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Mr Otis, the American minister, buys Canterville Chase, a magnificent manor house near Ascot, England. Lord Canterville warns him: in Canterville Chase there is a frightening ghost! Soon Mr Otis, his wife and his four children, meet the ghost, Sir Simon. He tries to frighten them, but the Americans do not go away. On the contrary, the twins, two terrible boys, play constant tricks on the ghost until Virginia, their young, blonde sister, discovers Sir Simon's secret…

In 1974 two Black Americans fought in Zaire, in Africa. One was Muhammad Ali. After the fight, he was the boxing champion of the world — again. But why did a young boy from Kentucky start to box? Why did he stop boxing? And what is he doing now?

Can Phileas Fogg go round the world in eighty days? He doesn't know that somebody wants to stop him. Then Fogg will lose his bet – twenty thousand pounds!

Norma is always right. But has she got the right train tickets? What happens when Mrs Roberts has coffee with Mrs Price? And is David ready for his wedding? The answers are in these six sketches.

A famous painting is going to the Grierson Gallery in LA and they want a top man to come to the United States. He can talk about the artist. The National Gallery in London send Mr Bean. But something is very wrong with Mr Bean! He's very, very strange. And dangerous! After he arrives, accidents start to happen.

Rip Van Winkle walks into the mountains one day and meets some strange old men. He comes home twenty years later. One dark night, Ichabod Crane is riding home and sees a man on a black horse behind him. The man has no head. Are there ghosts in these stories? What do you think?

Tom Sawyer loves adventures. He has them at home, at school, and with his friends —Huck Finn, Joe Harper, and Becky Thatcher. Tom has one adventure in a graveyard, one in an old house, one in a cave. Who does he see in those places—and why is he afraid?

La storia di un uomo che ha lottato per la libertà e l'indipendenza del popolo africano. La storia straordinaria di un grande uomo, un combattente della libertà e uno dei più importanti leader del mondo.

Cos'è la corona e come mai è così importante per il popolo Inglese? Chi è William Angers? Questo mistero pieno di suspense, trova tutte le risposte in Seaburgh.

Harry Black ruba un dipinto da un milione di dollari e lo nasconde in un vecchio giornale che tiene nella sua stanza. Ma Jane, ha la mania di riciclare vecchi giornali...

A man wants to kill the Police Commissioner. But who is he? Can Steve Malone find the killer? He only has two days ... An Australian thriller told in cartoon form.

The Cuthberts ask the orphanage for a boy to help at their farm, but a little girl steps off the train. Anne causes chaos at Green Gables, but her good nature wins everyone's heart.

The story of the four March sisters and their loves, problems and adventures is sometimes sad, often funny but always charming. Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women in 1868. It is also a film starring Winona Ryder and Susan Sarandon.

Buck è un cane forte ed intelligente che si sposta dalla sua semplice vita californiana a Klondike. Nel freddo Nord del Canada la vita è molto dura e Buck per poter sopravvivere deve superare prove difficili. Potrà mai essere felice in questa nuova terra?

Duncan McTavish vive in un castello situato su un' isola scozzese. Non ha soldi e deve pagare un grosso conto. C'è solo una soluzione – vendere la sua isola.

Theseus is the son of Poseidon, the god of the sea, but he is the son of King Aegeus of Athenstoo. Every year the Minotaur eats people from Athens. Theseus is strong and angry, but he is only a young man. Can he kill the Minotaur?

The myth of Arthur is the most famous enduring of British legends. Abducted as a baby by Merlin the Magician, Arthur succeeds in extracting a magical sword from a stone and becomes King of England. He brings peace and prosperity to the troubled country and creates a new company of knights – the Round Table. But the love affair between his queen, Guinevere, and his best friend, Sir Lancelot, threatens to destroy his golden court.

Rob Roy is considered a hero in Scotland and an outlaw in England. Is it true? Exiled from London by his angry father who would like him to follow his business career, Francis (Frank) Osbaldistone discovers the harsh reality of Scottish life and the reasons for the general hostility against England and the Hanoverians. His romantic poetical mind has to come to terms both with the intrigues of a scheming cousin and with the dangers of a friendship with Rob Roy. He is also irresistibly attracted to Diana Vernon, the beautiful girl whose life is surrounded by mystery.

Mr Utterson is worried about his friend, doctor Henry Jekyll, and in particular about Jekyll's friendship with the sinister Mr Hyde. Why does the doctor spend his days alone in his private study?
Why does he look so tired and ill? Stevenson's classic tale explores the conflict between good and evil in Man's nature, the hypocrisy of Victorian society and the horrors of drug abuse in a thriller that has fascinated readers for decades.

Sir Charles Baskerville dies in mysterious circumstances at Baskerville Hall on the moors in Devonshire and Sherlock Holmes is asked to investigate the case.
The doctors say Sir Charles died of natural causes, but near his body were the marks of a gigantic dog and local people know the story of the terrible, supernatural hound which appears when one of the Baskervilles must die...

London is one of the great cities of the world. It is the biggest city in Britain and in Europe. In 1900, it was the biggest city in the world. You will find a lot of interesting information about London. You will read about its history from Roman times. You will learn about its famous people and the shops, museums and palaces of this exciting city.

Adam and Lily are on holiday in Africa. They want to see the animals, the Big Five. But one person in the group is not very happy, or very friendly. Who is she? What is she doing in Kenya? What is her problem?

My Fun Summer with John Peter Sloan è il libro ideale per ripassare l’inglese divertendosi.