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Mary Shelley, Patrick Nobes, Jennifer Bassett, Tricia Hedge

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Oxford Bookworms Library

Victor Frankenstein thinks he has found the secret of life. He takes parts from dead people and builds a new ‘man’. But this monster is so big and frightening that everyone runs away from him – even Frankenstein himself! The monster is like an enormous baby who needs love. But nobody gives him love, and soon he learns to hate. And, because he is so strong, the next thing he learns is how to kill…

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Patrick Nobes, Jennifer Bassett, Tricia Hedge

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Dominoes

Two visitors come to Sherlock Holmes’s London home in Baker Street to ask for the detective’s help. Holmes is interested in the story, but he sends his friend, Dr Watson, to Dartmoor to begin the investigation. Dartmoor is the dark and lonely place where Sir Charles Baskerville died – or was it murder? The clues are worrying, too. An enormous wild dog killed Sir Charles’s ancestor there a hundred and fifty years earlier. Suddenly, people hear terrible howls again on the moor!

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Patrick Nobes, Jennifer Bassett, Tricia Hedge

Book 4 -

Oxford Bookworms Library

Dartmoor. A wild, wet place in the south-west of England. A place where it is easy to get lost, and to fall into the soft green earth which can pull the strongest man down to his death. A man is running for his life. Behind him comes an enormous dog – a dog from his worst dreams, a dog from hell. Between him and a terrible death stands only one person – the greatest detective of all time, Sherlock Holmes.

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Patrick Nobes

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Multiple Narrators

Audiobook 4 -

Oxford Bookworms Library

Dartmoor. A wild, wet place in the south-west of England. A place where it is easy to get lost, and to fall into the soft green earth which can pull the strongest man down to his death. A man is running for his life. Behind him comes an enormous dog - a dog from his worst dreams, a dog from hell. Between him and a terrible death stands only one person - the greatest detective of all time, Sherlock Holmes.

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Mary Shelley, Patrick Nobes

Narrated by

Multiple Narrators

Audiobook 3 -

Oxford Bookworms Library

Victor Frankenstein thinks he has found the secret of life. He takes parts from dead people and builds a new 'man'. But this monster is so big and frightening that everyone runs away from him - even Frankenstein himself! The monster is like an enormous baby who needs love. But nobody gives him love, and soon he learns to hate. And, because he is so strong, the next thing he learns is how to kill ...

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Arthur Miller

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Thomas Mitchell, Arthur Kennedy, Elia Kazan

Arthur Miller’s most famous play, Death of a Salesman, has become a key text in Western literature. This unusually powerful recording, made for radio in 1953, was directed by Elia Kazan who premiered the play. It features Thomas Mitchell and Arthur Kennedy as father and son. Willy, a travelling salesman, based in New York, relentlessly chases material success. As the disappointing nature of his reality crowds in upon him, Willy and his family suffer the tragic cost of his delusions of grea...

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Monzo

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Taj Atwal, Alex Waldmann, TS Anil

**Brought to you by Penguin.This book will give you the skills, tools and confidence you need to change your relationship with your finances forever.**Ah, money. We all use it, but most of us feel like we don't 'get' it. Enter: a personal finance book you’ll actually want to read. With absolutely no judgement or jargon, The Book of Money breaks down big, complex topics into bite-sized chunks.Inside…Balancing your budget:

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Will Storr

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Will Storr

A fascinating exploration of how to use the power of storytelling to create irresistible pitches, build passionate brand loyalty, motivate teams and lead with charisma.'Will Storr is a genius' Rory Sutherland'A captivating and enlightening read . . Will Storr is an unusually talented and insightful writer' Adam Grant'Storr shares profound insights' Seth Godin'Whip smart, insightful and ridiculo...

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Suzanne Collins

Narrated by

Tatiana Maslany

Audiobook 1 -

The Hunger Games

This Special Edition of The Hunger Games includes the most extensive interview Suzanne Collins has given since the publication of The Hunger Games; an absorbing behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the series; and an engaging archival conversation between Suzanne Collins and YA legend Walter Dean Myers on writing about war. The Special Edition answers many questions fans have had over the years, and gives great insight into the creation of this era-defining work....

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Ulrik Skotte

Narrated by

Justin Avoth

Brought to you by Penguin.London, September 1978: exiled Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is murdered in broad daylight on Waterloo Bridge with what appears to be a poison-tipped umbrella. It would become the most infamous unsolved killing of the Cold War.Many years later, young journalist Ulrik Skotte is approached with explosive new information about a man alleged to be responsible for Markov’s death – a spy code-named Piccadilly who wor...

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Charles Dickens

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Oxford Bookworms Library

Retold for Learners of English by Ralph MowatThe Marquis lay there, like stone, with a knife pushed into his heart. On his chest lay a piece of paper, with the words: Drive him fast to the grave. This is from JACQUES.The French Revolution brings terror and death to many people. But even in these troubled times people can still love and be kind. They can be generous and true-hearted . . . and brave.

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Robert Louis Stevenson

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Oxford Bookworms Library

A level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Rosemary BorderYou are walking through the streets of London. It is getting dark and you want to get home quickly. You enter a narrow side-street. Everything is quiet, but as you pass the door of a large, windowless building, you hear a key turning in the lock. A man comes out and looks at you. You have never seen him before, but you realize immediately that he hates you. You are shocked to discover,...