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En sød lille historie på engelsk om en pige og hendes kat."My cat" er illustreret og er skrevet til de yngste læsere, der lige er begyndt på engelsk.Komma’s Easy Readers er en serie letlæsningsbøger på engelsk til sprogtræning og supplerende læsning. Serien har tre niveauer: Fra den allerførste læsning på engelsk til den øvede læser, som kan læse længere ord og tekster på engelsk.

En fin illustreret fodboldhistorie på engelsk. Bogen om Jonas og hans bold er skrevet til de yngste læsere, der lige er begyndt på engelsk.Komma’s Easy Readers er en serie letlæsningsbøger på engelsk til sprogtræning og supplerende læsning. Serien har tre niveauer: Fra den allerførste læsning på engelsk til den øvede læser, som kan læse længere ord og tekster på engelsk.

A chance meeting at a ball introduces the lovely and accomplished Eleanor to a handsome Austrian Baron. He is charmed by her beauty and goodness, but her stepsisters are jealous of her royal suitor, and Eleanors dreams of happiness may be swept away forever by their vicious schemes for revenge....Feisty Isabella, meanwhile, learns that not all is as it seems when she and her father become the guests of a surly and reclusive Scottish Duke. His rough manners hide a kind heart, but his mysterious past may prove too tempting for Isabella to ignore.Set in Victorian England and beyond, this retelling combines two beloved fairytales - told through the letters exchanged by the two heroines, cousins Eleanor and Isabella.Britain Kalai Soderquist lives in West Jordan, Utah with her husband and three children. When she is not writing, she can usually be found chasing after said children or watching reruns of "Psych" with said husband. She loves peppermint ice cream, films with clever scripts, opera, crochet, and Dominion.

Alyssa's little brother, Rory, is totally annoying. He is doing nas-ty things to her all the time, until one day Alyssa decides to revenge herself...Claes Johansen is a well-known Danish author, famous for his many books for both adults and children.

Listen to Yourself is a sympathetic little book about all the near things. It is mainly about energy, about being in harmony with the people and the things surrounding us. When we are in touch with our sixth sense, we are able to feel what to do to get a good life. We often ignore our inner voice. Some people do so almost all the time, others practice listening while others still constantly realise that they forgot to listen and are therefore taken by surprise or failing to obtain what is most important to them. Listening to oneself is not important in matters of love only, but in all aspects of life. By listening to ourselves we grow happier, and more harmonious and tolerant - and reading this straightforward little book you will soon find that perhaps it is not all that difficult. Listen to Yourself is easily understood and full of common sense, wisdom, good advice and exercises that may help you practice listening to your inner voice.-

A user's guide to establishing couplehood and taking leave of it; deals with the problems that may arise in the process of finding the right partner, making a relationship work and recovering from a split or losing one's spouse.Most of us want to find someone to share life with. Someone to love until death us do part. But sometimes it is no easy matter. It may be difficult to find the right partner, become part of a stepfamily, or accept the fact that couplehood is over.This book is about the problems and choices we are most likely to face at the start and end of couplehood, including falling in love, dating, choosing one's partner, remarriage, being weekend lovers, divorce and the death of a spouse, and offers proposals for tackling them.-

A user's guide to a good sex life in couplehood; deals with the sexual problems that may arise in couplehood and how to prevent or surmount them.Most of us want to find someone to share life with. Someone to love until death us do part. But sometimes it is no easy matter. It may be difficult to develop a good sex life and keep the fire burning throughout married life.This book is about the most frequent reasons why the partners' sexual desire may disappear, including pregnancy, child-minding and house work, stress, a lack of intimacy, different needs and unfulfilled expectations, and offers proposals for tackling the problems and thus developing a sex life that is satisfactory for both partners.-

Not Tonight, Darling! is a book about women whose sexual desire has disappeared completely or in part - a problem affecting ever more people.The book goes through the various causes, in couplehood or the woman‘s own life, of the problem, such as stress, being pressed for time, pregnancy and childbirth, her role as a mother, her relationship to her own body, fear and pain, a lack of attention and intimacy, previous physical or mental abuse, the partners‘ different needs.A book for both women and couples, it helps them find the heart of the problem, and offers them the chance of dealing with it by means of hands-on exercises.Kirsten Ahlburg has been a psychotherapist in private practice for 15 years, specialising in couplehood and sexuality. In addition she has contributed to a number of newspapers and magazines as a letters editor and adviser on psychology and couplehood, and appeared in numerous television and radio programmes on these subjects.Her books Entering Couplehood...and Taking Leave of It, How to Get a Loving Couplehood and When Sex Life Becomes Deadlock are a trilogy on couplehood.

