About these materials

The mystery of what happened to the Mary Celeste continues to fascinate after 150 years. These resources tell the story through short presentations, videos, worksheets and quizzes.

The materials have been adapted for English language learners but are a starting point for any student new to the topic

The Editor

I write graded reading and listening materials for English language learners. These include original stories like Love by Design and simplified versions of classics including Washington Square by Henry James & Oscar Wilde's The Picture Of Dorian Gray.

My books have been published most of the major publishers in the field including Oxford University Press (OUP), OUP (Hong Kong), Longman, Macmillan and Penguin. You can see a partial list here.

Three of my titles were singled out for their ‘particular excellence’ in Bamford & Day’s Extensive Reading in the Second Language Classroom (CUP) where I was described as being ‘amongst the best writers of language learner materials in English’.

I also have a strong interest in history and have MA in Literary & Historical studies from Bath Spa, where I studied under the celebrated novelist and short writer, Tessa Hadley. My specialist area is late Victorian/early 20th century cultural history.
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English language level

Texts graded by vocabulary, grammar and readability. Most are around:
Pre-Intermediate (IELTS score:3.5/TOEFL IBT Score: 43-51) (CEF) A2/B1
Intermediate (IELTS score:4.5/TOEFL IBT Score: 51-61) (CEF) B1/2
  

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