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Guide to the structural grading of Macmillan Readers Verb Group
Nominal Group Simple common nouns Proper nouns
Adverbials Verb + one simple adverbial phrase of manner, place or time
Adjectives
Sentences of one clause only – subject + verb; subject + complement; subject + verb + object Simple sentences introduced by – There is, There are, It is Simple questions with yes/no answers
Two adjectives before the noun
Questions beginning with wh- words
Maximum of two adjectives + noun Noun + one simple adjectival phrase Simple comparatives
Compound sentences with two co-ordinate clauses joined by and, but or or
Superlative forms of adjectives
Complex sentences – main clause + one subordinate clause Adverbial clauses of time Relative clauses
Superlative form of adjectives + adjectival clause
Adverbial clauses of comparison Adverbial clauses of reason
Starter
Occasionally found at Beginner Level and frequently at subsequent levels
Elementary
(about 1.100 key words)
Beginner
(about 600 key words)
Occasionally found at Starter Level and frequently at subsequent levels
Occasionally found at Elementary Level and frequently at subsequent levels
Past simple Past continuous Future with will/shall Modal – have to Catenative verbs – want to, try to, like to, hate to, stop, start
Nouns in simple apposition Two nouns linked by and
Verb + maximum of two adverbs Verb + maximum of two simple adverbial phrases of direction, time or manner
Present perfect Past perfect See, hear, watch + infinitive or present participle
Noun phrase in apposition to a noun
Adverbs of frequency – sometimes, never etc.
Simple passive forms More extensive use of catenative verbs – like to, decide to, etc. Infinitives of purpose
Abstract nouns Maximum of three adjectives verbs – + noun Two adjectives + adjectival phrase
Conditional forms Modal – could (ability) Modal – can (permission)
Pre-intermediate
(about 1.400 key words)
Relative clauses with, who, which, that
Two nominal phrases in co-ordination
Maximum of three clauses: main clause + two subordinate clauses
Adverbial clauses of purpose concession, condition
Conditional forms would/could/might
Main clause + one co-ordinate clause Present perfect continuous Past perfect continuous Future perfect Extended use of modals and conditional forms – might/may Copular use of look, feel etc.
Intermediate
(about 1.600 key words) (about 2.200 key words)
Upper Intermediate
Modal – must (obligation) Modal – can (ability)
Sentence Structure
One adjective before the noun or in the predicate
(about 300 key words)
Present simple Present continuous Future with going to
Future perfect conditional
Maximum of three adjectives + noun + adjectival phrase or clause
Noun modifiers Maximum of four adjectives + noun www.macmillanenglish.com/readers Extended verb forms + adjectival phrase – maximum of three or clause verbs
Verbs + two adverbs + adverbial clause Adverbs of duration – still, just
Verb + maximum of two adeverbs + two adverbial clauses
More complex groups modifying a noun
Complex sentences – maximum of main clause + two subordinate clauses Adverbial clauses of purpose – concession, condition Embedded clauses Complex sentences – maximum of main clause + three subordinate clauses
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Pages 7-8 Pages 9-11 Pages 12-14 Pages 15-17
PRE-INTERMEDIATE 4º ESO
Pages 18-21
INTERMEDIATE 4º ESO Y 1º BACH
Pages 22-23
(about 2.200 key words)
(about 1.600 key words)
(about 1.400 key words)
Beginner A1
Starter A1
(about 300 key words) (about 600 key words)
Elementary A2
1º BACH
(about 1.100 key words)
4º ESO
Pre-intermediate A2-B1
3º ESO
Intermediate B1-B2
2º ESO
Upper Intermediate B2
1º ESO
2º BACH
STARTER 1º Y 2º ESO
BEGINNER 2º Y 3º ESO
ELEMENTARY 3º Y 4º ESO
UPPER INTERMEDIATE 2º BACH
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Gulliver’s Travels in Lilliput
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Alissa is twelve years old when her father sends her to work in the city. Soon she wants to leave her job and go to school. Is it an impossible dream?
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When Gulliver's ship, The Antelope, sinks in the Far East, he is forced to swim to the strange, miniature land of Lilliput, where he is held a prisoner! In order to escape, Gulliver must befriend and learn the language of the tiny people of Lilliput. 16pp British English
978 0 2300 2676 6
In The Frame Polly Sweetnam Travel/Adventure/Thriller/Spy Two young friends, Lisa and Alice, are travelling home. During the journey they make friends with a young mother and her children. But Lisa and Alice soon find themselves in the middle of an adventure! 16pp British English CD includes: In the Frame Photo Finish Shooting Stars
978 1 4050 7800 9
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Blue Fins
L. A. Detective
Sarah Axten Human Interest/Adventure/ Thriller/Spy
Philip Prowse Crime/Detection/Adventure/ Thriller/Spy
The college ends, and Rick and Jen join their friends at the beach to swim. Jen doesn’t realise that the new friend she meets will soon save their lives.
Lenny Samuel, a private investigator from Los Angeles, appears in this series at all five levels. In this story, Lenny must work for a wealthy businessman. Lenny has to pay the ransom for the businessman’s kidnapped daughter. But things go wrong!
16pp British English CD includes: Blue Fins L. A. Detective Alissa
978 1 4050 7789 7
Follow the exploits of Lenny Samuel through the Macmillan Readers series. 16pp British English CD includes: L. A. Detective Alissa Blue Fins
978 1 4050 7790 3
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About 300 key words
Secondary 1st-2nd Council of Europe Level: A1
The Lost Ship
Sara Says No!
Stephen Colbourn Mystery/Horror/Ghost
Norman Whitney Human Interest
In this mystery story, a sea captain and his crew find an empty ship. When the captain goes on board he discovers a dark secret.
