When Uncle Cosmo buys himself a motorbike and gives Mrs Armitage his boring old car, it soon becomes obvious that her driving skills leave a lot to be desired. Mrs Armitage and Breakspear cause havoc bumping into bollards, bedsteads, lorries, a crane and bedoinging over some extremely uneven roads. As the bumper, the doors, the mudguard and even the roof disappear along the way, the car is tran…
from the back cover: The room was on the fourth floor, and the door was locked - with the key on the inside. The windows were closed and fastened - on the inside. The chimney was too narrow for a cat to get through. So how did the murderer escape? And whose were the two angry voices heard by the neighbours as they ran up the stairs? Nobody in Paris could find any answers to this mystery. Ex…
from the back cover: The human mind is a dark, bottomless pit, and sometimes it works in strange and frightening ways. That sound in the night . . . is it a door banging in the wind, or a murdered man knocking inside his coffin? The face in the mirror . . . is it yours, or the face of someone standing behind you, who is never there when you turn round? These famous short stories by Edgar Al…
This series presents some of the world's best stories, retold in dynamic graphic novel format. Well-known villains and heroes take on new shape while staying true to their original authors.
When Barnaby sets off on his raft, his mother tells him to stop at each village on the way to Limber Lea. Along the way he ends up collecting a wild and surprising bunch of passengers. Will he be able to transport them all to Limber Lea without any mishaps?
Sebagai seorang pewaris dari English Romantic, Edgar Allan Poe (19 Januari 1809 – 7 Oktober 1849) adalah kekuatan sastra yang hebat melalui usahanya sendiri. Tak hanya seorang tokoh yang sangat penting dalam dunia sastra Amerika, dia juga seorang master kesusastraan yang diakui, baik yang ber-setting horor, misteri atau detektif. Tiga kisah dalam Tales of Terror and Detection, yaitu Naskah …
from the readers: I love Matilda!! it keeps my imagination running, it also theaches a lesson for bad adults. this book is also funny and interesting. i also like it because its a chapter book. --Meela, Year 4 student