Jane Eyre is a poor young teacher who works for the rich Mr. Rochester. She loves him and wants to marry him. He loves her too, but he has a secret which brings them great sadness.
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.
Great expectations
- 112 pages
- 4 hours of reading
"In a gloomy, neglected house Miss Havisham sits, as she has sat year by 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, trembliing with fear in his thick country boots, stands young Pip. Miss Havisham stares at Pip coldly, and murmers to the girl at her side: "Break his heart, Estella. Break his heart!"--Back cover
The Black Tulip
- 64 pages
- 3 hours of reading
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.
The best-known and most autobiographical of George Eliot's novels is now available as a Norton Critical Edition.