Everybody in Middletown likes Mr Fruit – everybody except his daughter, Sara. She doesn’t like him because he is dishonest. Can she make him change his ways?
16pp British English CD includes: The Lost Ship The Magic Barber Lucky Number
16pp British English CD includes: Sara Says No! The Well The Umbrella Ski Race
978 1 4050 7791 0
978 1 4050 7795 8
The Magic Barber
Shooting Stars
John Milne Humour/Adventure/Thriller/Spy
Polly Sweetnam Travel/Adventure/Thriller/Spy
Crossways is a quiet and sleepy town where everyone wears a hat. But everything changes when the Magic Barber comes to town.
This adventure story is a sequel to Photo Finish. Best friends Lisa and Alice start their holiday. They are staying in a pretty hotel and looking forward to enjoying the island. But there is an added excitement. Are the rumours true that a celebrity couple are staying in the hotel next door?
Recommended for younger readers. 16pp British English CD includes: The Magic Barber Lucky Number The Lost Ship
978 1 4050 7793 4
16pp British English CD includes: Shooting Stars In the Frame Photo Finish
978 1 4050 7796 5
Photo Finish
The Umbrella
Polly Sweetnam Crime/Detection/Adventure/Thriller/ Spy
Clare Harris Romance
When she has to get her passport photos taken for a holiday, Lisa never imagines what the consequences will be of her visit to the photo booth or the mortal danger she is in...
A romantic story of mistaken identity. On a wet day, the purchase of an umbrella leads to a romantic chance encounter. 16pp British English CD includes: The Umbrella The Well Ski Race Sara Says No!
16pp British English 978 1 4050 7794 1 CD includes: Photo Finish Shooting Stars In the Frame
978 1 4050 7798 9
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Recommended for
About 600 key words
Secondary 2nd-3rd
9
Council of Europe Level: A1
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain, retold by F. H. Cornish Human Interest/ Humour/Crime/ Detection/Adventure/Thriller/Spy
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It is 1845 and Huck has made up his mind to leave the little town of Hannibal. When his violent father holds him captive, Huck knows that he has to leave quickly and secretly. And so Huck begins his journey down the Mississippi River on a log raft, in the company of another runaway – the slave Jim. 64pp British English
Dangerous Journey Alwyn Cox Adventure/Thriller/Spy Four members of a geological team are trapped in a forest and delayed by heavy rains. The only way back to base camp is closed because a river has destroyed the bridge. Although he will not admit it, Leon, the boss, starts to lose control of the situation. 32pp British English
978 1 4050 7612 8
978 1 4050 7234 2
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain, retold by F. H. Cornish Human Interest/Humour/ Crime/Detection/Adventure/ Thriller/Spy ‘Tom was very unhappy. He was in trouble, he was going to run away forever. “Nobody loves me! I’m leaving home...”’
The House on the Hill Elizabeth Laird Human Interest/Romance Paul realises that he will never be able to marry Maria if he remains poor. When he wins first prize in a story competition, he becomes convinced that he will soon have everything he wants. 32pp British English
978 1 4050 7614 2
A story of the humorous adventures of a young orphan boy who lives beside the great Mississippi River in 1844. 64pp British English
978 1 4050 7608 1
Anna and the Fighter
Jane Eyre
Elizabeth Laird Human Interest/Romance
Charlotte Brontë, retold by Florence Bell Human Interest/Mystery/Horror/ Ghost/Romance
Anna is making her first trip alone by train, to visit her aunt. She is nervous and excited. The journey is long and tiring and she falls asleep. She wakes up to find that she has missed her station and that she is sharing the train compartment with a dangerous-looking man. 32pp British English
978 1 4050 7610 4
‘Some hours later, I woke up. A terrible cry had woken me... “Help! Help! Rochester, help me!”’ A classic love story which was first published in 1847. Numerous plays, films and television adaptations have been made of this great novel. 64pp British English
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L. A. Raid
Little Women
Philip Prowse Humour/Crime/Detection
Louisa M. Alcott, retold by Anne Collins Human Interest/Romance
Private investigator Lenny Samuel is in work again. Lenny is hired to discover the identity of the robber who raids banks wearing a duck mask, but he 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? 32pp British English
The story of four sisters growing up in Massachusetts, USA during the American Civil War. Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March live with their mother in a small town. Their father is away fighting with the Union army. 64pp British English
978 1 4050 7236 6
978 1 4050 7620 3
The Long Tunnel
The Last Leaf and Other Stories O. Henry, retold by Katherine Mattock Human Interest/Short Stories/ Humour/ Romance/Crime/Detection/ Adventure/Thriller/Spy North America — 1898-1910. Five stories with unusual endings. They are about criminals and crimes, detectives and their investigations, lovers and their hopes.
John Milne Crime/Detection/Adventure/ Thriller/Spy Three university students decide to go on holiday together in Wales. They stay in a remote cottage without electricity or a telephone. But who is the bearded man? And does he have other plans for the cottage? 32pp British English
978 1 4050 7622 7
The Last Leaf, The Good Burglar, A Lesson in Love, The Jeweller’s Wife and The Car is Waiting. 64pp British English
978 1 4050 7237 3
The Last of the Mohicans James Fenimore Cooper, retold by John Escott Human Interest/Romance/ Adventure/Thriller/Spy
Alexandre Dumas, retold by John Escott Romance/Adventure/Thriller/Spy
A classic romantic adventure set in North America in the 1750s. The armies of France and England are fighting. Indian tribes are fighting for each army. The Hurons are with the French, and the Mohawks and the Mohicans are with the English. This is the story of the scout, HawkEye, and his two Indian friends – the last of the Mohicans. 64pp British English
The Man in the Iron Mask
A classic adventure story set in seventeenth-century France. Young Louis XIV begins his reign. His Chief Minister of Finance invites the king to his beautiful house at Vaux. 64pp British English
978 1 4050 7624 1
978 1 4050 7618 0
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Marco
A Tale of Two Cities
Mike Esplen Human Interest/Adventure/Thriller/Spy
Charles Dickens, retold by Stephen Colbourn Human Interest/Romance/ Adventure/Thriller/Spy
Marco is young and bored. He dislikes working on his father’s farm, picking and packing boxes of peaches all day in the hot sun. He wants freedom, money and excitement. One weekend, he decides to leave home. He takes a train to the city, but he is not prepared for what he finds there.
