King Henry V is new to the throne and declares war on France, England's old enemy, to prove his military strength. As the country prepares for battle, will the young king accomplish the unthinkable - victory on French soil, against an army that outnumbers his troops ten to one? A thrilling retelling of this fantastic historical play. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Patrio…
"What one man can invent, another can discover."
Take the Adventure, heed the call, now the irrevocable moment passes
Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power. Of all the plays that Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I, Macbeth most clearly reflects his relationship with King James, patron of Shakespeare's acting company. It was first publi…
Do your best wherever it is, and keep up your good name
There is some good in every person if you can find it. It is a teacher's duty to find and develop it.
With an Introduction by Richard Jenseth, St Lawrence University The Red Badge of Courage is one of the greatest war novels of all time. It reports on the American Civil War through the eyes of Henry Fleming, an ordinary farm boy turned soldier. It evokes the chaos and the dull clatter of war: the acrid smoke, the incessant rumours of coming battles, the filth and cold, the numbing monotony, the…
“That power lies in her heart, because she is a sweet and innocent child!” English Classics: The Snow Queen and Other Tales English Classics is literature's collection with particular rooms for increase reader's interest in reading classics. This book including The Snow Queen and Other Tales as one of the collections. The Snow Queen and Othe Tales talked a lot of stories about fantasy and m…
“It would be easy to be a princess if I were dressed in cloth of gold, but it is a great deal more of a triumph to be one all the time when no one knows it.”
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'It happen'd one Day about Noon going towards my Boat, I was exceedingly surpriz'd with the Print of a Man's naked Foot on the Shore.' Shipwrecked in a storm at sea, Robinson Crusoe is washed up on a remote and desolate island. As he struggles to piece together a life for himself, Crusoe's physical, moral and spi…