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-The Plymouth Express-
The story is about the famous detective Hercule Poirot and his assistant mr. Hastings. A young navy officer, on his way back to Plymouth, found under his chair the dead body of a woman who was stabbed in the heart. She was recognized as being the daughter of old Halliday, king of steel in America, , Flossie Halliday. Also the young lady had with her during the trip a jewels box that disappeared after she was murdered. With her, also traveled her chamber maid, Jane Mason. Hercule Poirot and his assistant mr. Hastings visited the daughter’s father, mr. Halliday which asked them to take the case. The detective tried to find out what happened from the girl’s chamber maid, which didn’t seem to know very many things about the crime. The two also questioned the girls father about her life and other things that could help them.The first track they had was that the murderer was the girl’s husband, Rupert Carrington. But they stopped suspecting him when the father showed them a letter that a so-called Armand of Rochefour had send it to Flossie. The crime motive was obvious, the jewels, but Armand of Rochefour was a duke so he had plenty of money so they had to exclude him too. After collaborating with Scotland Yard chief mr. Japp, Hercule Poirot realized that the murderer was none other than Red Narky, an old “friend” of Scotland Yard. He tried to sell the jewels, and the cops were able to grab him. He also concluded that the chamber maid, Jane Mason, was actually Gracie Kidd, Red Narky’s girlfriend, who had a big role in the theft. After Flossie was killed she had to dress up like her and try to attract attention so that everybody would believe that they saw miss Halliday. But Hercule Poirot was smarter than the thieves and they ended up behind bars.

Chronicles of Narnia

The story begins in London around 1900 with two children, Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer, meeting as neighbours, and the two become friends over the course of the summer. One day, while exploring the attic which is common to all the adjoining houses in their terrace, they take the wrong door and surprise Digory's Uncle Andrew in his study.Uncle Andrew tricks Polly to touch a magic ring which causes her to disappear .Andrew then blackmails Digory into using another ring, promising him that he will be able to bring Polly back with a pair of magic rings of another type .The rings transport the children into a wood with many pools of water. The pools of water seems to be like portals to others worlds.After having marked the pool which led to their own world, Earth, the children enter another pool, and find that they have arrived in the midst of an enormous palace in the ruins of the ancient capital city of that world, called Charn.There are find a bell which wakes up one of the statues, that of the evil Queen Jadis .After evil Queen Jadis tell them a story about a war againts her sister they came back on earth but queen Jadis came too by holding of Polly's hair.
They wanted to send back the queen so they go back into the Wood ,but, through the magnetic property of the magic rings, also Uncle Andrew, a cab driver named Frank, and his horse, named Strawberry.Digory draws the whole group into the nearest pool, thinking it leads to Charn.Later they realize is not Charn it was another world that is completely dark and seems to be entirely empty.Soon, however, they hear singing which seems to cause the stars to begin to shine and the sun to rise. The visitors can now see the singer for what he is, Aslan, the great Lion, and they continue to watch as he breathes life into the world so that animals, plants, and the world itself are created from nothing. Aslan next sends Digory on a journey to get a special apple to protect Narnia, and to atone for bringing the evil witch Jadis into the new world of Narnia Digory succeed to bring the apple to Aslan even if he knew that apple will heal his mother which is dying.After he gave the apple to aslan, he planted it and raised a apple tree and he gave another apple to digory for his mother.Digory gives the apple to his mother , who is healed, and buries the apple core in his back yard.The apple core grows into a tree, and years later it is blown down in a storm. Digory can't bear to have the tree cut up into firewood so he has it made into a wardrobe, linking the end of the narrative to the next story chronologically in the series, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

By : Popa Marius-Danutz
cls a 11-a B

Ivanhoe
By Walter Scott


The first passage of Ivanhoe gives the setting for the entire novel. "In that pleasant district of merry England which is watered by the river Don," is where all of the action takes place. The first chapter gives an account of the present state of affairs in England. After the defeat of the Saxons by William the Conqueror of Normandy at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, the Norman French soon took over England. They reduced the proud, native Saxons into their servants and slaves. The action opens with the introduction of two men, Wamba and Gurth. Wamba is a bondsman who lives by his wits, and Gurth is a simple swineherd. Together they are discussing the state of Norman-Saxon relations while Gurth's dog, Fangs, is rounding up the swine. As this carries on, a storm is approaching the two men. As they begin to leave for their master's estate, Wamba and Gurth hear horsemen approaching on the path. While returning, Wamba makes a point to take his time on the path home in order to find out who the horsemen are.
When the horsemen do catch up to the two men in slave collars, they are introduced to the reader as Brian de Bois-Guilbert, the Knight Templar, his companion Prior Aymer, and Abbot of Jorvaulx. They are seeking the home of Cedric the Saxon and Wamba purposely misdirects them so that they will not find it. As the horsemen carry on, Wamba and Gurth continue to the home of their master, Cedric the Saxon, in the other direction. As the horsemen continue their journey, they have a discussion about the beauty of Rowena, who is the ward of Cedric the Saxon. After some time they arrive at a sunken cross where two paths meet and find a Palmer gives them the proper directions to Cedric's home and takes the men their himself. After a lengthy description of Rotherwood, home of Cedric the Saxon, the guests arrive at the estate and are welcomed and treated with respect and hospitality. They are in time for the evening's feast and just before the food is served, Wamba and Gurth make their entrance into the dining hall. Minutes later, the fair Lady Rowena also makes her way into the room. As the feast commences, the Jew, Isaac of York, makes his entrance into the dining hall. The Jews are victims of much prejudice in the novel and Isaac is treated as an "unbelieving dog" would be. Isaac, however, does have much to share with the congregation at the dinner. He brings news of the Crusades in Palestine and of the courage of Ivanhoe. Cedric is very interested in news of Ivanhoe and listens carefully to what Isaac has to say. After Isaac's telling of the news from the Crusades, de Bois-Guilbert raises up and speaks against Ivanhoe, saying that he could conquer the brave knight. At this moment, the Palmer begins to speak angrily at de Bois-Guilbert and vows that them moment Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades that he will challenge de Bois-Guilbert immediately. The Templar accepts this challenge and the Palmer hands over a small token to the Prior Aymer to insure honesty in his challenge of the Knight.
The tournament begins the next day and the colorful pageantry is described in detail. Isaac arrives with his daughter, Rebecca, whom we meet for the first time. The Normans and Saxons argue about where the Jews should sit, but this quarrel is solved by Wamba. At the tournament we are also introduced to Athelstane the Unready, a native Saxon who is also a suitor to Rowena, and Waldemar Fitzurse, a counselor to Prince John. At the tournament their arrives a competitor known as the Disinherited Knight who proceeds to overthrow the four strongest opponents in the tournament, including Brian de Bois-Guilbert. At the conclusion of the tournament, the Disinherited Knight chooses the Lady Rowena as the Queen of Beauty and Love. The knight and Lady Rowena decline an invitation to Prince John's banquet of that evening. The Disinherited Knight takes care not to have his face shown to anyone at the tournament.
After the tournament, the squires of the four vanquished knights arrive at the tent of the Disinherited Knight. As is custom, they offer their master's armor and horse, or an equal ransom, to their victor. The Disinherited Knight accepts a rather moderate ransom from three of the squires but will not accept either the horse and armor or ransom from the squire of Brian de Bois-Guilbert. Instead he relates his feelings of mortal defiance of the Templar and tells his squire to relate that to his master. Gurth is then sent to pay back the money to Isaac that would cover the use of the horse and armor used in the day's combat. Gurth does so and is repaid secretly by Rebecca as he is leaving the house of the Jew. On his return trip from Isaac's home, Gurth is set upon by a band of thieves who resolve to take his money. Only after combating one of the members of the gang of thieves and emerging victorious does Gurth retain his money. In addition to their leniency of not taking his money, Gurth receives protection from the thieves for the remainder of his journey home.