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978 1 4050 7626 5
A romantic tragedy set against the background of the French Revolution. The story has been the source of a number of film adaptations. 64pp British English
Money for a Motorbike
This is London
John Milne Human Interest/Adventure/ Thriller/Spy
Philip Prowse Travel/Background
Stuart is 17 years old and lives in Leeds. He has left school but he has no job and no money. He wants the motorbike that his friend, Martin, is selling. How will he get the money to buy Martin’s bike?
A guide to London past and present. From markets and shops, architecture and sightseeing to restaurants and nightlife. Illustrated with photographs, maps and up-to-date advice and information. 40pp British English
32pp British English
Gaston Leroux, translated and retold by Stephen Colbourn Mystery/Horror/Ghost/Romance The singers and dancers at the Opera House are frightened. They have seen a stranger behind the stage – a man in a mask. This story has been the basis of many films and plays, as well as a worldfamous musical. 64pp British English
The Three Musketeers Alexandre Dumas retold by Nicholas Murgatroyd Adventure/Romance/History D’Artagnan wants to become a King’s musketeer. But before he can have the job he must meet many challenges and prove that he is a strong and brave fighter. Can he protect the Queen from the Cardinal’s evil plans? And will he be able to stop the beautiful Milady from murdering the Duke of Buckingham?
978 1 4050 7634 0 72pp British English
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978 1 4050 7630 2
The Phantom of the Opera
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The Black Cat
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
John Milne Human Interest/Adventure/ Thriller/Spy
Robert Louis Stevenson, retold by Stephen Colbourn Mystery/Horror/Ghost
An action-packed detective story.
Dr Jekyll’s scientific investigations are detached and professional. He wants to explore his own character through study and experimentation. But soon, he finds himself under the control of a darker, evil, driving force.
Salahadin El Nur is an inspector in the Antiquities Department of the Egyptian police. After the death of a European archaeologist, Salahadin looks for a priceless statuette. He is soon on the trail of a gang of international smugglers.
64pp British English 64pp British English
The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories
Frankenstein Mary Shelley, retold by Margaret Tarner Mystery/Horror/Ghost
Oscar Wilde, retold by Stephen Colbourn Short Stories/Humour/Mystery/ Horror/Ghost/Crime/Detection Three short stories by one of the most popular writers of the nineteenth century: The Canterville Ghost, The Model Millionaire and Lord Arthur Saville’s Crime. 64pp British English
‘The lightning was all around me. I looked at the huge body. The silver light reached the hands, the feet and the head. For a moment everything was quiet. Was it moving? No, yes! An arm moved and then a leg. Then I heard breathing. Yes, the man was breathing. He was alive!’
978 1 4050 7640 1 64pp British English
A Christmas Carol
978 1 4050 7650 0
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Charles Dickens, retold by F. H. Cornish Mystery/Horror/Ghost ‘“I don’t have a merry Christmas,” said Scrooge. “Christmas is nonsense. It’s humbug! I don’t believe in Christmas. I’m not giving money to anyone else so they can have a merry Christmas.”’ A retelling of Dickens’s famous story of the transformation of the coldhearted miser, Ebenezer Scrooge. 64pp British English
978 1 4050 7265 6
978 1 4050 7638 8
978 1 4050 7258 8
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, retold by Stephen Colbourn Mystery/Horror/Ghost/Crime/Detection ‘I looked at the ground where Sir Charles had walked... There were footprints on the ground. They were not the footprints of a man. They were the footprints of a giant hound.’ herlock Holmes and Dr Watson travel S to Dartmoor to investigate the strange death of Sir Charles Baskerville. Is there really a curse on the family? And is there really a huge dog living on the moor, destroying the Baskervilles one by one? 64pp British English
978 1 4050 7652 4
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Secondary 3rd-4th
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
L. A. Winners Philip Prowse Humour/Crime/Detection/ Adventure/Thriller/Spy
Oscar Wilde, retold by F. H. Cornish Mystery/Horror/Ghost/Crime/ Detection
Lenny Samuel is hired to find a retired champion racehorse. The private eye thinks that he is going to enjoy this job. After all, what could be easier? All he has to do is to hang around California’s racetracks, ask a few questions and then report back to his very pretty client. 64pp British English
Basil Hallward has painted a picture of a young man he admires – Dorian Gray. Dorian is angry because he will grow old and the picture will stay the same. He wishes that the picture would age instead of him. He buys the picture and hides it. The years pass and Dorian never seems to age. But his wish has tragic consequences for many people.
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64pp British English
The Legends of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving, retold by Anne Collins Short Stories/Mystery/Horror/Ghost/ Human Interest/Romance Two dark comedies with ghost/mystery themes which are set around the period of the American War of Independence.