A user's guide to a loving couplehood; deals with the problems that may arise in long-term couplehood and how to prevent or surmount them.Most of us want to find someone to share life with. Someone to love until death us do part. But sometimes it is no easy matter. It may be difficult to find the right partner, and sharing life may be difficult when the partners are busy, quarrelling, jealous or unfaithful.This book is about the problems we are most likely to meet with in long-term couplehood, including anger, quarrels, infidelity, jealousy, forgiving, inattentiveness and a lack of intimacy, and offers proposals for tackling the problems and thus developing a loving couplehood for the benefit of both partners.-

Dian skal finde vej gennem den magiske skov for at nå hjem til sin landsby. Han har fået at vide, at han skal passere skoven, inden det bliver mørkt, og at han ikke må røre noget i skoven. Ved en vejforgrening går han forkert, og kommer til at gå i ring. Til sidst er han så udmattet, at han må læne sig op ad et træ. Han slapper straks af, men da han ser elverne danse for sig, tror han, at han skal dø.Kongen af Skoven ser imidlertid kniven fra Aro og Seffs pose med urter. Så ved han, at Dian er noget særligt. Han fortæller, at Dian er prins, og at han er udset til at frelse sit folk fra den onde Nagir. Han skal være konge over Terra. Han skal være Drageherre. Det er svært at tro, men Tågesøen viste ham jo både fortid og fremtid.Der er ikke sparet på hverken spænding eller mystik, og det er ikke for ingenting, at serien er blevet et hit blandt unge læsere. Serien har ganske enkelt alt det, der skal til i ægte fantacy-stil – det rene kræs til frilæsning i engelskundervisningen. Serien handler om ondskab, ofringer, orker, sumpfisk, en tyvetøs, en magisk skov og en ung mands vej til at blive den sande Drageherre.

June har været fan af Justin Bieber i mange år. Hun er medlem af fanklubben, hvor de deler fotos og videoer. Hun lytter til hans musik, men hun har aldrig oplevet ham i virkeligheden. Nu giver han snart koncert, men hun har ikke råd til billetterne. På hendes 14 års fødselsdag går hendes højeste ønske i opfyldelse. Hun får en billet til koncerten, og hun skal stå i området helt oppe ved scenen!Heldigvis får hendes bedste veninde også en billet, så de to piger drager af sted til koncert. Det bliver en uforglemmelig oplevelse. June bliver den udvalgte til at komme op på scenen, hvor hun får roser og et kys på kinden af det store idol.

Hovedpersonen elsker at danse, han har gået til dans næsten hele sit liv. Han startede på danseskolen, da han var 3 år, og siden han var syv har han danset med Sue. De er ikke kærester, men de kender hinanden ud og ind. De har vundet mange priser sammen, og nu træner de for at vinde den næste konkurrence i Tyskland.Efter den sidste træningstime cykler han hjem i den tætte trafik. En bilist overser ham i et sving – og bang! Alt bliver sort. Han vågner op på hospitalet med et brækket ben. Han skal opereres og må vinke farvel til Tysklands-turen. Kommer han til at danse igen?

A Princess of Mars (1912) is a science fantasy novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first of his Barsoom series. Full of swordplay and daring feats, the novel is considered a classic example of 20th century pulp fiction. It is also a seminal instance of the planetary romance, a sub genre of science fantasy that became highly popular in the decades following its publication. Its early chapters also contain elements of the Western. The story is set on Mars, imagined as a dying planet with a harsh desert environment. John Carter is a 2012 American science fiction adventure film directed by Andrew Stanton and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is based on A Princess of Mars.

The Gods of Mars is the second of the famous Barsoom series. It was first published in All Story as a five part serial in the issues for January May 1913. It was later published as a complete novel by A. C. McClurg in September, 1918. At the end of the first book, A Princess of Mars, John Carter is unwillingly transported back to Earth. The Gods of Mars begins with his arrival back on Barsoom (Mars) after a ten year separation from his wife Dejah Thoris, his unborn child, and the Red Martian people of the nation of Helium, whom he has adopted as his own. Unfortunately, Carter materializes in the one place on Barsoom from which nobody is allowed to depart: the Valley Dor, which is the Barsoomian afterlife.

Returning to London from war, an injured Dr John Watson is in acute need of a place to live. An acquaintance introduces him to the eccentric "consultant detective" Sherlock Holmes, and Watson soon finds himself pulled into an alluring world of crime solving adventures. Told partly through Watson, partly through the murderer, `A Study in Scarlet‘ (1887) is Arthur Conan Doyle‘s first dip into the world of Sherlock Holmes, and one that would make him world famous. This first Holmes novel became the basis of the pilot episode of the extremely popular BBC show, Sherlock (2010-2017), by Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat, which starred Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British writer, best known for his thrilling stories about the adventures of the detective Sherlock Holmes. He published four novels and more than 50 short stories starring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The stories are seen as important milestones in the history of crime fiction.

