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Winston Smith lives in a society where the government controls people's lives every second of the day. Alone in his small, one-room apartment, Winston dreams of a better life. Is freedom from this life of suffering possible ? There must be somet[...]texte imprimé
It is 1866, and there is trouble in the world's oceans. What is the extraordinary thing that people have seen there, travelling faster than a whale and cutting holes in the bottom of the strongest ships? Professor Aronnax joins the search for th[...]texte imprimé
When Black Beauty is trained to carry a rider on his back, or to pull a carriage behind him, he finds it hard at first. But he is lucky - his first home is a good one, where his owners are kind people, who would neverbe cruel to a horse. But in [...]texte imprimé
It is the Brave New World, 600 years in the future. Science has produced a highly ordered world of happiness and social stability. In his search for something more meaningfull, Bernard Marx takes beautiful Lenina to see the savages of the Old Wo[...]texte imprimé
These stories paint colourful pictures of life in Britain and America in the past. We meet some unusual people. Theres the dreamy boy who wakes up one day to find a bird making a nest in his hair! And theres the man who tries to catch a ghost.texte imprimé
Inman leaves the horrors of the American Civil War and begins a long, dangerous journey home to Ada, the woman he loves. Along the way, he witnesses great poverty, cruelty, and violence. Will he ever see Ada again? And if does, will she recogniz[...]texte imprimé
They said Steve Biko was a man of violence ; then why did he talk of peace? They said he wanted revolution ; so why did he talk of friendship? They said he died of hunger ; why was his body broken and bruised? This is the story of a man's fight[...]texte imprimé
San Francisco lies under a cloud of radioactive dust. People live in half-deserted apartment buildings, and keep electric animals as pets because so many real animals have died. Most people emigrate to Mars-unless they have a job to do on Earth.[...]texte imprimé
"When he came to football, Billy was different. Black hands grab the ball. Black feet kick the ball. Black hopes rise up with the ball to the sickly sky. No one can stop him now. He fogets about the river, and the people of his blood..." But who[...]texte imprimé
"East of Eden is a novel that is explicitly biblical in its scope, centering on the patriarchal figure of Adam Trask, and his uneasy relationship with his twin sons and their scandalous mother. This epic family saga chronicles the turbulent ambi[...]texte imprimé
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the idea of women in business seemed strange. Today more and more women are reaching the top of business life. This book tells the business success story of five very different women : Coco Chanel, Hana[...]texte imprimé
Who will speak for the poor? Who will listen to slaves, and those who have no rights? Who will work for a future where everyone is equal? Who will give up his house, job, and money to fight for people who are shut out by everyone else? "I will" [...]texte imprimé
After dinner we turned the lights out and played "hide-and-seek". In the dark, I touched a hand, a very cold hand. Now, because of the game, i had to hide in the dark with... with this cold person- not speaking, not knowing who it was. Slowly th[...]texte imprimé
Today Maya Angelou is one of the world's most respected writers and poets. In the 1930's and 1940's she was a poor Black girl growing up in the segregated American South. She suffered prejudice and cruelty from people she trusted as well as the [...]texte imprimé
A human being is a soft, weak creature. It needs constant supplies of air, water and food ; it has to spend a third of its life asleep, and it can't work if the temperature is too hot or too cold. But a robot is made of strong metal. It uses ele[...]texte imprimé
Inventors are special people. They see everyday objects and imagine something better. They solve old problems with new ideas. Their inventions can help people or destroy them, but only the greatest ideas will charge the world. This book will tel[...]texte imprimé
Sephy is a dark-skinned Cross in a society where people are jugded by their colour and Crosses have the power. But after terrible disagreements with her family, Sephy is alone with her mixed-race baby. The baby's nought father is dead- and his b[...]texte imprimé
In London, Christmas is coming and the people in this story have love on their minds. Some have found love ; some have lost it. Some accept their loneliness ; others live in hope. Even the new British prime minister's thoughts are not always on [...]texte imprimé
Roald Dahl is the master of the unexpected. Things are not always what they seem and nobody should be trusted. In this collection of his short stories we learn some strange lessons about the dangerous world we live in. But you will have to wait [...]texte imprimé
It was just a smooth round metal ball, less than a metre in diameter. Although it was still hot from its journey through the huge nothingness of space, it looked quite harmless. But what was it, exactly? A meteor, perhaps-just one of those piece[...]texte imprimé
A train journey from Turkey to France is delayed by thick snow. So when a passenger on the train is found murdered in his bed, it is the perfect opportunity for Agatha Christies's famous detective, Hercule Poirot, to prove his ability and solve [...]texte imprimé
In 1918 in the peaceful province of Transkei, South Africa, the Mandela family gave their new baby son the name Rolihlahla -"troublemaker". But the young boy's early years were happy ones, and he grew up to be a good student and an enthusiastic [...]texte imprimé
On the Polar ice-cap, 640 kilometres north of the Artic Circle, the deadly, icy winds can freeze a man to death in minutes. But the survivors of the crashed airliner are lucky- there are rescued by three scientists from a nearby weather station.[...]texte imprimé
