Vanishing Cornwall
- 212 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Beautiful, mysterious, Cornwall exerts a potent spell on all who visit it.
Daphne du Maurier Books
- Daphne du Maurier
May 13, 1907 – April 19, 1989
Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather was George du Maurier, a writer and cartoonist. Although du Maurier is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories have been described as "moody and resonant" with overtones of the paranormal. Her bestselling works were not at first taken seriously by critics, but they have since earned an enduring reputation for narrative craft. Many have been successfully adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca, Frenchman's Creek, My Cousin Rachel and Jamaica Inn, and the short stories "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now". Du Maurier spent much of her life in Cornwall, where most of her works are set. As her fame increased, she became more reclusive.
Rebecca
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Classic / British English After the death of his beautiful wife Rebecca, Maxim de Winter goes to Monte Carlo to forget the past. There he meets and marries a quiet young woman and takes her back to Manderley, his family home in Cornwall. But will the memory of Rebecca destroy the new marriage?
The house on the strand
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
"Prime du Maurier. . . . She holds her characters close to reality; the past she creates is valid, and her skill in finessing the time shifts is enough to make one want to try a little of the brew."-"New York Times"
Menabilly was the du Maurier house in Cornwall.Oriel Malet has published the letters she received from Daphne over a 30-year span with links of her own thoughts.
Includes: The King's General, The House on the Strand, The Glass Blowers, Don't Look Now and other Short Stories. 8 complete stories from one of Britain's most famous authors.
The Du Mauriers
- 317 pages
- 12 hours of reading
A penetrating study of this famously artistic family by one of its most famous members.
My cousin Rachel
- 80 pages
- 3 hours of reading
This is an Intermediate Level story in a series of ELT readers comprising a wide range of titles - some original and some simplified - from modern and classic novels, and designed to appeal to all age-groups, tastes and cultures. The books are divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic words; Beginner Level (600 basic words); Elementary Level (1100); Intermediate Level (1600); and Upper Level (2200). Some of the titles are also available on cassette.
Religion and the Meaning of Life
- 200 pages
- 7 hours of reading
This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to explore the connections of lived realities - including boredom, trauma, denial of death, and suicidal impulses - to the meaning of life and belief in God. Williams describes both how to acquire meaning and obstacles to its acquisition.
A carefully graded series of retold versions of popular classic and contemporary titles and specially written stories continue to grow and there are now over 170 titles in the series. Most titles are available with Audio CDs and most include accompanying exercises and glossaries.
Golden Lads
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
A study of Anthony Bacon, Francis and their friends
