Livres Livres en anglais - page 48

'Thus, gentle Reader, I have given thee a faithful History of my Travels for Sixteen Years, and above Seven Months; wherein I have not been so studious of Ornament as of Truth.
[lire la quatrième du livre Gulliver's Travels]

Fireheart is determined to find out the truth about the mysterious death of brave ThunderClan warrior Redtail. But as he searches for answers, he uncovers secrets that some believe would be better left hidden.
[lire la quatrième du livre Forest of secrets .]

"What am I writing? A historical tale of 300 years ago, simply for the love of it." Mark Twain's "tale" became his first historical novel, "The Prince and the Pauper, " published in 1881. Intricately plotted, it was intended to have the feel of history even though it was only the stuff of legend.
[lire la quatrième du livre The Prince and The Pauper]

Streetwise George and his big, childlike friend Lennie are drifters, searching for work in the fields and valleys of California. They have nothing except the clothes on their back, and a hope that one day they’ll find a place of their own and live the American dream. But dreams come at a price.
[lire la quatrième du livre Of Mice and Men]

When David meets the sensual Giovanni in a bohemian bar, he is swept into a passionate love affair. But his girlfriend's return to Paris destroys everything. Unable to admit to the truth, David pretends the liaison never happened – while Giovanni’s life descends into tragedy.
[lire la quatrième du livre Giovanni's Room]

Getting what you want can be tricky, especially if you don't ask in quite the right way. Follow one little monkey's journey through many emotions as he tries every trick in the book to get hold of his friend's banana, until he finally hits on the magic word - please! Using only two words, this is a fantastic introduction to the value of manners and compromise for young children.
[lire la quatrième du livre BANANA]

It is the lowest time for the Saxons. Defeated comprehensively by the Vikings who now occupy most of England, Alfred and his very small group of surviving followers retreat to the trackless marshlands of Somerset.
[lire la quatrième du livre The Last Kingdom Book 2]

Once absolute ruler of his nation Kaspar, former Duke of Olasko, has been cast into exile. Abandoned in the wilds of a continent on the other side of the world and left with nothing but his wits and determination, he must fight merely to survive.
[lire la quatrième du livre Exile's return]

Édition bilingue français-anglais.
Erskine Caldwell (1903-1987), Molly Cotton-Tail (Molly Queue-de-Coton). Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), The Battler (Le champion). John O'hara (1905-1970), Graven Image (L'idole). Stephen Crans (1871-1900), The Bride comes to Yellow Sky (La mariée arrive à Yellow Sky).
[lire la quatrième du livre Nouvelles Américaines Classiques]

Lily Bart, beautiful, witty and sophisticated, is accepted by 'old money' and courted by the growing tribe of nouveaux riches. But as she nears thirty, her foothold becomes precarious; a poor girl with expensive tastes, she needs a husband to preserve her social standing, and to maintain her in the luxury she has come to expect.
[lire la quatrième du livre The House of Mirth]

Let me tell you a story. No, wait, one's not enough.

I'll begin again?

Let me tell you stories of the months of the year, of ghosts and heartbreak, of dread and desire.
[lire la quatrième du livre Fragile Things]

Book 5 in this series which is full of wild cat excitement, epic battles and vivid catcharacters that appeal to both animal lovers and fantasy fans. Ages: 9-11yrs.
[lire la quatrième du livre WARRIOR CATS Book 5 : Dangerous Path]

When 17 year old Isabella Swan moves to Forks, Washington to live with her father she expects that her new life will be as dull as the town. But in spite of her awkward manner and low expectations, she finds that her new classmates are drawn to this pale, dark-haired new girl in town. But not, it seems, the Cullen family.
[lire la quatrième du livre Twilight]

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (1850-1894) L'Etrange Cas du Dr Jekyll et de Mr Hyde The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Nouvelles traduites et présentées par Georges Hermet Le docteur Jekyll est un médecin londonien, précurseur des tendances de la médecine psychanalytique moderne. Ayant diagnostiqué deux éléments de sa personnalités, il les dissocie grâce à des poudres chimiques.
[lire la quatrième du livre L'étrange cas du Dr Jekyll et de Mr Hyde]

Since it was first published, this famous study of the Black Problem in America has become a classic. Powerful, haunting and prophetic, it sounds a clarion warning to the world.
[lire la quatrième du livre The Fire Next Time]

--faber.co.uk
[lire la quatrième du livre A Fine Balance]

Fireheart's traitorous enemy Tigerclaw has been vanquished and exiled from ThunderClan; but Fireheart can't shake the feeling that he's lurking out there in the forest, waiting for the chance to strike.
[lire la quatrième du livre WARRIOR CATS Book 4 : Rising Storm]

Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesméra, land of the elves, for further training in magic and swordsmanship, the vital skills of the Dragon Rider.
[lire la quatrième du livre Eldest]

In the still of a snow-covered morning, a girl out riding her horse is hit by a 40-ton truck. Though horribly injured, both thirteen-year-old Grace Maclean and her horse Pilgrim survive. But the impact on their lives is devastating.

