John Escott Ordre des livres (chronologique)

Original / British English Marcel is a mouse and a famous detective. He lives in Paris. One evening, two thieves steal a very expensive diamond ring -- the 'White Star'. Then they steal a car. Marcel follows them across Paris to a cafe. Can he get the 'White Star' and bring it back?

This romantic adventure story is set in 17th-century Southwest England. Young farmer John Ridd confronts the notorious Doones, known for their crimes. However, he falls in love with Lorna, who lives with the Doones.

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Britain's former prime minister is holed up in a remote, ocean-front house in America, struggling to finish his memoirs, when his long-term assistant drowns. A professional ghostwriter is sent out to rescue the project - a man more used to working with fading rock stars and minor celebrities than ex-world leaders.

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Ben has a job in Mr. Tyson's store. Then Mr. Tyson finds money in Ben's bag. Get out of my store! Mr. Tyson says. But is Ben the thief? There is an earthquake in the city - and Mr. Tyson gets his answer.

Bond is off to Harlem, the kingdom of Mr Big, black master of crime and voodoo baron. The trail of terror, treachery and torture leads from New York's black underworld to the shark infested island in the sun that Mr Big calls his own.

James Bond est de retour. Comme vous ne l’avez jamais vu. Tout commence par une étourdissante partie de baccara. Le Chiffre, mystérieux et puissant agent au service des Russes, joue au casino de royale-les-eaux pour financer ses sinistres projets. Mais un adversaire aux nerfs d’acier vient s’asseoir en face de lui. Son nom est Bond. James Bond. Mais cette partie endiablée n’est que la première épreuve. L’agent secret va devoir déployer toute son habileté et son courage pour mettre fin aux machinations des ennemis du monde libre. A moins qu’une épreuve plus diabolique que toutes les autres n’ait raison de lui : l’amour... Casino royale, le film, a lancé avec fracas l'incarnation de James Bond par Daniel Craig.

CD: British English with some American English characters

"Zoe Baker works in a bookstore. She also likes acting, and she has a part in the play Romeo and Juliet. Mike Morrison writes about the play for the newspaper. What does he write about Zoe? Is Zoe a good actress ... or is she just 'a pretty face'? What does Zoe think when she reads the newspaper? What does she do?"--Page 4 of cover

Most people would have screamed. Mrs Hathall made no sound. She had seen death many times, but she had never witnessed death by violence. Heavily, she plodded across the room and descended the stairs to where her son waited. "There's been an accident," she said. "Your wife's dead." Chief Inspector Wexford could discover no motive, no reason, no suspect. All he had were his own intuitive suspicions. Probably he was reading meaning where there was none; probably Angela Hathall really had picked up a stranger, and that stranger had killed her. But why such doubt? Is Wexford becoming cynical and untrusting? Or is this simply one of the most ingenious crimes he has ever tackled?

"Listen, Bond," said Tiffany Case. "It'd take more than Crabmeat Ravigotte to get me into bed with a man. In any event, since it's your check, I'm going to have caviar, and what the English call "cutlets", and some pink champagne. I don't often date a good-looking Englishman and the dinner's going to live up to the occasion." Meet Tiffany Case, a cold, gorgeous, devil-may-care blonde; the kind of girl you could get into a lot of trouble with-if you wanted. She stands between James Bond and the leaders of a diamond-smuggling ring that stretches from Africa via London to the States. Bond uses her to infiltrate this gang, but once in America the hunter becomes the hunted. Bond is in real danger until help comes from an unlikely quarter, the ice-maiden herself ...

Bernardo likes hats. One day he buys a new hat at a street market and people laugh at it. "Why do you want another hat, Bernardo?" his wife says to him. "You have twenty." But what can she do?

Word count 10,650 Suitable for younger learners

Gone with the Wind is a story of love and war and one of the best selling books of all time. Part I follows the popular but selfish Scarlett O'Hara, the gentlemanly Ashley Wilkes, and dangerous but charming Rhett Butler as their world is destroyed in the terrible American Civil war.

