INGLESE - Narrativa

‘We'll give a free dinner to the person who tells the best story. Now, put up your hands if you agree.' The pilgrims all held up their hands. A group of pilgrims are travelling together for five days from London to Canterbury. On the way, each pilgrim has to tell a story to keep the others amused. Some stories are happy, and some are sad. But they all have a message, and we can learn from them.

On the night of April 14, 1912, the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank. This is the full story. Why did the Titanic sink so quickly? Why did so many people die? What are the stories of all those people, young and old, rich and poor?

This wonderful story of fairies, dreams and lovers is as popular today as it was in Shakespeare's time. In a wood outside Athens, four young people are following their dreams, while fairies play strange games with them. Their world seems unreal – but is it really very different from our own?

These are the stories of some of Shakespeare's most famous plays. We travel to Venice, Greece, Denmark and Rome, and meet many different people. There is a greedy money-lender, a fairy king and queen, some Roman politicians and a young prince who meets the ghost of his murdered father.

Why is the frightening Mr Hyde a friend of the nice Dr Jekyll? Who is the evil little man? And why does he seem to have power over the doctor? After a terrible murder, everyone is looking for Mr Hyde. But he has disappeared. Or has he?

All kinds of people, from shopkeepers to kings, want the help of Sherlock Holmes in these six stories about the adventures of the famous detective. Who put a diamond in a chicken? Why is there a club for men with red hair? How did the man at the lake die? Can Sherlock Holmes solve the mysteries?

Jack Sparrow, captain of the Black Pearl, is back in a new adventure. This time he, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and Commodore Norrington are all looking for a chest that belongs to the terrible Captain Davy Jones. But Davy Jones has other plans for Jack Sparrow...

Kino finds a large pearl, which he thinks will save his family from poverty. But the pearl is what they think they want instead of what they need. The misfortune it brings changes the life of the family forever.

L'omicidio di un estraneo o di un parente, in una cittadina tranquilla o in un' affollata città americana. Accade dappertutto per qualsiasi ragione. Brevi racconti scritti da alcuni dei migliori moderni scrittori del crimine.

Charles Dickens è uno dei migliori scrittori britannici. Le sue storie sono conosciute in tutto il mondo da più di 150 anni. Attraverso la sua scrittura ha lottato per migliorare le condizioni di vita dei bambini e dei poveri, ma più di tutti, oggi, è ricordato per le sue fantastiche storie e i suoi indimenticabili personaggi.

Nicholas Nickleby è un uomo gentile che lavora presso una scuola disagiata dove la gente è povera e i bambini affamati. Potrà mai essere felice in un mondo dove le persone stupide e avide detengono il potere mentre le persone più coraggiose e oneste non hanno nulla? Una storia che ora è diventato un film di successo.

Michael is a successful lawyer with Drake and Sweeney. Then a homeless man attacks him. As Michael tries to discover who the man was, he uncovers a dangerous secret about Drake and Sweeney.

Otto storie ispirate alla vita reale di persone che hanno dimostrato grande coraggio di fronte a incredibili difficoltà. La vera storia di Erin Brockovich, la storia di un incredibile fuga dalla morte in Africa e quella del corridore più coraggioso di Cuba…. e molte altre ancora!

Le cose più strane che succedono nell'universo - altri mondi, oggetti strani e insoliti avvenimenti. Quanto ci credi? Guarda l'evidenza e decidi tu!

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.

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.