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Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci was written by Alex Raynham. The book is about Leonardo’s life. Today we remember Leonardo as a famous painter and a great thinker. We are still studying his work and learning new things 500 years after his death. The great Leonardo Da Vinci didn’t spend much time at school, because of this, he had to teach himself such as writing. He wrote with his left hand and he used mirror writing, which is very difficult to read. He was a curious man and he discovered a lot of things. He studied men’s death body and he made amazing drawings of our anatomy.Leonardo also disigned terrible guns like “machine gun” and he built different robot that looked like real person. In addition he designed the parachute. Da Vinci was a great inventor and scientist, but he was an entertainer, too. He told funny stories, he played musical instruments and he sang as well. Moreover he was a man of mystery; some people believed that he hid some secrets. Such as his famous paintig “the Mona Lisa”. In this paiting there’s a secret code. Leonardo’s story is very charming. I really liked this book, because it’s chatcy. I reccomend averyone to read this book, you can discover a lot of this amazing artist.

France, 1815. During the Battle of Waterloo.Jean Valjean must begin a new life, after nineteen years in prison.

Jean Valjean leaves prison after nineteen years. There aredangerous and troubled times. Life is hard. He can’t escape his pastand his enemy, Inspector Javert. Hence, Valjean begins to travel to

France. To sum up, Valjean meets young woman who asks him –before dying to take care of her daughter, Cosette.

Therefore, he starts a long travel to look for this baby, Valjean willbecome Cosette's dad, because she will find a dad in him.

Their story takes place in France, during the Battle of Waterloo.

Les Misérables

The book “The Love of a King”, written by Peter Dainty, is the true story of King Edward VIII ofGreat Britain, a man who was ready to leave everything only because of the girl who felt inlove with him. Edward was born in Richmond in 1894. When he was a child he saw his mother once a day,and his father three or four times a week. Even though, he lived in the most beautiful house inEngland, “Buckingham Palace”, he was very lonely and sad. He became Prince of Wales in1911. After that he went to fight in the First World War and, since 1920 he travelled aroundthe world and he got in contact with other cultures. One day he went to stay with his friendsLord and Lady Furness, and there he met Mrs. Wallis Simpson. Edward was very fascinate ofher. She was five months old when she lost her father, but her mother was a strong and lovingwoman, thus Wallis was a happy child. Firstly she married Winfield Spencer, when she wastwenty, but they divorced because he was aggressive with her, next she married ErnestSimpson. After that Edward and Wallis became friends and he asked to her and her husbandto go skiing in Austria. Unfortunately Mr. Simpson had to go to America on business, but Wallisand her aunt went with the Prince. They went as friends, but when they came home, they

were in love.

THE LOVE OF A KING

Then George V died and Edward wasn’t a Prince yet, he was a King. King Edward wanted to marry Wallis but the Archbishop of Canterbury, Mr. Lang, didn’t agree. Church said that divorce was wrong: Mrs. Simpson couldn’t leave Mr. Simpson and then marry King Edward. But he didn’t care about this, he loved Wallis so much and, her she was everything to him. He swam against the tide but, one day he decided to leave England and gave the crown to his brother George.

Edward married Wallis on 3rd June 1937, and none of the Royal Family came to the wedding. They became the Duke and the Duchess of Windsor. The Duchess became famous for her jewellery that Edward bought to her. In May 1972 the Duke became ill and he died with her wife by his side. In 1986 Wallis became ill and she also died. Some years before he died Edward said “Thank God for Wallis, and LONG LIVE LOVE!”

Martin Luter King spent all his life to earn equal rights before the law for citizens of any race.

At the age of 15 he went to college. He entered a seminary in Philadelphia where he discovered the

writings of Gandhi. A few years later he received a doctorate and then became the leader of the

first non-violent protest against racial discrimination. He was arrested more than 30 times, his

family threatened but he remained convinced of his ideas. In 1963 there was a march in Washington,

Congress passed the Civil Rights and King received the Nobel Prize for peace. In 1968, Luther began to

organize another great march, April 4 after a long day of work Martin Luther King went to the balcony

of his hotel room. A few minutes later he was assassinated by a bullet.

Respect for one of the most important men of our

times.

<< I have a dream >>

One Man. One March. One Speech. One Dream.

Martin Luther King

Frankenstein is a novel written by Mary Shelley. The book starts with the CapitainWalton and his sailors, who carried a man on their ship.

That man was the scientist Victor Frankenstein. The man told them his story. Sincehe was young he was interested in science and the power of electricity. At the

University he thought he could use electricity to give life to things that were dead.Thus, he built a machine and obtained the pieces of human body that he needed

to make an handsome man. But the result was different, his machine worked well ,but he created a huge, horrible monster. Frankenstein ran away from his creature.Therefore the monster became more unhappy every day because nobody lovedhim. He started killing all the people Victor loved. At the end of the book either

Victor Frankenstein and his creature died and they finally archived peace. I reallysuggest this book because is full of important messages and his plot is really

catchy.

