HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'They all agreed that it was a huge creature, luminous, ghastly and spectral.' Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine, Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles follows the infamous Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson as they investigate the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville, whose dead body is found on the misty and desolate Devon moors. The locals blame his death on the legend of the fearsome phantom hound that they claim has haunted the Baskerville family for generations. When the heir to the Baskerville fortune, Sir Henry, also comes under threat Holmes' detective skills are put to the test as he battles to discover the truth behind the legend and to solve one of the most macabre mysteries of his career.
Peter Viney Book order (chronological)






Romeo and Juliet
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
It's the most famous love story in the world. Romeo and Juliet's families hate each other, but when the two youg people fall in love, can they bring the families together and be happy? Usborne English Readers series is a new range of graded readers in simplified English for younger learners. They include activities glossaries and a full audio recording of the text in both British English and American English.
The Jungle Book
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
HarperCollins is proud to present its news range of best-loved, essential classics. 'There is no harm in a man's cub.' Best known for the 'Mowgli' stories, Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book expertly interweaves myth, morals, adventure and powerful story-telling. Set in Central India, Mowgli is raised by a pack of wolves. Along the way he…
Cinderella
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Cinderella is sitting in the kitchen and crying. Everyone else is dancing at the palace. Suddenly the kitchen is full of light and magic. Cinderella is going to the ball!Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).500 headwords, 1,179 words
The Snow Queen
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
A magical retelling of The Snow Queen from award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean, with stunning silhouette illustrations by Laura Barrett.
Beauty and the Beast
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
“I’m sorry, Beast” said Beauty. “I can be your friend, but I can’t marry you.” Poor Beast! Can Beauty learn to love him? Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English). 500 headwords, 1,015 words
Grammar and core vocabulary are constantly practised and revised. Communicative approach, with role-plays and dialogues. The pocket-sized format means convenience and easy reference on the go! The Practice Pack includes picture dictionary, word games, test-yourself sections, grammar exercises, and Everyday English dialogues to learn. PLUS test yourself with the ingenious red plastic square! It makes words 'disappear' so you can remember and say.
A pocket-sized, bright, friendly course that gives adults confidence.
In English Pre-Intermediate: 3 in 1 Practice Pack
- 192 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Grammar and core vocabulary are constantly practised and revised. Communicative approach, with role-plays and dialogues. The pocket-sized format means convenience and easy reference on the go! The Practice Pack includes picture dictionary, word games, test-yourself sections, grammar exercises, and Everyday English dialogues to learn. PLUS test yourself with the ingenious red plastic square! It makes words 'disappear' so you can remember and say.
In English. Student's book : Pre-Intermediate
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Grammar and core vocabulary are constantly practised and revised. Communicative approach, with role-plays and dialogues. The pocket-sized format means convenience and easy reference on the go! The Practice Pack includes picture dictionary, word games, test-yourself sections, grammar exercises, and Everyday English dialogues to learn. PLUS test yourself with the ingenious red plastic square! It makes words 'disappear' so you can remember and say.
Wallace & Gromit in Grand Day Out SB
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
World-famous animated film by the Oscar (R) -winning creators of The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave .
The Teacher's Guide provides step-by-step notes to support teachers through the various stages of the lessons and to expand the lesson into further activities, conversations and discussions. A wealth of photocopiable material is included such as answer templates, answer keys and mid-course and end-of-course tests.
In English. Vocabulary practice book
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Grammar and core vocabulary are constantly practised and revised. Communicative approach, with role-plays and dialogues. The pocket-sized format means convenience and easy reference on the go! The Practice Pack includes picture dictionary, word games, test-yourself sections, grammar exercises, and Everyday English dialogues to learn. PLUS test yourself with the ingenious red plastic square! It makes words 'disappear' so you can remember and say.
In English Elementary: Student's Book
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Grammar and core vocabulary are constantly practised and revised. Communicative approach, with role-plays and dialogues. The pocket-sized format means convenience and easy reference on the go! The Practice Pack includes picture dictionary, word games, test-yourself sections, grammar exercises, and Everyday English dialogues to learn. PLUS test yourself with the ingenious red plastic square! It makes words 'disappear' so you can remember and say.
