Francesc Ráfols Books

It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships' cables and hawsers. A Polar wind blows through it, and birds of prey hover over it."So Melville wrote of his masterpiece, one of the greatest works of imagination in literary history. In part, Moby-Dick is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, more than an encyclopaedia of whaling lore and legend, the book can be seen as part of its author's lifelong meditation on America. Written with wonderfully redemptive humour, Moby-Dick is also a profound inquiry into character, faith, and the nature of perception.

This reprint of a historical book originally published in 1872 aims to preserve and provide access to older literature. Acknowledging the potential for missing pages or inferior quality due to age, the publishing house Anatiposi focuses on making these texts available to the public, ensuring that valuable historical works are not lost to time.

Eines Tages findet der junge Jim Hawkins eine geheimnisvolle Schatzkarte. Entschlossen begibt er sich zusammen mit seinen Gefährten Doktor Livesey und Trelawney auf eine besonders abenteuerliche und schicksalhafte Reise in die Südsee. Doch Sie müssen sich in Acht nehmen, denn Piraten sind unter ihrer Mannschaft und die haben es auf den Schatz abgesehen. Besonders der einbeinige Long John Silver hat es faustdick hinter den Ohren. Ob Jim wohl seinen Schatz auf der Insel gefunden hat?

[Penguin Readers Level 6]Alone in the world, Oliver is brought up in the workhouse and sent out to work. To escape from beatings he runs away to London. There he meets the Artful Dodger, Fagin and the terrifying Bill Sykes. They try to turn Oliver into a criminal. But Oliver finds new friends who want to protect him. Will they succeed?Penguin Readers are simplified texts designed in association with Longman, the world famous educational publisher, to provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Each book has an introduction and extensive activity material. They are published at seven levels from Easystarts (200 words) to Advanced (3000 words).

Julio Verne es un clásico de la literatura juvenil por sus novelas de aventuras de tipo científico. Para esta obra, publicada en 1864, tuvo que documentarse en geología, mineralogía y paleontología. El libro ofrece al lector juvenil una adaptación del texto en español y en inglés, para que disfrute del gran clásico mientras practica la lectura en los dos idiomas.Jules Verne’s scientific adventure novels make him a classic of children’s literature. He included elements of geology, mineralogy, and paleontology in this novel, originally published in 1864. Children can enjoy adaptation of Verne’s text in Spanish and English and practice reading in both languages.

Offers a simplified version of the story of five Union prisoners of war who escape from a Confederate prison camp in a hot-air balloon, only to crash land on an unknown island where they must learn to survive on their own.

French naturalist Professor Aronnax has joined a task force to rid the seas of a monster that is terrorizing shipping lanes. But the Professor�s mission takes an unexpected turn when he falls overboard � to be rescued by a submarine called Nautilus, built by the mysterious Captain Nemo. At first this new journey is exciting, as Nemo takes Aronnax on an adventure through underwater marvels, but soon he realizes that his host�s motives may be more sinister than he realized. This triumphant work of the imagination shows the limitless possibilities of science and the dark depths of the human mind.

Zkrácený a převyprávěný příběh o dobrodružné honbě za pokladem kapitána Flinta v bohatě ilustrované knížce pro děti mírně až středně pokročilé v angličtině.