BOOK REVIEW 45

The lost world

How beautiful she was! Her large, soft eyes, her long, dark hair, her sweet smile - Gladys Hungerton was made for love.(p.1)

You said that you wanted danger, didn't you?

says McArdle, the editor of the Daily Gazette. Then he sends his young reporter, Malone, on a strange journey into South America with the famous Professor Challenger. Challenger believes he can find a lost world full of dinosaurs in the middle of the Amazon Forest. But this world is dangerous to reach, and, once the professor and small group of explorers arrive, things get even more dangerous for them.

Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur(1998). The lost world,Glasgow : Collins ELT

BOOK REVIEW 44

British life

Most books about Britain give information for tourists.(p.3)

I read "British life" today. It's about British geography, social situation, lifestyle, culture and so on. Also, as topic of original British, it is wrote about the story of the royal family. Especially, name of country was wrote in detail. Then topic which I was interested in was "food". In this book, starting of this topic was "Visitors to British generally agree about one thing - British cooking 'It's terrible!'. However it is not truth so a lot of recipe was introduced with picture in this book.

Collins, Anne(2001). British life,Harlow : Pearson Education

BOOK REVIEW 43

The Norwood mystery

'Life in London is not what it was,' said Sherlock Holmes to Dr Watson.(p.1)

John McFarlene who is a lawyer is asked to write a clean copy of will by Oldacre who is a architect. However, contents of it was that he wanted to give his all fortune to McFarlane after he died. After that, McFarlen visited to Norwood to take proceding but when he met Oldacre, Oldacre's body waws found in near the house. McFAlane was came under suspicion. Then, Holmes found out the mystery, and only he knew the conclusive evidence.

Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur(2006).The Norwood mystery Oxford : Oxford University Press

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Oliver Twist

Among other buildings in a town in England, there was a house for poor people.(p.1)

I read "Oliver Twist" today. It's about the girl who live in Almshouse. She was abused by Mr Bumble like other poor children. One day she choose by lots to beg but she thought of her as a problem child. Then she went to mortician to work but she couldn't endurance, and she went to London. In London she had a terrible time.Finally, she lived with one gentlemen and happily.

Dickens, Charles (1949) Oliver Twist Oxford : Oxford University Press

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A pretty face

Zoe is seventeen years old. She works in a bookstore, in the little town of Newport.(p.1)

I read "A pretty face" today. Zoe Baker works in a bookstore. She also likes acting, and she has a part in the play Romeo and Juliet. Mike Morrison writes about the play for the newspaper. He want to write honestly so he did, but when Zoe read the newspaper, she was angry because he didn't understand the play. Finally, they understand each other.

Escott, John(2003). A pretty face
Oxford : Oxford University Press