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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 Russian politicians and a young prince who meets the ghost of his murdered father. Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page ...

Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous love stories in the world. But it is more than a great love story. It is also about life and death, happiness and sadness, and the terrible hate between two great families. Shakespeare’s beautiful tale is still as popular today as it was more than 400 years ago. Pearson English Readers are simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our...

Othello is a popular soldier who is in love with his beautiful new wife. He also has good friends – like Iago, another soldier. So when Iago tells him terrible stories about his wife, Desdemona, who should Othello believe? Will jealousy destroy all their lives? This is one of William Shakespeare’s greatest plays. Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us thi...

The Tesseract is a very powerful weapon and Loki plans to use it for an attack on Earth. Who can protect the Tesseract and save our world from the angry Asgardian? Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye are the Avengers — and they are Earth’s only hope. Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page afte...

King Lear is old but not wise. He loves the two daughters who secretly hate him. He hates the only daughter who really loves him. In time, he discovers his mistake. Has he learnt his lesson? Or will his proud and angry nature bring him even more sadness and pain? Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Read...

Britain is a small country but it has a long history. Two thousand years ago it was part of the Roman Empire. In the 1930s the British Empire was the biggest empire in world history.In the past, kings and queens fought to rule Britain. Discover how wars, revolutions and religion have changed its history. Read about the different countries of the United Kingdom – and the great men and women who have shaped the British nation. Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide ...

Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark. His heart is filled with sadness and pain. Why? Only his two best friends, Horatio and Marcellus, know the true reason. The new king, Claudius, murdered Hamlet’s father and married the young prince’s mother. Will Hamlet be strong and brave enough to take revenge? Is he mad? Or does he have a secret plan? Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories e...

Count Dracula is a vampire. He drinks people’s blood. He lives in a lonely castle in the mountains of Transylvania. But then he comes to England and strange things start happening. People change. People become ill. Professor Van Helsing knows about vampires, but can he stop Count Dracula? Pearson English Readers are simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page...

Eleven-year old Billy Elliot is different from other boys. He is not very clever or good at sport. Then, one day, he discovers ballet dancing. Finally he has found something that he can do well. But everybody knows that ballet is for girls, not boys! Will Billy continue to dance? Or have his father and brother got other plans for him? Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, m...

A girl sees a quiet good-looking boy on the boat to Spain. She loves his shy smile and she wants to see him again. The boy wants to be with her too, but there are problems. Can the boy and the girl get together? Or do they never meet again? Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage a...

Uncas is the last of the Mohican Indians. He is with his father and Hawkeye when they meet Heyward. Heyward is taking the two young daughters of a British colonel to their father. But a Huron Indian who hates the British is near. Will the girls see their father again? Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson Engli...

Gwendolen thinks that she loves Ernest. Cecily thinks that she loves Ernest too. But who is Ernest really? What kind of man is he? Read this funny play and laugh. Or act it to your friends and they will laugh. This is a wonderful play by one of the greatest writers of his time. Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pea...

Heidi lives with her grandfather in his little wooden house, high up in the mountains of Switzerland. One day Heidi’s aunt arrives and takes her to Clara’s home in Frankfurt. Heidi likes her new friend, but she doesn’t like living in a big house in the city. Can she go back to her home in the mountains? Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, ...

Alone, without the Doctor, Clara discovers a new danger from another dimension. But how do you hide when even the walls give no protection? People need help and the Doctor can’t leave the TARDIS. And Clara has to fight an enemy that can’t be seen. Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers ...

The Doctor and Clara, with their friend Rigsy, find themselves in an alien world, on a street hidden in the heart of London. Inside there are some of the most frightening beings imaginable, and Ashildr! The visitors are faced with a death sentence. They won’t all get out alive. Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page....

Jim Hawkins and his parents have a quiet inn by the sea. Then one day, an old sailor arrives at the inn. What is he afraid of? Dangerous men come to the inn. Jim’s quiet life changes, and he goes across the sea by ship to Treasure Island. Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage...

Sherlock Holmes is a very clever man. When people have strange, difficult problems, they come to him. Where is Mr Hosmer Angel? Which student saw the exam paper before the exam? Why is somebody following Miss Smith? Can you find the answers before Sherlock Holmes does? Pearson English Readers are simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English...

D’Artagnan wants to be a musketeer. He wants to fight for his king and his country. But the Queen has a problem with the Cardinal, so d’Artagnan and his new friends have to help her. The Cardinal is a very dangerous man. Who will win? Who will lose? And who will die? Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pear...

Hans Andersen wrote many stories, and these are some of the best. We meet a very, very small child, a bird with a beautiful voice, a mermaid with legs, an ugly duckling with no friends – and an emperor with some very strange new clothes. These stories teach us lessons for life. Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after p...

Two babies are born on the same day in England. One boy is a prince and the other boy is from a very poor family. Ten years later, they change places for a game. But then the old king dies and they cannot change back. Will the poor boy be the new King of England? Pearson English Readersare simplified texts which provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Re...