Seven stories of mystery and horror

Elementary


The pit and the pendulum

A prisoner wakes up to find himself in a dark cell with a deep pit.

The gold bug

A golden insect leads to an incredible discovery.

The facts in the case of Mr Valdemar

A patient is hypnotised minutes before he dies. Is he really dead ?

The fall of the house of usher

A man visits an old friend and finds himself in a house full of horrors !

Down in the Maelström

A sailor describes a terrifying trip though the maelström.

The masque of the red death

No one can escape the red death-not even a prince !

The oblong box

A traveller boards a ship to New York. What does he carry in the oblong box ?
¤ A picture dictionary
¤ Extra grammar and vocabulary exercises
¤ Notes about the life of Edgar Allan Poe
¤ Notes about the story
¤ Points for Understanding comprehension questions
¤ Free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets at www.macmillanenglish.com/readers
¤ Audio CD/download available for this title

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Colbourn, Edgar Allan Poe
• Publisher: Maison des Langues -la-
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.08.2018
• EAN: 9780230037465
• ISBN: 978-0-230-03746-5
• No. of pages: 87
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Macmillan readers. Elementary; Lectures; Anglais scolaire; ANGLAIS SCOLAIR; Macmillan readers; ANGLAIS SCOLAIR; Macmillan readers. Elementary; Anglais scolaire
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature