In the last part of the nineteenth century Jack London visited the Klondike in northwest Canada because he wanted to find gold. He didn?ft find any but he returned with a story that is now one of America ? fs greatest classics. This is the story of Buck, a wonderful, big dog.
[lire la quatrième du livre The Call of the Wild]
1881. From Mark Twain, one of the most widely loved and celebrated American writers, comes the story about Young Prince Edward, who lived a life of luxury with servants to grant his every wish and Tom Canty, who spent his days begging on the streets, and his nights in a hovel with his tyrannical father.
[lire la quatrième du livre The Prince and the Pauper]
Set in 15th century England during the Wars of the Roses, this is the adventure story of Richard Shelton and the band of the Black Arrow. Sir Daniel Brackley is like a father to Richard, but one day Richard discovers a terrible truth... Now he must fight against Sir Daniel and his men.
[lire la quatrième du livre The Black Arrow]
Wilde wrote these delightful fairy tales for his two young sons. They were all published in the collection The Happy Prince and Other Stories in 1888.
[lire la quatrième du livre Oscar Wilde's Short Stories]
King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria were three of the most famous and powerful monarchs in English history. What happened to King Henry's wives ? Why didn't Queen Elizabeth I ever marry ? And why was Victoria such an important Queen ? Find out about their lives, their ambitions and their secrets in this richly illustrated book.
[lire la quatrième du livre Great English Monarchs and their Times]
One day a big cyclone takes Dorothy and her house from Kansas, USA, to a magical country called OZ. But Dorothy wants to go back home to Kansas, and only the country's famous wizard can help her. Follow Dorothy on her many adventures and meet her new friends, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Lion. But be careful of the Wicked Witch!
[lire la quatrième du livre The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]
Prospero, Duke f Milan, lives on a lonely island with his daughter Miranda, Caliban (a monster) and Ariel (a magic spirit). He learns to do magic and he wants to punish his bad brother, Antonio. He creates a magic storm - a tempest. All the people with Antonio on the ship land on Prospero's island. Many strange things happen to them, but in the end they all come together again.
[lire la quatrième du livre The Tempest]
When Mole decides to leave his underground home and meets. Rat, he discovers a completely new world on the river bank in the Wild Wood. And Toad's passion for fast cars leads them on a series of adventures, which end with a battle against the ferrets and weasels, who have captured Toad Hall.
[lire la quatrième du livre The Wind in the Willows]