NEW for 2013
PIC TO FOLLOW
978 1 4050 7658 6
The Prince and the Pauper Mark Twain Adventure / Human interest Mark Twain’s classic story of two young boys who swap lives, except one of the boys just happens to be the future King of England! 72pp British English
978 0 2304 3634 3
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The Mark of Zorro Johnston McCulley, retold by Anne Collins Humour/Western/Romance/ Adventure/Thriller/Spy
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Room 13 and Other Ghost Stories M. R. James, retold by Stephen Colbourn Short Stories/Mystery/Horror/ Ghost/Crime/Detection Five short stories – Room 13, The Whistle, The Message of Death, The Maze and The Lost Crowns of Anglia – that should appeal to anyone who has enjoyed the other ghost/horror titles in the series. 64pp British English
978 1 4050 7660 9 Room 13 Only (TV)
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Elementary Level
Recommended for
Secondary 3rd-4th
About 1.100 key words
Council of Europe Level: A2
Treasure Island
Seven Stories of Mystery and Horror
Robert Louis Stevenson, retold by Stephen Colbourn Human Interest/Adventure/Thriller/ Spy
Edgar Allan Poe, retold by Stephen Colbourn Short Stories/Mystery/Horror/Ghost
Twelve-year-old Jim Hawkins sails with Squire Trelawney, Dr Livesey and Captain Smollett on the Hispaniola to search for Captain Flint’s treasure. But Long John Silver is on board too, and he and his friends want the treasure for themselves.
Seven intriguing stories by one of the most famous and gifted writers of nineteenth-century American literature. 80pp American English 978 1 4050 7535 0
64pp British English
978 1 4050 7284 7
The Stranger
White Fang
Norman Whitney Mystery/Horror/Ghost/ Romance
Jack London, retold by Rachel Bladon Adventure/Nature/Human Interest
A dark and handsome stranger opens a shop in the quiet village of Woodend. Anna begins to wonder about the visitors who come to Dave Slatin’s shop. What do they buy and what exactly is behind the door marked Special Orders Only? At first, Anna finds Dave exciting and attractive but soon she becomes very frightened. 64pp British English
PIC TO FOLLOW
White Fang – half-dog, half-wolf – is raised in the wild, but soon becomes the property of Gray Beaver, a Yukon Indian. Knowing only the cruelty of man and the violence of nature, White Fang becomes the most savage and wild of dogs, until he is rescued by kindness. 72pp American English 978 0 2300 2673 5
978 1 4050 7662 3
Tales of Horror
The Woman in Black
Bram Stoker, retold by John Davey Short Stories/ Mystery/Horror/ Ghost
Susan Hill, retold by Margaret Tarner Mystery/Horror/Ghost/Romance A retold version of a gripping ghost story set in a lonely house on a bleak and foggy marshland.
Three tales by one of the masters of horror-story writing: The Judge’s House, The Iron Maiden and The Return of Abel Behena. 64pp British English
64pp British English
978 1 4050 7701 9
978 1 4050 7664 7
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Pre-intermediate Level
Recommended for
About 1.400 key words
Secondary 4th Council of Europe Level: A2-B1
Call of The Wild
Diamonds are Forever
Jack London Adventure/Nature
Ian Fleming, retold by John Escott Adventure/Romance/Thriller
A companion piece to White Fang (elementary Macmillan Readers), The Call of the Wild is the story of Buck, who starts life as a domestic dog loyal to the ways of man, who is suddenly stolen sold to gold prospectors and a world that is entirely foreign to him. In this new – and hard – life, Buck’s natural wild dog’s instincts are awakened to the call of the wild. 88pp British English
978 02304 1870 5
Casino Royale Ian Fleming, retold by John Escott Adventure/Thriller/Spy When Bond defeats Le Chiffre, a powerful Russian agent, in a game of cards, he believes his mission is over. But Le Chiffre has other ideas. 88pp British English
978 1 4050 8744 5
In Diamonds are Forever, Bond is sent to investigate a dangerous diamond smuggling gang which is run by the American mafia. The story begins in Africa, moves to London and ends in Las Vegas. There Bond and the beautiful Tiffany Case must escape the fury of the gang’s leaders, the evil Spang brothers. Recommended for older readers. 96pp British English
978 0 2307 1662 9
Selected Stories by D. H. Lawrence retold by Anne Collins Romance/Human Interest Four stories by one of the greatest writers of twentieth-century English literature. Recommended for older readers. 96pp British English
978 1 4050 8735 3
Daisy Miller
Gandhi
Henry James, retold by Rachel Bladon Human Interest/Romance/History
Rachel Bladon History/Human Interest
A masterpiece by the great American realist Henry James. Daisy Miller is the story of an innocent girl’s search for love and recognition in a society where respectable behaviour counts for everything. 88pp American English 978 1 4050 8407 9
Mohandas Gandhi was one of the most influential leaders and civil rights campaigners that the world has ever known. This biography tells the story of Gandhi’s life and achievements, from the policy of -violent action that enabled him to lead India to independence from British control, to his work on poverty, expanding women’s rights and the building of religious and ethnic unity. 88pp British English
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I, Robot Isaac Asimov, retold by Tricia Reilly Science fiction/Thriller
Owl Hall Robert Campbell Mystery/Ghost
‘1 A robot must not harm a human. And it must not allow a human to be harmed. 2 A robot must obey a human's order, unless that order conflicts with the First Law. 3 A robot must protect itself, unless this protection conflicts with the First or Second Laws Handbook of Robotics, 2058 A.D.’
Isaac Asimov's classic collection of stories about a society where humans and robots live and work together on earth and in outer space, is both disturbing and prophetic.
Owl Hall is the story of Janet, a single mother, who goes to stay in an old farmhouse with her children, Kara and Martin. But there’s something strange about Kara’s relationship with her mother and brother. As the story develops, we discover that everyone at Owl Hall has a secret – even the house itself! www.macmillanenglish.com/owlhall 80pp British English
978 0 2304 2283 4
96pp American English 978 0 2300 2682 7
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Persuasion Jane Austen Human Interest/Romance
William Shakespeare, retold by Rachel Bladon Romance/Humour
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays.
