Thirty-Nine Steps, The (Real Reads) - Softcover

Buchan, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906230676 ISBN 13: 9781906230678

Verlag: Real Reads, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

Real Reads is a series of adaptations of great literature from around the world that makes classic stories, dramas and histories available to young readers as a bridge to the full texts, to language students wanting access to other cultures and to adult readers who are unlikely ever to read the original versions. To commemorate the start of World War I, Real Reads is presenting adaptations of three key works from this catastrophic period. Reading Level: Grade 4; Interest Level: Grades 6-12. Perfect for struggling and reluctant readers. Original.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

John Buchan was a Scottish diplomat, barrister, journalist, historian, poet and novelist. He published nearly 30 novels and seven collections of short stories. He was born in Perth, an eldest son, and studied at Glasgow and Oxford. In 1901 he became a barrister of the Middle Temple and a private secretary to the High Commissioner for South Africa. In 1907 he married Susan Charlotte Grosvenor and they subsequently had four children. After spells as a war correspondent, Lloyd George's Director of Information and Conservative MP, Buchan moved to Canada in 1935. He served as Governor General there until his death in 1940. Hew Strachan is Chichele Professor of the History of War at the University of Oxford; his research interests include military history from the 18th century to date, including contemporary strategic studies, but with particular interest in the First World War and in the history of the British Army.

SARAH WIMPERIS began painting at a very early age as a result of family influences and an inability to spell. She studied fine art at Falmouth School of Art, exhibited with the Portal Gallery, then travelled the world, including China, Russia, Israel and Norway, painting all the way. She returned to Cornwall, raised a lot of children, painted murals for a while, then became a professional illustrator. Since 2008 she has exhibited regularly at the Beside the Wave Gallery in Falmouth, which she now manages.

TONY EVANS started his career as a high school English teacher, and has a Masters Degree in Literary Research from Lancaster University. After working as a Deputy Headteacher in Bristol he became a school inspector and educational consultant, based in Leeds. He is now a full-time writer and lives with his wife in the Yorkshire Dales. Tony has a particular interest in Victorian literature and culture. His publications include a collection of detective stories set in late nineteenth century England, as well as co-authorship of a book on steam locomotives and several books in the Real Reads series of re-told classics.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Real Reads
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1906230676
• ISBN 13: 9781906230678
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zeichner: Wimperis Sarah
• Anzahl der Seiten: 64
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