"Please, sir, I want some more," Oliver says, holding out his bowl for more gruel, a Dickens scene recognisable to most. A young orphan, Oliver Twist has only ever seen the tough side of life and having to suddenly live on the streets does not make surviving any easier. But being the sweet and innocent boy he is, Oliver eventually manages to attract the compassion of others, and time will reveal secrets about his past that could radically change his bleak future. Originally published in instalments, Oliver Twist (1839) is Charles Dickens‘ second – and hugely successful – novel. It introduced the concept of the child protagonist in the Victorian novel, and while doing so, plainly criticised the social injustices in England.Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English author, social critic, and philanthropist. Much of his writing first appeared in small instalments in magazines and was widely popular. Among his most famous novels are Oliver Twist (1839), David Copperfield (1850), and Great Expectations (1861).

These lesser known stories were penned by Conan Doyle during the period between killing off Sherlock Holmes in 1893 and reluctantly resurrecting him some ten years later. The swashbuckling, eponymous hero, Etienne Gerard, is one of Napoleon's gallant French Hussars, who considers himself the finest of them all. Through these 'Boys Own Adventures', Conan Doyle pokes gentle fun at both the French and the English. This is the second volume containing eight adventures.

The Glimpses of the Moon' (1922) is about Nick and Susy Lansing, both of whom live a decadent life in Europe by sponging off wealthy friends. They marry out of convenience and have an 'open' relationship, but are unprepared for where their feelings will take them.

"e;The other ladies consider her 'very, very fast. Her lack of vanity, her slang, the way she treated men as though she was one of them, and the fact that she didn't care twopence about her house and called the servant Gladys 'Glad-eyes', was disgraceful."e; Like her friend Virginia Woolf's 'Mrs. Dalloway' (1925), 'At the Bay' (1922) by Katherine Mansfield covers a single day from different points of view. In this beautifully written short story filled with rich characters and vivid imagery, we visit or revisit the Burnell family in a story about nothing and everything.-

"The Frenchman works until he can play. The American works until he can’t play; and then thanks the devil, his master, that he is donkey enough to die in harness. But the Englishman, as he has since become, works until he can pretend that he never worked at all." ‘Eugenics and Other Evils’ (1922) is a magnificent takedown of the entire basis of eugenic thought – the idea that controlled breeding will improve the human population. But it is about far more than eugenics: it is about how evil succeeds subtly, about politics and elitism, and it is a profound argument against unregulated capitalism. ‘Eugenics and Other Evils’ is a well-written, well-argued and incredibly interesting piece of writing.Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was one of the most prolific English writers of all time. He wrote poems, plays, essays, newspaper columns, and is especially known for his fictional priest detective Father Brown. His "frenemy", the author of Pygmalion, George Bernard Shaw, famously called him "a man of colossal genius" and the two of them would often engage in friendly public discussions with people like H.G. Wells and Clarence Darrow. Chesterton died in his home, and his last known words were a greeting to his wife, author Frances Blogg.

"I am going to hold a pistol to the head of the Modern Man. But I shall not use it to kill him – only to bring him to life." Innocent Smith, an "allegorical practical joker", turns everything upside down with his arrival at Beacon House, a London Boarding establishment. His passion and liveliness brightens up the place immediately, but at the height of the enjoyment, everyone is shocked when Smith tries to murder one of them.But in ‘Manalive’ (1912), Chesterton’s perhaps most joyful novel, nothing is as it appears, and the tenants will soon see life a whole new way.Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was one of the most prolific English writers of all time. He wrote poems, plays, essays, newspaper columns, and is especially known for his fictional priest detective Father Brown. His "frenemy", the author of Pygmalion, George Bernard Shaw, famously called him "a man of colossal genius" and the two of them would often engage in friendly public discussions with people like H.G. Wells and Clarence Darrow. Chesterton died in his home, and his last known words were a greeting to his wife, author Frances Blogg.

This is a selection of short stories recounting, with gentle satire and tolerant good humour, the small town provincial life at the end of the nineteenth century, based around the six towns in the county of Staffordshire, England, known as the Potteries. Arnold Bennett chose to fictionalize these towns by changing their names and omitting one (Fenton) as he apparently felt that "Five Towns" was more euphonious than "Six Towns". The real town names which are thinly disguised in the novel are: Hanley, Longton, Burslem and Tunstal, the fifth, Stoke became "Knype".

The Beautiful and Damned, first published by Scribner's in 1922, is F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel. The novel provides a portrait of the Eastern elite during the Jazz Age, exploring New York Café Society. As with his other novels, Fitzgerald's characters are complex, especially in their marriage and intimacy, much like how he treats intimacy in Tender Is the Night. The book is believed to be largely based on Fitzgerald's relationship and marriage with Zelda Fitzgerald. It tells the story of Anthony Patch (a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune), his relationship with his wife Gloria, his service in the army, and alcoholism.