Anne Elliot falls in love with a handsome but poor young officer, Frederick Wentworth, but her parents do not allow her to marry him. Seven years later, Anne meets Wentworth again to find he has become successful and wealthy. Anne still has feelings for Wentworth, but he is angry with her... and possibly in love with another woman…
This Macmillan Reader is written as a playscript and includes original extracts.
88pp British English
William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy about love and marriage. When four young lovers get lost in the forest, the fairies that live there play jokes on them – turning love into hate and hate into love.
80pp British English
978 02307 3513 2
978 1 4050 8727 8
Nelson Mandela
Robin Hood
Carl W Hart History/Human Interest
Stephen Colbourn Romance/History/Myth
Nelson Mandela was born in a remote African village but went on to become the most influential African leader in history. This Macmillan Reader charts Mandela’s journey from childhood to ANC activist. It goes on to describe his release after 27 years’ imprisonment by the South African government, his role in ending Apartheid and his eventual inauguration as the first black President of South Africa.
The classic folk tale of Robin Hood and his band of merry men, who rob from the rich to give to the poor.
80pp British English
There are films of this story. 88pp British English
978 1 4050 8723 0
978 0 2307 1659 9
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Robinson Crusoe
The Secret Garden
Daniel Defoe, retold by Salma Gabol Adventure/History
Frances Hodgson Burnett, retold by Rachel Bladon Adventure/Human Interest/ Mystery
The young Robinson Crusoe ignores his father’s advice and decides to become a sailor. But Crusoe is soon caught up in violent storms and finds himself shipwrecked on a remote island where he must live for the next 28 years. 80pp British English
Mary Lennox arrives from India to live with her uncle in Yorkshire. She is lonely and unwanted. Left alone, she has nothing to do but explore the large house and its grounds. Then one day, she finds a secret garden. For the first time Mary has something to care for, and as the garden begins to flourish, no 0ne's life is left untouched.
978 0 2307 1656 8
88pp British English
Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare, retold by Rachel Bladon Romance/Human Interest/History Shakespeare’s story of the tragic lovers Romeo and Juliet is as relevant and popular now as it was over 400 years ago.
The Story of the Olympics Rachel Bladon History/Sport
There are films of this play.
The Olympic games are the most famous sporting event in the world, but how much do you know about their history? In this Macmillan Reader, Rachel Bladon describes the games’ beginnings back in ancient Greece to the billion-dollar international event that they have become in the present day.
88pp British English
80pp British English 978 0 2304 2224 7
This Macmillan Reader is written as a playscript and includes original extracts from Romeo and Juliet.
978 1 4050 8730 8
Shake Hands Forever Ruth Rendell, retold by John Escott Crime/Detection/Mystery/Thriller The murder of Angela Hathall was extremely well planned. The only clue left was a single fingerprint with an L-shaped scar. The detective in charge, Reg Wexford, suspects that Angela’s husband Robert Hathall killed his wife. But one question troubles Wexford most of all. Who is the mysterious woman Wexford is sure Hathall is seeing? Does she have an L-shaped scar on her finger? 96pp British English
The Treasure of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas, retold by John Escott Adventure/Mystery The tale of the imprisonment and escape of Edward Dantes, taken from the classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.
96pp British English
978 1 4050 8421 5
978 0 2307 3213 1
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The Norwood Builder and Other Stories intermediate
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titles as well as specially written stories, published at six levels.
macmillan
1 Starter 2 Beginner
material for all learners of English. macmillan readers 3 Elementary 112pp British English 978 0 2304 6 and contemporary are retold versions of3646 popular classic 4
charles dickens
A collection of four Sherlock Holmes short stories, to complement other Macmillan Readers featuring Sherlock Holmes
Charles Dickens, retold by Elizabeth Walker History/Politics/Romance
henry james
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, retold by F.H. Cornish Short stories / Crime / Detection
5 Intermediate
David Copperfield
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When David Copperfield’s father dies, his mother is forced to marry Edward Murdstone, a cruel and domineering man. David’s early life is one of poverty and hardship. Finally the young boy runs away to Dover and takes refuge with a lost aunt. David goes on to make many friends and finds great success, but he must endure much suffering and loss along the way. 112pp British English
978 0 2300 2675 9
Down Second Avenue
Bridget Jones’s Diary
Es’kia Mphahlele Human Interest
Helen Fielding, retold by Anne Collins Romance/Humour/Human Interest Helen Fielding’s story of the loveable Bridget, and her struggles with men and weight, was made internationally famous by the film starring Hugh Grant and Renée Zellweger. You’ve seen the film, now read the Reader! Recommended for older readers.
The story of Eseki, a young boy who, during his growth into adulthood, becomes slowly aware of the injustices, poverty and fear which are a normal part of life for black people in South Africa. 112pp British English 978 0 2304 0867 8
120pp British English 978 0 2307 1670 4
Bristol Murder
Dracula
Philip Prowse Crime/Detection/Adventure/ Thriller/Spy
Bram Stoker, retold by Margaret Tarner Mystery/Horror/Ghost
Peter, a long distance lorry driver, gives a lift to a 16-year-old hitchhiker outside Bristol. As they talk, Peter discovers that John has run away from home after a violent row with his uncle. The police are searching for John. His uncle has been found dead and the police want to question the boy.
‘“Welcome to my house,” he said. “Enter Castle Dracula, Mr. Harker.” As I stepped inside, Count Dracula took hold of my arm. He was terribly strong and his hand was as cold as ice.’
80pp British English
64pp British English
978 1 4050 7672 2
978 1 4050 7670 8
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The Great Gatsby
A Kiss Before Dying
F. Scott Fitzgerald, retold by Margaret Tarner Human Interest/Romance
Ira Levin, retold by F. H. Cornish Adventure/Thriller/Spy
Nick Carraway rents a house on Long Island. The house next door is owned by the fabulously rich and handsome Jay Gatsby. Nick’s cousin Daisy is young, beautiful and unhappily married. Nick soon finds himself caught between the reunited lovers, Daisy and Gatsby.
