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“Our story begins just outside Miss Pinkerton’s Academy for Young Ladies at Chiswick Mall in London. A large family carriage is waiting for two young ladies, Amelia Sedley and Becky Sharp.” In this Reader you will Focus on W. M. Thackeray, The Book’s Title, The Serial Novel, Waterloo | Glossary of difficult words | Comprehension and extension activities Tags Love | Jealousy | Family Vanity Fair was written 200 years ago, but it is a thoroughly modern story that provides us with universal truths about what it means to be human, in all its splendour – and with all its imperfections. It is a story full of memorable characters who accompany you on a fascinating journey through the first part of the nineteenth century.
Das Märchen von Oscar Wilde erzählt von einem Fischer, der seine Seele verliert, um die Liebe einer schönen Meerjungfrau zu gewinnen. Es thematisiert die Konflikte zwischen Liebe, Selbstaufopferung und den Konsequenzen von Entscheidungen.
Catherine Morland ist eine ungewöhnliche Heldin von Jane Austen: jung, tugendhaft, aber weder außergewöhnlich schön noch elegant. Sie liebt Bücher und verhält sich naiv. Ihre Gefühle gelten dem gebildeten Henry Tilney, der sie nach Northanger Abbey einlädt, wo sie ein dunkles Familiengeheimnis vermutet.
Doctor Faustus is the most brilliant scholar of his day. He has studied hard and is now master of all areas of learning. However, he wants something more, so he enters into an agreement with the Devil. He agrees to sell his soul in return for twenty-four years of knowledge, power and riches, which only brings him despair and terror as he realises the full implication of his impulsive action.
The mighty warrior Beowulf offers to help the King of the Danes in a quest to kill the monster Grendel and free his people from terror. After killing Grendel, Beowulf must also kill the monster's mother before he can return to his homeland, where he eventually becomes king. But he is called for a new adventure ... [4e de couverture]
