The Last Leaf is a short story by O. Henry published in his 1907 collection The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories. The story first appeared on October 15, 1905, in the New York World. The scene of the story of The Last Leaf is the Greenwich artist colony in New York City. Over the past century, it has developed from a poor literati settlement to a world-famous art center and tourist attraction.

While out searching for food, fruit bat Stellaluna and her mother are attacked by a vicious owl. Stellaluna is separated from Mother Bat and taken in by a family of birds where she must put aside her bat habits to fit in with her new family. But one fateful flight when she is separated from her adoptive siblings, Stellaluna is reunited with her bat family and learns that even though we're different, we're very much the same.

First published in 1888. Contains five stories: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket". Brilliant and haunting, these tales are timeless.

Beauty is kind and loving, even though her two sisters tease her and her merchant father is too poor to buy her presents. All she wants is a rose: so when her father sees a beautiful rose bush in the grounds of the Beast s castle, he plucks a flower for her. The Beast is angry, and demands something precious in return.... A magical retelling of the classic fairy tale, read by Tamsin Greig.

短編小説の名手オー・ヘンリーの作品を英語で!アメリカ南部に生まれたオー・ヘンリーは20世紀初頭、新しい小説の題材を求め、ニューヨークに移りました。収録の3作品もニューヨークを舞台にした短編を基本語彙レベルに併せて再編集したものです。貧しいけれどお互いを思いやる気持ちにあふれる夫婦を描いた「賢者の贈り物」、日常生活の中に冒険を求める男を描いた「緑のドア」、外界とは別世界の高級ホテルで優雅なひとときを過ごす男女を描いた「桃源郷の短期滞在客」・・・ さまざまな登場人物の心の機微、ストーリーの意外な結末を英語で楽しんでみませんか。 教科書・参考書出版の桐原書店は、ペンギンブックスやロングマンで有名な世界最大の教育出版社ピアソングループの一員でもあります。本格派の語学学習をはじめてみませんか。こちらは、世界の名作文学を、基本学習単語中心で再編集したオーディオブックです。英語力アップには、リスニング力強化が必須。英語を聞きながらイメージを頭に描くトレーニングは英語力の飛躍的なアップにも役立ちます。テキストを目で追うのではない、新しい語学学習法としてオーディオブックを活用してみませんか。心を動かす名作で、ビジネスマンも学生さんも、楽しみながら英語の底力を養ってください。 初中級者向け。 紙面でのスクリプトをご希望の方は、桐原書店サポート課 (ict@kirihara.co.jp)...

In the first book in this series, eight-year-old Drake is snatched up by King Roland's soldier and taken to the castle. He is to be trained as a Dragon Master. At the castle, he is joined by three other young Dragon Masters-in-training: Ana, Rori, and Bo. The Dragon Masters must learn how to connect with and train their dragons - and they must also uncover their dragons' special powers.

Join world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his ever-loyal sidekick Dr. Watson as they embark on a series of daring adventures. Priceless jewels disappear from a hotel suite, a monstrous hound is spotted on the moors and a woman is murdered in a locked room. Can our brilliant hero solve these mysteries and more before disaster strikes? This thrilling collection brings 16 adventures of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous detective to life, adapted by award-winning children's fiction author Alex Woolf.

Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) is one of Japan's most beloved writers and poets, known particularly for his sensitive and symbolist children's fiction. This volume collects stories which focus on Miyazawa's love of space and his use of the galaxy as a metaphor for the concepts of purity, self-sacrifice and faith which were near and dear to his heart.

Narrated by Mike Vendetti and Kathy Verduin, Cat in the Rain is not just about a cat. The cat can be taken at face value and surface-level as "just" a cat, and the events of the story as being a minor snapshot into one hour's events in the lives of an American couple living in 1920s Italy. But since when in our own lives do events simply happen without having wider implications? Many things we do are motivated by other desires, drives, wants, fears, and anxieties.

VTuberは，インターネットとコンテンツが連綿と紡いできた文化的，社会的，産業的な試行錯誤による蓄積の結節点にいる存在である．そこからは，情報社会が進展するにつれて現れてきた可能性や課題，多層的な問いを取り出すことができる．

世界が笑った！
世界15カ国で大絶賛の極上エンターテインメント。全５噺をライブ収録

Abby and her kid brother, Jonah, are just regular kids...until they find a magic mirror in their basement. The mirror is a portal that leads them into different fairy tales, from Snow White to Cinderella to The Little Mermaid. But in each story, nothing goes as planned, and it’s up to Abby to try to fix the happy endings - or maybe, sometimes, create better ones!

