The seventy-eight letters in this Anthology are selected both for their intrinsic interest and to illustrate the range of functions letters performed in the ancient world. Dating from between c.500 BC and c.400 AD, they include naive and high-style, "real" and "fictitious", and classical and patristic items. Numerous letters survive from the ancient world. Their range is similarly wide: official and private, literary and non-literary, philosophical and mundane. Some were written by well-known literary figures, such as Ovid and Pliny, others were written by kings and emperors, while many survive from the pens of otherwise anonymous figures from the provinces.
English Short Stories: Including 'The Boy That Runs' (CEFR Level B1+)
Not just a boring grammar book: Learn English with four fast-paced short stories written for English language learners. In this book, we go from the stormy seas of Scotland to the snowy streets of St. Petersburg; while learning morals of friendship, courage and appreciation along the way. Each story contains various exercises on comprehension, grammar, vocabulary and even creative writing. Each time you re-read a story you'll gain a deeper meaning, and pick-up vocabulary and grammar structures you weren't aware of before. This is a book written for both pleasure and education. Graded at CEFR Level B1+, this book is most suitable for intermediate or advanced level speakers of all ages.
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Plain English is the art of writing clearly, concisely, and in a way that precisely communicates your message to your intended audience. This book offers 25 practical guidelines to help improve your vocabulary, style, grammar, and layout in order to achieve clear writing. It gives expert advice on all aspects of the writing process: from avoiding jargon and legalese, to organizing written information in print and online. It also includes hundreds of real examples, including 'before' and 'after' versions to show exactly how its done. All this is presented in an authoritative and engaging way.
Learn English with Sentences: Irregular verbs in the past tense
English has many irregular verbs that are quite tricky to learn. I've written a collection of more than a thousand sentences and questions, using these irregular verbs. I've chosen verbs that are used a lot in everyday conversation so they will be beneficial to any learner of English. You'll find 55 irregular verbs written in the past tense in a range of different sentences and questions in the positive and negative using both the simple past and the compound past tense.
