BR 2-15 The Stranger

She liked Dave. He was her boss, and he was order than her. (p.23)

This story is about a strange man. His name is Dave. He came a village named Woodend. He said that he want to open his shop. His shop began to flourish because he was beautiful.
After that, he employed a woman. Her name is Anna. One day, she notices that there is a room named the special order room. The room is always locked. She begins to look into the secret of this shop.

It is easy for me to read. It is an interesting book.

Whitney, Norman. Large, Annabel. (2005). The Stranger. Oxford:Macmillan Readers.

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BR 2-14 Robin Hood

Robin Hood was the most famous archer in England. (p.5)

Do you know Robin Hood? I knew only his name. He is not a real person, but he is famous. He is legend.

At the end of twelfth century, church and nobles had strong power in England. Poor people were suffering from the severe collection. Robin Hood helped such them.
He is of noble birth, but he is a benevolent. He is a hope of people. He hid and lived in a forest with his friends because he had his eyes on by the Sheriff of Nottingham.

I understood that Robin Hood was great person!

Colbourn, Stephen. (2007). Robin Hood. Oxford:Macmillan Readers.

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BR 2-13 Around the World in Eighty Days

Phileas Fogg is a rich man. He lives in London. He has no family. (p.3)

There is a reason why I wrote these lines. So I think that this book does not write about Phileas. I am concerned it.

This story is about his travel. He went many countries. He went to London too. I want to go there because I want to watch Big Ben. Big Ben is a symbol of England. So I want to watch it once before I die.

Lobo, Maria Jose. Subira, Pepita. Verne, Jules. (2008). Around the World in Eighty Days. Oxford:Macmillan Readers.

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BR 2-12 The Picture of Dorian Gray

And he was very beautiful. His hair was blond, his face was pale and his eyes were bright blue. (p.9)

The main character is Dorian Gray. He is a beautiful man. His friend named Basil draws a picture of him. He says that the picture should get old when he sees it.
After that, he is rolled up in a strange event. His picture has begun to get old!

It is a mysterious and strange story. I do not like it very much.

Wilde, Oscar. Large, Annabel. Cornish, F.H. (2002). The Picture of Dorian Gray. Oxford:Macmillan Guided Readers.

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BR 2-11 Tales of Horror

Then Malcolm saw something very strange. (p.11)

This book has three short stories. It is The Judge's House, The Iron Maiden and The Return of Abel Behena.
I try to introduce about The Judge's House.

The main character is Malcolm Malcolmson. He is a student at college. He is 21 years old. He is in his final year. He looks for a quiet house because he can not study hard in noisy place. He finds a house in the country, but a cruel judge lived in the house. People known it stop him, but he decides to live.

I do not like horror story, but it is interesting.

Davey, John. Stoker, Bram. (2005). Tales of Horror. Oxford:Macmillan Readers.

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BR 2-10 Little Women

"Yes, we are poor," she said. "But we are lucky too. We have Father and Mother and we have each other." (p.10)

Do you know this book? It is famous. I decided to read it because I had not read it.

This story is about four sisters of the March. It is Meg, Joe, Beth and Amy.
They live in New England. Their father went for military service, but they lead a frugal life with her mother. This book wrote their life.

I left a strong impression on a story of Christmas. Their mother ask sisters to give their breakfasts because their neighbors are in trouble. It is heartwarming story.

Collins, Anne. Alcott, Louisa May. (2002). Little Women. Oxford:Macmillan Guided Readers.

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BR 2-09 Washington Square

"Mr Townsend is very handsome!" Catherine thought. (p.12)

This story's hero is Austin Sloper. He is a rich and clever man. He is a doctor too. He has a daughter named Catherine. She does not look pretty, but she is a kind person.

When she is 21 years old, she meets a man. His name is Morris Townsend. He has an interested in her. They fall in love, but Austin opposes to her marrying. He thought that Morris is after her fortune. Morris contradicted it. Catherine say that she may abandon her inheritance. How does their love turn out?

