Die frisch vermählten Jack und Laura haben an der englischen Küste ein Cottage erworben, das um die Reste eines uralten Hauses errichtet wurde - dem Domizil zweier einst berüchtigter Marodeure, deren lebensgroße marmorne Abbilder in der örtlichen Kirche neben dem Altar liegen. An Halloween aber, so erfährt Jack von der abergläubischen Haushälterin, würden die Gestalten aufstehen, heim zu ihrem alten Haus wandeln, und wehe dem, der ihnen begegne. Jack glaubt nicht an solchen Spuk und erzählt auch seiner Laura nichts von der Geschichte. Doch dann kommt Halloween ...
Die frisch vermählten Jack und Laura haben an der englischen Küste ein Cottage erworben, das um die Reste eines uralten Hauses errichtet wurde - dem...
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.
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Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illust...
Roberta, Peter und Phyllis sind mit ihrer Familie aufs Land gezogen und leben dort im Exil seitdem ihr Vater wegen angeblicher Spionage im Gefängnis sitzt. Am liebsten halten sich die drei am Bahnhof auf und erleben dort allerhand Abenteuerliches. Auch einen alten Gentleman lernen sie kennen, der für die Zukunft ihrer Familie noch eine wichtige Rolle spielen wird.
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Roberta, Peter und Phyllis sind mit ihrer Familie aufs Land gezogen und leben dort im Exil seitdem ihr Vater wegen angeblicher Spionage im...
The Red House is a romantic novel by Edith Nesbit. It is a story of a newly-wed couple that moves into a new house, adjusting to the new life and each other. Yet, some strange things happen in the place, and the protagonists get to know that their new home is gossiped to be haunted. Yet, to great surprise, the haunting ghost is not as they imagined it, and the story receives an unexpected ending.
The Red House is a romantic novel by Edith Nesbit. It is a story of a newly-wed couple that moves into a new house, adjusting to the new life and each...
The House of Arden - Two impoverished children, Edred and Elfrida Arden, inherit the decrepit Arden Castle and start the search for the lost family fortune that will allow them to rebuild the castle. With the assistance of the magical Mouldiwarp, they travel back in time to earlier periods of English history, searching for clues. Harding's Luck tells the story of Dickie Harding, a little disabled boy who leaves his harsh caretaker only to take up with a traveling beggar. Dickie manages to travel back in time and meet up with the Arden family (Edred and Elfrida). Together they continue to...
The House of Arden - Two impoverished children, Edred and Elfrida Arden, inherit the decrepit Arden Castle and start the search for the lost family fo...
Four children on a holiday at the seashore find out that the local circus has a mermaid captured and they decide to set it free. They organize a very brave rescue mission at midnight and manage to perform the escape. As a sign of appreciation, the mermaid takes the children to the hidden underwater kingdom for new adventures. Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was the author of world famous books for children - the tales of fantastical adventures, journeys back in time and travel to magical worlds.
Four children on a holiday at the seashore find out that the local circus has a mermaid captured and they decide to set it free. They organize a very ...
After Philip's older sister and sole family member Helen marries, he goes off to live with his new step sister Lucy. He has trouble adjusting at first, thrown into a world different from his previous life and abandoned by his sister while she is on her honeymoon. To entertain himself he builds a giant model city from things around the house: game pieces, books, blocks, bowls, etc. Then through some magic he finds himself inside the city, and it is alive with the people he has populated it with. Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was the author of world famous books for children - the tales of...
After Philip's older sister and sole family member Helen marries, he goes off to live with his new step sister Lucy. He has trouble adjusting at first...
When the Stanmore parents leave for India, their children, Charles, Caroline and Charlotte, go to their great uncle for a summer holiday in his old house. They find out that one of their ancestors was a witch, the uncle tells them about her lost magic book called The Language of Flowers, and the Three C's start looking for it willing to try different magical charms and spells. Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was the author of world famous books for children - the tales of fantastical adventures, journeys back in time and travel to magical worlds.
When the Stanmore parents leave for India, their children, Charles, Caroline and Charlotte, go to their great uncle for a summer holiday in his old ho...
The Enchanted Castle is a country estate in the West Country seen through the eyes of three children - Gerald, James and Kathleen, who discover it while exploring during the school holidays. The lake, groves and marble statues, with white towers and turrets in the distance, make a fairy-tale setting, and then in the middle of the maze in the rose garden they find a sleeping fairy-tale princess. Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was the author of world famous books for children - the tales of fantastical adventures, journeys back in time and travel to magical worlds.
The Enchanted Castle is a country estate in the West Country seen through the eyes of three children - Gerald, James and Kathleen, who discover it whi...
