VITAL Collection

Presents an adaptation of the story of the four Musketeers who plot to replace King Louis XIV of France with a mysterious, masked prisoner in the Bastille, who is believed to be Louis' falsely imprisoned twin brother and the true king.

Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous love stories in the world. But it is more than a great love story. It is also about life and death, happiness and sadness, and the terrible hate between two great families. Shakespeare's beautiful tale is still as popular today as it was more than 400 years ago.

A peasant changes places with a prince and both youths learn something about "pleasures and palaces."

"A jack-of-all trades applies his talent for fixing anything to a diversified service business."--

On a cold November afternoon in 1833, two wagons are about to cross the dark Mississippi River into Iowa on a tiny boat. What will Iowa decide on the question of owning human beings? No one yet knows. Key City on the River explores a little known time in early American history and the issue of otherness mixed with hope for the future.

Sir Charles Baskerville is dead. Did the hound of the Baskervilles kill him? Can Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson stop the hound from killing again? Penguin Readers is a series of popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction and thought-provoking non-fiction, written for learners of English as a foreign language. The series is aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and includes language activities that help develop key skills. The Hound of the Baskervilles, a Sta

Why are the Transylvanian peasants so fearful of Count Dracula's castle? When a young businessman discovers the truth, it is nearly too late. Will Jonathan have enough time to save his beloved fiance´e from the vampire's deadly embrace?

Ten strangers are invited to a tiny island, each for a very different reason. Over dinner on the first night, a recorded message accuses each of the guests of a serious crime, all of which they deny. Then, by the end of that evening, one of the group is dead. A storm rises - now no one can come or go from the island. Then another dies, and another. The killer has to be one of them - but which one?. This book is Level 4 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 4 is equivalent to CEF level B2 with

In an old town in England, there is a statue of a happy prince. But the prince is not happy. He can see the sad things in the town. Then he meets a swallow. They help the people.

"This is an easy-to-read book about a young woman who pursues her dream of opening a hair salon in her home."--

The young man has only one dream: join the brave company of the king's musketeers. Will he be clever and daring enough to make his dream come true? He rides into Paris on his old, broken-down horse. A world of adventure is just ahead.

During one of his adventurous voyages in the 1600s, an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives for twenty-four years on a deserted island.

With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. The Scissor-Man, a Level 7 Reader, is B2 in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future perfect simple, mixed conditionals, past

"This is an easy to read book about how a young man who loves the outdoors turns an after-school lawn mowing job into a full-time business."--

Robin Hood lives in the forest with his Merry Men. He takes from rich people and gives to poor people. The Sheriff doesn't like Robin Hood but can he catch him?

After being washed overboard from an ocean liner, fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne, spoiled son of a millionaire, is rescued by Ne England fishermen who put him to work on their boat.

"The Knight's Tale is a very old story about two knights, Arcita and Palamon. The two men love the Queen's sister, Emily. Do they fight for her?" -- back cover.

Mia and Beth travel from New Zealand to Whitby, England. They stay with Sheila and Jack at Baysdale Farm Bed and Breakfast. There, Mia reads the story of the Moor Stones, and Beth goes for a walk in the rain..

"In Japan, nothing is more familiar than the neighborhood post office, with its big red box in front and bright, welcoming windows. The post office has been Siya's favorite place since she was a child. Now a young woman, Siya is delighted to have a job at the Shindori Post Office in Shizuoka City, even though it is temporary. But her boss is a jerk. Born in Japan of a Japanese father and an Indian mother, Siya looks just a little different. The boss won't believe she is a native speaker and give

"Dr. Tarak Kapoor cannot sleep. He has just taken a job as a telemedicine doctor in Texas. Garnet is two days and five airports away from his home in Mumbai. Tarak is so tired, but his body thinks it's lunchtime in India. By 2:30 a.m. he is wandering the empty streets. To his surprise, he finds a brightly lit pay telephone next to a set of broken traffic lights. Even though it's the middle of the night, people drive up one by one and make calls. Why on earth are they here at this hour? Who are t