When I finished to read it, I thought that love is complex.

Tarner, Margaret. James, Henry. Bellwood, Shirley. (2005). Washington Square. Oxford:Macmillan Readers.

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BR 2-08 The Man in the Iron Mask

"The sun visits me every day. It comes through my small window. At night, I look at the stars. Am I free, Bishop?" (p.8)

This book is a part of the D'Artagnan story. It is a trilogy. It is The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte of Bragelonne.
The Man in the Iron Mask is a part of The Vicomte of Bragelonne. It is a part three.

The hero is named Raoul. He is a son of Athos. Charcters which appeared in The Three Musketeers had grown.

This story is about the man wearing an iron mask. He is not a fictional person, but he covered his face with a veil. So nobody know his face. He was imprisoned the Bastille prison.

Escott, John. Dumas, Alexandre. (2002). The Man in the Iron Mask. Oxford: Macmillan Guided Readers.

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BR 2-07 Northanger Abbey

"Will you be my partner for the next dance, Miss Morland?" he asked. (p.12)

This story is about the love of boys and girls. The heroin is a girl who is 17 years old. Her name is Catherine Morland.
One day, she takes part in a party which is held in Bath and meets many people. She meets a man. The man is named Henry Tilney. Catherine falls in love with him. Henry has an elder brother and a younger sister. It is Frederick Tilney and Eleanor Tilney.
Catherine meets a girl too. Her name is Isabella Thorpe. She makes a friend with Isabella. She has a elder brother. It is John Thorpe. He makes approaches to Catherine after.

After that, Catherine goes to Northanger Abbey because she accept an invitation of Henry and Elenanor. She stays at their house and finds a mystery of their family. What is the family's mystery...?

Bell, Florence. Austen, Jane. Pendle, Alexy. (2002). Northanger Abbey. Oxford: Macmillan Readers.

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BR 2-06 Billy Budd

"You are young and strong, Billy," he said. "I'll take you. I don't want any of the others." (p.15)

This book was written by Melville Herman. He is an American novelist. I read it for the first time.

This story is about a seaman. His name is Billy Budd. He is kind and honest. He is a person of extraordinary beauty too. He wants to serve in the military.
Finally, he was executed because he was completely taken in by other seamen.

I could know the state of seamen in English battleship. It is interesting to me.

Tarner, Margaret. Herman, Melville. Large, Annabel. (2005). Billy Budd. Oxford: Macmillan Readers.

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BR 2-05 The Three Musketeers

He was in love with Queen Anne. (p.16)

This book is famous and popular. It was written by Dumas Alexandre. I read it for the first time.

This story's set is France. The hero's name is D'Artagnan. He came to Paris because he wants to be a musketeer. After that, he will fight a deal with three men. They are acknowledged by king. It is Athos, Aramis and Porthos. After that, they are nice to each other.

This story is about their adventure. It is thrilling. Their character is very unique. It is interesting. Please read it once.

Alexandre, Dumas. Nicholas, Murgartroyd. (2009). The Three Musketeers. Oxford:Macmillan Readers.

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BR 2-04 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

"That's not Dr Jekyll's voice," cried Utterson. "That's Mr Hyde!" (p.43)

Do you know this book? It is very famous and popular. I decided to read it because I did not read. I wanted to know about this story.

Two men appears in this story. It is Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Dr Jekyll is an honest person. Mr Hyde is a vicious person. Their character is opposite.

One day, Mr Utterson heard a strange talk. The talk is about the man named Mr Hyde. He stepped on a girl who hit him. The girl's family cornered him, but he left the place and entered a building. The eerie building stand in a back street. Mr Hyde appeared again and gave a check to them. It was signed by Dr Jekyll.
Mr Utterson is a lawyer. He knows Dr Jekyll. Dr Jekyll is his customer. Dr Jekyll willed all his property to Mr Hyde. Mr Utterson decided to investigation about them.

After that, Mr Utterson know the truth. Dr Jekyll is a epicurean and a person with a split personality. He made a medicine which can turn into Mr Hyde. Dr Jekyll is Mr Hyde!