A young man, finding out that his girlfriend is pregnant, cold-bloodedly adjusts his plans for marrying into a wealthy industrialist family. Throughout his life he has used his intelligence, striking good looks, and as a last resort, his ruthless and violent strength, to achieve what he wants. He refuses to be stopped now.
Recommended for older readers.
Recommended for older readers. 80pp British English
978 1 4050 7703 3 96pp American English 978 1 4050 7674 6
Live and Let Die
Jurassic Park Michael Crichton, retold by F. H. Cornish Adventure/Thriller/Spy/ Science Fiction/Fantasy The most famous and profitable movie of its time. Now, in this retold version of Michael Crichton’s gripping novel, readers have an opportunity to experience the same thrills as the characters who visit John Hammond’s theme park and come face to face with living, breathing dinosaurs for the first time in 64 million years. 128pp American English
978 1 4050 7296 0
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Stephen Colbourn Adventure/Mystery/History When Arthur pulls the sword from the stone, he becomes king of the land of Logres. Arthur chooses the beautiful Guinevere to be his queen and builds a castle at Camelot. Here he is joined by the famous Knights of the Round Table, whose adventures include slaying dragons, rescuing maidens and fighting the spells of Arthur’s halfsister, the cruel sorceress, Morgana. 96pp British English
In Live and Let Die, Bond finds himself in Jamaica investigating the underworld criminal ‘Mr Big’, who is suspected of selling antique gold coins to finance Soviet spy operations. As usual, Bond gets caught up in many dangerous situations. He also falls in love with Mr Big’s girlfriend, the mysterious and beautiful Solitaire. Recommended for older readers. 112pp British English 978 0 2307 3508 8
Meet Me in Istanbul Richard Chisholm Travel/Crime/Detection/ Adventure/Thriller/Spy An adventure thriller set in Turkey. Tom Smith flies to Istanbul to join his fiancée for a holiday. But Angela fails to meet him that evening as arranged and she is not at her apartment either. The next morning Tom hears some terrible news: Angela was killed in a driving accident – a week ago. 64pp British English
978 1 4050 7705 7
978 0 2300 2685 8
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The Merchant of Venice
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A New Lease of Death Ruth Rendell Crime/Detection/Mystery
William Shakespeare, retold by Rachel Bladon History/Romance/Human Interest
Chief Inspector Wexford had been sure that the murder of an old lady was carried out by her employee, Herbert Painter, and the courts had agreed with him. But then Henry Archery, whose son is engaged to marry Painter’s daughter, starts questioning the case…
Shylock lends money to the merchant Antonio but the stakes are high. When Antonio cannot pay him back, Shylock demands a terrible punishment... This Macmillan Reader is written as a playscript and includes original extracts. 112pp British English 978 0 2307 1664 3
104pp British English
Much Ado About Nothing
Oliver Twist Charles Dickens, retold by Margaret Tarner Human Interest/Crime/Detection/ Adventure/Thriller/Spy
William Shakespeare Comedy Much Ado About Nothing is Shakespeare’s famous comedy/ drama about the war of power and understanding between men and women and the disguises they wear in their romantic relationships. 88pp British English
‘“Please Sir, can I have some more?”’ Dickens’s famous novel about the trials of a poor young orphan boy, brought up in the terrible conditions of a nineteenth-century English workhouse.
978 02304 0870 8 64pp British English
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My Cousin Rachel
978 1 4050 7676 0
One Day David Nicholls Romance
Daphne du Maurier, retold by Margaret Tarner Human Interest/Romance/Crime/ Detection/ Adventure/Thriller/Spy Philip Ashley receives letters from his guardian in Italy, who complains of terrible headaches and then becomes sure that his young wife is trying to murder him. 80pp British English
978 0 2304 2236 0
978 1 4050 7715 6
15th July 1988. Emma and Dexter meet for the first time on the night of their university graduation. Soon their lives will go in separate directions. But where will they be on 15th July of the following year, and the year after that? One Day is a wonderful and moving love story which takes place over decades of the eighties and nineties. 112 pp British English 978 0 2304 2235 3
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The Pearl
The Sign of Four
John Steinbeck, retold by Michael Paine Human Interest/History/ Adventure
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, retold by Anne Collins Crime/Detection/Adventure/ Thriller/Spy
A sad and beautiful story about a Mexican-Indian diver who finds the greatest pearl in the world, but loses his happiness.
‘“I’m afraid,” said Miss Morston. “What should I do, Mr Holmes?”’
104pp British English 978 0 2300 3112 8
Sherlock Holmes helps Mary Morstan find out the truth about her father, and the man who has been sending pearls to her. 64pp British English
978 1 4050 7678 4
Pride and Prejudice
Slumdog Millionaire
Jane Austen, retold by Margaret Tarner Human Interest/Romance
Vikas Swarup, retold by John Escott Human Interest/Romance/Thriller
Everybody knows that a rich unmarried man needs a pretty wife. And every mother wants her daughters to be happily married.
You’ve seen the movie, now read the book! Ram Mohammad Thomas answers 14 questions correctly in a TV quiz and wins a billion rupees, but how does he know the answers? Slumdog Millionaire takes us through the major events of Ram’s life, from his battle for survival on the streets of Mumbai and Delhi to his final act of love and revenge – and the amazing good fortune it brings! Recommended for older readers.