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At last - here from the team behind the beloved international best seller comes a companion to Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site. All of our favorite trucks are back on the construction site - this time with a focus on team-building, friendship, and working together to make a big task seem small!

Master storyteller Jim Weiss brings the world of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson to life for children. Features four classic Holmes mysteries.

Captain Arthur Hastings, invalided in the Great War, is recuperating as a guest of John Cavendish at Styles Court, the "country-place" of John's autocratic old aunt, Emily Inglethorpe - she of a sizeable fortune, and so recently remarried to a man 20 years her junior. When Emily's sudden heart attack is found to be attributable to strychnine, Hastings recruits an old friend, now retired, to aid in the local investigation. With impeccable timing, Hercule Poirot, the famous Belgian detective, makes his dramatic entrance into the pages of crime literature.

The Metamorphosis is a story about a man who wakes up transformed into a bug and the repercussions it has on his life and the people around him. What does it all mean? It is most probably an autobiography of how Kafka himself experienced early life living with his parents. Kafka describes how he endured his mother and father's financial and emotional exploitations, to the point of detaching from them and thereby ceasing to be their son (the real metamorphosis).

オスカー・ワイルドは1854年、アイルランドのダブリンで、高名な眼科・耳鼻科医の次男として生まれる。71年、ダブリンのトリニティ・コレッジに奨学金を得て入学、古典学の最高賞を受賞。74年、オックスフォード大学モードリン・コレッジに奨学金を得て入学、在学中の78年に校内の詩の最高賞を受賞し、大学で出版される。卒業後、奇抜な服装と機知に富んだ会話で、ロンドン社交界の名士となる。84年、アイルランドの弁護士の娘、コンスタンス・メアリー・ロイドと結婚、長男シリル、次男ヴィヴィアンをもうける。90年、「リッピンコット」誌に小説『ドリアン・グレイの肖像』を発表。91年、第8代クインズベリー侯爵の三男、アルフレッド・ダグラス卿（愛称ボジー）と知り合い、交際を始める。93年、戯曲『サロメ』をフランス語で出版、ボジーによる英訳も同年出版される。94年、クインズベリー侯爵を名誉毀損罪で訴えるが、95年、逆に侯爵に同性愛行為の罪で訴えられ、重労働2年の有罪判決が下り、破産する。96年、出獄後すぐにフランスに渡る。97年、『レディング監獄の唄』出版。98年から頭痛に苦しみ始め、1900年11月30日、パリのホテルの一室で大脳髄膜炎により死去。同地の墓地に埋葬される。『わがままな大男』は、1888年、The Happy Prince and Other...

It’s Easter! The eggs are decorated, the baskets are ready, and Mr. Twist’s Easter pants are looking fly, which means one thing: it’s time for the annual Twist Easter Egg Hunt, Ada’s favorite family tradition. And this year, her parents are letting Ada hide the eggs! But Arthur, her big brother, thinks the egg hunt is going to be too easy now that he’s 11 - so Ada has to do a test hiding to make sure it’s super hard or else Arthur will retire from the egg hunt forever!

極上の1000語と、洗練された英文　これが知識層の「当たり前」
※この書籍は2008年発行の『究極の英単語セレクション』を新装したものです。内容は基本的に変わりません

While fairy tales were not originally intended for children, they have become a staple of children's literature since the early 19th century. Here is a collection of English fairy tales, including many stories you will remember from childhood.

When three little pigs set off into the big world to build their homes, they must decide if they’ll do things the easy way or work hard for what they want. Two of the little pigs do not like to work, so they quickly build homes of straw and sticks. But the hard-working little pig builds a home of bricks. Whose home will be sturdy enough to withstand the big bad wolf as he huffs, puffs, and tries to blow their homes down? Listen along as the pig brothers learn a valuable lesson!

生命の根源に迫る研究に打ち込んでいた科学者ヴィクター・フランケンシュタインはついにひとつの生命を創造する。

Told by Richard Gere and featuring the young Haley Joel Osment as the Little Prince, this beautiful classic story is now available on Audio. "The Little Prince" will capture the hearts of listeners of all ages. A story to listen to many times, with profound messages appearing each time.

【聞き流すだけで英語をマスター】