The second day of the tournament is surrounded by much excitement and the knights in combat assemble into two equal sides for the general tournament. The Disinherited Knight was leader of one side, The Knight Templar of the other. Joining the Templar is Athelstane and Reginald Front-de-Boeuf, a strong Norman knight. When the fighting commences, the Templar and the Disinherited Knight try to attack each other but cannot reach one another because of the surrounding fray. After the other knights are vanquished, only the Disinherited Knight, the Knight Templar, Front-de-Boeuf, Athelstane, and a knight whom was being called the Black Sluggard because of his slow movement, remained. At that moment the Disinherited Knight is surrounded by his three adversaries and would have been struck down had it not been for the heroics of the Black Sluggard. The Black Sluggard charges into the battle and took out both Athelstane and Front-de-Boeuf so that the Disinherited Knight and Brian de Bois-Guilbert can fight one-on-one. The next conflict is soon over as the Disinherited Knight emerges victorious for the second day. As he is being crowned by the Lady Rowena, his helmet was taken off against his will and he is revealed as Ivanhoe, the disinherited son of Cedric the Saxon. At this moment Ivanhoe faints to the ground and it is realized he is badly wounded in his side.
Once Ivanhoe is revealed, there is quite a fervor running through the crowd at the tournament. There is speculation on whether Front-de-Bouef will have to give up his castle that used to be occupied by Ivanhoe before his departure, and whether the proposed plan of Prince John for Lady Rowena to marry De Bracy, a Norman Knight, would follow through. This excitement and agonizing reaches its peak when Prince John receives a letter that states, "Take heed to yourself, for the Devil is unchained." After the main tournament is over, several smaller contests take place and one of these is the archery contest. Locksley takes part in this contest and, just as folklore persists, succeeds in splitting the arrow of his fellow competitor Hubert. Later on that evening Athelstane and Cedric attend the banquet of Prince John. Throughout the night they are continuously ridiculed by their Norman company because of their being Saxon. Later that night, De Bracy, who is infatuated with the idea of marrying Lady Rowena, dresses up in the clothing of a yeoman and decides that he will abduct the Saxon party as they return home from the tournament. Fitzurse tells De Bracy this is not a good idea, but De Bracy continues on.
The next chapters of the book take us to the Black Knight who is wandering aimlessly in the forest. He finally decides to loosen the reins and let his horse find the way they come upon the hut of the Clerk of Copmanhurst. After the Clerk is convinced of the Black Knight's honesty, he lets him into his home and they spend the night drinking and singing as loudly as possible. The Clerk is easily recognized as Friar Tuck, the jovial priest who loves his drink as much as his God.
After this brief interlude with the Friar and the Black Knight, we are sent back to Cedric and his party. Once Cedric gets word that Ivanhoe is being taken care of well, their party heads back to Rotherwood. As they are returning home Oswald, a servant of Cedric, recognizes Gurth as one who cared for Ivanhoe. Gurth is then held captive for helping Cedric's disinherited son. As they are riding however, Gurth breaks his bonds and slips away from his captives and into the forest, renouncing his service to Cedric. The other members are too frightened by the howling of Fangs, Gurth's dog, to notice that their prisoner has escaped. As they continue on they encounter Isaac and his daughter who are caring for a sick man. Rebecca begs Rowena for protection and Rowena fulfills her request. Moments later De Bracy and his gang descend on the travelers and take all of them prisoner except Wamba, who has managed to escape. Wamba finds Gurth in the forest and they both encounter Locksley, who wishes to punish the impostors who kidnapped the Saxon party. The three men head to the home of Friar Tuck and find the Friar and the Black Knight in a drunken revelry. They both vow to help rescue the prisoners after they sober up and the five men now are on their way to Torquilstone, the castle of Front-de-Boeuf, where the prisoners have been taken.
At Torquilstone, all the members of the party are taken to separate rooms and Isaac is the first one to be shown to the reader. Isaac is thrown into the dungeon and threatened by Front-de-Bouef with torture by fire unless he pays him a ransom of one thousand pounds of silver. Isaac asks Front-de-Boeuf if he may release his daughter to get the money for him, but learns that she has become the property of Brian de Bois-Guilbert. Just when Isaac is being prepared for torture, a bugle sounds and the preparations are stopped. ye268o9422jeee
The next person shown in the castle is Lady Rowena, who is approached by De Bracy with a marriage proposal. She is told that Ivanhoe is also a prisoner in the castle and that both he and Cedric will die if she refuses him. Rowena then begins to cry, and shortly thereafter the bugle sounds and their conversation ends.