This reader is accompanied with a CD that contains the full audio of the text in MP3 format. Pete and Carla are students. One day they look at some very old coins and stamps in a shop. Pete wants to buy some stamps, but they are very expensive. Later that day some coins are missing from the shop - and the shopkeeper wants to find Pete.

Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1-C1 of the CEFR. It is more than forty years since the Great Train Robbery. But what happened to the rest of the money that was taken? Two million pounds has never been found. Perhaps some of the robbers would like to know the answer to this question too...Many great crimes end in a question. Who really killed President Kennedy? What happened to Shergar? Who knows the truth about Azaria Chamberlain? Not all the answers are known. Join the world's detectives and discover the love, death, hate, money, and mystery held in the stories of these great crimes. CEFR B1/B2 Word count 15,747

Original / British EnglishA mysterious stranger has come to the island where Costas lives. Why is the man there, and why is he looking at Eagle’s Rock? Costas wants to be the first person to climb the dangerous rock. But will the stranger climb it first?

The 'Penguin Active Reading' series are edited into simplified text together with exercises designed to develop four language skills - reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Original / British English Hannah loves her job on old Mr Duval's small boat. The boat takes people to the beautiful coral reef every day. Then a rich man arrives with a big new boat. Suddenly, there isn't any work for Hannah and Mr Duval. Then the hurricane comes ...

Original / British English Pete and Carla are students. One day they look at some very old coins and stamps in a shop. Pete wants to buy some stamps, but they are very expensive. Later that day some coins are missing from the shop -- and the shopkeeper wants to find Pete.

One cold winter morning, a famous movie star and her teenage daughter are driving along a country road A blue van is waiting for them. Tom is in the van, but he's not a kidnapper - he's an artist. He usually draws pictures for adventure stories. Now he's in a real life adventure

A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by John Escott.Everybody has bad dreams. Horrible things move towards you in the dark, things you can hear but not see. Then you wake up, in your own warm bed, and turn over to go back to sleep. But imagine that you wake up on a hard floor, in a darkness blacker than the blackest night. You listen to the silence, and smell a wet dead smell. Death is all around you, waiting . . . In these stories by Edgar Allan Poe, death whispers at you from every dark corner, and fear can send you mad . . .

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension. Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.

Original / American English Ricardo and Gisela are going home to Rio. Gisela likes reading and quiet people. Ricardo likes noise ... and he likes Gisela. In Rio, a thief takes Gisela's bag. What can Ricardo do?

Original / American English Tom breaks his leg in a football game -- it's not his lucky day! A week later, Tom sees his favorite movie star. But Tom falls again--and suddenly the movie star is falling too! Reporters are taking pictures of Tom. Is this his lucky break?

Original / British English This is Nicky's first visit to New York. He is going to stay with his aunt, but she is not at the airport. Then some older boys on motorbikes play a dangerous game with him. Not long after he arrives, the police are looking for Nicky. Can he find his aunt before the police find him? This Pack contains a Book and MP3

Moby Dick (1851), le chef-d'oeuvre de Melville, est l'histoire d'une obsession : depuis qu'un féroce cachalot a emporté la jambe du capitaine Achab, celui-ci le poursuit sans relâche de sa haine. Ismaël, matelot embarqué à bord du baleinier le Péquod, se trouve pris peu à peu dans le tourbillon de cette folle vengeance : c'est par sa voix que se fera entendre l'affrontement final de l'homme et du grand Léviathan blanc. Somme encyclopédique érigeant la baleine en un véritable mythe, récit hanté par l'énigme du bien et du mal, Moby Dick nous fait naviguer sur des mers interdites et accoster sur des rivages inhumains. Jamais on n'épuisera la science des baleines, suggère Melville. Jamais non plus on ne viendra à bout de la fascination qu'inspire ce roman sombre et puissant.

