American Crime Stories


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'Curtis Colt didn't kill that liquor store woman, and that's a fact. It's not right that he should have to ride the lightning - that's what prisoners call dying in the electric chair. Curtis doesn't belong in it, and I can prove it.' But can Curtis's girlfriend prove it? Murder has undoubtedlybeen done, and if Curtis doesn't ride the lightning for it, then who will? These seven short stories, by well-known writers such as Dashiel Hammett, Patricia Highsmith, and Nancy Pickard, will keep you on the edge of your seat.




OBWL2: New Yorkers Short Stories


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A housewife, a tramp, a lawyer, a waitress, an actress - ordinary people living ordinary lives in New York at the beginning of this century. The city has changed greatly since that time, but its people are much the same. Some are rich, some are poor, some are happy, some are sad, some have found love, some are looking for love.O. Henry's famous short stories - sensitive, funny, sympathetic - give us vivid pictures of the everyday lives of these New Yorkers.







The Murders in the Rue Morgue


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"The Rue Morgue Murders" is a pioneering tale in the mystery genre, in which detective Auguste Dupin uses his acute observation and logic to solve a brutal double murder in Paris, revealing a surprising and unusual outcome.




Star for a Day


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'Look at Joe!' laughed Gus. 'He's in love with Jane Montford the beautiful film star!' Joe Fleming and his friends work at Topbox Productions, one of Hollywood's biggest studios. But they are not actors: they move the cameras, make the coffee and clean the floors. But then one day, Jane Montford is working at Topbox. And, suddenly, Joe gets a new job.




Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 6: Cry Freedom


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They said Steve Biko was a man of violence; then why did he talk of peace? They said he wanted revolution; so why did he talk of friendship? They said he died of hunger; why was his body broken and bruised ? This is the story of a man's fight with the government of South Africa. It is the story of ail people who prefer truth to lies. It is the story of ail people who cry 'Freedom', and who are not afraid to die.




Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 3: The USA


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Word count 10,188 CD: American English Suitable for younger learners




Oxford Bookworms Library


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Free supplementary teaching material for Stages 1-6 of the Oxford Bookworms Library.




Sherlock Holmes Short Stories Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library


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A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective of them all. He sits in his room, and smokes his pipe. He listens, and watches, and thinks. He listens to the steps coming up the stairs; he watches the door opening - and he knows what question the stranger will ask. In these three of his best stories, Holmes has three visitors to the famous flat in Baker Street - visitors who bring their troubles to the only man in the world who can help them.