The party of Locksley and the Black Knight reach the castle and send in a letter stating their demand for the release of the prisoners. Front-de-Bouef replies that they will not be released and that a priest be sent inside to hear confessions of the doomed captives. Wamba enters the castle in Friar Tuck's robes and makes his way to Cedric. The two men exchange clothes and Cedric finds his way to Urfried, an old Saxon hag. He learns of her hatred for the Normans after witnessing the murder of her father and how she was once respected she was now considered worthless by her master. Front-de-Bouef then gives a message to the disguised Cedric to deliver to Philip Malvoisin, a Norman supporter of Prince John. In addition to the letter Cedric is given a gold piece as payment. Cedric throws the money at Front-de-Bouef and then joins Locksley and the Black Knight. After learning of the trickery attempted by the Saxons, the ransoms are rejected by the prisoners, and the storming of the castle becomes necessary.
After this action takes place, the novel takes a moment to tell of the fate of Ivanhoe after the tournament. We learn that after being taken in by the Jewess Rebecca, he was brought with her and Isaac as they traveled to York after the tournament. They were then joined with the party of Cedric and then all were taken captive by De Bracy. Ivanhoe was then taken prisoner just as the other members in the party were.
After we learn of how Ivanhoe arrived at Torquilstone, the fighting ensues. Rebecca is left to care for Ivanhoe during the battle, and describes all of the action to him. Front-de-Bouef is mortally wounded and is being berated by Urfried as he is dying. In a last ditch attempt at revenge, Urfried has set fire to the castle and both she and Front-de-Boeuf die in the flames. During the battle, the Black Knight saves Ivanhoe from the flames and captures De Bracy. All of the prisoners are now safe except for Rebecca, who has been carried off by Brian de Bois-Guilbert. Athelstane has been struck down as if he were dead by the Templar as he tried to save Rebecca.
After the fighting, the group assembles at Locksley's hiding place in the forest. Once there, Cedric frees Gurth. Also, Isaac learns of his daughter’s abduction. The Prior of Aymer suggests he use his influence over the Templar to force him to release Rebecca. A letter is soon drawn up and the Saxon party departs to Coningsburgh castle where Athelstane is to be buried.
De Bracy, being freed by the Black Knight, returns to Prince John and tells him that King Richard, the Black Knight, is back in England. He also relates the news that Brian de Bois-Guilbert has fled and that Front-de-Bouef has been killed. Prince John then conceives a plot to imprison his brother and sends Fitzurse to capture him. Isaac soon arrives at Templestowe, where Rebecca is being held. He is brought to the Grand Master, Lucas Beaumanoir. He brings the letter from Prior Aymer and instead of the release of Rebecca, her healing powers are looked upon as those of a sorceress and is now looked upon as the "second witch of Endor." Brian de Bois-Guilbert is now exposed as loving a Jewess, and Albert Malvoisin, Preceptor of Templestowe, tries to keep up the Templar's good reputation. Brian de Bois-Guilbert is in love with Rebecca, but is reminded by Malvoisin that if he wants to ascend in the ranks of his order that he must end his desires for Rebecca. The Templar is torn between the two things that he truly desires. Meanwhile, Beaumanoir ordered an immediate trial to convict Rebecca as a witch. Brian de Bois-Guilbert tries to find a way for her to escape.
The attempt at escape fails and Rebecca is brought to trial. Brian de Bois-Guilbert is cleared of all charges because the jury believed that he was under the supernatural influence of Rebecca. Rebecca is soon convicted after many witnesses testify to her supernatural powers. Once convicted she gains a reprieve by being allowed to have a champion represent her against Brian de Bois-Guilbert. The Templar fears that a champion will not be found and wants Rebecca to elope with him.
While on the way to Castle Coningsburgh, King Richard and Wamba are attacked by Waldemar Fitzurse and his men. With the help of Robin Hood and his men, all of the men are slain except Fitzurse. He is banished from England. Ivanhoe and Gurth rejoin the group after the battle and are teamed up with the outlaws. As the party travels to Coningsburgh, the funeral feast has commenced. Athelstane, who had merely been knocked unconscious, appears and before he can relate his story of how he escaped his coffin, Ivanhoe is summoned to save Rebecca. The assembly at Templestowe is eagerly awaiting a champion to arrive to save Rebecca, and just when all hope is thought to be lost, Ivanhoe rides into the lists. Brian de Bois-Guilbert and Ivanhoe charge at each other and both are unseated. Ivanhoe survives and the Templar falls dead to the ground. Thus Rebecca is saved and Ivanhoe goes on to marry Lady Rowena. Rebecca pays a visit to Rowena to thank her for her freedom. King Richard is restored as the reigning monarch of England and Isaac and Rebecca leave England and travel to Granada.

