Death of an Englishman

Death of an Englishman
Author: Magdalen Nabb
Publisher: Soho Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2003-07-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1569478201

It is just before Christmas and the marshal wants to go South to spend the holiday with his wife and family, but first he must recover from the flu (which has left the Florentine caribinieri short-handed) and also solve a murder. A seemingly respectable retired Englishman, living in a flat on the Via Maggio near the Santa Trinita bridge, was shot in the back during the night. He was well-connected and Scotland Yard has despatched two officers to "assist" the Italians in solving the crime. But it is the marshal, a quiet observer, not an intellectual, who manages to figure out what happened, and why.

Oxford Bookworms Library

Oxford Bookworms Library
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2000
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780194231626

Free supplementary teaching material for Stages 1-6 of the Oxford Bookworms Library.

Washington Square - With Audio Level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library

Washington Square - With Audio Level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library
Author: Henry James
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2014-09-30
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0194632245

A level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Kieran McGovern. When a handsome young man begins to court Catherine Sloper, she feels she is very lucky. She is a quiet, gentle girl, but neither beautiful nor clever; no one had ever admired her before, or come to the front parlour of her home in Washington Square to whisper soft words of love to her. But in New York in the 1840s young ladies are not free to marry where they please. Catherine must have her father’s permission, and Dr Sloper is a rich man. One day Catherine will have a fortune of 30,000 dollars a year . . .

The Unquiet Grave - Short Stories Level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library

The Unquiet Grave - Short Stories Level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library
Author: M. R. James
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2016-02-01
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0194630307

A level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Peter Hawkins. If you find a locked room in a lonely inn, don't try to open it, even on a bright sunny day. If you find a strange whistle hidden among the stones of an old church, don't blow it. If a mysterious man gives you a piece of paper with strange writing on it, give it back to him at once. And if you call a dead man from his grave, don't expect to sleep peacefully ever again. Read these five ghost stories by daylight, and make sure your door is locked.

Lord Jim - With Audio Level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library

Lord Jim - With Audio Level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library
Author: Joseph Conrad
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2014-09-30
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 019463177X

A level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. A hundred years ago a seaman’s life was full of danger, but Jim, the first mate on board the Patna, is not afraid of danger. He is young, strong, confident of his bravery. He dreams of great adventures – and the chance to show the world what a hero he is. But the sea is no place for dreamers. When the chance comes, on a calm moonlit night in the Indian Ocean, Jim fails the test, and his world falls to pieces around him. He disappears into the jungles of south-east Asia, searching for a way to prove himself, once and for all . . .

The Hound of the Baskervilles - With Audio Level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library

The Hound of the Baskervilles - With Audio Level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2014-09-30
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0194631699

A level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Patrick Nobes. Dartmoor. A wild, wet place in the south-west of England. A place where it is easy to get lost, and to fall into the soft green earth which can pull the strongest man down to his death. A man is running for his life. Behind him comes an enormous dog - a dog from his worst dreams, a dog from hell. Between him and a terrible death stands only one person - the greatest detective of all time, Sherlock Holmes.