LETTURE IN LINGUA

Scotland 1751. When young David Balfour’s parents die, he discovers that his future is not quite what he expected. His wicked uncle will stop at nothing to steal David’s rightful inheritance, even arranging to sell him as a slave in America!

But fate has other plans. After being forced aboard a ship, David meets the fiery Highland rebel Alan Breck Stewart. Together, they escape their kidnappers and find themselves caught up in a wild chase across the rugged landscape of the Scottish Highlands. With the King’s soldiers hunting them and with dangerous Jacobite rebels around every corner, an unbreakable friendship starts between them.

This fictional adventure, based on historical events, follows David’s journey from boy to brave young man as he fights to claim what rightfully belongs to him.

The text includes a variety of activities for the four skills and dossiers to discover more about cultural and historical aspects and Mp3 files.

Meet Pip and embark on a journey into Victorian England with Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, a timeless novel of ambition, love, and redemption.

Discover how Pip’s life is forever changed by a mysterious benefactor. From his humble origins, to a world of wealth, Pip struggles with his past, his conscience, and his love for Estella. Will Pip’s great expectations lead him to happiness, or will he lose himself chasing a dream?

Dickens’ masterful storytelling brings to life a world of huge contrasts: poverty and privilege, kindness and cruelty, love and guilt, ambition and failure, generosity and selfishness.

Unforgettable characters and vivid descriptions will offer a vibrant picture of the Victorian era.

This edition includes activities for all four skills, cultural and historical dossiers, and Mp3.

Step into Regency-era England with Jane Austen’s Emma, a literary gem that unveils the intricacies of love and society. Meet Emma Woodhouse, beautiful, clever and rich whose favourite hobby is matchmaking.

As she busily organises the romantic affairs of her friends, she doesn’t realise she is developing feelings for a man she thinks is just a friend.

Will she succumb to love despite her resolution to never marry?

Austen’s smart observations on love, social class and self-discovery are brought to life through sparkling dialogue and vivid characters.

Emma is a delightful journey through the ups and downs of the heart, where societal norms are challenged and love triumphs in the end.

The text includes a variety of activities for the four skills and dossiers to discover more about cultural and historical aspects and Mp3 files.

On a spring day in April Chaucer’s 29 pilgrims from many different walks of life set out on a traditional pilgrimage from London to Canterbury, each one telling a story to liven up the journey.

The five tales in this reader reflect the views of the various social classes in the new Medieval England, as well as revealing complex and comic aspects of human nature. The characters come to life as Chaucer describes their strengths and weaknesses, often with humour and irony and always with minute attention to detail, showing his deep understanding of men and women and their position in the social hierarchy.

This fascinating collection of individuals described in The General Prologue includes the noble Knight, the unforgettable Wife of Bath with her advice on matters of love, the avaricious Pardoner, the studious clerk and the Nun’s Priest whose tale proves that dreams are a serious subject.

A Scottish general and his best friend in battle and life; a hero who turns into a bloodthirsty villain; his ambitious evil wife and a series of crimes committed to gain and keep the power over Scotland. In addition, the mysterious and ambivalent wisdom exuding from the witches, their magical power and spells, affecting human lives.

The text includes a variety of activities for the four skills and dossiers to explore and expand the cultural and historical aspects associated with the story. The volume also provides a recording of some parts of the text.

Benjamin Button was born under most unusual circumstances. At the ripe old age of seventy with a long smoke-coloured beard he found himself uncomfortably squashed into a hospital crib yearning for a cigar rather than warm milk. As the world moved forward he lived his life in reverse becoming younger and stronger much to the embarrassment of his family. The reader is carried dramatically through the various stages of his eventful existence as he goes to war, enters the business world, falls in love, has a son, goes to college and eventually slides back into babyhood. Although written in the 1920s, the story is still relevant today mirroring our obsession with age and appearance and ridiculing the social norms that condition our lives. This strange and haunting fable is written in the evocative and carefully constructed prose that made Fitzgerald one of the memorable voices in American literature.

In 2008 the story was made into a successful film by David Fincher starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.

This volume is accompanied by notes and a wide range of learning activities to enable readers to enrich their vocabulary and practise language structures.