Schauplatz des Romans sind Paris und London während der Französischen Revolution. Vor diesem historischen Hintergrund erstehen in spannungsreichem Geschehen die auf seltsame Weise miteinander verflochtene Schicksale einer kleinen Menschengruppe: Angehörige einer Familie des frazösischen Hochadels, eines Arztes und eines Londoner Rechtsanwalts. Der Roman ist voll von glänzenden farbigen Bildern und Szenen
Classic / British English This collection brings together some of the best examples of late nineteenthand early twentieth-century short stories. Some are about ordinary people to whom something unexpected happens. Others are about unusual characters or events. Some of the stories are funny and others are more serious. All of them are highly enjoyable.
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.
Old Gold and Other Stories
