A Victorian governess's love for her mysterious employer is threatened by the tragic secret of his mansion.
Florence Bell Books
Florence Bell was a British writer and playwright. Her works are characterized by a deep insight into the human psyche and the social issues of her time. Bell focused her creative output on depicting complex relationships and moral dilemmas.
Riders of the purple sage
- 64 pages
- 3 hours of reading
A simplified retelling of Zane Grey's tale of Lassiter, a gunman with a reputation, who rode into a Mormon village and found a mob angry at the richest woman in town because she was unwilling to give up control of her spring water.
Macmillan Readers series is one of the most popular simplified readers for learners of English. The information is controlled, with pictures explaining some of the difficult vocabulary. This book has 600 basic words for Beginner-level students and explains how Cornelius wants to grow the first black tulip but there are many factors in his way.
In a gloomy, neglected house Miss Havisham sits, as she has sat year after year, in a wedding dress and veil that were once white, and are now faded and yellow with age. Her face is like a death's head ; her dark eyes burn with bitterness and hate. By her side sits a proud and beautiful girl, and in front of her, trembling with fear in his thick country boots, stands young Pip. Miss Havisham stares at Pip coldly, and murmurs to the girl at her side : " Break his heart, Estella. Break his heart ! "
Mill on the Floss
- 64 pages
- 3 hours of reading
Why was this feeling of regret so familiar to her? Why must she always wish she had done something different?