Virginia Woolf's most unusual and fantastic creation, a funny, exuberant tale that examines the very nature of sexuality. **One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World** As his tale begins, Orlando is a passionate young nobleman whose days are spent in rowdy revelry, filled with the colourful delights of Queen Elizabeth's court. By the close, he will have transformed into a modern, thirty-six-year-old woman and three centuries will have passed. Orlando will not only witness the making of history from its edge, but will find that his unique position as a woman who knows what it is to be a man will give him insight into matters of the heart. WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY PETER ACKROYD AND MARGARET REYNOLDS Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was born in London. She became a central figure in The Bloomsbury Group, an informal collective of British writers, artists and thinkers. In 1912 Virginia married Le
Explore the beauty of summer in this new edition of What to Look For in Summer. The increased warmth and long sunny days of summertime in the UK helps crops to grow, insects to thrive and animals to hunt. This book takes a closer look at ripening fruits, buzzing bees, summer storms and the solstice as the secrets of summer begin to appear in the world around us. Follow the changing seasons with the other titles in the What to Look For... series: What to Look For in Autumn What to Look For in Winter What to Look For in Spring Elizabeth Jenner grew up on the Wirral, and studied for a BA in English and Creative Writing at the University of Warwick. She now lives in London, where she teaches yoga and both writes and commissions fiction and non-fiction titles.
Foxton Readers是一套针对ESL/EAL学习者精心分级的读物,支持从入门级到高级的学生使用。这套读物基于全面的语法和词汇框架,帮助学生平均地提升各项能力,并能确保每个学生的进步。它们不仅适合ESL/EAL学生,也可以用于小学和中学年龄的母语学习者。 ^_^:cc839227920cb41661ef22d746f3f2fd
内容简介 Give students the targeted, skill-building practice they need with these standards-based books! Each workbook includes more than 40 ready-to-reproduce practice pages. Easy-to-follow directions and fun exercises motivate students to work on their own. Every activity in each book is correlated to state standards. ^_^:2a24d2833b984ddf01ff57de2a85f39a
This book contains 100 simple exercises to increase English language competence. The exercises cover a wide range of English topics such as: the use of homophones spelling the vocabulary of a small number of general knowledge topics synonyms and antonyms the meaning of some common idioms. This book is also published as 11 Plus Vocabulary under the pseudonym Rose McGowan.
Foxton Readers是一套针对ESL/EAL学习者精心分级的读物,支持从入门级到高级的学生使用。这套读物基于全面的语法和词汇框架,帮助学生平均地提升各项能力,并能确保每个学生的进步。它们不仅适合ESL/EAL学生,也可以用于小学和中学年龄的母语学习者。 ^_^:0f86d30cc87307242ac09abe1ae1fdad