As Voldemort and his Death Eaters openly wreak havoc throughout Britain, Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge has been forced to resign following public outcry over his mishandling the situation. Rufus Scrimgeour succeeds him. At his home in Spinner's End, Severus Snape is sworn to an Unbreakable Vow by Draco Malfoy's mother Narcissa. Although her sister, Bellatrix Lestrange, distrusts Snape, he agrees to protect Draco during his task assigned by the Dark Lord and complete the mission should he fail.

During the summer, Albus Dumbledore enlists Harry Potter's unwitting help to persuade retired professor Horace Slughorn to return to his old Hogwarts post. Harry then spends the remaining holiday at The Burrow with the Weasleys and Hermione. To his family's dismay, Bill Weasley has become engaged to Fleur Delacour, the Beauxbatons champion in the Triwizard Tournament, while Harry realises he is developing romantic feelings for Ginny. Harry, Ron, and Hermione receive their O.W.L. results. To become Aurors, Harry and Ron must take N.E.W.T.-level Potions as a prerequisite, but their grades in the subject are too low for Snape's advanced class, thus ending their career ambitions. While in Diagon Alley, Harry, Ron and Hermione spot Draco Malfoy and follow him. At Borgin & Burkes, a dark magic shop in Knockturn Alley, Malfoy threatens Mr Borgin about repairing one item and keeping another safe. Suspecting Draco may be a Death Eater, Harry resolves to keep a close watch on him.

Ivanhoe
By Walter Scott
Summary


The story begins with two characters , Wamba and Gurth , servants of Cedric the Saxon. They encounter some horsemen that want to find out where is the castle of lord Cedric , Sir Cedric’s servants directs them in the opposite way so they could arrive before them at the castle .When the horsemen arrive at a sunken cross with two paths they find a Palmer that gives them the right directions . Once they have reached Cedric castle they are treated with respect and hospitality , but while they are eating some news of Ivanhoe , that is fighting in the crusades, arrives and they are telling about the courage of sir Cedric’s son. Brian de Bois Guilbert speaks against Ivanhoe and vows that he will challenge him immediately as soon as he returns from the crusades .In the city of Ashby where is organized a tournament the main fighters of this contest are the Disinherited Knight , the Black Knight , Robin of Locksley and the Templar Knight and many others.
The final battle is between the Disinherited Knight and Brian de Bois Guilbert . The Disinherited Knight emerges victorious but he is badly wounded and its discovered that the Disinherited Knight is Ivanhoe the son of Sir Cedric , that was disinherited because he didn’t listen to his father .
After the tournament Cedric the Saxon , Lady Rowena , Rebecca, Gurth , Wamba , and Isaac are kidnapped by some men of Prince John . Gurth and Wamba escapes and they encounter fryer Tuck, Black Knight and Robin Hood , they want to revenge on the kidnapers and want to save the prisoners . The prisoners are taken to the castle of Front de Boeuf .When our heroes arrive at the castle they enter and succeeds to rescue the prisoners but the caslte and Front de Boeuf die in flames .During the battle the Black Knight saves Ivanhoe from the flames and Captures De Bracy , but Brian de Bois Guilbert manage to escape with Rebecca . At the end we discover that the Black Knight is King Richard . Rebecca and Brian de Bois Guilbert are brought at the trial and Rebecca is judged as a witch and she is condemned to death but if a champion represents her against Brian de Bois Guilbert she can be rescued . Ivanhoe arrives and fights the Templar and wins .
In the end Ivanhoe marries with Lady Rowena and King Richard is restored as the reigning monarch of England and Isaac and Rebecca leaves England and travel to Granada .

