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.
With a new introduction and notes, this edition of Great Expectations offers new insights into one of Dickens's most fascinating and disturbing novels. Charting the progess of Pip from childhood to adulthood, Dickens shows the dangers of being driven by a desire for wealth and social status. As Pip moves from the Kent marshes to busy, commercial London, encountering many extraordinary characters--from Magwitch, the escaped convict, to Miss Havisham, a woman locked up with her past--he is confronted with the challenge of establishing a sense of his own identity and values contrary to the plans others have for him.
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.
