Macmillan Readers Beginners (600 words)

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (MR Beginners)

British English
Mark Twain – retold by F. H. Cornish

Human Interest, Humour, Crime/Detection & Adventure/Thriller/Spy
The prequel to this story, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, had the two friends Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn rewarded for helping to capture a dangerous criminal in 1844. A year later, Huckleberry, in the care of the widow Mrs. Douglas, can no longer bear to live under the restrictions of this well-meaning lady and has made his mind up to leave the little town of Hannibal. When he is held captive by his violent father who has come back to the town to make a claim on Huck's share of the reward, he knows that he has to leave urgently and secretly...

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Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
Mark Twain – retold by F. H. Cornish

Human interest, Humour, Crime/Detection & Adventure/Thriller/Spy
A recounting of the humorous adventures of a young orphan boy living beside the great Mississippi River in 1844.
With extra exercises.

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Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Book w. Audio CD) (MR Beginners)

British English
Mark Twain – retold by F. H. Cornish

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Anna and the Fighter (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
Elizabeth Laird

Human interest & Romance
Anna is making her first trip alone to visit her aunt. She is nervous and excited. Who is the strange man in her train carriage?

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Anna and the Fighter (Book w. Audio CD) (MR Beginners)

British English
Elizabeth Laird

Human interest & Romance
Anna is making her first trip alone to visit her aunt. She is nervous and excited. Who is the strange man in her train carriage?

1405076100

Billy Budd (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
Herman Melville – retold by Margaret Tarner

Human interest & Adventure/Thriller/Spy
It is the summer of 1797 and the officers of the British Navy fear that there will be further mutinies amongst the sailors who have had to endure the terrible conditions on board British ships.
Billy Budd is handsome, strong, reliable, efficient and loyal. But he is victimised by Claggart, the vindictive and cruel master-at-arms, who accuses him of insubordination.

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The Black Tulip (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
Alexandre Dumas – retold by Florence Bell

Human interest & Adventure/Thriller/Spy
A romance set in Holland in 1672. Young Cornelius Van Baerle has found the secret of growing a black tulip, and he will soon claim the prize offered to the first person to produce black blooms. But Cornelius has a jealous neighbour, and in the tense political situation of that year, this man proves a dangerous enemy.

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Dangerous Journey (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
Alwyn Cox

Adventure/Thriller/Spy
Four members of a team making a geological survey for a mining company find themselves trapped deep in a forest when they are delayed by heavy rains. Can Leon successfully lead them to safety?
With extra exercises.

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Dangerous Journey (Book w. Audio CD) (MR Beginners)

British English
Alwyn Cox

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Good Wives (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
Louisa M. Alcott – retold by Anne Collins

Human interest & Romance
The lives of the March sisters, begun in Little Women, have moved on, The American Civil War has ended and the men have returned from the fighting.
The oldest sister, Meg, is engaged to be married to John Brooke, one-time tutor to the Marches' neighbour, Laurie Lawrence. Laurie, disappointed after being refused by the spirited and single-minded Jo, goes to Europe with his grandfather and meets up again with the youngest March sister, Amy. Meanwhile, Jo pursues a career as a writer in New York. She, too, is looking for happiness, but is drawn back to her home when she learns that her beloved sister, Beth, is dangerously ill.

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Hawk-Eye, The Pathfinder (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
James Fenimore Cooper – retold by T. P. Yatt

Human interest & Adventure/Thriller/Spy
This exciting adventure, set in 1757, is the sequel to The Last of the Mohicans, already available in this series.

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House in the Picture & Abbot Thomas' Treasure (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
M. R. James – retold by F. H. Cornish

Human interest & Crime/Detection
Two quiet scholars have dreadful surprises in this pair of classic nineteenth century horror stories.

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The House on the Hill (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
Elizabeth Laird

Romance
Paul realises he will never be able to marry Maria if he remains poor. When he wins the story competition, he believes his problems are over. Can he marry Maria now?

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The House on the Hill (Book w. Audio CD) (MR Beginners)

British English
Elizabeth Laird

Romance
Paul realises he will never be able to marry Maria if he remains poor. When he wins the story competition, he believes his problems are over. Can he marry Maria now?

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Jane Eyre (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
Charlotte Brontë - retold by Florence Bell

Human interest, Mystery/Horror/Ghost & Romance
A classic love story which was first published in 1847. Numerous plays, films and television adaptations have been made of this great novel.
Jane works as a governess in the house of the mysterious Mr Rochester. Despite some misgivings, they fall in love. But Mr Rochester has a terrible secret from his past.
With extra exercises.

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Jane Eyre (Book w. 2 Audio CDs) (MR Beginners)

British English
Charlotte Brontë - retold by Florence Bell

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L.A. Raid (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
Philip Prowse

Humour & Crime/Detection
Private Investigator Lenny Samuel is in work again. Hired to discover the identity of the robber who raids banks wearing a duck mask, Len ends up looking the fool himself. Will the police send him to jail as a member of the gang? Or will they believe he is innocent?