Mocanu Adrian Clasa XI B

SENSE&SENSIBILITY by Jane Austen


Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are sisters with opposite temperaments. Traditionally, it has been viewed that 19 year old Elinor, the elder daughter, represents "sense" (reason) of the title, and Marianne , who is 17, represents "sensibility" (emotion). However this view is a very restricting one. On close inspection of the novel it can be seen that each sister represents different aspects of each characteristic.

Elinor and Marianne are the daughters of Mr. Dashwood by his second wife. They have a younger sister, Margaret, and an older half-brother named John. When their father dies, the family estate passes to John and the Dashwood women are left impoverished. Fortunately, a distant relative offers to rent the women a cottage on his property.

The novel follows the Dashwood sisters to their new home, where they experience both romance and heartbreak. The contrast between the sisters' characters is eventually resolved as they each find love and lasting happiness.

There are also people who think that in the book the title sense and sensibility is supposed to describe how in the book Elinor and Marianne are finding a balance between the sense and sensibility in life and in love.

'The arth of being selfish' by Josef Kirschner
The book give you some advice about how to live and be happy even the others doesn't always agree with you or with your lifestile.

" Great Expectations"
by Charles Dickens

Pip is an orphan child who lives with his sister who`s bad-tempered and her husband, Joe Gargery who turns to be Pips` best friend. One day, when he goes to his parents grave, he is attacked by an escaped convict. He threaths Pips and he orders him to bring food and a file to remove his shakles. Pip steals a file from Joe`s forge and food . Later that day, the escaped convict is captured while he was fighting with another escaped convict.
One day, Mr. Pumblechook who`s Pips` uncle, tell him that he`s invited to Miss Havisham, a very rich and eccentric lady. She has an adopted daughter, Estella. Pip goes there and he has to play cards with Estella, a snobbish girl who makes Pip feel unconfortable. Despite that, he falls in love with her.
After a while, Pip becomes Joe`s apprendice. At the forge, Joe fights with Orlick, a journeyman, because he made a comment about Mrs. Joe. Not long after, Mrs. Joe is attacked from behind by an unknown assailant, whom Pip believes to be Orlick. Mrs. Joe never fully recovers, so Biddy becomes her nurse.
Soon, a well-known lawyer, Mr. Jaggers comes to the forge and he informs Pip that he`ll be sent to London to become a gentleman. This is possible thanks to an unknown benefactor. Immediately, he goes to London and when he gets to his house, he meets his roommate, Hebert Pocket, Mattew Pocket`s son - Pip`s tutor.
During his sitting in London, Pip founds out that the escaped convict-Provis- that he helped was his benefactor. Also, he found out what happened with Miss Havisham, that Provis is Estella`s father and her mother is Mr. Jagger`s housekeeper.Estella marrys with Drummle, but they get divorced after a while. Pip, Herbert and a friend of them tries to get Abel Magwitch (aka Provis) out of the country. They fail and Abel is sent to prison. Pip gets sick and Joe takes care of him.
Finally, Pip goes back at Joe`s house. Joe is now married with Biddy and they have kids. Although he always loved her, Pip remains only friend with Estella.

