Gripping, spirited and sometimes grisly, Spurling's fresh interpretations of these timeless tales bring both their heroes and their context vividly to life, reanimating Apollo, Herakles, Theseus, Perseus and Agamemnon.
1896. Tirzah, Louisa and Polly are best friends who've left boarding school and gone back to very different lives. Polly is teaching in an orphanage. Louisa is looking for a rich husband at the London Season. And Tirzah is stuck acting as an unpaid companion to her grandmother. In a series of letters, they share their hopes, their frustrations, their dramas ... and their romances. Can these three very different young women find happiness?
<p> <b> <i>Pearson English Active Readers</i> </b> present stories carefully written and graded across five levels for teachers of English who want to activate their students' language through reading, . </p> <p> </p> <p>From original stories, classic and contemporary fiction, to film adaptations and nonfiction titles, an integrated skills approach consolidates vocabulary and develops language skills while learners experience the joy of reading. </p> <p> </p> <p>Find out more at english.com/readers</p> <p> </p>
Get ready to become obsessed with K-culture. This is the ultimate guide to the Korean way of life.
Korean culture is taking over our beauty routines, our homes, our playlists and our TVs. Here, for the first time, this beautiful book brings together everything you ever wanted to know about the Korean way of life.