Gina D. B. Clemen Libros

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.

'I did not intend to write a funny book, at first' wrote Jerome J. Jerome of Three Men in a Boat, which has since become a comic classic. When J. the narrator, George, Harris and Montmorency the dog set off on their hilarious misadventures, they can hardly predict the troubles that lie ahead with tow-ropes, unreliable weather-forecasts, imaginary illnesses, butter pats and tins of pineapple chunks. Denounced as vulgar by the literary establishment, Three Men in a Boat nevertheless caught the spirit of the times. The expansion of education and the increase in office workers created a new mass readership, and Jerome's book was especially popular among the 'clerking classes' who longed to be 'free from that fretful haste, that vehement striving, that is every day becoming more and more the bane of nineteenth-century life.' So popular did it prove that Jerome reunited his heroes for a bicycle tour of Germany. Despite some sharp, and with hindsight, prophetic observations of the country, Three Men on the Bummel describes an equally picaresque journey constrained only 'by the necessity of getting back within a given time to the point from which one started'.

CRIME The world’s most famous detective surprises us again with the brilliant solutions to two seemingly impossible cases. The master detective solves the case of the horrible murder of a young woman in The Speckled Band. Smile with him and Watson as they listen to the puzzling story of one of their odd clients, who is not so odd after all, in The Red-Headed League. Dossier: London at the Time of Sherlock Holmes

Geschichten um Heinrich VIII, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria: Interessantes über ihr Leben, ihre Liebschaften, ihre Ambitionen und ihre Geheimnisse.

"Have you ever made a bet - a big bet? In the 1850's, a young American finds himself in London by chance! He is penniless, and yet he leads the luxurious life of a millionaire. How can he do this? It's all thanks to a bizzare bet, made by two eccentric gentlemen."--Back cover. Graded reader with exercises, and cassette tape. Suitable for self-study, building vocabulary, and developing reading and listening skills

A stimulating cross-curricular approach to British history and art. Signiticant events in the history of Britain are described simply and clearly. Each chapter is lavishly illustrated with works of art which cast light on periods, events and characters. Perceptive commentaries describe the works of art, and place each in its cultural context. What do Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt have in common ? Where does the language of the Celts survive today ? Why did the Romans build a wall across northern Britain ? Where can you find a castle in the shape of a rose ? How did a " tea party " lead to a revolution ? When was the word `teenager' invented ? The answers to these questions and many more can be found in this book, which both students and teachers will enjoy. Our dedicated website www.britishhistoryart.com supports this book, and provides links to other websites on British history and art. Internet activities provided both in the book and on our dedicated website. Magniticent full-colour illustrations throughout. Historical sections recorded in full and accompanied by listening activities. PET-style exercises after each chapter, and PET-style exit test at end of book.

The Chumash, an American Indian people, protest when a property developer builds new homes on their ancient cemetery in Coyote Canyon, California. Then, during the night of the Fourth of July celebration, a murder is committed by a mysterious American Indian warrior. This reader for adult-level English language learners includes PET- and Trinity-style activites, dossiers on Independence Day and American Indians, the fully recorded text, and an exit test and key.--From publisher description

Helen und Mark spielen in einer High School Version von Shakespeare's MacBeth. Während der Premiere ist ein besonderer Gast im Publikum: Sherlock Holmes, und der hat einen schrecklichen Mord auf der Bühne gesehen. Kurz darauf lösen Helen, Mark und Sherlock Holmes einen verblüffenden Mordfall in Chicago. Die Lektüre enthält außerdem: vielfältige Übungen zum Fertigkeitstraining Aktivitäten im Stile von Cambridge English: Preliminary Dossiers: Chicago the Windy City, Famous Characters in Popular Culture Vollständig vertonter Text