Penguin Readers: Striker
- 39 pages
- 2 hours of reading
An exciting legal drama set in the glamorous world of professional football. Was goalkeeper Pat Goodwill injured deliberately of is danger part of a footballer's job?. The jury must decide
The Teacher's Guide provides step-by-step notes to support teachers through the various stages of the lessons and to expand the lesson into further activities, conversations and discussions. A wealth of photocopiable material is included such as answer templates, answer keys and mid-course and end-of-course tests.
New Edition Basic Survival Teachers Guide
- 80 pages
- 3 hours of reading
The Teacher's Guide provides step-by-step notes to support teachers through the various stages of the lessons and to expand the lesson into further activities, conversations and discussions. A wealth of photocopiable material is included such as answer templates, answer keys and mid-course and end-of- course tests. schovat popis
A Grand Day Out
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
The Teacher's Book provides specific teaching notes for each episode.
In English
- 94 pages
- 4 hours of reading
In English : starter. Vocabulary practice book
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
This accessible course teaches the essential language for starter and elementary students. The gentle pace and practical approach make it ideal for less-confident adult learners. It breaks language down into short chunks, which are easier to remember, and also provides plenty of practice activities to build students' confidence and give a real sense ofprogress. starter-level key words from the student's book units, with space for students to translate and test themselves; a picture dictionary, containing 20 photographic word families to remember and use; 20 Everyday English situational dialogues; six one-page quick progress tests (each covers five units); and enjoyable texts that encourage reading in English.
In English : starter. Student's book
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Grammar and core vocabulary are constantly practised and revised. Communicative approach, with role-plays and dialogues. The pocket-sized format means convenience and easy reference on the go! The Practice Pack includes picture dictionary, word games, test-yourself sections, grammar exercises, and Everyday English dialogues to learn. PLUS test yourself with the ingenious red plastic square! It makes words 'disappear' so you can remember and say.
Wallace & Gromit. A Close Shave
Student's Book, Teacher's Book + DVD
A special ELT adaptation of the Oscar-winning animated film, 'A Close Shave', the video is organized into six manageable episodes, which present specific grammar points, functional language, and vocabulary. The video is supported by a Student's Book and a Teacher's Book.
In this special ELT adaptation of the Oscar-winning animated film, 'A Close Shave', the video is organized into six manageable episodes, which present specific grammar points, functional language, and vocabulary. The video is supported by a Student's Book and a Teacher's Book.
Wallace & Gromit The Wrong Trousers TB
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
A superbly animated comic adventure that appeals to all ages.
English Channel 3. Student's Book
- 72 pages
- 3 hours of reading
A three-level series combining humour with a clear language content.
Oxford English Video: Wallace & Gromit The Wrong Trousers SB
An English Language Teaching Adaptation of Nick Park's Oscar®-Winning Film
- 64 pages
- 3 hours of reading
A superbly animated comic adventure that appeals to all ages.
English Channel 1. Teacher's Book
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
A three-level series combining humour with a clear language content.
Combines humour with clear language content that aims at effective and enjoyable learning. The language syllabus is similar to that of the Grapevine course and the videos can be used with any beginner to pre-intermediate coursebook. "English Channel 1" and "English Channel 2" both consist of eight self-contained comedy stories.
Grapevine. Workbook 1A
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
A gently-paced three-part course with a communicative emphasis.
Casualty!
- 24 pages
- 1 hour of reading
Gail is a nurse at Midhurst Hospital. One Saturday evening there is an emergency - Alex Hayle, the singer, has had a terrible car crash. He is in a coma and has a broken back. His manager moves him from Midhurst to a private hospital. A few months later Gail sees Alex on television - but is it really him?
Storylines - 3: Milo
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
In 2008, Sally Gardiner makes friends with Milo, a young student. When he tells Sally why he is different from other boys of his age, she does not believe him. Many years later, however, she realises that he was right. She sits dow to write a letter of warning to her grandmother, Lola. Storylines are new editions of selected Streamline Graded Readers with a new design and new colour artwork. Aimed at beginner to intermediate levels, each story is graded and has a contemporary feel that should appeal to teenagers and young adults.