With the exception of the terrible retreat from Afghanistan, none of England's many little wars have been so fatal in proportion to the number of those engaged as our first expedition to Burma. The Burman policy of carrying off every boat on the river, laying waste the whole country, and driving away the inhabitants and the herds, maintained our army as prisoners in Rangoon through the first wet season; and caused the loss of half the white officers and men first sent there. The subsequent campaign was no less fatal and, although large reinforcements had been sent, fifty percent of the whole died; so that less than two thousand fighting men remained in the ranks, when the expedition arrived within a short distance of Ava. Not until the last Burmese army had been scattered did the court of Ava submit to the by no means onerous terms we imposed.

Gulliver’s Travels (1726, amended 1735), officially Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, is a novel by Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travellers’ tales" literary sub genre. It is widely considered Swift’s magnum opus and is his most celebrated work, as well as one of the indisputable classics of English literature.

Jane Eyre accepts a position as governess at Thornfield Hall and meets Mr. Rochester, the moody and cynical master of the manor. Growing up an unwanted orphan, Jane has known very little love in her life, but in spite of this, she has always been thoughtful and kind. Jane‘s and Rochester‘s apparent differences attract them to each other, but little does Jane know that something far more damaging than social statuses will keep them apart. Like the work of Janes Austen, `Jane Eyre‘ (1847) is a love story that holds up over time, and it is no wonder that it has been adapted so many times. Ruth Wilson from `The Affair‘ (2014) starred as Jane in 2003, and before he was James Bond, Timothy Dalton took on the role as the complicated Mr. Rochester. 2011 saw the most beautiful adaptation yet with Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender in the leading roles.Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) was an English novelist and poet, most known for her classic novel `Jane Eyre‘ (1847) about a governess who falls in love with the master of the mansion. She was the older sister to novelists Emily and Anne Brontë, whose work is also widely read today.

The Wind in the Willows is a classic of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of the Thames valley. The classic story of how Rat, Mole, and the other river bankers saved Toad from his excesses. This book has it all: excitement, sentiment, destruction of private property (plenty of that), paganism, and a happy ending. The prose is beautiful and occasionally requires the use of a dictionary. Written as a children's story, The Wind in the Willows is enjoyed by many grown ups who relish Grahame's ability to evoke the long summer days of childhood.

Lord Jim is a novel by Joseph Conrad originally published as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine from October 1899 to November 1900. An early and primary event is the abandonment of a ship in distress by its crew including the young British seaman Jim. He is publicly censured for this action and the novel follows his later attempts at coming to terms with his past. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked Lord Jim #85 on its list of the 100 best English language novels of the 20th century.

The young adventurous sailors, Tommo and Toby, abandon ship and flee into the jungle of an island in French Polynesia. But their feelings of victory will be short-lived. Because they are about to run straight into the hands of the Typee, the most feared of the battling cannibal tribes. Inspired by his own adventures, twenty-five-year-old Herman Melville wrote `Typee‘ (1846) as a blend of creative memoir, cultural commentary, and good story-telling. He would later tell his friend Nathaniel Hawthorne (author of `The Scarlet Letter‘) that "from my twenty-fifth year I date my life". Despite being mostly recognized, today, as the author of the classic novel, `Moby Dick‘, `Typee‘ was Melville‘s best-selling novel in his life-time. Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American writer, best known for his whaling novel, `Moby Dick‘, which was poorly received at the time but considered a classic today.

Sense and Sensibility (1811) was Jane Austens first published novel. When their father dies the Dashwood sisters and their mother find themselves destitute and soon, under the influence of his greedy wife Fanny, their half-brother John forces them out of their home in Sussex and the bereaved women have to move to a distant relatives cottage in Devonshire. The two oldest sisters Elinor and Marianne struggle with their newfound lower status, as they fall in love and face heartbreak. Elinor is responsible and restrained whilst Marianne is passionately romantic but both have to meet societys expectations of respectable young ladies despite their hardships. As Austen writes, 'Young women who have no economic or political power must attend to the serious business of contriving material security'. Like Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Sense and Sensibility features Austens trademark witty writing and was, amongst other, turned into the award-winning eponymous 1995 movie, featuring Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, and Alan Rickman.Jane Austen (1775-1817) is one of the most beloved British writers of all time. During her short life she published six novels: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, that are all considered as literary classics today. Her writing is full of sharp observations on the society in which she evolved, as well as ripe with timeless irony, and a solid dose of humour. She has created immortal characters that have inspired countless authors, novels, and movies such as Bridget Jones and Clueless.