This story scared me.

Stephen, Colbourn. Rovert Louis, Stevenson. (2005). Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Oxford:Macmillan Readers.

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BR 2-03 Silver Blaze:And Other Stories

In the palm of his hand, I saw a beautiful, blue jewel. The jewel shone and sparkled with brilliant lights. (p.6)

Do you know this book? It was written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It is a part of the series of Sherlock Holmes. This book has three short stories. So I read the story named the Blue Carbuncle.

Watson visited to his partner, Sherlock Holmes. It was two days after Christmas. Watson seemed that Holmes is busy. He had accepted a request by a man. The man is named Peterson. Watson had known him. Peterson sent a hat and a goose which he picked up on a scene of a fight to Holmes. After that, the goose became the thing of Peterson. Holmes was looking for the owner of the hat.

Peterson rushed into his room that time. His wife found a jewel in a bag of feed. It is a famous jewel. It was stolen recently five days ago.

This is a mysterious story. It is interesting.

Anne, Collins. Conan, Arthur, Doyle. (2005). Silver Blaze:And Other Stories. Oxford:Macmillan Heinemann ELT.

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BR 2-02 The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories

The ghost was amazed and upset. No one had laughed at him before. (p.14)

This book has many short stories. So I read the story named The Canterville Ghost.

Mr Hiram B. Otis was a rich man. He is American from New York. He had come to live and work in England, but he did not want to live in London. He did not live in the city because he wanted to live in the countryside outside London. Lord Canterville had a large and very old house. The house called Canterville Chase is near London. Lord Canterville wanted to sell it. So Mr Otis visited him. He taught Mr Otis that the house has a ghost, but Mr Otis decided to buy the house. "Please remember, I told you about the ghost before you bought the house,"Lord Canterville said. Mr Otis has begun to live in the house with his family. He had a wife named Lucretia, three sons and a daughter. One day, they found a bloodstain. Triggered by it, they come to be interested in the Canterville ghost.
His daughter named Virginia met the ghost. She was surprised. She talked to him because he seemed to be depressed. Virginia got along with him.

This is a wonderful story. Do you believe in ghosts?

Colbourn, Stephen. Wilde, Oscar. (2002). The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories. Oxford:Macmillan Guided Readers.

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BR 2-01 White Fang

He could not understand. Other dogs did not fight like this. (p.40)

This book's story is about the wolf. His name is White Fang. His father is a wolf. His mother is half wolf and half dog. Her name is Kiche. White Fang's coat is gray. It inherited from his father. He is suspicious with ferocity.
He was born in the wild, in an area called the Yukon. This area is in the north-west of Canada. Winters in the Yukon are very cold and very long. In some areas the ground is frozen all year.　He grows up vigorously in this severe environment.

After his father died, he and his mother are picked up by a man. The man's name is Gray Beaver. White Fang learned about a human's life. He put up tepees near a big river and lived with his family. White Fang is trained by Gray's son. He became the sled dog.
After he is got from a different owner, he lived as a fighting dog. His new owner is Beauty Smith. He abused White Fang. He became more and more ferocious in disfavor with humans. He was a fighting dog without the defeats, but one day he gets injured by the fight with the bulldog. The bulldog caught selective breeding and the battle training. The man named Weedon Scott helped him. He took White Fang from Beauty Smith.
Weedon is kind to White Fang. White Fang knows the feelings called love for the first time and becomes faithful to him.

I was moved. This is a heartwarming story.

Bladon, Rachel. London, Jack. (2008). White Fang. Oxford:Macmillan Readers.

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BR 1-15 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Huckleberry is a long name. Everybody called the boy'Huck'. (p.18)

Do you know this book? This book was written by Mark Twain.

This story’s hero is Tom Sawyer. He is 10 years old, but he is smart and plays many tricks with his friends. One day, Tom and his best friend named Huck witnesses murder scene at the midnight graveyard. They drive into a corner, but they are aimed by the criminal named Joe. They disclose the truth finally, and it is a happy ending with the large sum of money in the hand.

