Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (Express Publishing, level 2)
26 March 1886. I cannot control him any longer. He comes when he wants and there is nothing I can do about it. Soon, everyone will know. What can I do? He's coming. I know he is. I can feel it. This time he will stay for ever...
Nobody likes the little duckling because he’s ugly, so he sets off on his own. Will the poor duckling ever be happy again? Read this classic story and see how things can have an unexpected turn for the better.
Thackeray's 'novel without a hero' follows the lives of two friends, Amelia Sedley and Becky Sharp. Amelia comes from a wealthy family but her father is made bankrupt. She marries George Osborne, a vain and superficial young man who does not really love her. Becky Sharp, on the other hand, comes from a penniless family, and is determined to use her beauty and charm to find a good position in life. What destinies lie ahead for these two young women? Audio added Thanks to elefanta
Each Glencoe Reader encourages students to read interactively by marking up selections and creating a personal dialogue with a variety of texts: Part I: Fiction, Poetry, and Drama Part II: Non-fiction and Informational Text: Literary non-fiction, mass media, textbooks, forms, maps, applications, schedules, and more! Part III: Reading and Succeeding on Standardized Tests: Reading and writing test lessons This reader-cum-workbook has been put together for US high school students, but should also prove useful in an ESL/EFL environment, where the focus is on reading, understanding, and working with different types of text.
