Liberty (19 kníh )
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Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol ENCharles Dickens' uplifting Christmas story about the redemption of an angry miser is a classic. This book also looks at the story's contribution to Christmas traditions in Britain, and suggests a real or virtual tour of Dickens’ London.
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William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's dream ENIn this magical comedy about the difficulties of love, the situation appears to get worse before the play finally moves towards a happy ending. This book also contains files on Greek mythology in the play and on magic in Shakespeare’s time.
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Gillian Hammond Beowulf ENThis anonymous epic poem is one of the most important works of Old English literature. Apart from an introduction to the Anglo-Saxon period, the book also contains files on Anglo-Saxon monsters and magic, as well as on the influence of Beowulf in Tolkien’s writings.
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Mary Shelley Frankenstein ENVictor Frankenstein, a young scientist inspired by his studies, tries to create a new life from parts of dead bodies. Mary Shelley’s classic gothic horror story looks at scientific progress and questions its morality. This book also contains files on the history of monsters and on ‘strange science’ of the time.
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Jonathan Swift Gulliver's Travels: B1.2This famous satire about human society and government surprisingly became a popular children’s story. The book also contains files on 16th-17th century science and satire...
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William Shakespeare Hamlet ENThis text of Shakespeare's most famous tragedy, with both narrative and dialogue, is a reader as well as a playscript. The book also contains files on Shakespeare and the supernatural, as well as on Hamlet in performance...
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William Shakespeare Macbeth ENMacbeth is the bravest soldier of the king, but after meeting three strange witches, he becomes greedy for power... This text of Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy is a reader as well as a playscript. The book also looks at the history of witches and at the Elizabethan Theatre.
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Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice ENAs events bring them together, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy are gradually forced to abandon their pride and prejudice and accept that first impressions cannot always be trusted... Jane Austen’s classic novel portrays life in 19th century rural England. This book also looks at at other female novelists of the time.
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Daniel Defoe Robinson Crusoe ENDaniel Defoe's classic story about a 17th century shipwrecked Englishman on a desert island and his slave, Friday. The book looks at other shipwrecks, and tracks the development of racism from slavery to the modern day.
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William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet ENThe tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story of all time. Set against a backdrop of hate between two rival families, Shakespeare’s play moves towards its tragic conclusion through scenes of fi ghting, love and desperation, but also with moments of lively humour.
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Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes Strikes Back ENTwo more cases solved by Sherlock Holmes: The Adventures of the Dancing Men about a secret gangster code; and Silver Blaze, the missing racehorse. The book also looks at the development of gangster crime in Chicago, and other famous detectives.
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Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales ENAs Chaucer’s 14tH century pilgrims set off on a pilgrimage from London to Canterbury Cathedral, they all agree to tell a story. The five well-known tales in this reader present, in a charming and often humorous style, many aspects of the human condition: life, death, strength, weakness, good, evil, greed and, of course, love.
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Oscar Wilde The Canterville Ghost ENWhen an American family buy Canterville Chase, they also buy a ghost. In this lively and comic portrayal of the meeting of two cultures - modern American and traditional British – Wilde uses his satire and humour to describe the attempts of the ghost, Sir Simon, to frighten away the new owners.
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Francis Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby ENScott Fitzgerald’s classic novel is a study of the decadence of America’s high society in the 1920s. The rich and handsome Jay Gatsby gives spectacular weekend parties, but behind all the superficial glamour, there is a man with a mysterious past and an obsessive dream of love…
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Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden ENWhen ten-year-old Mary Lennox’s parents die in India, she goes to live in her uncle’s sad house in England... Published in 1911, this novel is considered a classic of children’s literature. The book also contains files on Victorian games and toys, as well as on British wildlife.
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Oscar Wilde The Selfish Giant / The Happy Prince ENTwo of Oscar Wilde’s favourite short stories: the selfish Giant learns to be generous, while the Prince and his friend the little swallow give everything they have to help the poor. All three, in the end, are rewarded for their kindness.
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Robert Louis Stevenson The Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ENThis famous novel about a respectable doctor with a double life marks a milestone in modern horror fiction. The book includes a history of horror stories, and looks at the medical profession in the 19th century.
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Mark Twain Tom Sawyer ENThe famous story of a young American boy who prefers adventure to school: he witnesses a crime in a graveyard, is a pirate for two days, gets lost in a cavern and even finds treasure. Among his friends are the ‘wild’ Huckleberry Finn and the ‘angel’, Becky Thatcher.