The reason that I decide to read this book is because I had read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The story’s hero is Huck! Both books are interesting!

Cornish, F.H. Twain, Mark. (2002). The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Oxford:Macmillan Guided Readers.

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BR 1-14 Robinson Crusoe

I was alive! I could not believe that I was safe, and I thanked God for saving me. (p.18)

Do you know Robinson Crusoe? This book was written by Daniel Defoe. It is famous. This story is about Robinson Crusoe’s adventure.

Robinson Crusoe was born into a merchant family in 1632. He is a third son. He has a habit of wandering. He ignores the opposite of his parents and goes out to travel. He would be a sailor, but his ship is shipwrecked by a big hurricane. He drifts to a desert island and survives when he was 27 years old in 1659.

I was surprised that it is Robinson's vital energy. He did hunt and brought up cereal. He often read the Holy Bible and also talked with God. He adapted himself to a desert island and lived. He returns to a homeland and gets married, but he begins to live on wife's after death at an island again. He comes to like nature.

Gavol, Salma. Defoe, Daniel. (2009). Robinson Crusoe. Oxford:Macmillan Readers.

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BR 1-13 Selected Short Stories by D.H. Lawrence

The voice did not sound human.(p.41)

This book has many short stories. So I read the story named THE LOVELY LADY.

Pauline Attenborough is 72 years old, but she looked much younger. When a soft light shone on her, she could look as young as 30. She had a lovely figure and face. She had left husband named Ronald many years ago. They had had two sons. The Eldest son named Henry had died. The second son named Robert is 32 years old. When Henry was died, Robert was only 10. Robert lives with his mother and works as a lawyer in London. A big young woman lives with them. Her name is Ciss. She is a niece of Pauline. Her father is Ronald Attenborough’s younger brother. He had died five years ago. So she depended on her aunt Pauline. She was in love with Robert, but she had never told him. Ciss is very shy and Robert also too. One day Ciss heard the voice when she was basking in the sun shine. It is her dead cousin, Henry’s voice!

It is the mystery story. What is the reason that she is youthful? What happens to Ciss's love with Robert? Is the voice Henry's? I read it with a pounding heart.

D.H., Lawrence. Donnelly, Karen. Collins, Anne. (2007). Selected Short Stories by D.H. Lawrence. Oxford:Macmillan Readers.

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BR 1-12 The Lost World

These animals were very large and unusual. Nobody had ever seen them before. (p.9)

This story’s hero is a man. His name is Edward Malone. In 1912, he is 23 years old. He is a reporter for a newspaper named Daily Gazette. His job is to find out about things that had happened and write about them.

One day, Edward says to Mr McArdle that I want to ask you something. Mr McArdle is a boss at the Daily Gazette. He wants to go an adventure and write that things. Mr McArdle is allowed to go. So he says, “Have you heard Professor Challenger?” Edward does not know much about him. Professor Challenger is a zoologist. Two years ago, he went to South America and found some wonderful animals. But many people do not believe it. Mr McArdle orders Edward to interview him.

This story is about adventure of Edward and Professor Challenger. Is it true that Professor Challenger was talking about? This story is very interesting!

Collins, Anne. Doyle, Arthur Conan. Stephen, Kathy. (1995). The Lost World. Oxford:Macmillan Guided Readers.

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BR 1-11 L.A. Winners

The Chief isn't my husband. The Chief is a horse! (p.7) 

The book is a next product of L.A. detective. It is about Lenny Samuel. Lenny Samuel is a Los Angeles detective. The woman wearing green dress visits Len. Her name is Sandy Bonner. Sandy asks Len to find her horse. He is surprised. But he needs money. He wants to go Hawaii. I like Lenny because he is very cool. Len is a detective in Los Angeles, but I think that he is a hero of justice.

Prowse, Philp. Richardson, John. (2005). L.A. Winners. Oxford:Macmillan Readers.

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