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George Bernard Shaw
“John Bull's Other Island” is a play by George Bernard Shaw, an Irish playwright who became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. John Bull's Other Island is a comedy about Ireland, written by George Bernard Shaw in 1904. Shaw himself was born in Dublin, yet this is one of only two plays of his where he thematically returned to his homeland, the other being O’Flaherty V.C.
John F. Kennedy - With Audio Level 2 Factfiles Oxford Bookworms Library
Collins, Anne
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by Anne Collins. 'Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.' More than fifty years ago, the new US President, John F. Kennedy, spoke these words. Millions of Americans listened, and they were filled with hope. With Kennedy as president, surely there was a great future ahead for their country. But Kennedy would not finish his four years as president. In November 1963, the world stopped as terrible news came from Dallas, Texas . . .
John F. Kennedy Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Collins, Anne
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Written for Learners of English by Anne Collins. 'Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.' More than fifty years ago, the new US President, John F. Kennedy, spoke these words. Millions of Americans listened, and they were filled with hope. With Kennedy as president, surely there was a great future ahead for their country. But Kennedy would not finish his four years as president. In November 1963, the world stopped as terrible news came from Dallas, Texas . . .
Edgar Rice Burroughs
“Jungle Tales of Tarzan“ is a collection of short stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars. This is a collection of twelve loosely connected short stories comprising the sixth book in a series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. The story follows Tarzan's adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle to his eventual encounters with other humans and Western society.
Justice Level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library
Vicary, Tim
A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary London: November. Terrorists blow up the Queen's coach outside Parliament. The Queen escapes, but five people are killed, and forty others badly hurt - ordinary, innocent people, like Alan Cole, the Queen's coachman, who loses his leg in the bombing. And for Alan and his daughter Jane there is more terror to come, in the search for the truth behind the bombing. Will the terrorists be caught and brought to justice? But what kind of justice? What can give Alan Cole his leg back, or give life back to people who have been blown to pieces by a bomb?
Kapitanowie zuchy. Captains courageous
Rudyard Kipling
Bohater poewieści Harvey Cheyne, Jr., jest synem zamożnego magnata kolejowego i jego żony z San Diego w Kalifornii. Wypadł on za burtę z transatlantyckiego statku parowego i uratowany przez rybaków z Grand Banks w Nowej Funlandii, Harvey nie jest w stanie przekonać ich do szybkiego zabrania go do portu ani przekonać ich o swoim bogactwie. Harvey oskarża kapitana, Disko Troop, o zabranie jego pieniędzy (które później odnalazły się na pokładzie, z którego spadł Harvey). Disko Troop, kapitan statku, rozbija mu nos, ale przyjmuje go jako chłopca okrętowego, dopóki nie wrócą do portu. Harvey jest zmuszony, by zaakceptować swoją sytuację. A co było dalej czytelnik dowie się przeczytawszy całą książkę. A dual Polish-English language edition.
Victor Hugo
"Katedra Najświętszej Marii Panny w Paryżu powieść Wiktora Hugo znana w Polsce również pod tytułem Dzwonnik z Notre-Dame, osadzona w czasach późnego średniowiecza. Według słów samego autora, jest to obraz piętnastowiecznego Paryża i całego piętnastego wieku przez pryzmat tego miasta. Osią powieści jest wątek miłosny archidiakona Klaudiusza Frollo do pięknej Cyganki Esmeraldy. Książka wydana w 1831 roku porusza nietypowe jak na tamte czasy problemy zgubnego pożądania i tolerancji. W powieści nie ma nic białego ani czarnego, są tylko odcienie szarości. Nie ma też tu jednoznacznie złej postaci, a nawet okrutne czyny Frolla można zrozumieć i budzi on współczucie, a nawet sympatię czytelnika. Książka została napisana pod wpływem odnalezienia przez autora greckiego napisu (Przeznaczenie) na ścianie Katedry Notre-Dame. (https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katedra_Marii_Panny_w_Paryżu) Notre-Dame de Paris relve du genre du roman historique, qui est la mode au début du XIXe sicle16, de mme que la période du Moyen Âge qui suscite un intért nouveau de la part des écrivains et des potes partir des années 1820, sous l'impulsion d'auteurs comme Chateaubriand ou Madame de Staël. Le chapitre Paris vol d'oiseau , en particulier, présente une tentative de reconstitution historique du Paris de 1482. Mais Victor Hugo ne se considre pas comme tenu de respecter la vérité historique tout prix et n'hésite pas modifier le détail des faits et resserrer l'intrigue pour faire mieux ressortir le caractre de personnages historiques comme Louis XI ou pour mettre en avant sa vision de l'Histoire. En cela, il applique son roman les principes exposés dans un article propos de Walter Scott qu'il a publié en 1823, et o il affirme : j'aime mieux croire au roman qu' l'histoire, parce que je préfre la vérité morale la vérité historique . (https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_Paris_(roman) The novel's original French title, Notre-Dame de Paris (the formal title of the Cathedral) indicates that the Cathedral itself is the most significant aspect of the novel, both the main setting and the focus of the story's themes. With the notable exception of Phoebus and Esmeralda's meeting, almost every major event in the novel takes place within, atop, and around the outside of the cathedral, and also can be witnessed by a character standing within, atop, and around the outside of the cathedral. The Cathedral had fallen into disrepair at the time of writing, which Hugo wanted to point out. The book portrays the Gothic era as one of the extremes of architecture, passion, and religion. The theme of determinism (fate and destiny) is explored as well as revolution and social strife. The severe distinction of the social classes is shown by the relationships of Quasimodo and Esmeralda with higher-caste people in the book. Readers can also see a variety of modern themes emanating from the work including nuanced views on gender dynamics. For example, Phoebus objectifies Esmeralda as a sexual object. And, while Esmeralda is frequently cited as a paragon of purity this is certainly how Quasimodo sees her she is nonetheless seen to create her own objectification of the archer captain, Phoebus, that is at odds with readers' informed view of the man. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunchback_of_Notre-Dame)"
George Orwell
“Keep The Aspidistra Flying“ is a novel by George Orwell, an English novelist, essayist, and journalist. He is best known for the allegorical novella Animal Farm and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Keep the Aspidistra Flying, first published in 1936, is a socially critical novel by George Orwell. It is set in 1930s London. The main theme is Gordon Comstock's romantic ambition to defy worship of the money-god and status and the dismal life that results in.