Suitable for younger learners Word count 10,800

Use these fully illustrated classic and contemporary plays for reading practice or performance. Each script offers performance notes, character lists, exercises, and glossaries.

The story of a friendship that develops between a lonely crippled painter and a village girl, when together they minister to an injured snow goose during World War II.

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension. Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.

'Where are you taking me?' asked Dantes. 'Turn round and look,' said the officer. Dantes turned. The boat had passed the entrance of the port. On the right, he saw the dark shadow of the island of Ratonneau. An on the left he saw the black shape of the island off it.

A special edition of Hardy's brilliant novel to tie in with the major new film starring Carey Mulligan, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge and Matthias Schoenaerts, based on David Nicholls' screenplay.Hardy's powerful novel of swift sexual passion and slow-burning loyalty centres on Bathsheba Everdene, a proud working woman whose life is complicated by three different men - respectable farmer Boldwood, seductive Sergeant Troy and devoted Gabriel - making her the object of scandal and betrayal. Vividly portraying the superstitions and traditions of a small rural community, Far from the Madding Crowd shows the precarious position of a woman in a man's world.Formerly a prize-winning architectural student, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) went on to become a prolific novelist and poet. Far From the Madding Crowd is the second of Hardy's great series of Wessex novels. His other novels include Under the Greenwood Tree, The Return of the Native, Two on a Tower, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure, all of which are available in Penguin Classics.

First published in 1848, a novel in which a woman flees from a disastrous marriage with her child to a desolate moorland mansion. It portrays one woman's struggle for independence at a time when law and society defined a married woman as her husband's property.

In 1137 the ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey has decided to acquire the remains of Saint Winifred for his Benedictine order. Brother Cadfael is part of the expedition sent to her final resting place in Wales and they find the villagers passionately divided by the Benedictines' offer for the saint's relics. Canny, wise and all too worldly, Cadfael isn't surprised when this taste for bones leads to a bloody murder. The leading opponent to moving the grave has been shot dead with a mysterious arrow, and some say Winifred herself dealt the blow. Brother Cadfael knows that a carnal hand did the killing, but he doesn't know that his plan to unearth a murderer may dig up a case of love and justice, where the wages of sin may be a scandal- or his own ruin.

L'intuition féminine, parlons-en ! Quand sa sueur m'a demandé de retrouver Elaine Boldt, je m'imaginais que ce serait une affaire de routine qui me prendrait au maximum deux ou trois jours. Et maintenant je me retrouve avec le cadavre calciné de sa meilleure amie. Bien sûr, ça n'a peut-être aucun rapport. Mais Elaine se cache-t-elle parce 'qu'elle a peur d'être la prochaine victime ou parce qu'elle est la meurtrière ?

In this adventure thriller, a captivating storyline unfolds when a beautiful blonde girl hands Pete a cassette film. As he develops the pictures, the mystery intensifies, drawing him deeper into an intriguing plot. Designed for English learners, the Macmillan Readers series features controlled vocabulary and helpful illustrations to enhance understanding, making it an engaging choice for those looking to improve their language skills while enjoying a thrilling narrative.

"Two stories about Toby, a newspaper boy who wants to be a detective!" -- Cover.

Classic / British English Sherlock Holmes is a very clever man. When people have strange, difficult problems, they come to him. Where is Mr Hosmer Angel? Which student saw the exam paper before the exam? Why is somebody following Miss Smith? Can you find the answers before Sherlock Holmes does?

Some sisters are good friends, some are not. Somtimes there is more hate in a family than there is love. Karin is beautiful and has lots of men friends, but she can be very unkind to her sister Marcia. Perhaps when they were small, there was love between them, but that was a long time ago. They say that everybody has one crime in them. Perhaps they only take an umbrella that does not belong to them. Perhaps they steal from a shop, perhaps they get angry and hit someone, perhaps they kill...