This much-filmed and highly popular romantic comedy has been retold to give the reader an opportunity to understand and enjoy the witty dialogue and sharp observations of one of the classic romances in English literature. 96pp British English
978 1 4050 7301 1 112pp British English 978 0 2304 0471 7
The Queen of Death John Milne Human Interest/Crime/Detection/ Adventure/Thriller/Spy ‘“... anyone who enters my tomb – anyone who steals from my tomb – anyone who touches my body – that person will die a terrible death. And many more will die with him.”’ In another thoroughly entertaining detective story, a sequel to The Black Cat, Salahadin El Nur searches for the answer to the riddle of an ancient curse. 80pp British English
Philip Prowse Humour/Crime/Detection/ Adventure/Thriller/Spy Another story of the adventures of the Los Angeles private detective. A beautiful blonde woman hires Lenny Samuel to find her missing sister. Before long, Lenny is involved with gunmen, dead bodies, worldweary policemen and jewel thieves, whilst dodging bullets, speeding cars and flying fists. 64pp British English
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The Grapes of Wrath
The Creative Impulse and Other Stories
John Steinbeck, retold by Margaret Tarner Human Interest/Adventure/History
W. Somerset Maugham, retold by John Milne Short Stories/Human Interest Maugham, the gifted observer of human behaviour, tells the stories of The Creative Impulse, The Round Dozen and Jane. Recommended for older readers. 80pp British English
978 1 4050 7322 6
Steinbeck’s most powerful novel describes the lives of a homeless farming family as they travel across America in the Great Depression of the 1930s. The family face hardship and hostility every step of the way as they struggle to survive in a country where kindness seems no longer to exist. 144pp British English 978 0 2300 3105 0
Great Expectations
The Cut-glass Bowl and Other Stories
Charles Dickens, retold by Florence Bell Human Interest/Romance
F. Scott Fitzgerald, retold by Margaret Tarner Short Stories/Human Interest/ Romance
‘“Quiet, you little devil! Keep still – or I’ll cut your throat!” “Oh, don’t cut my throat, sir!” I cried. “Please don’t!” “Tell me your name,” the man growled. “Pip, sir, Pip!” I answered.’
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.
One windy evening, eight-year-old Pip meets an escaped convict. Shortly afterwards, he visits the strange Miss Havisham. Pip is told he has ‘great expectations’.
Recommended for older readers. 80pp British English
978 1 4050 7323 3 96pp British English
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The Ghost
The Importance of Being Earnest
Robert Harris Mystery/Ghost/Thriller When British Prime Minister Adam Lang’s ghost writer, Mike McAra, dies 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 much more complicates couple than they first seem. The Ghost is a powerful commentary on the policies employed by the British government on “The War on Terror” during the Tony Blair years. 96 pp British English
978 1 4050 7682 1
Oscar Wilde Comedy/Human Interest Oscar Wilde’s comic masterpiece of love and mistaken identity was a great hit when it first appeared on the stage in 1895 and has remained hugely popular with theatre audiences ever since. 96pp British English
978 0 2304 0868 5
978 0 2304 2287 2
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L. A. Movie
Officially Dead
Philip Prowse Humour/Crime/Detection/Adventure/ Thriller/Spy
Richard Prescott Crime/Detection/Adventure/ Thriller/Spy/Romance
Another mystery for Lenny Samuel...
Colin Fenton and his wife run a software company, but only Colin knows that the business is £10,000 in debt. When a chance meeting leads him to an offer that will, he thinks, quickly solve all his problems, he accepts. But he loses the gamble and subsequently his identity, leaving his wife to try to prove whether or not he is officially dead.
The private detective is hired to investigate threats made to a famous film actress. Lenny joins the film crew on location in Hollywood, Buenos Aires and Istanbul as he tries to stay out of trouble and solve the case. 128pp British English 978 1 4050 7711 8
112pp British English
Macbeth
Of Mice and Men
William Shakespeare, retold by Margaret Tarner Mystery/Human Interest/Thriller
John Steinbeck, retold by Martin Winks Human Interest/History
Shakespeare’s Scottish story of witchcraft and murder is probably one of his darkest works. Macbeth’s bloody rise to power is encouraged by his wife, Lady Macbeth. Like her husband, Lady Macbeth’s ambition leads her into a dark world of guilt and madness which slowly destroys their marriage, and ends in tragedy.
The tragic story of George and Lennie, who move from one farm to another, looking for work. George is clever but Lennie’s size and slowness are always getting him into trouble. One day the two men get a job on a farm. Things are going well until they meet the unhappy wife of the farm foreman, Curley. Then Curley’s wife tries to become friendly with Lennie...
120pp British English
NEW for 2013
978 1 4050 7684 5
978 0 2304 0223 2
The Man with the Golden Gun Ian Fleming Adventure / Thriller / Spy A new addition to the James Bond Readers, in which Bond travels to Jamaica in pursuit of Scaramanga, a criminal mastermind. 104pp British English 978 0 2304 2227 8
112pp British English
978 0 2300 3109 8
Rebecca Daphne du Maurier, retold by Margaret Tarner Romance/Crime/Detection The heroine meets and falls in love with Maxim de Winter, a rich Englishman whose beautiful wife has recently died under tragic circumstances. To her surprise and joy, Maxim proposes to her and they return to live in Manderley, his beautiful house in Cornwall. But Rebecca, Maxim’s first wife, still dominates him and the house. 144pp British English 978 1 4050 7713 2
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Macmillan Culture Series The Macmillan Cultural Readers series The new Macmillan Cultural Readers series comprises factual Readers focusing on countries of the world, and includes chapters on history, traditions, daily life, cities, nature and sport. These coulour-rich, photographic titles encourage the reader to interact with and explore the text through handy fact and interview boxes.
NEW for 2013
United States of America
England
Coleen Degan-Veness with Chantal Veness
Rachel Blandon
A photographic, factual Reader all about the USA, part of the new Macmillan Readers Cultural Series.
