Books with author Pauline Francis

Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic novel of an orphan who discovers a magical garden through a hidden door, retold for younger readersThe Secret Garden tells the story of a orphan, Mary Lennox, who is brought from India to live at her uncle's great lonely house on the moors after the death of her parents. She is miserable and disagreeable, until the day she discovers the key to a hidden door. Through the door, she is led into the magical work of the secret garden. This retelling has been shortened and illustrated for younger readers.

Fast Track Classics Upper Intermediate : The Hound of the Baskervilles (Paperback & CD Set)This is an ELT edition of "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Arthur Conan Doyle. It tells the story of the curse of the Baskerville family - a family haunted by a terrifying hound on Dartmoor. The beast is thought to be responsible for killing members of the Baskerville family. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson arrive to investigate ... This title is part of a wonderful series that offers a quick way into a range of exciting stories. Fast-moving and accessible, each story is a shortened, dramatically illustrated version of the classic novel, which loses none of the strength and flavour of the original. This ELT edition of the series is available for the first time with an accompanying audio CD and comprehension, vocabulary and language activities. It is suitable for Upper Intermediate level and CEF B2 ALTE Level 3.

Retold for younger readers, Henry James' classic horror story tells the tale of a haunted house, two children, and the governess who tries to save them Published in 1898, The Turn of the Screw is his best-known horror story. A young, inexperienced governess watches Miles and Flora, the two small children who are abandoned by their uncle at his grand country house. When the governess senses an intense evil within the house, she becomes obsessed that ghosts are trying to harm the children. She sees the figure of an unknown man on the tower and his face at the window. It is Peter Quint, the master's dissolute valet, and he has come for little Miles. But Peter Quint is dead. This retelling has been shortened and illustrated for younger readers.

This is a powerful historical novel that brings to life an unforgettable story of love, hope and royal duty, from a hugely talented new author. The life of Lady Jane Grey, the Nine Day Queen, is all too often remembered as just a line in a history book, but this stunning debut novel reveals the full fascinating and tragic story - a tale of treachery, power struggles, and religious turmoil in the Tudor court. Intricately woven and passionately written, "The Raven Queen" is also a sensitive story of love against all odds that will enchant readers.