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Penguin Readers - Level 3 Pre-Intermediate (1200 words)
This book is good when you prepare for a cultural section of any lesson at the given level. Students enjoy it.

Penguin Readers are a carefully graded collection of Readers that enable English language learners to enjoy reading whatever their language level.

Britain is a small country but it has a long history. Discover how wars, revolutions and religion have changed its history. Read about the different countries of the United Kingdom – and the great men and women who have shaped the British nation.
 

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered to be, along with The Three Musketeers, Dumas' most popular work. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet.^[1]

The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from just before the Hundred Days through to the reign of Louis-Philippe of France). The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. It is an adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy and forgiveness.

The Godfather is a crime novel written by Italian-Americanauthor Mario Puzo, originally published in 1969 by G. P. Putnam's Sons. It details the story of a fictitious Sicilian MafiaNew York City (and Long Beach, New York) and headed by Don Vito Corleone, who became synonymous with the Italian Mafia. The novel covers the years 1945 to 1955, and also provides the back story of Vito Corleone from early childhood to adulthood. family based in

The book introduced Italian criminal terms like consigliere, caporegime, Cosa Nostra, and omertà to an English-speaking audience.

It formed the basis for a 1972 film of the same name. Two film sequels, including new contributions by Puzo himself, were made in 1974 and 1990. The first and second films are widely considered to be two of the greatest films of all time.^[1][2]

The cover was created by S. Neil Fujita whose design featured a large Gothic-style letter "G" with a long curl at the top emphasizing the first three letters of the title, accompanied by the hands of a puppeteer holding a set of strings over the "father" portion of the word.^[3]

Рoманът "Алиcа в Стpаната на чудecата" e напиcан пpeз 1865 гoдина oт английcкия бeлeтpиcт Чаpлз Латуидж Дoджcън (Сharlеs Lutwidgе Dоdgsоn), кoйтo гo издава пoд пceвдoнима Луиc Каpoл (Lеwis Сarrоll). B нeгo ce пpeдава иcтopията на малкoтo мoмичeнцe Алиcа, кoeтo пpoпада в заeшка дупка и ce oзoвава в пpиказeн cвят, наceлeн cъc cтpанни чoвeкoпoдoбни cъщecтва. Книгата изoбилcтва oт алюзии към личнитe пpиятeли на Каpoл. Пpoдължeниeтo на книгата e poманът "Алиcа в Oглeдалния cвят", кoйтo излиза пpeз 1871 гoдина.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.^[1]Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world (the Wonderland of the title) populated by peculiar and anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic in ways that have given the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children.^[2] It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre,^[2][3] and its narrative course and structure have been enormously influential,^[3] especially in the fantasy genre.

По действителен случай! САЩ: В началото на 1960 г. медиите гръмват около едно шокиращо престъпление. Всички те следят хода на следствието, публикуват репортажи от залите на съда, коментират предстоящата смъртна присъда на двадесет и три годишния Джак Греъм. В какво се състои неговото престъпление? Мeждународното летище "Линкълн", щата Илинойс, е сковано от една от най-страховитите снежни бури, сполетявали го някога. Но това се оказва най-малката беда за служителите на летището и за приземяващите се самолети със стотици пътници на борда! Сложни лични и служебни отношения на пилоти, стюардеси, летищен персонал и пасажери. Любовни връзки, раздели, развод, професионална амбиция, работа под стрес и ... Застрашаваща живота на всички катастрофа, с която трябва да се справят!

„Летище" излиза през 1968 година и в продължение на дванайсет месеца заема първото място в световните класации! Авторът, спечелил милиони верни читатели с 11 романа –публикувани в 40 страни на 38 езика с тираж над 170 милиона копия!

The story of King Arthur is one of the most famous legends in England. A wonderful tale of the days of chivalry and the exciting adventures of Sir Gawain, Sir Galahad and the other knights of the Round Table.

The Lives & Times of The Great Composers neither offers a detailed analysis of the music of the different composers nor is it the result of substantial primary research. Michael Steen's book is based on the vast existing literature. He condenses his deep knowledge into concise, but never dry portraits that do not exclude juicy details and gossip.

Michael Steen informs readers about the fact that Schubert, Scriabin, Mozart, Mahler and Ravel were tiny, that Scriabin seduced a fifteen-year-old schoolgirl, that Janacek and Bartók married pupils who were almost "under age" under current British definitions, that Wagner realized that it was time to move on when the businessman bankrolling him in Zurich was about to discover that the composer was having an affair with his wife, that Beethoven was obsessed with his laundry, and that Tchaikovsky had a taste for boys, which makes him a pedophile.

Philosophy, art, literature, music and politics were all transformed in the turbulent period between the French Revolution of 1789 and the Communist Manifesto of 1848. This was the age of the ‘Romantic revolution’, when modern attitudes to political and artistic freedom were born. 

When we think of Romanticism, flamboyant figures such as Byron or Shelley instantly spring to mind, but what about Napoleon or Hegel, Turner or Blake, Wagner or Marx? How was it that Romanticism could give birth to passionate individualism and chauvinistic nationalism at the same time? How does it prefigure the totalitarian movements of the 20th century? Duncan Heath and Judy Boreham answer these questions and provide a unique overview of the many interlocking strands of Romanticism, focusing on the leading figures in Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Russia and America.

The Undergraduate's Companion To English Renaissance Writers And Their Web Sites is a simple research guide for twenty-first century students of English Renaissance writing. It features a wide list of authors in alphabetical order, and each listing contains a list of web sites with brief descriptions, the titles of biographies and literary criticism works about the author, as well as basic information concerning relevant journals, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, or handbooks. An excellent and easy-to-use reference for finding key references.

Macbeth clutches an imaginary dagger; Hamlet holds up Yorick's skull; Lear enters with Cordelia in his arms. Do these memorable and iconic moments have anything to tell us about the definition of Shakespearean tragedy? Is it in fact helpful to talk about 'Shakespearean tragedy' as a concept, or are there only Shakespearean tragedies? What kind of figure is the tragic hero? Is there always such a figure? What makes some plays more tragic than others? Beginning with a discussion of tragedy before Shakespeare and considering Shakespeare's tragedies chronologically one by one, this book seeks to investigate such questions in a way that highlights both the distinctiveness and shared concerns of each play within the broad trajectory of Shakespeare's developing exploration of tragic form.