"1661 - France. Louis XIV is the King of France. He is young, clever and powerful. His Chief Minister of Finance, Nicolas Fouquet, has built a beautiful house near Vaux. Fouget has invited the king and six thousand guests to the house for a great feast. Aramis, the Bishop of Vannes, will be a quest at the feast. The bishop's old friends, Porthos and D'Artagnan, are also going to Vaux. The Musketeers will be together again. But first, Aramis vists the terrible Bastille prison. Why? This is the story of the last adventure of the Musketeers"--Back cover note

Réalisme et poésie se côtoient dans ce grand classique anglais où Thomas Hardy dépeint admirablemnt la nature et la vie des paysans en cette fin du XIXème siècle. Fresque victorienne où les personnages sont scrutés jusqu'à l'âme dans un décor brossé avec tendresse. Presque cent ans plus tard, ce récit a inspiré à Roman Polanski un de ses plus beaux films.

Pour Bucky, Pappy Johnny Lee fut un héros de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et il aimerait bien que le Ministère des Anciens Combattants lui fasse un enterrement militaire. Refus du Ministère : Johnny Lee ? Connaît pas. L'imbroglio bureaucratique s'épaississant, devinez à qui Bucky fait appel ? A Kinsey Minlhone, votre privé préférée. Et moi, bonne poire, j'accepte gracieusement d'aider le jeune homme. Arrivée d'un vieil et curieux ami de Lee, cambriolage, coffre-fort qui livre une clé qui n'ouvre rien. Bien fait pour moi, d'autant plus que l'enquête patauge. Jusqu'au jour où je me lance à la poursuite d'un sac et de l'inconnu qui vient de le dérober chez Bucky. Le voyage sera long, dangereux et comique à la fois. Johnny Lee était vraiment un sacré lascar. Face à la tradition établie par les prêtresses du polar made in England, Sue Grafton, Américaine du Kentucky, impose un nouveau style de roman noir.

Book by John Escott, Adam Willis

Every year millions of people visit England from all over the world. Find out why and read about the history of the country and some of the things you can see and do there today - the cities, national parks, sports, the cinema and theatre, pubs and music. All the things that make England a beautiful and exciting place to visit!

How much do you know about the Wild West? What do you know about cowboys and Indians, about wagon trails and gunfights? Inside this book you will find the true story of the Wild West, and of some of the famous people who lived and worked there. People like Wyatt Earp, Jesse James, Billy the Kid - and Annie Oakley, the best shot in the West.

Rowan Atkinson stras in this funny film as an incompetent British diplomat who is mistaken for a famous and danerous spy.

Flies are a nuisance. They are annoying when they buzz around you, but you can brush them away with your hand. After all, a fly is only about half the size of your fingernail. But suppose it wasn't. Catch a fly and look at it closely - look at its head, its eyes, its legs. Now imagine that this thing was the size of a human being... These eight stories offer horror in many shapes and forms, in worlds full of monsters and evil spirits, where terror lies waiting in the shadows, and where the living and the dead dance hand in hand.--Quatrième de couverture

The men and the woman in this book - William Tell, Tom Blood, Lord Bao, King Matthias, Johnny Appleseed, and Lady Godiva - are all real people from history. But every time someone tells an old story, they change things in it, to make them bigger, better, and more exciting. So what is true in this book and what is not? Read all six of the stories, and see what you think.--P. [4] of cover

C'est exprès que Trisha s'est laissée distancer par sa mère et son frère, ce jour-là, au cours d'une excursion sur la piste des Appalaches. Lassée de leurs sempiternelles disputes depuis que Papa n'est plus là. Ce qu'elle n'imaginait pas, c'est que quelques minutes plus tard elle serait réellement perdue dans ces forêts marécageuses. Qu'elle affronterait le froid, la faim, la nuit, les bruits et les rumeurs de la nature. Et deux personnages terrifiants acharnés à sa perte : la Teigne et la Chose. Il lui reste son baladeur, sur lequel elle peut suivre les exploits de son idole, Tom Gordon, le joueur de base-ball. Le seul qui peut l'aider, la sauver. Après Sac d'os et La Tempête du siècle, le roi de l'épouvante offre à ses millions de fans une surprise. Un magnifique personnage de petite fille drôle, futée, énergique, capable de désespoir autant que de courage. Et puis une histoire très simple. Une terreur très simple.

