Reading in English is perhaps the most effective way to build up your vocabulary, this collection of short stories was carefully designed for pre-intermediate students and beyond.Titles include: The Mice and the Weasels Invictus Alone Sonnet XVIII The Raven The Terrible Old Man The Feast of Nemesis The Emperor's New Clothes A Transgression An Evening Guest A Poison Tree The School There are short stories and long stories, easy to read stories and complex ones that will require your undivided attention and teach you more complex grammatical structures. This means the book has something for everyone.