West, Clare
A Passage to India / E.M. Forster ; retold by Clare West. - Simplified ed. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2009. - 135 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - Oxford Bookworms Library Graded Readers Human Interest . - Oxford bookworms library. Stage 6, Human interest. .
"Stage 6 (2500 headwords)."--Half title page. "Word count 29,773"--Cover page [iv].
PART ONE: Mosque
1. A visit to a mosque
2. The bridge party
3. Tea with Mr Fielding
4. Aziz and his friends PART TWO: Caves
5. A visit to the caves
6. An unexpected arrest
7. Taking sides
8. Doubts
9. The trial
10. Rescue
11. The effects of the trial
12. Departure from India
13. A rumour PART THREE: Temple 14. The end of friendship GLOSSARY ACTIVITIES: Before Reading ACTIVITIES: While Reading ACTIVITIES: After Reading About the Author About the Bookworms LIbrary
"A mysterious incident at the Marabar Caves, involving Adela Quested, newly arrived from England, and the charming Dr. Aziz, an Indian doctor, leads to a drama that divides the British and Indian communities in anger, distrust, and fear. Forster's great novel about India during British rule brings to life all the dangers and misunderstandings of colonialism but, as Forster himself wrote, the story is 'about something wider than politics, about the search of the human race for a more lasting home, about the universe as embodied in the Indian earth and the Indian sky, about the horror lurking in the Marabar Caves..." (Book Cover)
9780194792714 (pbk) 0194792714 (pbk)
Readers (Adult)
Readers for new literates.
British--India--Fiction.
India--Fiction.
Graded Readers.
A Passage to India / E.M. Forster ; retold by Clare West. - Simplified ed. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2009. - 135 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - Oxford Bookworms Library Graded Readers Human Interest . - Oxford bookworms library. Stage 6, Human interest. .
"Stage 6 (2500 headwords)."--Half title page. "Word count 29,773"--Cover page [iv].
PART ONE: Mosque
1. A visit to a mosque
2. The bridge party
3. Tea with Mr Fielding
4. Aziz and his friends PART TWO: Caves
5. A visit to the caves
6. An unexpected arrest
7. Taking sides
8. Doubts
9. The trial
10. Rescue
11. The effects of the trial
12. Departure from India
13. A rumour PART THREE: Temple 14. The end of friendship GLOSSARY ACTIVITIES: Before Reading ACTIVITIES: While Reading ACTIVITIES: After Reading About the Author About the Bookworms LIbrary
"A mysterious incident at the Marabar Caves, involving Adela Quested, newly arrived from England, and the charming Dr. Aziz, an Indian doctor, leads to a drama that divides the British and Indian communities in anger, distrust, and fear. Forster's great novel about India during British rule brings to life all the dangers and misunderstandings of colonialism but, as Forster himself wrote, the story is 'about something wider than politics, about the search of the human race for a more lasting home, about the universe as embodied in the Indian earth and the Indian sky, about the horror lurking in the Marabar Caves..." (Book Cover)
9780194792714 (pbk) 0194792714 (pbk)
Readers (Adult)
Readers for new literates.
British--India--Fiction.
India--Fiction.
Graded Readers.