Mi-chien, mi-loup Croc-Blanc après une vie sauvage se retrouve parmi les hommes et se heurte à la civilisation.

Hester Prynne must wear the letter A to mark her adulterous behaviour, but she lives her life her own way.

L'un des meilleurs romans de l'auteur (1826), ancêtre de la formule western.

Discover the capital of the United States of America, past and present.

Do ghosts exist? When Rick and Mia explore a mysterious old house perhaps they will find out.

"You're a brave man, but I am afraid for you,' says Lady Marian to Robin of Locksley. She is afraid because Robin does not like Prince John's new taxes and wants to do something for the poor people of Nottingham. When Prince John hears this, Robin is suddenly in great danger"--Cover

Mr Bean goes to a restaurant for his birthday dinner. But, of course, things don't go smoothly. He doesn't like the food. But what can he do? He tries to hide it in the strangest places Chaotic adventures follow Mr Bean wherever he goes Star of TV and cinema, Mr Bean is famous all over the world.

Mit Originaltexten und Bearbeitungen klassischer sowie moderner Literatur lädt die 'Oxford Bookworms Library' zum Lesen ein. - Illustrationen erleichtern die Einführung neuer Vokabeln. - Ein reichhaltiger Aufgabenapparat liefert Übungen und Aktivitäten. - Ein 'glossary' erklärt alle Wörter, die über die angegebenen Grundwörter hinausgehen.

Nicky has just got off the plane at New York to stay with his Aunt Carrie. But at once things start to go wrong. Soon Nicky is being taken on a terrifying tour of New York by some young people he doesn’t even know. And the police think he is a thief! Nicky is lost, alone and very scared. A gripping adventure for younger readers.

These stories by John Updike, Graham Greene, William Boyd, Susan Hill, D.H. Lawrence, Saki, Penelope Lively, Bernard McLaverty, Frank Tuohy, Morley Callaghan explore life from a child's perspective, and show that the world can be a strange, baffling, and sometimes very frightening place.

Mr Ross lives on an island where no visitors come. He stops people from taking photographs of him. He is young and rich, but he looks sad. And there is one room in his house which is always locked. Carol Sanders and her mother come to the island to work for Mr Ross. Carol soon decides that there is something very strange about Mr Ross. Where did he get his money from? How can a young man buy an island? So she watches, and she listens - and one night she learns what is behind the locked door. --Page 4 of cover

Designed for reading practice or performing. Each play offers the opportunity to learn and practice language in an imaginative and dynamic way.

A magazine-style reader with stories and articles exploring both the fun and the difficult aspects of Christmas. There are interesting articles about Christmas and its traditions, plus recipes and quizzes. There is a look at the serious meaning of Christmas, too. An entertaining guide to one of the most important festivals in the world.

'My name is Kinsey Millhone. I'm a private investigator, licensed by the State of California. I'm thirty-two years old, twice divorced, no kids. The day before yesterday I killed someone and the fact weighs heavily on my mind...' Kinsey had been out for most of the morning and the client was waiting in the corridor. Nikki Fife. The eight years since Kinsey had seen her had left no visible scars. But now she was looking for the help that only a detective could provide. For whoever had killed her husband, it wasn't Nikki Fife. And if his wife wasn't the murderer, that meant someone else was...

