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Here , you'll find some classic readers of Oxford University Press at Stage 6
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Tess of the d'Ubervilles by THOMAS HARDY
A pretty young girl has to leave home to make money for her family.She is clever and a good worker; but she is uneducated and does not know the cruel ways of the world . So, when a rich young man says he loves her,she is careful-but not careful enough. He is persuasive, and she is overwhelmed.It is not her fault,but the world says it is.Her young life is already stained by men's desires, and by death . |
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Dublin People - Short Stories by MAEVE BINCHY
A young country girl comes to live and work in Dublin.Jo is determined to be modern and independent , and to have a wonderful life in a big city is full of strange surprises for a shy country girl. Gerry Moore is a man with a problem- alcohol. He knows he must give it up,and his family and friends watch nervously as he battles against it. But drink is a hard enemy to fight ... These stories by the Irish writer Maeve Binchy are full of affectionate humour and wit, and sometimes a little sadness. |
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Oliver Twist by CHARLES DICKENS
London in the 1830s was no place to be if you were a hungry ten-year-old boy,an orphan without friends or family,with no home to go to ,and only a penny in your pocket to buy a piece of bread . But Oliver Twist finds some friends-Fagin,the Artful, Dodger, and Charley Bates.They give him food and shelter , and play games with him,but it is not until some days later that Oliver finds out what kind of friends they are and what kind of 'games' they play ...
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The Enemy by DESMOND BAGLEY
On a beautiful summer evening in the quiet town of Marlow,a young woman is walking home from church. She passes a man who is looking at the engine of his car.He turns round,smiles at her ... and throws acid into her face. Then her father , the scientist George Ashton,disappears.And her sister, Penny, discovers that her husband-to-be,Malcolm, is a government agent .Why has Ashton disappeared, and why is Malcolm told to hunt for him ? Who is George Ashton anyway ? And who is the enemy ? |
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Night Without End by ALISTAIR MACLEAN
On the Polar ice-cap,640 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle,the deadly,icy winds can freeze a man to death in minutes .But the survivors of the crashed airliner are lucky-they are rescued by three scientists from a nearby weather station . But why did the airliner crash in the first place ? Who smashed the radio to pieces ? And why does the dead pilot have a bullet hole in his back ? The rescue quickly turns into a nightmare: a race through the endless Arctic night, a race against time, cold,hunger-and a killer with a gun .
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Pride and Prejudice by JANE AUSTEN
'The moment I first met you,I noticed your pride, your sense of superiority, and your selfish disdain for the feelings of others. You are the last man in the world whom I could ever be persuaded to marry.' said Elizabeth Bennet. And also Elizabeth rejects the proud Mr.Darcy.Can nothing overcome her prejudice against him ? And what of the other Bennet girls-their fortunes,and misfortunes,in the business of getting husband ? This famous novel by Jane Austen is full of wise and humorous observation of the people and manners of her times . |
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Jane Eyre by CHARLOTTE BRONTE
Jane Eyre is alone in the world.Disliked by her aunt's family ,she is sent away to school.Here she learns that a young girl,with neither money nor family to support her,can expect little from the world.She survives,but she wants more from life than simply to survive: she wants respect,and love. When she goes to work for Mr.Rochester,she hopes she has found both at once.But the sound of strange laughter,late at night,behind a locked door,warns her that her troubles are only beginning . |
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