One of the most famous American books of the century.Love, jazz, and excitement! These are all part of Sal Paradises adventures on the road with wild friend Dean Moriarty, and their crazy companions, as they travel across the USA.texte imprimé
"The moment I first met you, I noticed your pride, your sense of superiority, and your selfish disdain for the feelings of others. You are the last man in the world whom I could ever be persuaded to marry." said Elizabeth Bennet. And so Elizabet[...]texte imprimé
After the death of his beautiful wife Rebecca, Maxim de Winter goes to Monte Carlo to forget the past. There he meets and marries a quiet young woman and takes her back to Manderley, his family home in Cornwall. But will the memory of Rebecca de[...]texte imprimé
Three days after one of the fiercest battles of World War II, Captain Miller and his survivng men think that they can relax. But they are wrong! They are sent behind enemy lines to find one man- Private Ryan- and bring him safely home. How many [...]texte imprimé
This great story is set against the background of the French Revolution. Two men - one French, one English, but very similar in appearance-are in love with the same woman. The tree of them, like the people of France, are faced with the dangers o[...]texte imprimé
In this collection of Roald Dahl's finest stories we meet some quite ordinary people who behave in extraordinary ways. There is a man who is sure he can hear plants scream and the wife who discovers a perfect way to get rid of her husband. And t[...]texte imprimé
A Chinese politician assassinated in Hong Kong. Jason Bournes name found at the scene...the killer has returned! Whos paying him and who will he kill next? But American officials know there never was an assassin called Bourne. So who is the im[...]texte imprimé
At a small-town carnival, two men, each mysteriously summoned by telegram, witness a bizarre killing. The telegrams are signed "Jason Bourne." Only they know Bourne's true identity and understand that the telegrams are really a message from Bour[...]texte imprimé
The famous Canterville Ghost haunts an old house, but the ghost becomes unhappy, when the new owners play tricks on him! In the other stories, we meet Lord Arthur Savile, who has to murder someone before he can get married, and we discover the s[...]texte imprimé
When Andrew Manson starts work as a doctor he discovers some unpleasant facts about the medical profession. He struggles against a system that seems to value money more than curing illness. But the system is extremely powerful. Will he win his b[...]texte imprimé
When Eddie dies, trying to save a child from a terrible accident, he wakes up in heaven. Heaven, he discovers, is a place where your life on Earth is finally explained to you. It is explained by five people, friends or strangers, who somehow aff[...]texte imprimé
Flies are a nuisance. They are annoying when they buzz around you, but you can brush them away with your hand. After all, a fly is only about half size of your fingernail. But suppose it wasn't. Catch a fly and look at it closely-look at its hea[...]texte imprimé
Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead just outside his home, Baskerville Hall. Many of the Bakerville family have died mysteriously. People say that they were killed by a gigantic devil-like creature- the Hound of the Baskerville! Can that be tr[...]texte imprimé
In sixteenth-century Venice - a city of wealthy merchants and bankers- money is all-important. Bassanio is penniless, but his great friend Antonio offers to help him by borrowing the money that he needs. To do this, though, Antonio must make an [...]texte imprimé
An artist paints a picture of the young and handsome Dorian Gray. When he sees it, Dorian makes a wish that changes his life. As he grows older, his face stays young and handsome. But the picture changes. Why can't Dorian show it to anybody? Wha[...]texte imprimé
When Carreuthers joins his friend Arthur Davies on his yacht Dulcibella, he is expecting a pleasant sailing holiday in the Baltic Sea. But the holiday turns into an adventure of a different kind. He and Davies soon find themselves sailing in the[...]texte imprimé
"High above them, Lora and Clyde heard a sound their world had not heard for centuries- the thin scream of a startship coming in from outer space, leaving a long white tail like smoke across the clear blue sky. They looked at each other in wonde[...]texte imprimé
Dr Jekyll is a London doctor who is liked and respected for his work. Mr Hyde is an evil man, completely unknown in London society. There is a murder and Hyde seems to be responsible. So why does the good doctor give Mr Hyde the key to his house[...]texte imprimé
I turned on the light, but there was nobody there. Then I saw something in the corner that made my blood turn cold. Scudder was lying on his back. There was a long knife through his heart, pinning him to the floor. Soon Richard Hannay is running[...]texte imprimé
The woman in white firs appears at night on a lonely heath near London and is next seen at a grave-side in Cumberland. Who is she? Where has she come from, and what is her history? She seems alone and freindless, frightened and confused. And it [...]texte imprimé
Only the Woman in White knows the truth of Laura Fairlie's cruel husband. Can Walter Hartwright discover the terrible secret? From the moment Walter meets this mysterious woman, his future and that of Laura are linked forever.texte imprimé
Sherlock Holmes is a great detective. There are few cases that he cannot solve. In these three stories we meet a young woman who is terrified of a mysterious "speckled band", a family who think five orange pips are a sign of death, and a banker [...]texte imprimé
Pearson 2003These nine stories will take the reader on an exciting journey to distant cultures and times. The collection includes folktales from South Americ, Africa, India, China and Europe.