Ghost Stories
Charles Dickens
Level B1 / Intermediate
Short ghost stories in easy English
Step into the world of ghosts with Charles Dickens. In these four short tales, not everything is as it seems…
People see things they can’t explain, and the past is never really gone. These stories are strange, mysterious – and easy to read.
What is the story about?
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Do you believe in ghosts?
In this collection, we meet:
- a signalman working on a lonely railway line, who has a terrible secret…
- two guests in a hotel where strange things keep happening…
- a painter, who meets a mysterious young woman and is asked to paint her portrait…
- an old professor with sad memories, who is given a choice – does he want to forget his past?
Book details
Headwords
The book has 1 600 headwords.
Wordcount
This book has 18 000 words.
Dictionary
There are definitions of difficult words at the back.
Characters
There is a list of characters at the front.
Exercises
Free comprehension & vocabulary exercises, & British culture notes.
ISBN
978-1914600012
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