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.

Doctor Faustus is a clever man who is greedy for knowledge and power. After he signs an agreement with the Devil, in his own blood, his new skills are admired around the world. But there are two sides to an agreement with the Devil. There is a price to pay...

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!

Has Mrs Brown killed Granny on the beach? Why does Mrs Hill want to leave her husband? Who wants to steal the Professor's invention? And what is little Johnny trying to say? Discover the answers when you read the plays in this book. They are plays about ordinary people and the unusual, often funny, things that happen to them.

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.

Maximus is a general in the Roman army. After his last battle he wants to return to his family. But the new Emperor Commodus hates Maximus, and kills his family. Soon Maximus is a prisoner, then a slave, and finally a gladiator. When Emperor Commodus joins Maximus in the arena they fight for their lives.

‘Sons of Scotland! You have come here to fight as free men. If you fight, perhaps you'll die. If you run, you may live for a time. But at what cost?' Braveheart is the story of William Wallace, who gave hope to Scottish people in their fight to be free.

A man is killed in Richard Hannay's home. Before his death he tells Hannay a dangerous secret. Now Hannay's life is in danger. Who are his enemies and what are they trying to do? And how will he solve the mystery of ‘the thirty-nine steps'?

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.

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...

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.

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?

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.

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?

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...

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.

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.

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.

Tutti gli abitanti della città di Halloween amano festeggiare Halloween, eccetto Jake Skellington. Ogni anno deve cantare le solite canzoni di paura e fare gli stessi balli. Ma ormai tutto ciò lo annoia. Così un giorno, fa visita alla città di Natale e gli viene un'idea. Perché i vampiri, le streghe e gli scheletri non possono festeggiare anche loro il Natale?

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.

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!