Collection: Language Learning Fiction

The young welshman Perceval lives with his mother in a forest. He is completely ignorant of the world of knights because his mother, who has already lost her husband and two sons in combat, protects him. However, one day the young man meets a group of knights. Straight away, the young welshman wi...

A witty and reflective study of the bourgeoisie after the French Revolution, and the two great human obsessions - love and money. Eugene wants to get on in the world. So he has come to Paris, where the streets teem with chancers, criminals and social climbers - and everyone is out for what they c...

The story of Peter Schlemiehl, who finds himself isolated from society, after accepting a deal with the devil of bartering his shadow for fortune.

How tall is the Eiffel Tower? Why did it scandalize the year of its inauguration? How long did it take to build? How many steps do you have to climb to reach the summit? How many metal parts are there? How many tonnes of paint are needed to repaint it? Where are his imitations in the world? What ...

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, born in Lyon in 1900, shot down during a mission of war in 1944. The Little Prince (1943) is the fruit of his long meditations aviator and poet on the meaning of life, courage and friendship.

An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life.

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...

An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life.

Set in the French countryside of George Sand's childhood and narrated in the unique voice of a Berrichon peasant, La Petite Fadette is a beloved 1848 novel about identical twin brothers and Fadette, the mysterious waif with whom they both fall in love.