Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Valley of Fear (+ Audio CD) The great detective Sherlock Holmes is needed to solve a murder in Sussex, England. A card with the initials VV 341 has been left by the body, and discovering the facts of the case gets ever more difficult. The answers to this mystery lie far away from the scene of the crime and across the Atlantic,...

Jules Verne. Deux ans de vacances (+ Audio CD) The school year has just finished and group of young friends from New Zealand, prepare to go on a cruise. When a disaster happens, the friends find themselves shipwrecked in the middle of the ocean, without the ship’s captain or crew. Will they be able to survive all the dangers? Will they ever see ...

Theodor Fontane. Effi Briest (+ Audio CD) Die siebzehnjährige Effi heiratet den wesentlich älteren Baron Geert von Innstetten. In der kalten Provinzstadt Kessin, wo sie mit ihm lebt, kann sie sich nicht einleben. Während Innstetten vor allem an seine Karriere denkt, lernt sie den ‘Damenmann’ Major Crampas kennen. Fontanes ‘Ef...

Tiziana Merani. Veleno a colazione (+ Audio CD) In Genoa, the death by poisoning of a Milanese doctor upsets the peaceful atmosphere of the guest house, ‘Quarto dei Mille’, where Dr Capri spent the last night of his life. There isn’t enough evidence to think that it was suicide and the story has many mysterious aspects to it: why did someone who ...

Gloria Boscaini. Sin Duda (+ Audio CD) Sin Duda is a grammar book which can be used either as a classroom tool or for self study. The book is divided into 12 sections (temas) and presents the language of A1-B1, towards B2 levels of the Common European Framework of Reference. Features: • clear and concise explanations accompanied by vigne...

Saki. Wicked and Humorous Tales (+ Audio CD) A dramatic intrusion ends a long family feud, a man is strangely influenced by his pets, a cat brings scandal to British society and a little boy battles to enjoy life with the help of his own personal god. These are just a few of the amazing stories created by Hector Hugh Munro – alias master short...

Johann Jacob Christoph von Grimmelshausen. Simplicius Simplicissimus (+ Audio CD) Immer abenteuerlich, oft traurig, oft komisch geht es in der Welt unseres (Anti) Helden Simplicius zu Die Zeiten sind danach. In Deutschland tobt der Dreißigjährige Krieg. Mit Übungen zum Leseverständnis und zahlreichen Aktivitäten zur Grammatik und Wortschatz. Die beigef...

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca. Naufragios (+ Audio CD) Resulta fascinante comprobar el estado en el que se encontraba América a los treinta años de ser descubierta. En ese instante histórico es cuando llegan los navíos de Pánfilo de Narváez al golfo de Méjico. Tenían nociones geográficas de la zona pero muy c...

Cinzia Medaglia. Amore e cinema (+ Audio CD) Filippo, a young and enterprising novice director falls in love with a beautiful showgirl called Eleanora in the TV Sardinia studios. But he must deal with the jealous and unscrupulous owner of the TV station. With sunny and lively Cagliari as a backdrop, Filippo and Eleanora face much difficulty in...

Gustavo Adolfo Becquer. Dos Leyendas (+ Audio CD) "La corza blanca" e "La cruz del diablo" are two of the short stories written by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836-70). They are filled with romanticism, mystery and all the elements that make up the Middle Ages....