The tenant of Wildfell Hall

Set in the dramatic northern landscape made familiar by the author's more famous sisters, it tells the story of Helen Graham, a mysterious single woman who rents the semi-ruinous Hall of the title.

The tenant of Wildfell Hall

A sometimes violent and brutal tale of love and betrayal, separation and reconciliation, set in the familiar Bronte landscape of bleak houses in moorland settings.

Wuthering heights

A passionate story of the love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine''s father. The story''s action is chaotic and violent, but the accomplished handling of a complex structure, the descriptions of the moorland setting and the poetic grandeur combined to make this novel a masterpiece of English literature.

Rip Van Winkle and other stories

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

-

Collation

175 p.

Series Title

Puffin Classics

Call Number

F IRV r

The railway children

Peter and Phyllis growing up in Victorian London. An unexpected event sees their father taken from them and causes the family to fall upon hard times. The children and their mother move to the countryside, where they make new friends and have many wonderful adventures on the railway.

The distracted preacher and other tales

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

978140431241

Collation

361 p.

Series Title

Penguin Classics

Call Number

F HAR d

Gulliver's travels

Shipwrecked and cast adrift, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput, an island inhabited by little people, whose height makes their quarrels over fashion and fame seem ridiculous. His subsequent encounters - with the giants of Brobdingnag, the philosophical Houyhnhnms and brutish Yahoos - give Gulliver insights into human behaviour.

Alice's adventures in wonderland

"So begins the tale of Alice, following a curious White Rabbit down a rabbit-hole and falling into Wonderland. A fantastical place, where nothing in quite as it seems: animals talk, nonsensical characters confuse, Mad Hatter's throw tea parties and the Queen plays croquet. Alice's attempts to find her way home become increasingly bizarre, infuriating and amazing in turn. A beloved classic, Alic…

The elf of union square

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

0-399-24180-9

Collation

166p;

Series Title

-

Call Number

F Car e

Daisy Miller

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9781405084079

Collation

-

Series Title

Macmillan Readers

Call Number

F JAM d

Little women

chronicling the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in nineteenth-century New England.

The coral island

This story tells of three young sailors, sole survivors of a wreck, and their discovery of the enchanting beauties of the South Pacific. They learn how to live on their tropical paradise but then they are swept into adventures with bloodthirsty pirates, before sailing back to England.

Tales from King Arthur

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

1853261157

Collation

141 p.

Series Title

Wordsworth Classics

Call Number

F LAN t

The hound of the baskervilles

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

817826417x

Collation

200 p.

Series Title

Popular Illustrated Classics

Call Number

F DOY h

The picture of Dorian Gray

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

711900882x

Collation

251 p.

Series Title

Penguin Classics

Call Number

F WIL p

The good samaritan bites the dust: The amazing way the Bible influences our e…

The English language features countless biblically-derived phrases that are used by people on a day-to-day basis, yet the user often does not know the origin or meaning behind them. This title looks at the stories behind the expressions - explaining where in the Bible these familiar phrases appear.

Highly recommended: Harnessing the power of word of mouth and social media to…

Reveals how customer recommendations in the digital space have radically transformed the way people buy - which means you need to come up with new methods to reach customers and improve your products. This title provides what you need to seize the competitive edge and grow your company.

Checkpoint English 3: Teacher's resource book

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9781444143911

Collation

96 p. ; CD Rom

Series Title

-

Call Number

TR 428.24 REY c

Checkpoint English 2: Teacher's resource book

Renowned for their clarity and accessible approach, our resources for Cambridge Secondary 1 English are fully matched to the Curriculum Framework to provide superb support for you and your students.

Checkpoint English 3: Workbook

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9781444184464

Collation

82 p.

Series Title

-

Call Number

TR 428.24 REY c

Checkpoint English 2: Workbook

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9781444184426

Collation

81 p.

Series Title

-

Call Number

428.24 REY c

Going solo

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

978 0141346717

Collation

-

Series Title

-

Call Number

928 DAH g

Sense and sensibility

A comedy of manners in which the sisters Elinor and Marianne represent these two qualities. Elinor's character is one of Augustan detachment, while Marianne, a fervent disciple of the Romantic Age, learns to curb her passionate nature in the interests of survival.

Emma

Emma is a literary classic by Jane Austen following the genteel women of Georgian-Regency England in their most cherished sport: matchmaking. Emma is spoiled, headstrong, and self-satisfied. After a couple she has introduced gets married, she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities and, blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives, proceeds to forge ahead in her new inte…

Emma

Emma is a literary classic by Jane Austen following the genteel women of Georgian-Regency England in their most cherished sport: matchmaking. Emma is spoiled, headstrong, and self-satisfied. After a couple she has introduced gets married, she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities and, blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives, proceeds to forge ahead in her new inte…

Pride and prejudice

Georgian England, where affairs of the heart are an exquisite game, and marriage the ultimate prize. But Elizabeth Bennet spirited, independent, and one of five unmarried sisters, is determined to wed for love, not money or privilege.

Pride and prejudice

Georgian England, where affairs of the heart are an exquisite game, and marriage the ultimate prize. But Elizabeth Bennet spirited, independent, and one of five unmarried sisters, is determined to wed for love, not money or privilege.

The last tycoon

They were smiling at each other as if this was the beginning of the world.' The lights of Hollywood do little to distract Cecelia as she watches Monroe Stahr, legend of the Silver Screen and object of her heart, descend into a reckless and ardent love affair with an auspicious starlet in this luminous, tragic and evocative tale. Unfinished at the time of his death, F. Scott Fitzgerald bids his …

English grammar in use: A self-study reference and practice book for intermed…

Edition

3rd

ISBN/ISSN

9781107402157

Collation

379 p. ; ill.

Series Title

-

Call Number

TR 415 MUR e

The secret garden

When orphaned Mary Lennox, lonely and sad, comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire moors, she finds it full of secrets. At night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors. Outside, she meets Dickon, a magical boy who can charm and talk to animals. Then, one day, with the help of a friendly robin, Mary discovers the most mysterious wonder of all--a secret ga…