The Signalman & Holiday Romance - Matatabi Graded Readers 2nd Edition by Charles J H Dickens Paperback

About the Book

The Signalman & Holiday Romance: Level 600 Reader (L+) (CEFR B1-B2) features simplified Charles Dickens stories: The Signalman (1866), a ghostly mystery, and Holiday Romance (1868), a tale of imagined adventures.

Book Synopsis

The Signalman & Holiday Romance: Level 600 Reader (L+) (CEFR B1-B2) features modernized and simplified adaptations of two well-known short stories by Charles Dickens. The Signalman, originally published in 1866, is a ghostly tale of mystery and suspense set in a railway signal box. Holiday Romance, first published in 1868, encourages a spirit of creativity and freedom of imagination. The story is narrated from the perspectives of four children-William, Nettie, Robin, and Alice-who, while on holiday, immerse themselves in their fantasies, joyfully experiencing the world of make-believe.

Level 600 Matatabi Reader (J+)

* Flesch Kincaid Grade Level 3 to 4

* CEFR B1-B2

* (J+): 1520 Headwords

* 10370 Words

Review Quotes

-The signalman shook his head. "I've never made a mistake about that, Sir. I've never mixed up that ghostly man's ring with a real one."-

-"She missed the 'a-r-d' from the end of 'cow, '" Robin explained.-

-"How about asking Ms. Lemon to keep our adult-children at school during the holidays?"-