they call him the…
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Charles Bravo died from the poison antimony. He took three days to die, and the doctors could do nothing to help him. There were three people who had reasons for wanting Charles Bravo dead — Florence Bravo herself, Charles Bravo's new young wife; Dr James Gully, Florence's former lover; and Mrs Jane Cox, Florence's friend and companion. But the enquiry into the death in 1876 could not decide who…
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: It is beautiful to look at, hard to reach, and terribly difficult to climb. Winds of 200 kilometres per hour or more scream across it day and night, while the temperature falls to-20 degreeC or lower. Every year, some who try to climb the highest mountain in the world do not return. But for a century people have been coming to climb Everest — some alone, some in groups, but all with a dream of…
Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: It is beautiful to look at, hard to reach, and terribly difficult to climb. Winds of 200 kilometres per hour or more scream across it day and night, while temperature falls to-20 degreeC or lower. Every year, some who try to climb the highest mountain in the world do not return. But for a century people have been coming to climb Everest — some alone, some in groups, but all with a dream of going…
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: He is not beautiful. His mother does not want him, children run away from him. People laugh at him, and call him The Elephant Man. someone speaks to him — and listens to him! At the age of 27, Joseph Merrick finds a friend for the first time in his life. This is a true and tragic story. It is also a famous film.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: On a quiet sea, the biggest ship in the world is waiting. There is no noise from the engines. Up in the night sky there are hundereds of stars. Behind the ship, and iceburg, a great mountain of ice — goes slowly away into the black night. In the beautiful first-class rooms, rich passengers eat and listen to music. Down in the third-class cabins, families sleep. An exciting new life is waiting for…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Every day someone steals money from people near the shops. We must stop this, says Dan, a police officer. The police use TV cameras but it is not easy because there are so many suspects — who is the robber?
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: At the start of this play, the court room is full for today's trial. Two young men, Simon Clark and Dan Smith, stand up. The clerk asks, 'Are you guilty of the murder of Mary Jones?' Not guilty! they reply. But perhaps they are guilty. The police found the murder weapon in their stolen car, and there was blood on Simon's face. If the court finds them guilty, they will go to prison for a very long…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al is born. Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first. And when they are adults, Al still comes first. He begins a rock band and makes records. Soon he is rich and famous — very rich, but he gives nothing to his sister Ellen. She has a…
Скачать книгу (размер 284 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 57) Аннотация: When a large plane is hijacked, the Prime Minister looks at the list of passengers and suddenly becomes very, very frightened. There is a name on the list that the Prime Minister knows very well — too well. There is someone on that plane who will soon be dead — if the hijackers can find out who he is! And there isn't much time. One man lies dead on the runway. In a few minutes the hijackers will…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: There are many different Irelands. There is the Ireland of peaceful rivers, green fields, and beautiful islands. There is the Ireland of song and dance, pubs and theatres — the country of James Joyce, Bob Geldof, and Riverdance. And there is the Ireland of guns, fighting, death, and the hope of peace. Come with us and visit all of these Irelands — and many more...
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: In the summer of 1910, a race began. A race to be the first man at the South Pole, in Antarctica. Robert Falcon Scott, an Englishman, left London in his ship, the Terra Nova, and began the long journey south. Five days later, another ship also began to travel south. And on this ship was Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian. But Antarctica is the coldest place on earth, and it is a long, hard journey over…
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: England and Scotland in the 1500s. Two famous queens — Mary, the Catholic Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I, the Protestant Queen of England. It was an exciting and a dangerous time to be alive, and to be a queen. Mary was Queen of Scotland when she was one week old. At sixteen, she was also Queen of France. She was tall and beautiful, with red-gold hair. Many men loved her and died for her. But…
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: It is night in the south seas near Tahiti, and the ship HMS Bounty has begun the long voyage home to England. But the sailors on the ship are angry men, and they have swords and guns. They pull the captain out of bed and take him up on deck. He tries to run, but a sailor holds a knife to his neck. Do that again, Captain Bligh, and you're a dead man! he says. The mutiny on the Bounty happened in…
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: A beautiful young Indian girl, and a brave Englishman. Black eyes, and blue eyes. A friendly smile, a laugh, a look of love... But this is North America in 1607, and love is not easy. The girl is the daughter of King Powhatan, and the Englishman is a white man. And the Indians of Virginia do not want the white men in their beautiful country. This is the famous story of Pocahontas, and her love…
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: Sarah Harland is nineteen, and she is in prison. At the airport, they find heroin in her bag. So, now she is waiting to go to court. If the court decides that it was her heroin, then she must die. She says she did not do it. But if she did not, who did? Only two people can help Sarah: her mother, and an old boyfriend who does not love her now. Can they work together? Can they find the real…
Скачать книгу (размер 213 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 43) Аннотация: Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al is born. Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first. And when they are adults, Al still comes first. He begins a rock band and makes records. Soon he is rich and famous — very rich, but he gives nothing to his sister Ellen. She has a…
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: All they could hear was the wind, and the waves crashing on to the rocks. All they could see was the night. They could not see the ship, broken in two. They could not see the people holding on to the dark wet rock, slowly dying of cold. And they could not hear the cries for help — only the wind. How could they save the people on the rock? Was their wooden boat stronger than the iron ship? Were a…
Скачать книгу (размер 294 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 59) Аннотация: The job was too good. There had to be a problem — and there was. John Duncan was an honest man, but he needed money. He had children to look after. He was ready to do anything, and his bosses knew it. They gave him the job because he couldn't say no; he couldn't afford to be honest. And the job was like a poison inside him. It changed him and blinded him, so that he couldn't see the real poison —…
Скачать книгу (размер 162 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 33) Аннотация: Every day someone steals money from people near the shops. We must stop this, says Dan, a police officer. The police use TV cameras but it is not easy because there are so many suspects — who is the robber?