Michael West crafts narratives that delve into the shadowed corners of the human psyche and the uncanny. His writing is defined by a chilling atmosphere and profound, often unsettling themes. West masterfully navigates the boundaries between horror and fantasy, where reality intertwines with nightmares. Readers are drawn to his stories for their evocative power and ability to elicit potent emotional responses.
Orphaned when their Royalist father is killed during the Civil War, the four Beverley children are taken into hiding in a cottage in the New Forest and disguised as the grandchildren of a poor forester.
Classic / British English Strange and wonderful things happen in t seven short stories. Oscar Wilde takes us into a world of kings and queens, mermaids and witches, giants and dwarfs, and talking animals. Exciting and amusing, happy and sad, these stories are for all ages.
Each of these short stories was written specifically for Christmas. They combine concern for social ills with the myths and memories of childhood and traditional Christmas spirit-lore. The stories include "A Christmas Carol", "The Chimes", "The Battle of Life" and "The Cricket on the Hearth".
The White Birds; The Fisherman and the Giant; The Glass Box; The Prince and his Servants; The Table, the Donkey and the Stick.
Simplified and brought within the vocabulary of New Method Reader 3. Illustrated by William Nickless. Einband stark berieben, Namenseinträge und Anstreichungen, sonst gut erhalten
First published in 1812, a novel about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwrecked in the East Indies. The crew of the ship is lost, but the family and a number of domestic animals survive. They make their way to shore where they build a settlement, undergoing a number of adventures before they are rescued; some of them refuse rescue and remain on the island.
Recounts the adventures of a young English boy at Rugby School in the early nineteenth century.
The Canterbury Tales tells the story of a group of 30 pilgrims who meet at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, and travel together to visit the shrine of St Thomas Becket in Canterbury cathedral. The tavern host, who accompanies them, suggests that they amuse one another along the way by telling stories.
Romeo and Juliet --Macbeth --King Lear --Othello --Antony and Cleopatra.
"The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer night's dream", "Hamlet" og "Julius Caesar", tilrettelagt av Brian Heaton og Michael West.
Great Britain. 18 cm. 396 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Idioma inglés. Edición especial para el curso El ingles de hoy .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario.
A shy and lonely 17-year-old, Horatio Hornblower, embarks on a memorable career in Nelson's navy as a midshipman on board H.M.S. Justinian. In action, adventure and battle he is forged into one of the most formidable junior officers in the service.
The story of King Arthur is one of the most famous legends in England. A wonderful tale of the days of chivalry and the exciting adventures of Sir Gawain, Sir Galahad and the other knights of the Round Table.