The author "Ivanhoe" is Walter Sccott.Invanhoe is my favourite book. I like very much this book because is a action book.
The action on this book begins in England and the main character is Ivanhoe, a young knight.He is a the sun a Cedric the Saxon, and he is desinherited because he didn't listen his father.He married in the end with lady Rowena.
The negative character on this book is Bois-Guilbert and print John.

EMMA-Jane Austen

Emma Woodhouse, the protagonist of the story, is a beautiful, high-spirited, intellectual, and slightly spoiled woman of 21. People in the community think highly of her, and she also thinks highly of herself. Though vowing she will never marry, she delights in making matches for others. She seems unable to fall in love, until jealousy makes her realize that she has loved Mr. Knightley all along.
Mr George Knightley, about 37. He is a close friend of Emma, and her only critic, though he cares deeply for her
Emma is a young woman in Regency England. She lives with her father, a valetudinarian who is principally characterized by excessive concern for the health and safety of his loved ones. Emma's friend and only critic is the gentlemanly Mr Knightley, her "neighbour" and brother of her sister's husband. As the novel opens, Emma has just attended the marriage of Miss Taylor, her old governess and best friend. Having introduced Miss Taylor to her future husband Mr Weston, Emma smugly takes credit for their marriage, and decides that she rather likes matchmaking.

This is the only book that I've ever read..."The invisible man" (and this is thanks to my teacher)

The Invisible Man is an 1897 science fiction novella by H.G. Wells. Wells' novel was originally serialised in Pearson's Magazine in 1897, and published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man of the title is Griffin, a scientist who theorises that if a person's refractive index is changed to exactly that of air and his body does not absorb or reflect light, then he will be invisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but cannot become visible again, becoming mentally unstable as a result.

To be a realist person I don't read many books but to be sincere the book who I read and like me is : The lord of the rings (J.R.R TOLKIEN).
The Lord of the Rings” is the greatest trilogy, and it immortalized the name of its creator. It consists of three parts: “The Fellowship of the Ring”, “The Two Towers” and “The Return of the King”. The plot is based on the struggle for the Ring of Power, which was forged by Sauron, the Dark Lord, long long ago.

I highly recommend the book "THINK BIG", written by Ben Carson, not only as an inspirational story about a current day medical hero, but as a book that can provide the framework to live your life or develop strong, positvie traits in your children."THINK BIG", is Dr. Carson formula for personal success...

T - Talents/time
H - Hope
I - Insight
N - Nice
K - Knowledge

B - Books
I - In-Depth
G - God

I like to read books,because this makes me feel good and relax!
My favorite books are :
"Venin - Colin Falconer "
"Romeo and Juliet " - William Shakespeare
"Dracula"- Bram Stoker
"Memoirs of a Geisha" - Arthur Golden

"Tell me what you read and write to tell you who you are!"
The reader means the person who understand a book...
I like books like:
"Scarlett" by Alexandra Ripley;
"Gone on the wind" by Margaret Mitchell;
"Romeo and Juliet " - William Shakespeare;

“The Lord of the Rings” is the greatest trilogy, and it immortalized the name of its creator. It consists of three parts: “The Fellowship of the Ring”, “The Two Towers” and “The Return of the King”. The plot is based on the struggle for the Ring of Power, which was forged by Sauron, the Dark Lord, long long ago.

The world of “The Lord of the Rings” would have been grey and empty without its peculiarities: languages, legends and history. Some of the readers pay attention to the plot and actions only, and skip interesting poems of the past of Middle-earth. But it is the poems that link up “The Lord of the Rings” with the events described in “The Silmarillion” and the past of Middle-earth.

“The Lord of the Rings” is not only a tale of enthralling adventures and mythical beings, but it also touches upon some questions of philosophy and morality. Heroic deeds, the unity for the sake of a common cause, true love, the triumph of Good over Evil – all these could be found in the epic. In “The Lord of the Rings” there is no direct indication as to any religion, however, the atmosphere in the book is literally pierced with holiness. Such places are Rivendell and Lorien, which are the strongholds of Good, in contrast Mordor is an abode of Evil. The readers as well as the characters can choose in what to believe, what to worship. It is wrong to say that only fools have gathered under the banner of Evil. The enemy is sly and artful, and only unity, sincerity and kindness can subdue it.