The Collector
- 24 pages
- 1 hour of reading
Clinton lives in the year 2561 - a time when people have learnt to travel through time. He works as a collector of expensive antiques, and travels back to Britain in 1993 to buy something - something he can sell for a lot of money when he gets back to his own time. But life is not easy hundreds of years in the past.
Grapevine - Student's book 2
- 136 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Focusing on rapid vocabulary development as an effective means to early communicative confidence, this title has a gradual syllabus which never overloads the student and incorporates cyclical revision. It also offers practice material, including role-play, transfer activities, songs, and games.
Grapevine : student's book 1
- 120 pages
- 5 hours of reading
A gently-paced three-part course with a communicative emphasis.
Handshake. A Course in Communication. Student's Book
- 176 pages
- 7 hours of reading
An innovative course in language and communication skills.
Strawberry and the Sensations are a rock group. It's the last day of their concert tour. A policeman arrives with a strange message. Is there a crazy killer in the audience? 3,000 people are waiting to see Strawberry - but will she stop the show?
Storylines - 4: The Hitch-Hiker
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
This reader is one in a series of redesigned new editions of the most popular titles in the Streamline Graded Readers series, which contain a new design and new colour artwork.
The Locked Room
- 20 pages
- 1 hour of reading
A man wakes up in a beautiful room in a strange house. The door is locked. Who is he and why is he there? And who is the person in black clothes? Slowly the man remembers...
Handshake. A course in communication : workbook
- 86 pages
- 4 hours of reading
An innovative course in language and communication skills.
Handshake : a course in communication : teacher´s book
- 184 pages
- 7 hours of reading
An innovative course in language and communication skills.
An exceptionally clear, communicative, and popular series, geared to the interests and needs of young adults and adults.
Main Street Student Book 4
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Presents reading and writing exercises for students learning English as a foreign language.
Survival English. International Communication for Professional People
- 112 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Part of a course for people who need English for work and travel. Based around real-life situations, the course introduces functional language through written dialogues, and an icon system gives the teacher the flexibility to choose topics most relevant to the learners' needs.
Grapevine : Workbook. 3A
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Focusing on rapid vocabulary development as an effective means to early communicative confidence, this title has a gradual syllabus which never overloads the student and incorporates cyclical revision. It also offers practice material, including role-play, transfer activities, songs, and games.
Aimed specifically at students learning English, this text from the "Streamline English" series has a special section of notes on grammar and a dictionary.
Grapevine. Workbook 3B
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
A gently-paced three-part course with a communicative emphasis.
Grapevine. Teacher's book. 2
- 248 pages
- 9 hours of reading
A gently-paced three-part course with a communicative emphasis.
Workbook B. Units 41-80
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Streamline English. Workbook B. Units 41-80.
- 50 pages
- 2 hours of reading
This Work-book has been prepared to give additional written practice of the structures which are presented in Units 41-80 of Streamline English Connections. There are 40 units in the Workbook which relate directly to the equivalent units in the student's book. The Workbook contains: A language summary at the top of eacj unit showing the structures which are being studied A variety of written exercises to reinforce the language which has been learned orally Lively illustrations and printed examples to enable the students to work on their own Another book (Workbook A) is available for learners who are studying Units 1-40 of Streamline English Connections.
Grapevine. Workbook 2A
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Focusing on rapid vocabulary development as an effective means to early communicative confidence, this title has a gradual syllabus which never overloads the student and incorporates cyclical revision. It also offers practice material, including role-play, transfer activities, songs, and games.
Grapevine. Workbook 2B
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
A gently-paced three-part course with a communicative emphasis.
Streamline English
- 16 pages
- 1 hour of reading
Streamline Graded Readers - 2: Casualty!
- 27 pages
- 1 hour of reading
Gail is a nurse at Midhurst Hospital. One Saturday evening there is an emergency - Alex HAyle, the singer has had a terrible car crash. In a coma and with a broken back, his manager moves him to a private hospital. A few months later Gail sees Alex on television - but is it really him? Gail is not sure...
