Collection: Language Learning Fiction

"Hercule Poirot would love to spend a peaceful holiday. A small island, a pleasant hotel, fine cuisine, charming guests. Everything would be perfect if Arlena Marshall, one of those femme fatales who drive men crazy, were not among the summer visitors. But was that a reason to strangle her?"--Pub...

Thirty-three years-old and recently divorced, Renee Neré has begun a new life on her own, supporting herself as a music-hall artist. Maxime, a rich and idle bachelor, intrudes on her independent existence and offers his love and the comforts of marriage. A provincial tour puts distance between th...

Autobiographical story about the tensions that arise between the author and his wife during a hike through the Mojave Desert.

As well as an introduction, the text includes a glossary explaining difficult words at the end, as well as interesting facts that place the story in context. It includes a complete reading of the text by a professional narrator as well as a set of pronunciation exercises.

Who is writing anonymous death threats to the residents of Madrid? These disturbing letters which worry the police come from Havana. In Cuba, Inspector Felipe Torres finds himself in the centre of a disturbing mystery.

A collection of short readers enriched by colour illustrations, notes on vocabulary and interspersed with a variety of comprehension activities and exercises. The accompanying audio material offers a reading of the entire story as well as some listening exercises, as detailed in the books. With d...

Panicked, the young scribe flees, Kel, not without taking the encrypted papyrus at the origin of this carnage. For the authorities, this is equivalent to signing his crime. While on the run, Kel will have no choice but to decode the manuscript.

A guide and dictionary of French verbs and their propositions conceived and intended for the students of French in the world.

"Été 1975, dans le New Hampshire. Nola Kellergan, une jeune fille de quinze ans, disparaît dans des conditions mystérieuses. Au printemps 2008, à New York, Marcus Goldman, jeune écrivain à succès, est dans la tourmente): il est incapable d'écrire le nouveau roman qu'il doit remettre à son éditeur...

The author shares recipes and anecdotes from his world travels.