Frankenstein

The Importance Of Being Earnest

Jack and Algernon are two friends. Both are not earnest at all because ofthey have secrets. Jack is called Earnest in the country and Jack in town.

Algernon says he has a friend in the country who is ill. They lie for to spend their time eating, drinking and talking about life with friends.

Gwendolen is in love with Jack but she calls him Earnest.

Also Cecily, Jack‘s cousin, is in love with Algernon but and she calls himEarnest, too. Both Jack and Algernon decide to change their name withThe christening. However, the young ladies discover their plan and getangry. In spite of all that the men gain Gwendolen and Cecily mercy. In

conclusion, Jack finds out that his real name is Earnest and thatAlgernon is his young brother.

My experience with ReadOn project!

At the beginning I could not understand what my teacher was saying:“This project is called Read On… Each one of you should read a hundred books in one year”<What?!> I thought <She’s gone crazy or what else?>I didn’t know what to expect.Then, in March , the books arrived.I was astonished, I had never seen so many different titles and I started to enjoy the idea of reading in English. The first book I read was “The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”; I already knew the plot but reading it in another language was completely different… And I loved it!From then on several months have passed, and now I have to admit that I’m completely crazy about this project!The sensations you feel when you’re so much into a story and you don’t want to take your eyes off from the written pages, are unforgettable.Moreover, you learn many new words, you start to understand and use verbs, nouns and adjectives that before “Read On” you had to search on the internet.The “Read On” project is really the best way for a teenager to study English and, at the same time, to learn about famous kings, countries, popular tales and horror or adventure stories.Reading has never been in my interests, it seemed such a boring hobby, but thanks to the Read On project, now I can’t go to bed without reading at least one chapter and books have became the best time killer to me. Read On is the best project I’ve ever joined and I wish it would never end!

I read “Robinson Crusoe” a few days ago. I wasn't so excited to read it, because I've alwaysthought that a man who leaves his daily life for a dangerous life is simply mad. Then, I read thisbook, and I changed my mind.Robinson Crusoe was a quiet English man who decided to change his boring life. He became a sailorand he toured the world with his ship and his friends. During one of his journeys, a storm came nearthe coasts of South America, where Crusoe's ship was. It shipwrecked and only Robinson Crusoesurvived. He found out an island, and for twenty-three years he lived alone, hunting and buildingtents. One day, he saw a footprint alongthe shore. He felt ill, he couldn't believe at this. There wassomeone on the island! Someone who may could help him coming back to England! A few days later,Crusoe discovered that wild men were hunting slaves to kill and eat them. How afraid he was! Thenthe English man was able to capture a slave and to become his friend. His name was Friday, becausethey met on a Friday. One day, they saved a ship of mutineers coming to the island. They made thecaptain free. To thank Robinson Crusoe and Friday, he took them back to England. Friday was fromthe Trinidad islands, but he didn't want to come back home without his friend. Robinson Crusoe feltvery strange in England, but he was happy to be there again. He had a new life in York, in he North ofEngland, but he never lost his passion for advenrures. This book taught me that life can be bothdangerous and exciting. Robinson Crusoe learnt it in 1632. To sum up a man can discover new worlds,just being brave!

Robinson Crusoe

The Murders in the Rue Morgue is a book written by Edgar Allan Poe. We can define it an horror book. The story is settled in the gorgeous city of Paris, during the spring and summer of 1839, and retold by an anonym narrator who is one of the book protagonists. The main character is a Frenchman, Monsieur Auguste Dupin. He was neither a detective nor a policemen. He was just a very clever man who loved reading. He was a quiet and friendly man. He met the narrator in Paris and they became friends at once. Because of their friendship, they rent an apartment. As they spent time together, the narrator notices that Dupin is the most clever man he had ever met. It seems that the Frenchman can read the mind; but that’s not true. He uses his brain in a brilliant way, and he understands everything. One day, they read on the newspaper that a terrible murder was committed in The Rue Morgue, on the fourth floor of a house. This one belonged to Madame L’Espanaye and her daughter, Mademoiselle Camille L’Espanaye. They were both quiet women, who lived alone. The room was locked, with the key inside. Chairs and tables were broken, the mattress was on the floor. The bodies were founded in the same room: the daughter was in the chimney, head downwards, and on her there were dark bruises and deep cuts; the neck of the old lady was deeply cut and when the police tried to lift her, the head fell off. It was an horrible vision. The policemen were astonished, and nobody could answer this huge mystery. Dupin was clearly interested in this these brutal murders. He listened to all the witness and he compared their theories. He got the conclusion: only a very strong and an abile man could be the murderer. He understood that the real murderer was an orang-outang, a wild animal that can be very dangerous. He called the owner of the animal, and explained everything to the police.I’ve really admired how this man thinks and reasons. He notices all the particulars, and he works better than the police. Moreover, I love the author. This book is both catching and mysterious, because you get surprised reading how a man can use his mind and logic.