This collection brings together stories and extracts which explore the relationship people have with animals large and small, wild and tame, real and imaginary. From a fantastical children\"s fable to a complex psychological love story, readers......

Food and literature have a long relationship and food is used to shed light on characters and relationships, from meals as the centre of family life to food as a political symbol. This collection brings together five stories and extracts all with food......

This collection brings together stories which explore mystery in all its forms. From psychological mysteries to mysteries of the heart, from strange phenome to good old-fashioned detective puzzles, there is sure to be a story here to enthral every reader of mystery....

A set of four books from the Macmillan Literature Collection: Horror Stories: From a supernatural presence on a beach to a crazed underground beast, this collection has ghosts and spirits to frighten even the most hardened horror reader... Includes......

This collection of five stories brings together a variety of writing styles from the genre of crime writing. From the adventures of the most famous of all detectives, Sherlock Holmes, to the contemporary writings of Ruth Rendell and Alexander McCall Smith, there will a story here to delight everyone....

This series of Readers containing original, unsimplified stories written by famous classic and modern writers, now features four new titles....

This collection of six extracts takes the reader though a variety of landscapes which are both challenging and exhilarating. From the desert conditions of Mexico to the frozen land of the Northern Lights, there is something here for everyone who loves to read about travel....

This series of Readers containing original, unsimplified stories written by famous classic and modern writers, now features four new titles....

This collection brings together five stories which explores a range of perspectives within the genre of science fiction. From space travel to time travel, scientific experiments and teleportation, these stories will fascinate and delight fans of science fiction everywhere....

This collection of six stories explores a variety of perspectives of the theme of love over the last century, from a maid jilted by her social-climbing boyfriend to a bored housewife who is looking for something extra in her life....

This collection of five stories explores a variety of different literary approaches to the genre of horror. From a violent spirit brought to life by an old whistle, to a terrifying monster who lives deep under the ground, these stories will terrify and entertain fans of horror everywhere....

These advanced-level Readers contain a variety of original, unsimplified short stories written by famous classic and modern writers. They are perfect for those students who are ready to make the transition from graded readers to unabridged English literature texts....