This classic novel has been abridged and adapted into 10 illustrated chapters. This format is ideal for bilingual education - people learning English as a second language (ESL), English Language Learners (ELL), people of any age intending to improve reading skills and students for whom the original version would be too long or difficult. This learning product is high-interest, low-readability. Readers of this version will improve comprehension, fluency and vocabulary.
Mrs. Hall looked up as the strange man walked in. "I would like to stay in your hotel for a while," he said. Mrs. Hall couldn't answer. She was too surprised. This was the weirdest man she had ever seen. His face was covered with bandages. He wore gloves and a long coat that went down to his knees. The hat on his head was pulled down low, and he wore big, blue glasses. Mrs. Hall couldn't see his eyes. She thought that he was blind. "I will pay you well," he said, "but there is one thing. No one must bother me. Everybody must stay away. I have very hard work to do, and if I am bothered, I will not be able to get my experiments done." "Very well," Mrs. Hall said. The stranger scared her, but she needed the money to help with her bills. He paid her and went to his room. Soon, everybody in town was talking about the man staying at Mrs. Hall's hotel. They had heard about his fierce temper, and they were all scared of him.