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One hot summer day, Alice sees a white rabbit and runs after it. She follows it down a rabbit-hole - and arrives in Wonderland. Here, caterpillars can talk and rabbits have watches. And the Queen wants to cut off everybody's head!

Original / British English Britain is a small country but it has a long history. Two thousand years ago it was part of the Roman Empire. In the 1930s the British Empire was the biggest empire in world history. In the past, kings and queens fought to rule Britain. Discover how wars, revolutions and religion have changed its history. Read about the different countries of the United Kingdom - and the...

My Fair Lady is the story of a poor young flower-seller and a professor who doesn't like women. The professor decides to teach the flower-seller to speak better English. He wants to change her from street-girl to lady. But what will he learn from her?

Original British English London is one of the great cities of the world. It is the biggest city in Britain and in Europe. In 1900, it was the biggest city in the world. In this book you will find a lot of interesting information about London. You will read about its history from Roman times. You will learn about its famous people - and the shops, museums and palaces of this exciting city.

While John Wood was working for Microsoft, he went on vacation to Nepal. There, in a small mountain village, he visited a school library which had very few books. The shock of this experience changed his life. Now his charity, Room to Read, has built more than 10,000 libraries and schools to give children in poor countries a better future.

Tom Jones isn't a bad guy, but boys just want to have fun. Nearly two and a half centuries after its publication, the adventures of the rambunctious and randy Tom Jones still makes for great reading. I'm not in the habit of using words like bawdy or rollicking, but if you look them up in the dictionary, you should see a picture of this book.

Alexander the Great became king of Macedonia at the age of twenty. When he died, twelve years later he ruled the biggest empire that the world had ever known. Many people died as he and his army fought their way east. But he became a hero to many others, and his achievements were extraordinary.

Lord Cutler Beckett thinks that pirates are very bad for business. He wants to take command of the oceans. The Pirate Lords, of course, have other ideas. But can they fight him and win- together? They need the help of Captain Jack Sparrow, but he and his ship are at the bottom of the ocean. Is this the end for the Pirates of the Caribbean?

'We'll give a free dinner to the person who tells the best story. Now, put up your hands if you agree.' The pilgrims all held up their hands. A group of pilgrims are travelling together for five days from London to Canterbury. On the way, each pilgrim has to tell a story to keep the others amused. Some stories are happy, and some are sad. But they all have a message, and we can lear...

Jenny Tinker arrives in New York with her father, Sam. The Tinkers are English. They're starting a new life in America. They want a farm, but they haven't got any money. What can they do?