Margaret Tarner – лучшие книги

During one hot summer on Long Island, Jay Gatsby throws an amazing party every weekend. He is an extremely wealthy man, although no one knows where he or his money have come from. But Gatsby has a purpose: he is following a dream of love. Will his dream come true?

"I looked up at the high castle walls. There were no lights on any of the windows. I heard the great wooden door being unlocked. It opened slowly. A very old man with white man was standing there. 'Welcome to my home, ' he said. 'Enter Castle Dracula, Mr Harker.' As I stepped inside, Count Dracula took hold of my arm. He was terribly strong and his hand was as cold as ice."

Emma, одно из лучших произведений Джейн Остин, тонкое и саркастичное, повествует о красавице и умнице, вполне состоятельной девушке, которая любит заниматься сватовством. Однако ее попытки соединить узами брака подругу Гариетт и молодого вдовца мистера Элтона закончились катастрофически.

"Pride and Prejudice", which opens with one of the most famous sentences in English Literature, is an ironic novel of manners. In it the garrulous and empty-headed Mrs. Bonnet has only one aim - that of finding a good match for each of her five daughters. In this she is mocked by her cynical and indolent husband.

Frankenstein is an Elementary-level book written by Mary Shelley for the Macmillan Readers Series. This classic story is about the eccentric scientist Victor Frankenstein who has a passion for studying old science theories and this leads to the creation of a huge monster during an unusual scientific experiment.

Oliver stared round the dirty room. There was a rope tied across one corner of the room. Many brightly-coloured silk handkerchiefs were hanging over the rope.

Tells the story of Anna's forbidden love for the dashing soldier, Count Vronsky. This work is a study of passionate love set against the background of pre-Bolshevik Russia at the time of the development of the Russian railway.

Shakespeare's Scottish story of magic and murder is one of his darkest works. Macbeth's bloody rise to power is encouraged by his wife, Lady Macbeth. Their ambition leads them into a world of guilt and madness which destroys their marriage - and ends in tragedy.
This Macmillan Reader is written as a playscript and includes original extracts from Macbeth.

- Extra grammar and vocabulary exercises; - Notes about the story; - Notes about the life of William Shakespeare; - Points for Understanding comprehension questions; - Glossary of difficult vocabulary; - Audio CD/download available for this title.

Retold by Margaret Tarner.

Shakespeare's famous story of the young Prince Hamlet's journey into despair and revenge after learning that his uncle is his father's murderer.
This Macmillan Reader is written as a playscript and includes original extracts from Hamlet.
- Extra grammar and vocabulary exercises.
- Notes about the life of William Shakespeare.
- Notes about the story.
- Points for Understanding comprehension questions.
- Glossary of difficult vocabulary.
- Free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets at www.macmillanenglish.com/reade.
Retold by Margaret Tarner.

Rebecca's death had been in all the newspapers. Everyone thought that she had drowned in the sea near Manderley...

Surely no audiobook collection should be without some version of this timeless classic, arguably the most famous and well-loved gothic novel of the 20th century, and this production would be an excellent choice. Read in wonderfully British cadences by Anna Massey, all the mysterious and oppressive nuances are made immediate and chilling. We even feel some sympathy for the absurdly timid and cowering heroine; it is, after all, easy to imagine feeling woefully inferior to the predecessor and desperately eager to please. Of course the story requires great leaps of credulity... Forget the movie; it makes mincemeat of the actual tale.

Extra grammar and vocabulary exercises.
Points for Understanding comprehension questions.
Glossary of difficult vocabulary.
Free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets.
Audio CD/download available for this title.