Young Mico is a slave in a big house in Pompeii. His only friend is the house dog, Fortunatus. One quiet summer day, Fortunatus suddenly runs away. He takes Mico with him. What does the dog know? What is he afraid of? Is it, perhaps, the mountain behind the town?

Some people choose adventure. Others suddenly find themselves in danger in their ordinary lives. This book tells the true stories of survivors. In the Antarctica cold or the Sahara Desert heat, in the wide Atlantic Ocean or a small Rwandan bathroom, these people have known terrible suffering but have lived.

Sherlock Holmes is a very clever man. When people have strange, difficult problems, they come to him. Where is Mr Hosmer Angel? Which student saw the exam paper before the exam? Why is somebody following Miss Smith? Can you find the answers before Sherlock Holmes does? Penguin Readers — блестящая коллекция художественной литературы, адаптированная к семи уровням сложности языка (от Easystarts до Advanced). Книги, написанные на британском и американском английском языке, представлены в трёх различных сериях — современная, классическая и оригинальная литература. Информация, представленная на обложке, помогает правильно выбрать книгу в соответствии с интересами читателя, его возрастом и уровнем владения языком. Хотя эти книги предназначены главным образом для экстенсивного чтения, они имеют также образовательную ценность. Penguin Readers привлекательно и динамично оформлены. Любой читатель, даже с самый взыскательный, сможет найти свою книгу в этой великолепной коллекции. Большинство книг сопровождаются аудио приложением на Audio CD с высококачественной записью художественного чтения книги в исполнении актёров.

William Tell is a good man, but his country is a dangerous place. The Swiss people don't like the Austrian emperor or his governor in Switzerland. Can William Tell help them in their fight with the Austrians? Or is he a man of peace?

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.

It’s a Saturday morning, and Charles is still asleep. He should be on his way to Angus and Laura’s wedding! Charles is always late, and he is worried that he will never find the right woman to marry. Then he meets Carrie…

English for Banking and Finance is part of the Pearson Longman Vocational English series. It is designed for students in vocational education and for company employees in training at work.

English for Information Technology is part of the Pearson Longman Vocational English series. It is designed for students in vocational education and for company employees in training at work.

English for Nursing is part of the Pearson Longman Vocational English series. It is designed for students in vocational education and for company employees in training at work.

English for the Oil Industry is part of the Pearson Longman Vocational English series. It is designed for students in vocational education and for company employees in training at work.

Teach engaging lessons using the Teacher's Book which has resources for the Coursebook and Workbook as well as the Skills Book and Video. Get all the test material you could ever need using the Teacher's Book and Test Master CD-ROM, with fully editable tests for all stages of the course. Connect to the business world on the Companion Website, with free weekly articles from The Economist, and many more free resources. Show business in action with the Videos/DVDs.

White Fang is a wolf from the mountains of Canada. His life is hard but he is happy in his world. Then he is taken to the world of men. There he learns to fight and to kill. White Fang knows nothing about love. But one day he meets Scott.

Paris, 1792, people are dying. Aristocrats are running from angry revolutionaries, and a brave Englishman is helping them. He and his friends are taking them to England. But who is this Englishman, this Scarlet Pimpernel'? The revolutionaries really want to know and then they can kill him.

«Frank McCourt wurde 1930 in Brooklyn in New York als Kind irischer Einwanderer geboren, wuchs in Limerick in Irland auf und kehrte 1949 nach Amerika zurück. Dreißig Jahre lang hat er an New Yorker High Schools unterrichtet. Für sein erstes Buch, «Die Asche meiner Mutter», 1996 erschienen, erhielt er den Pulitzerpreis, den National Book Critics Circle Award und den L.A. Times Book Award. Frank McCourt verstarb im Juli 2009.»

Gwendolen thinks that she loves Ernest. Cecily thinks that she loves Ernest too. But who is Ernest really? What kind of man is he? Read this funny play and laugh. Or act it to your friends and they will laugh. This is a wonderful play by one of the greatest writers of his time.