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The Last Leaf and Other Stories (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
O. Henry – retold by Katherine Mattock

Human interest, Short stories, Humour, Romance, Crime/Detection & Adventure/Thriller/Spy
Five stories set in the USA between the end of the 1890s and the early 1900s, which are splendid examples of the wit and invention of one of America's best-loved writers.
Includes: The Good Burglar, The Last Leaf, A Lesson in Love, The Jeweller's Wife and The Car is Waiting.

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The Last of Mohicans (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
James Fenimore Cooper – retold by John Escott

Human interest, Romance & Adventure/Thriller/Spy
A classic adventure of tribal conflict and romance set against the fight for control of eastern North America in the 1750s, which was made into a blockbuster film starring Daniel Day Lewis.
The French and the British are fighting a bloodthirsty war. Both sides are using Native American tribes to help them. Amid the chaos, two people from very different worlds fall in love, and must battle to stay alive.

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The Last of Mohicans (Book w. Audio CD) (MR Beginners)

British English
James Fenimore Cooper – retold by John Escott

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Little Women (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
Louisa M. Alcott – retold by Anne Collins

Human interest & Romance
The classic story of the four March sisters growing up during the American Civil War.

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Little Women (Book w. Audio CD) (MR Beginners)

British English
Louisa M. Alcott – retold by Anne Collins

Human interest & Romance
The classic story of the four March sisters growing up during the American Civil War.

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The Long Tunnel (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
John Milne

Crime/Detection & Adventure/Thriller/Spy
Three university students go on holiday to a remote part of Wales. They are going to stay in a cottage without electricity or a telephone in a remote part of the country. But who is the bearded man that haunts them?
With extra exercises.

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The Long Tunnel (Book w. Audio CD) (MR Beginners)

British English
John Milne

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Lorna Doone (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
R. D. Blackmore – retold by John Escott

Human interest, Romance & Crime/Detection
A romantic adventure story set in south-west England in the 1600s.
John Ridd swears revenge upon the evil Carver Doone who murdered his father. But who is the beautiful young girl he meets in Doone Valley?

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The Man in the Iron Mask (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
Alexandre Dumas – retold by John Escott

Romance & Adventure/Thriller/Spy
A classic adventure story set in seventeenth century France which has been transferred to the screen many times.
With extra exercises.

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The Man in the Iron Mask (Book w. 2 Audio CDs) (MR Beginners)

British English
Alexandre Dumas – retold by John Escott

Romance & Adventure/Thriller/Spy
A classic adventure story set in seventeenth century France which has been transferred to the screen many times.
With extra exercises.

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Marco (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
Mike Esplen

Human interest & Adventure/Thriller/Spy
Marco is young, misunderstood and bored. One day he runs away from his father's farm but the city is far different to what he expected.

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Marco (Book w. Audio CD) (MR Beginners)

British English
Mike Esplen

Human interest & Adventure/Thriller/Spy
Marco is young, misunderstood and bored. One day he runs away from his father's farm but the city is far different to what he expected.

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Mill on the Floss (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
George Eliot – retold by Florence Bell

Human interest & Romance
Love and family duty form the central threads of this classic, tragic tale by one of Britain's finest novelists.
With extra exercises.

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Mill on the Floss (Book w. Audio CD) (MR Beginners)

British English
George Eliot – retold by Florence Bell

Human interest & Romance
Love and family duty form the central threads of this classic, tragic tale by one of Britain's finest novelists.
With extra exercises.

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Money for a Motorbike (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
John Milne

Human interest & Adventure/Thriller/Spy
Stuart is desperate to buy the motorbike that his friend Martin is selling. Yet, with no job, how is he going to find the money?

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Money for a Motorbike (Book w. Audio CD) (MR Beginners)

British English
John Milne

Human interest & Adventure/Thriller/Spy
Stuart is desperate to buy the motorbike that his friend Martin is selling. Yet, with no job, how is he going to find the money?

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Newspaper Boy (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
John Escott

Short stories, Crime/Detection & Adventure/Thriller/Spy
Two adventure stories about a newspaper delivery boy who wants to be a detective. Recommended for younger readers.
Alarm! — Toby foils the attempt by a gang of thieves to break into an electronics factory.
The Cutting - Toby is convinced that the new occupant of 17 Ash Avenue is an escaped bank robber.

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Northanger Abbey (Book) (MR Beginners)

British English
Jane Austen – retold by Florence Bell

Human interest & Romance
Jane Austen's witty novel is set in the early 1800s. It is a light-hearted account of the difficulties a pretty young woman encounters in her search for a rich and handsome husband!

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Northanger Abbey (Book w. Audio CD) (MR Beginners)

British English
Jane Austen – retold by Florence Bell

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The Phantom of the Opera (Book) (MR Beginners)