The day I met him, however, something was troubling him greatly. He began to speak as soon as he saw me. Even though I had arrived at the camp after walking 35 kilometres that day, he did not even invite me to sit down. \"The situation,\" he told me, \"is very serious. The up-river stations must be relieved. We cannot wait....

\"Oh go away! Leave with the rest of the dream, won\"t you?\" \"What dream?\" \"The dream that I am in Arthur\"s court, a person who never existed, and that I\"m talking to you, a person I must have made up.\" \"And is it a dream that they have decided you are to be burned at noon tomorrow?\" he asked me. The boy was right, the situation was serious....

One of Dickens\" most popular novels, Great Expectations tells the story of an orphan called Pip and his attempts to rise from a poor childhood and become a gentleman. On his way, he meets memorable characters, such as Magwitch the convict, beautiful but arrogant Estella and eccentric Miss Havisham. Retold by Katrina Gormley....

Bestseller Readers is a series of carefully chosen and beautifully illustrated classical texts retold in a modern and imaginative way. They have been carefully graded and are packaged with an activity book to enable revision of the texts. Retold by Francesca Stafford....

The eyes of the Happy Prince were full of tears. He was so sad and beautiful that the little swallow was sad, too. \"Who are you?\" asked the little swallow. \"I am the Happy Prince\", the statue answered. \"But you aren\"t happy. You\"re crying\", said the little swallow. Retold by Gill Mackie....

Bestseller Readers are illustrated, simplified readers that can be read in class or at home and have been carefully graded in terms of vocabulary, syntax, grammar and thematic content to meet the needs of students at each level....

\"Bestseller Readers\" are illustrated, simplified readers that can be read in class or at home and have been carefully graded in terms of vocabulary, syntax, grammar and thematic content to meet the needs of students at each level....