Ghost, Horror & Mystery
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The Signalman
by
Charles Dickens
A man was standing by the red light near the tunnel. ‘‘Look out!" he was calling. "Hello! You down there! Look out!'’
Is there really a ghost on that lonely railway line? What is he trying to tell the signalman? And why does his hand cover his face?
ESL Reading level guide - Intermediate
A man was standing by the red light near the tunnel. ‘‘Look out!" he was calling. "Hello! You down there! Look out!'’
Is there really a ghost on that lonely railway line? What is he trying to tell the signalman? And why does his hand cover his face?
ESL Reading level guide - Intermediate
The Marble
Finger by Edith Nesbit
Why do the locals fear the two marble statues in a country church?
Classic horror story from the writer of 'The Railway Children.
ESL Reading level guide - Pre-Intermediate
Why do the locals fear the two marble statues in a country church?
Classic horror story from the writer of 'The Railway Children.
ESL Reading level guide - Pre-Intermediate
The Body Snatcher
by Robert
Louis Stevenson
A strange tale of grave robbing and murder in 1820's Edinburgh.
ESL Reading level guide - Intermediate
A strange tale of grave robbing and murder in 1820's Edinburgh.
ESL Reading level guide - Intermediate
The Mystery of the Mary
Celeste
In 1871 a deserted ship is found drifting in the sea. The captain and the crew have disappeared and nobody knows what has happened.
ESL Reading guide - Pre-Intermediate
In 1871 a deserted ship is found drifting in the sea. The captain and the crew have disappeared and nobody knows what has happened.
ESL Reading guide - Pre-Intermediate
A Christmas
Carol by
Charles Dickens
ESL Reading level guide - Advanced
The Same in Japanese
The ghost of old Japan haunts modern Tokyo.
ESL Reading guide: Upper Intermediate
ESL Reading level guide - Advanced
The Same in Japanese
The ghost of old Japan haunts modern Tokyo.
ESL Reading guide: Upper Intermediate
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