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J. Y. K. Kerr

    Mrs Packletide's tiger and other stories
    Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Boscombe Pool
    Cranford
    The Warden
    Simply Stories - 2: Mrs. Dalloway
    Penguin Readers - 3: Ring of Bright Water
    • Simply Stories - 2: Mrs. Dalloway

      • 48 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Stream of consciousness novel has events taking place in a single day, as Clarissa prepares for a party she is giving. An adaptation of a novel first published in 1925. Suitable for adult literacy learners of English as a second language.

      Simply Stories - 2: Mrs. Dalloway
      3.6
    • The Warden

      • 264 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      When an honest clergyman finds himself charged with financial impropriety by a Fleet Street tabloid, scandal, pathos, and humor result. Features an amusing narrative and cast, realistic dialogue, and a lively plot.

      The Warden
      3.4
    • Cranford

      • 254 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Cranford is a vivid and affectionate portrait of a provincial town in early Victorian England, dominated by its independent and refined women, a blend of social comedy and astute observation. This edition includes two related short works by Gaskell and contemporary comment on the novel, household management, fashion, and financial scandals.

      Cranford
      3.9
    • [Penguin Readers Level 6]When Loona Bimberton pulls off a coup with her celebrated 'Algerian aviator', Mrs Packletide feels compelled to respond.

      Mrs Packletide's tiger and other stories
      3.6
    • Sons and lovers

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      A semi-autobiographical novel that explores the emotional conflicts through the protagonist, Paul Morel, and the suffocating relationships with a demanding mother and two very different lovers. It is a pre-Freudian exploration of love and possessiveness

      Sons and lovers
      3.7
    • "Miranda Hilliard does not live with her husband, Daniel. One day Madame Doubtfire comes to work for Miranda and help with the children. But Madame Doubtfire seems strange, more like a man than a woman ..." - back cover

      Madame Doubtfire
      3.1
    • Penguin Readers: Simply Suspense

      w. Audio-CD

      • 37 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      [ Penguin Readers Level 2 ] Classic / British English There are three exciting short stories in this book. They are all about ... fear! Three people are in dangerous places. What can they do? Will anybody help them?

      Penguin Readers: Simply Suspense