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    Amazing Writers: B2
    Amazing Writers: B2
    Amazing Writers: B2
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    Amazing Writers: B2

    Published by HarperCollins Publishers

    Narrated by Collins

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    About this audiobook

    The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.

    Contents:
    Voltaire, the French writer who believed in equality for all
    Charlotte Brontë, the British novelist who wrote Jane Eyre
    Mark Twain, the American who wrote Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer
    Jacques Prévert, the writer known in France as ‘the People’s Poet’
    Ayn Rand, whose writing expressed her own philosophical ideas
    Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn who wrote about life in a Soviet Labour Camp

    BRITISH ENGLISH
    Word count: 18,787
    Headword count: 1,631

    PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials.

    This book is Level 4 in the Collins ELT Readers series.
    Level 4 is equivalent to CEF level B2.

    About the Amazing People series:
    A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen.

    Each book contains six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character’s life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure.

    After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research.

    Created in association with The Amazing People Club.

    About Collins ELT Readers:
    Collins ELT Readers are divided into four levels:
    Level 1 - elementary (A2)
    Level 2 - pre-intermediate (A2–B1)
    Level 3 - intermediate (B1)
    Level 4 - upper intermediate (B2)
    Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateJul 13, 2017
    ISBN9780008268671
    Amazing Writers: B2

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