Résultats Éditeur "Naxos AudioBooks" dans Littérature et fiction

The first volume of David Timson's series retelling of the stories from Shakespeare's plays was widely praised by newspaper and educators alike. Here is volume 2, with more key plays. Including Julius Caesar, The Merchant of Venice, and Henry IV, all texts which regularly appear on the exam syllabus. As before, the stories are illustrated by numerous examples from the plays themselves. They are read by two leading Shakespearean actors, Juliet Stevenson and Alex Jennings.

The magic of ballet is evoked in these enchanting stories presented with many musical excerpts from the works themselves. Jenny Agutter, who before turning to acting was a dancer, presents the stories of two French ballets - Giselle and Coppelia - and the three great ballets by Tchaikovsky, in engaging style. A perfect introduction to the ballet.

The March sisters are among the most beloved characters in children's literature, and Good Wives - the second volume of Little Women - picks up where its predecessor left off. As Meg marries John, Jo is faced with a romantic dilemma of her own, Amy travels to Europe, and Beth becomes increasingly ill. In this sensitive and lively novel, Alcott - "the Thackeray, the Trollope, of the nursery and the schoolroom", as Henry James called her - is on sparkling form.

This is a story from the Famous People in History collection.

This is a story from the Ballet Stories collection.

This is a story from the Just So Stories collection.

This is a story from the Famous People in History II collection.

This is a story from the Grimms' Fairy Tales 2 collection.

This is a story from the Andersen's Fairy Tales collection.

This is a story from the Thumbelina and Other Fairy Tales collection.

This is a story from the More Tales from the Greek Legends collection.

Eight more plays introduced for younger audiences, including Much Ado About Nothing, Antony and Cleopatra, The Winter's Tale, Measure for Measure, and All's Well That Ends Well.

This is a story from the Tales from the Greek Legends collection.

This is a story from the Thumbelina and Other Fairy Tales collection.

This is a story from the Andersen's Fairy Tales collection.

As Jim Hawkins tells his extraordinary tale, and later that of his companion Dr. Livesey, we are plunged into a world of pirates, buried treasure, mutiny, and deceit.

The Snow Queen is one of Andersen's most affecting stories. Little Kay is enticed away from his home by the Snow Queen who traps him in her palace in the cold far north. His loyal friend Gerda goes on a long and dangerous journey, overcoming many obstacles to rescue him. With this classic children's story are other entertaining and moving tales from the imagination of Hans Christian - the story of a cunning frog, an old house and a snowman who is unaware of the effects of the coming spring.

This is a story from the Moses and Other Stories from the Old Testament collection.

This is a story from the Grimm's Fairy Tales collection.

This is a story from the Thumbelina and Other Fairy Tales collection.