J. Y. K. Kerr Books

Abridged version

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.

The tranquil atmosphere of the cathedral town of Barchester is shattered when a scandal breaks concerning the financial affairs of a Church-run almshouse for elderly men. In the ensuing furore, Septimus Harding, the almshouse's well-meaning warden, finds himself pitted against his daughter's suitor Dr John Bold, a zealous local reformer.

A sensitive and moving portrait of life and manners in an English country village during the 1830s, Cranford recounts the events and activities in the lives of a group of spinsters and widows.

Who killed Charles McCarthy, and why? Was it really his son? Sherlock Holmes, the brilliant detective, must answer these questions with the help of his trusted friend Dr Watson.

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

The marriage of Gertrude and Walter Morel has become a battleground. Repelled by her uneducated and sometimes violent husband, delicate Gertrude devotes her life to her children, especially to her sons, William and Paul - determined they will not follow their father into working down the coal mines. But conflict is evitable when Paul seeks to escape his mother's suffocating grasp through relationships with women his own age. Set in Lawrence's native Nottinghamshire, "Sons and Lovers" (1913) is a highly autobiographical and compelling portrayal of childhood, adolescence and the clash of generations.

Traditional Chinese edition of Madame Doubtfire [Alias Madame Doubtfire]. The young adult novel about a divorced father dressed as a woman becoming his children's "nanny" was adapted in a film "Mrs. Doubtfire" starring Robin Williams. The novel was shortlisted for the 1987 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the 1987 Whitbread Children's Book Award. In Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

[ 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?