The story opens with the conspicuous celebration of a normally secretive wizarding world. For many years, it had been terrorised by the evil wizard, Lord Voldemort. The previous night, on 31 October, Voldemort discovers the Potter family's hidden refuge, killing Lily and James Potter. However, when he attempts to murder their infant son, Harry, the Avada Kedavra killing curse he casts rebounds upon him. Voldemort's body is destroyed, but his spirit survives: he is neither dead nor alive. Meanwhile, the orphaned Harry is left with a distinctive lightning bolt-shaped scar on his forehead, the only physical sign of Voldemort's curse. Harry is the only known survivor of the killing curse, and Voldemort's mysterious defeat causes the wizarding community to dub Harry "The Boy Who Lived".

On November 1, Hagrid, a 'half-giant', delivers Harry to his only living relatives, the cruel and magic-phobic Dursleys, comprising Uncle Vernon, a bad-tempered uncle with hardly any neck; Aunt Petunia, a long-necked woman who appears to absolutely loathe Harry; and Dudley, their spoiled, overweight son. They attempt in vain to rid him of his magical powers, hide his magical heritage, and severely punish him after any strange occurrences.

However, as his eleventh birthday approaches, Harry has his first contact with the magical world when he receives letters from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which are delivered by owls. However, his uncle intercepts the letters. On his birthday, Hagrid, Hogwarts' gamekeeper, appears and informs Harry that he is a wizard and has been invited to attend the school. Each book chronicles one year in Harry's life, which is mostly spent at Hogwarts. There he learns to use magic and brew potions. Harry also learns to overcome many magical, social, and emotional hurdles as he struggles through his adolescence, Voldemort's second rise to power, and the Ministry of Magic's corruption and incompetence. After facing many obstacles, making countless friends, and losing loved ones, Harry Potter confronts the Dark Lord for the last time.

I saw the movies but ...with a books...i think it's a too much "big stuff" . It's nice for the kids...It's a nice story, but I can't say I love it

if you like romanced books,i recomand you these:
'the next thing on my list'by jill smollinski
'the cloister walk'by kathleen norris
'the memory keeper's doughter'bykim edwards

the catcher in the rye
by J.D.Salinger

The book "the catcher in the rye " is a small diary of Holden Caufield.This man is the main character . The subject of this book is sad because Holden Caulfield remains non-promoted pupil and he leaves the Pencey school.
He has a big brother named D.B, a little sister named Pheobe and a little brother who was dying .
before going home to say to his parents the news Holden is spending lots of money in night clubs . He met a lot of his friends who where invited by him , trying to have fun not to stay bored .
After two days of staying in town he decided to go away from his fammily , but before he goes to meet his sister Pheobe who convinced him to stay . He come sback home with his sister and he continued his life and went to another school and also he started to learn .

i didn't read the books but i have seen the mouvies. like them very much...specialy the first one.

the last book i've read is romeo & juliett. is a intersting book...but sad because they both died ..
now i'm reading da vinci's code...

Murder on the Orient Expres


On this book detective poirot is traveling on the Orient Expres and he is witnes to a murder .
his friend the director of the line Orient expres asks him to solve this murder befor the railway will be oppend( because of a railblockege do to hevy snow th train was stoped).
Poirot starts the investigation ad discovers that the victim was the murderer in a murder case that socked th world(the Armstrong casein wich a little girl ,named Daisy , was killed after a kidnap ).And then after that hie discovers that all the pasangers that were in that wagon were related with the armstrong family.After a period of time poirot presents his case. He has two stories a short one and a long one and he lets his friend to decide the storie to tell to the autorities.

The last book i read was Mowgli. I had to read it for my english clases. For this book I was marked with a bad grade. A 2...becouse I coud't finish it on time...