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Michael West

    Michael West crée des récits qui explorent les recoins sombres de la psyché humaine et de l'étrange. Son écriture se caractérise par une atmosphère glaçante et des thèmes profonds, souvent troublants. West navigue avec maestria aux frontières de l'horreur et du fantastique, où la réalité s'entremêle aux cauchemars. Les lecteurs sont attirés par ses histoires pour leur pouvoir évocateur et leur capacité à susciter de fortes réponses émotionnelles.

    Tales from the Arabian Nights
    Stories from Shakespeare
    The New Method English Dictionary
    Straitjacket Memories
    A Night In Babylon
    Anna Karenina
    • Anna Karenina

      General Editor: Michael West

      • 136pages
      • 5 heures de lecture
      Anna Karenina
      4,5
    • A Night In Babylon

      • 190pages
      • 7 heures de lecture

      There's a time to run, and a time to pick up a gun. Especially in the City of Angels, where the police are at war with the Stay Ready Soldiers, a militant group based in South Central. Tonight, Geronimo and Kali must rely on each other as they traverse a perilous concrete wasteland, dodging bullets every step of the way.

      A Night In Babylon
      5,0
    • Straitjacket Memories

      • 202pages
      • 8 heures de lecture

      There is a fine line between love and madness, between insanity and pure evil. This is Michael West at his terrifying best! From heart-stopping horror to the strangest of fantasies - these are tales from the darkest regions of his twisted imagination! All the usual tropes are here - vampires and shapeshifters, ghosts and witches, gods and monsters, mummies and zombies - but none of them are exactly what you would expect... A dream vacation takes a nightmarish turn when a couple finds they did not come home alone... A man agrees to a meeting with his estranged wife and learns the horrible, obscene truth of the old saying: "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned..." An American platoon, cut off from the outside world, discovers an unbelievable enemy they were never trained to fight... And a man struggling with depression and grief receives text messages from beyond the grave, messages that push him to the edge of sanity...and beyond... Ten more reasons to say your prayers. Ten more reasons to check beneath your bed. Ten more reasons why you may never want to close your eyes again.

      Straitjacket Memories
      4,0
    • Stories from Shakespeare

      • 72pages
      • 3 heures de lecture

      Classic / British English 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 Roman politicians and a young prince who meets the ghost of his murdered father.

      Stories from Shakespeare
      4,3
    • A Christmas Carol

      • 112pages
      • 4 heures de lecture

      Merry Christmas, everyone! “Bah!” said Scrooge. “Humbug!” With those famous words unfolds a tale that renews the joy and caring that are Christmas. Whether we read it aloud with our family and friends or open the pages on a chill winter evening to savor the story in solitude, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a very special holiday experience. It is the one book that every year will warm our hearts with favorite memories of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future—and will remind us with laughter and tears that the true Christmas spirit comes from giving with love. With a heartwarming account of Dickens’ first reading of the Carol, and a biographical sketch.

      A Christmas Carol
      4,2
    • The Blue Lagoon

      • 94pages
      • 4 heures de lecture

      Simplified and brought within the vocabulary of New Method Reader 3. Illustrated by William Nickless. Einband stark berieben, Namenseinträge und Anstreichungen, sonst gut erhalten

      The Blue Lagoon
      4,0
    • The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales contains the most vivid and familiar passages from medieval English literature. Chaucer's pilgrims form a complete cross-section of the society of his day from the Monk and Merchant, the Doctor and Lawyer, through to the outrageous Miller and the corrupt Summoner. This illustrated edition of the Prologue features miniatures taken from the Ellesmere manuscript, and closely adheres to the authentic text of Chaucer. End notes provide all the information necessary for a complete understanding of the work. This unique book with its eye-catching and colourful design, celebrates one of the most significant periods in English history.

      The Canterbury Tales
      4,0