A photographic, factual Reader all about England, part of the new Macmillan Readers Cultural Series.
[ISBN] 978 0 2304 3641 1
[ISBN] 978 0 2304 3642 8
Pre-intermediate
Pre-intermediate
Other Readers with a cultural theme…
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The Macmillan Literature Collections These advanced-level Readers contain a variety of original short stories written by famous classic and modern writers. They are perfect for those students who are ready to make the transition from graded readers to unadapted English literature texts. Each collection provides substantial language support including vocabulary, comprehension questions and language-study exercises. There is also a literary analysis section to help students examine themes, characterisation and plot – thus increasing their understanding and appreciation of each story.
World Stories Includes stories by Katherine Mansfield, Anton Chekhov, Henry Lawson, Anita Desai, Horacio Quiroga and Leila Aboulela This collection brings together six stories from six different countries (India, Argentina, Russia, New Zealand, Sudan and Australia). They tell the tales of families and individuals, of love, loss and struggles against adversity. Their universal themes are coloured by the culture and society of the countries they describe.
NEW for 2013 Mystery Stories Includes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Cleveland Moffett, Roald Dahl, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Frank R. Stockton This collection brings together stories which explore mystery in all its forms. From psychological mysteries to mysteries of the heart, from strange phenomena to good old-fashioned detective puzzles, there is sure to be a story here to enthral every reader of mystery.
224pp British and US English 978 0 2304 4119 4 224pp British and US English 978 0 2304 4120 0
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Macmillan Readers Author Index
Title Index
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Aboulela, Leila 25 Alcott, Louisa M. 10 Asimov, Isaac 16 Austen, Jane 16, 21 Axten, Sarah 7
McCulley, Johnston 13 McGregor, Ewan 25 Milne, John 8, 10, 11, 12, 21 Moffett, Cleveland 25 Moore, C.J. 7 Mphahlele, Es’kia 18
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Newby, Eric 25 Nicholls, David 20
Bates, H.E. 25 Bladon, Rachel 15, 17 Boorman, Charlie 25 Bradbury, Ray 25 Bryson, Bill 25 Brontë, Charlotte 9 Burnett, Frances Hodgson 17
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Palin, Michael 25 Parker, Dorothy 25 Perkins Gilman, Charlotte 25 Poe, Edgar Allan 14, 25 Prescott, Richard 23 Proulx, Annie 25 Prowse, Philip 7, 10, 11, 13, 18, 21, 23
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Campbell, Robert 16 Cardam, Jane 25 Chekhov, Anton 25 Chesterton, G.K. 25 Chisholm, Richard 19 Clarke, Arthur C. 25 Colbourn, Stephen 8, 16, 19 Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur 12, 18, 21, 25 Cooper, James Fenimore 10 Cox, Alwyn 9 Crichton, Michael 19
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Quiroga, Horacio 25
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Rendell, Ruth 17, 20, 25
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Shakespeare, William 16, 17, 20, 23 Shelley, Mary 12 Steinbeck, John 21, 22, 23 Stevenson, Robert Louis 12, 14, 25 Stockton, Frank R. 25 Stoker, Bram 14, 18 Swarup, Vikas 21 Sweetnam, Polly 7, 8 Swift, Jonathan 7
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Dahl, Roald 25 Defoe, Daniel 17 Desai, Anita 25 Dick, Philip K. 25 Dickens, Charles 11, 12, 18, 20, 22 Dreiser, Theodore 25 Dumas, Alexander 10, 11, 17 du Maurier, Daphne 20, 23
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Esplen, Mike 11
Trevor, William 25 Twain, Mark 9, 13
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Fielding, Helen 18 Fitzgerald, F. Scott 19, 22, 25 Fleming, Ian 15, 19, 23
Verne, Jules, 7
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Wharton, Edith 25 Weinbaum, Stanley 25 Wells, H.G. 25 Whitney, Norman 8, 14 Wilde, Oscar 12, 13, 22 Wolff, Tobias 25
Greene, Graham 25
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Harris, Clare 8 Harris, Robert 22 Hart, Carl W. 16 Henry, O. 10, 25 Highsmith, Patricia 25 Hill, Susan 14 Hugo, Victor 25
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Adventure Stories 25 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The 9 Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The 9 Adventures of Norwood Builder and other Stories, The 18 Alissa 7 American Stories 25 Anna and the Fighter 9 Around the World in Eight Days 7
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Black Cat, The 12 Blue Fins 7 Bridget Jones’s Diary 18 Bristol Murder 18
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Call of The Wild 15 Canterville Ghost and Other Stories, The 12 Casino Royale 15 20tb Century Stories 25 Christmas Carol, A 12 Creative Impulse and Other Stories, The 22 Crime Stories 25 Cut-glass Bowl and Other Stories, The 22
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Daisy Miller 15 Dangerous Journey 9 David Copperfield 18 D. H. Lawrence, Selected Stories by 15 Diamonds are Forever 15 Down Second Avenue 18 Dracula 18 Dr Jekyll and Mr Hide 12
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Frankenstein 12
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Gandhi 15 Ghost, The 22 Grapes of Wrath, The 22 Great Expectations 22 Great Gatsby, The 19 Gulliver’s Travels in Lilliput 7
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Horror Stories 25 Hound of the Baskervilles, The 12 House on the Hill, The 9
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I, Robot 16 In the Frame 7 Importance of Being Earnest, The 22
Irving, Washington 13
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J
Jacobs, W.W. 25 James, Henry 15 James, M.R. 13, 25
Jane Eyre 9 Jurassic Park 19
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Laird, Elizabeth 9 Lawrence, D. H. 15, 25 Lawson, Henry 25 Leiber, Fritz 25 Leroux, Gaston 11 Lessing, Doris 25 Levin, Ira 19 London, Jack 14, 15, 25
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