Room in the Tower and Other Stories (Penguin Longman Reader Bk/Tape) [Abridged] [Hardcover]

Rudyard Kipling (Author)

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Publication Date: March 31, 1999 | Series: Penguin Longman Reader Bk/Tape

Three stories, three ghosts: a picture in a tower depicts a dangerous woman; a young woman marries an older man and arrives at his house, only to find that his dead wife is still there; and a dead man walks through a house every night, because sometimes the dead do come back. "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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Elt; Abridged edition (March 31, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0582401410
• ISBN-13: 978-0582401419
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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5.0 out of 5 stars ghost story lovers delight!, January 2, 2011

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This review is from: The Room in the Tower and Other Stories (Paperback)

E. F. ( fred to his friends) Benson was a prolific, essayist , story writer, champion skater and to top it off the son of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Known for his series of Mapp and Lucia books, he was an extremely prolific writer turning out novels ,short stories ,fiction and non fiction and essays, his ghost/supernatural stories are considered among some of the best ever written. Some of these stories can be found in anthologies and collections this selection, is a reprint of his' Room in the tower and other stories' from 1912. Here are contained, excellent examples of the art of the short story and the ghost story in particular among them is, " The man who went too far" which deals with seeing a side of nature often felt but luckily not encountered, somewhat like that experienced in another great of short fiction, " The Great God Pan" by Arthur Machen, which is also well worth reading. Bensons stories, were considered among the greatest of the genre by no less than H.P. Lovecraft !stories included such as the 'Bus Conductor', and 'Caterpillars' , are almost like advanced psychology in their cases of precognition. 17 excellent tales perfect for winter nights or any night, but leave the lights on!