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The Man from Peru
It is 1870 – in Parkgate, a little village in the north of Ireland. The people from thevillage are very excited. They know that the Man from Peru wants cats. He is coming to visit Parkgate. All the people come with their cats. Their cats are very fat. But where is the Man from Peru?
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Arthur McKeown comes from Northern Ireland. He works at the Ulster Business School in the University of Ulster. Arthur is married and hastwo children. He lives with his family in Belfast.
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The Man from Peru Ricky Banks – Music Star! Supercomputerman Radio Boy............................................................... ...............................................................
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Oscar Jack’s Game Maria’s Dilemma Permission to Leave The Boy from Yesterday The Black Mountain
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Saturday Storm Craigen Castle Mystery Jason Causes Chaos Where’s Mauriac? The Road through the Hills
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Cold Feet A Christmas Carol The CantervilleGhost and Other Stories Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde A Trip to the Stars Frankenstein
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Dracula Jane Eyre The Adventures of Tom Sawyer A Trip to London Sense and Sensibility

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In the Village

He is going to work in the fields.

It is early in the morning in Parkgate. Parkgate is a village in the north ofIreland. It is 1870 - a long time ago!
Richmond Publishing 19 Berghem Mews Blythe Road London W14 OHN © Arthur Mckeown, 1998 Published by Richmond Publishing® 1998 First published 1998 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the priorpermission of the publishers. ISBN: 84-294-5383-0 Printed in Spain by Cover Design: Blue Pig Design Cover Illustration: Richard Adams Illustrations: Richard Adams

The sun is out. The sky is blue. Everything is very quiet. Everyone in the village is sleeping. Then the birds begin to sing. An old man leaves his house. He closes the door. He is wearing grey trousers and a green coat. He is...