Cordelia comes from a long line of magical milliners, who weave alchemy and enchantment into every hat. In Cordelia's world, Making - crafting items such as hats, cloaks, watches, boots and gloves from magical ingredients - is a rare and ancient skill, and only a few special Maker families remain. When Cordelia's father Prospero and his ship, the Jolly Bonnet, are lost at sea during a missio…
“Yes, of course, if it’s fine tomorrow,” said Mrs. Ramsay. “But you’ll have to be up with the lark,” she added. To her son these words conveyed an extraordinary joy, as if it were settled, the expedition were bound to take place, and the wonder to which he had looked forward, for years and years it seemed, was, after a night’s darkness and a day’s sail, within touch. Since he…
Features one of Shakespeares most popular comedies, but it remains deeply controversial. Here, the text may well seem anti-Semitic; yet repeatedly, in performance, it has revealed a contrasting nature. Shylock, though vanquished in the law-court, often triumphs in the theatre Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. T…
Enjoy Agatha Christie’s beloved classic, Hallowe’en Party —the inspiration for the major motion picture A Haunting in Venice , directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh—with a new introduction by Michael Green, screenwriter of the film. When a Halloween party turns deadly, it falls to Hercule Poirot to unmask a murderer. At a Halloween party, Joyce—a surly thirteen-year-old—boasts t…
Karena hidup ini seperti sekolah. Semua kejadian-kejadian yang terjadi bukanlah sekadar kebetulan, melainkan suatu pelajaran. Setiap kejadian harus dipelajari. Jika tidak, nantinya kita akan seperti tidak naik kelas, polanya akan selalu terulang sampai kita mau berubah menjadi versi diri kita yang lebih baik lagi, untuk akhirnya bisa menjadi lebih bahagia. Pilihannya ada dua, yaitu belajar seca…
In The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus explores the concept of the absurd—the conflict between human desire for meaning and the silent, indifferent universe. Through the ancient Greek myth of Sisyphus, a man condemned to roll a boulder uphill for eternity, Camus illustrates how life’s lack of inherent meaning need not lead to despair. Instead, he argues that one must imagine Sisyphus happy…
Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services – as a burglar – on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo’s life is never to be the same again. Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved …
Ambisi mendorongnya. Kompetisi menggerakkannya. Namun, kekuasaan ada harganya. Pagi hari menjelang dimulainya Hunger Games Kesepuluh, Coriolanus Snow yang berusia 18 tahun bersiap-siap menjadi mentor. Keluarga Snow yang dulunya jaya kini jatuh miskin. Nasib mereka bergantung pada kemampuan Coriolanus untuk menebar pesona dan mengalahkan siswa-siswa lain untuk menjadi mentor peserta yang ak…