Grapevine
- 40 pages
- 2 hours of reading
This activity book has been designed to accompany a series of video cassettes which provide a stimulating means of presenting and reinforcing structures and vocabulary items which are fundamental to the early stages of an adult learning English.
Streamline English : directions : an intensive English course for upper intermediate students
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Presented in a format of a single or double page per unit, this title aims to make the language focus memorable and give students a sense of progress. Useful as a short course, it is interleaved with teaching notes from the "Teacher's Editions" pages that aim to provide thorough and practical classroom support.
Rachel works for Astra Astrology. Her idea for using the computer to read people’s hands is very successful. Rachel begins to wonder if it is possible to tell the future. She uses the computer to compare thousands of hands. The results are life-changing.
Sunnyvista City
- 24 pages
- 1 hour of reading
Sunnyvista is a city of the future, a place where all you have to do is sunbathe, watch TV and play sports. Nobody knows why they are in Sunnyvista or what is happening outside the city, but everybody is happy - everybody except Dan. One day Dan decides to find out more.
Strawberry and the Sensations are a rock group. It's the last day of their concert tour. A policeman arrives with a strange message. Is there a crazy killer in the audience? 3,000 people are waiting to see Strawberry - but will she stop the show?
You don't find ghosts in modern houses, do you? When Marilyn and Rick move into their new house, strange things begin to happen. Have they got a ghost - a very clean and tidy ghost? Marilyn decides to find out more about their home.
A Week by the Sea Activity Book
- 80 pages
- 3 hours of reading
Two situation comedies that contextualize basic language in an effective and entertaining way.
Streamline English. A Weekend Away
- 80 pages
- 3 hours of reading
Two situation comedies that contextualize basic language in an effective and entertaining way.
American Streamline Destinations
This workbook has been prepared to give additional written practice of the structure in Units 1-40 of 'American Streamline: Departures. There are 40 units in the Workbook which relate directly to the equivalent units in the student's book.
Departures in Reading A
- 28 pages
- 1 hour of reading
A variety of material ranging from short stories to facts and puzzles. The accompanying audio cassette has lively recordings of selected pasages. Provides useful practice in reading and listening and understanding.
Streamline English Destinations Workbook A.
- 54 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Containing artwork, and with an emphasis on humor, this title is designed to be flexible. The levels are meant for use as a series or each level as a self-contained course. Within levels, units are independent and self-contained. It offers a steady progression of language with recycling. The series takes students up to First Certificate level.
Streamline English. Destinations: An intensive English course for intermediate students
- 84 pages
- 3 hours of reading
Containing artwork, and with an emphasis on humor, this title is designed to be flexible. The levels are meant for use as a series or each level as a self-contained course. Within levels, units are independent and self-contained. It offers a steady progression of language with recycling. The series takes students up to First Certificate level.
Streamline English. Connections. Workbook A, Units 1-40
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Containing artwork, and with an emphasis on humor, this title is designed to be flexible. The levels are meant for use as a series or each level as a self-contained course. Within levels, units are independent and self-contained. It offers a steady progression of language with recycling. The series takes students up to First Certificate level.
Streamline English Departures: Workbook A, Units 1-40
- 56 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Containing artwork, and with an emphasis on humor, this title is designed to be flexible. The levels are meant for use as a series or each level as a self-contained course. Within levels, units are independent and self-contained. It offers a steady progression of language with recycling. The series takes students up to First Certificate level.
Streamline English: An intensive English course for pre-intermediate students: Connections
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Containing artwork, and with an emphasis on humor, this title is designed to be flexible. The levels are meant for use as a series or each level as a self-contained course. Within levels, units are independent and self-contained. It offers a steady progression of language with recycling. The series takes students up to First Certificate level.
Streamline English. Departures. An intensive English course for beginners
- 90 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Containing artwork, and with an emphasis on humor, this title is designed to be flexible. The levels are meant for use as a series or each level as a self-contained course. Within levels, units are independent and self-contained. It offers a steady progression of language with recycling. The series takes students up to First Certificate level.









































































