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…
“Few people realise the immensity of vacancy in which the dust of the material universe swims.”
“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.”
Good reads build great readers Explore the galaxy with your guide, C-3PO in Star Wars™: What is a Wookiee? Find out all about friendly, furry Wookiees and the other amazing creatures and aliens from the Star Wars world. DK Reads are levelled into stages to help every child progress and become a confident reader. They feature engaging and highly illustrative topics with true kid appeal. …
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…
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…
Enola memutuskan menyamar menjadi Ivy Meshle, seorang sekertatis muda, untuk memecahkan kembali Lady Cecily, putri bangsawan yang menghilang sejak beberapa waktu lalu. Namun, ia menemukan banyak kejanggalan dalam kasus tersebut. Kenapa diari sang nona ditulis dari arah sebaliknya? Dan bagaimana bisa, Enola merasa suara hatinya disuarakan saat membaca tulisan Lady Cecily dalam diari tersebut? Di…
"What one man can invent, another can discover."
Hamlet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother. Hamlet is considered among the "most powerful and influenti…