Word count 14,950 Suitable for younger learners

Who is the stranger and why has he come to the island? Why does he look at Eagle's Rock and Vitalis' house? Costas wants to know the answers to these questions. And he wants to be the first to climb the dangerous Eagle's Rock. But will the stranger do it first? A dramatic adventure follows.

Jim est tout jeune lorsqu'il embarque sur l'Hispaniola en direction d'une île renfermant un trésor. Pendant le voyage en mer, puis sur l'île au trésor, Jim se retrouve au centre d'un combat sans merci, la moitié de l'équipage étant composée de pirates inquiétants... Jim et ses amis réussiront-ils à échapper aux griffes des forbans ? Le trésor, s'il existe, tombera-t-il entre de bonnes mains ? Le dossier propose une lecture suivie de L'île au trésor et des exercices d'écriture. Il présente un groupement de textes sur le roman d'aventures (Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoé ; Edgar Atlan Poe, Le Scarabée d'Or ; Mac Orlan, L'Ancre de miséricorde).

Set in 1751 Scotland during a tumultuous period, the story follows young David Balfour, who finds himself alone and without resources. His life takes a dramatic turn when he discovers a letter from his deceased father, setting him on an extraordinary journey filled with fear and excitement. As he navigates through challenges, David's adventure promises to be both thrilling and transformative.

Les ouvrages de la collection Les Langues Modernes/Bilingue vous proposent sous une forme très claire : . des textes d'écrivains étrangers de réputation internationale. . une traduction fidèle et précise, sans être étroitement littérale. . une introduction critique permettant d'approfondir le sens des textes. . de nombreuses notes de caractère culturel qui prolongent cette introduction dans le détail et des précisions linguistiques éclairant certains tours de traduction. Jekyll et Hyde ne sont pas frères jumeaux, observa G.K. Chesterton. Ils sont plutôt comme père et fils. Jekyll créa Hyde. Hyde n'aurait jamais pu créer Jekyll, il ne put que le détruire. Reflet inquiétant de la société victorienne crispée sur un moralisme de façade, prémonition romanesque des découvertes de Freud, Dr Jekyll et Mr Hyde est aussi une fable sur le thème éternel de l'apprenti sorcier et des malédictions de la science.

It is festival time in the City of Themon, and Hercules and Iolaus are to choose the festival queen. But will she die, like all festival queens before her? And is Hera the lover of Zeus behind it all? Before these and others questions can be answered, Hercules must figt the terrible Sea Serpent of Themom.

Nick Lortz is sitting outside a café in Whistler, a village in the Canadian mountains, when a stranger comes and sits next to him. She's young, pretty, and has a beautiful smile. Nick is happy to sit and talk with her. But why does she call Nick 'Mr. Hollywood'? Why does she give him a big kiss when she leaves? And who is the man at the next table - the man with the short white hair? Nick learns the answers to these questions three long days later - in a police station on Vancouver Island.

Traduit de l'anglais par Henri Robillot A cent trente mètres de là et six étages plus haut, le Chacal tenait fermement son fusil bien calé au centre du coussin, l'œil vissé à la lunette. Il distinguait avec netteté la visière du képi, les yeux cernés au creux des orbites, la tempe grisonnante au milieu de laquelle se croisaient les fils du collimateur. Doucement, sans hâte, il pressa la détente... Une fraction de seconde plus tard, il considérait le centre de la cour sans parvenir à en croire ses yeux.

L'autre jour, nous avons vu Mlle Legourdin attraper une fille par ses nattes et la projeter par-dessus la barrière du terrain de jeu!--Page 4 de la couverture.

[Penguin Readers Level 6]An intriguing tale of revenge in which the main characters are controlled by consuming passions. This novel was once considered such a risk by its publishers that Emily Bronte had to defray the cost of publication until a sufficient number of copies had been sold.

This Level 2, elementary Penguin Reader contains 500 words and tells the story of the Men in Black, who must save the world from the Bug. If they don't, there will be a war