Collection: Language Learning Fiction

Why would a wombat be registered for war? It's 1965, and an old Tattersalls barrel starts rolling marbles to randomly conscript young Australian men to fight in the war in Vietnam. Melbourne housewife Jean McLean is outraged, as are her artist friends Clif and Marlene Pugh, who live in the countr...

A collection of eleven short stories that supplement the Nuovo Progetto Italian 2 course book. Suitable for self-study.

Nicolas Bouvier has already made short trips or longer stays in Burgundy, Finland, Algeria, Spain, then in Yugoslavia, via Italy and Greece. This time, he is aiming further: Turkey, Iran, Kabul and then the border with India. He is accompanied by his friend Thierry Vernet, who will document the e...

"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.

"Au grand jeu du destin, Mimo a tiré les mauvaises cartes. Né pauvre, confié en apprentissage à un sculpteur de pierre sans envergure, il a du génie entre les mains. Héritière du clan Orsini, Viola a passé son enfance à l'ombre d'un palais génois. Elle a trop d'ambition pour se résigner à la plac...

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...