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Mr Verloc is an anarchist and wants to see a revolution in Britain, but he also wants to live a quiet life looking after his shop. Then Mr Vladimir orders him to bomb the Greenwich Observatory in London. Will Mr Verloc do the job, and what happens if it all goes wrong? "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals". At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class.
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"Perenially fascinating... When Joseph Conrad wrote The Secret Agent he was responding imaginatively to a real botched bomb attack on Greenwich, at a time when there was real panic about anarchist extremism throughout Europe" (Guardian)
"An astonishing book" (Ford Madox Ford)
"This damp, dark thriller dances about on satirical feet, from its opening paragraph to the very last, where it suddenly plunges like Chernobyl's core to our own apocalyptic times, seamed with petit-bourgeois envy and crazed fundamentalist dreams. Whether attacking the former or the latter, Conrad never lets go of his grim, twitchy smile." (Adam Thorpe Guardian)
"One of the two unquestionable classics of the first order that [Conrad] added to the English novel" (F.R. Leavis)
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'Spookily topical' - Guardian
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0582402123
- ISBN 13 9780582402126
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages48
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Condition: Muy bueno. : Sumérgete en la historia de Mr. Verloc, un anarquista que busca una revolución en Gran Bretaña mientras anhela una vida tranquila. Cuando Mr. Vladimir le ordena bombardear el Observatorio de Greenwich en Londres, Verloc se enfrenta a una difícil decisión. ¿Cumplirá con la tarea, y cuáles serán las consecuencias si las cosas salen mal? Esta edición de Penguin Readers, nivel 3, ofrece una versión simplificada de la novela, ideal para estudiantes de inglés y jóvenes lectores. EAN: 9780582402126 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: The Secret Agent Autor: Joseph Conrad Editorial: Prentice Hall Idioma: en Páginas: 48 Formato: libro de bolsillo. Seller Inventory # Happ-2024-09-18-651761fb
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