These stories paint colourful pictures of life in Britain and America in the past. We meet some unusual people. There's the dreamy boy who wakes up one day to find a bird making a nest in his hair! And there's the man who tries to catch a ghost.
Some of the stories are very funny and others are quite frightening. Many have a twist at the end!
Penguin Readers are simplified texs designed in association with Longman, the world famous educational publisher, to provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Each book has an introduction and extensive activity material. They are published at seven levels from Easystarts (200 words) to Advanced (3000 words).
- Silas The Good H.E. Bates
- Mabel W. Somerset Maugham
- The Barber's Uncle William Saroyan
- The Rocking-Horse Winner D. H. Lawrence
- Springtime on the Menu O. Henry
- The Open Window H. H. Munro (Saki)
- The Income-Tax Man Marke Twain
- The Upper Berth F. Marion Crawford
- My Bank Account Stephen Leacock