Grace is the only child of prominent New York magazine editor Annie Graves and her lawyer husband Robert. In a way that none of them at first understands, [...]
[lire la quatrième du livre The Horse Whisperer]

A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions and dark secrets, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre is edited with an introduction and notes by Stevie Davis in Penguin Classics.

Charlotte Brontë tells the story of orphaned Jane Eyre, who grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, enduring loneliness and cruelty.
[lire la quatrième du livre Jane Eyre]

As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and takes part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escape into Fangorn Forest and there encounter [...]
[lire la quatrième du livre The Lord of the Rings Part 3: The Return of the [...]]

Fireheart is a ThunderClan warrior cat now, but his troubles are far from over. As the chill of winter sets in, the cats of rival RiverClan grow restless, while WindClan is weak and facing threats from all sides.

As tensions build to an explosive climax, Fireheart faces not only imminent battle, but betrayal from within his own Clan.
[lire la quatrième du livre WARRIOR CATS Book 2 : Fire and Ice]

BBC2’s major Autumn 2015 TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series.

Uhtred is an English boy, born into the aristocracy of ninth-century Northumbria. Orphaned at ten, he is captured and adopted by a Dane and taught the Viking ways.
[lire la quatrième du livre The Last Kingdom Book 1]

For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by the powerful ancestors. But the warrior code is threatened, and the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger. The sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day. Noble warriors are dying -- and some deaths are more mysterious than others.
[lire la quatrième du livre WARRIOR CATS Book 1 : Into the Wild]

Language readers; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); ELT: learning material & coursework
[lire la quatrième du livre Wuthering Heights + audio CD]

But he also has a fiery temper. Determined not to be like his father, he refuses to show weakness to anyone - even if the only way he can master his feelings is with his fists. When outsiders threaten the traditions of his clan, Okonowo takes violent action. Will the great man's dangerous pride eventually destroy him?.
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[lire la quatrième du livre Things Fall Apart]

Days before his release from prison, Shadow's wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. Numbly, he makes his way back home. On the plane, he encounters the enigmatic Mr Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America.
[lire la quatrième du livre American Gods]

The Wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, in 1969.
[lire la quatrième du livre The Wave]

Chief Vitalstatistix rashly invites his brother-in-law to dine of a stew seasoned with Caesar's laurel wreath, so Asterix and Obelix must go to Rome to fetch those laurels. Hoping to get access to Caesar, they sell themselves as slaves - but can they do a deal with the corrupt Goldendelicius to swap the laurels for parsley? If so, it will be their own Roman triumph.
[lire la quatrième du livre Asterix and the Laurel Wreath]

In 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson was suffering from poor health, struggling to survive on the income derived from his writings, and tormented by his infatuation with Fanny Osbourne, a married American woman. His response was to embark on a journey through the Cevennes with a donkey, Modestine, and a notebook, which he later transformed into Travels with a Donkey. Just a few months after [...]
[lire la quatrième du livre Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes and the [...]]

When Roman Centurion Crismus Bonus finds out about Getafix’s magic potion, he kidnaps the druid to force him to reveal the recipe. So Asterix joins his friend in captivity and together they two plan to whip up a surprise with truly hair-raising effects.
[lire la quatrième du livre Asterix The Gaul]

As the country begins to fall apart under a military coup, Kambili and Jaja are sent to their aunt, a university professor outside the city, where they discover a life beyond the confines of their father’s authority. Books cram the shelves, curry and nutmeg permeate the air, and their cousins’ laughter rings throughout the house.
[lire la quatrième du livre Purple Hibiscus]

When Eragon finds a polished stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself.
[lire la quatrième du livre Eragon]

Beloved is a dense, complex novel that yields up its secrets one by one. As Morrison takes us deeper into Sethe's history and her memories, the horrifying circumstances of her baby's death start to make terrible sense.
[lire la quatrième du livre Beloved]

"Emma Woodhouse is a young woman in Regency England. She lives in Surrey in the village of Highbury with her father, a valetudinarian (one who is afraid they will become ill) who is principally characterized by excessive concern for the health and safety of his loved ones. Emma's friend and only critic is the gentlemanly Mr.
[lire la quatrième du livre Emma]