Серия книг «Reading Classics» — 11 книг

Mary Shelley was not yet twenty years old when she wrote this classic tale of a scientist’s attempt to create a new noble species – an experiment which instead produces a monster.

Frankenstein is here presented in the 2nd, revised edition of 1831 and includes an analysis of the most recent criticism on Shelley’s science fiction masterpiece, as well as an extensive filmography.

Mary Shelley was not yet twenty years old when she wrote this classic tale of a scientist’s attempt to create a new noble species – an experiment which instead produces a monster.…

Acknowledged as Wilde’s most perfect comedy, brilliant and subversive, The Importance of Being Earnest has even been considered to anticipate the ‘drama of the absurd’ of the twentieth century. Guided activities and introduction help the student to appreciate this masterpiece.

Acknowledged as Wilde’s most perfect comedy, brilliant and subversive, The Importance of Being Earnest has even been considered to anticipate the ‘drama of the absurd’ of the…

This collection of three of Stevenson’s stories (‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’, ‘Markheim’ and ‘The Body Snatcher’) analyses the moral fibre of Victorian society and highlights the conflict between good and evil: man’s social, civilised, rational being versus his egotistic, instinctive, sensual self.

This collection of three of Stevenson’s stories (‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’, ‘Markheim’ and ‘The Body Snatcher’) analyses the moral fibre of Victorian society and highlights the…

Henry Lawson, V. S. Naipaul, Nadine Gordimer and Chinua Achebe are respectively Australian, Caribbean, South African and Nigerian, yet they all write in English. The ‘English’ literature of the ex-colonies is proving to be the most interesting and innovative of our times: this volume offers a significant example of its vitality and originality. As Salman Rushdi said, ‘the Empire writes back’.

Henry Lawson, V. S. Naipaul, Nadine Gordimer and Chinua Achebe are respectively Australian, Caribbean, South African and Nigerian, yet they all write in English. The ‘English’…

Conrad’s spiritual journey into darkest Africa is based on his own experience in the Congo at the end of the 19th century. Marlow, the narrator, is torn between revulsion for and attraction towards colonialism but is driven onwards by an overwhelming desire to meet the mysterious Kurtz.

Conrad’s spiritual journey into darkest Africa is based on his own experience in the Congo at the end of the 19th century. Marlow, the narrator, is torn between revulsion for and…

Edgar Allan Poe, a classic American writer, is the farther of detective fiction and one of the best practitioners of Gothic horror. His rigorous art has deeply influenced some of the most distinguished European poets and has provided some of the most poignant and lasting images and plots in popular fiction. This collection of short stories allows the reader to explore the full range of his talents: his sense of humor as well as the sharpness of his understanding of the shades and complexities of the modern sensibility.

Edgar Allan Poe, a classic American writer, is the farther of detective fiction and one of the best practitioners of Gothic horror. His rigorous art has deeply influenced some of…

Cideb’s unabridged study edition of Joyce’s Dubliners comes complete with a full critical introduction which places the author in the short-story tradition before going on to examine ‘Joyce as Experimentalist’. Emphasis is placed on the author’s various narrative techniques and this allows the reader to see this ‘highly original work’ not only as the reflection of a real world but also as a sophisticated literary construction.

Cideb’s unabridged study edition of Joyce’s Dubliners comes complete with a full critical introduction which places the author in the short-story tradition before going on to…

A spine-chilling tale of a young governess’s struggle to protect thechildren in her care from the ghosts of two previous servants. Simplehallucinations perhaps, or external representations of the woman’s inner torments? James’s 19th-century masterpiece of ambiguous narrative isthe precursor of the modern psychological thriller.

READING CLASSICS are aimed specifically at non-native speakers ofEnglish who wish to improve their language skills by analysing majornovels, short stories and plays. Each volume guides the reader towardscomprehension and appreciation of the literary work. The levels of thereading classic readers is C1/C2.

A spine-chilling tale of a young governess’s struggle to protect thechildren in her care from the ghosts of two previous servants. Simplehallucinations perhaps, or external…

Art contrasted with Nature, and outer ugliness with inner beauty, are just two of the themes featured in this collection of six tales, including The Canterville Ghost, The Remarkable Rocket, and – for all those who ‘have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy’ – The Happy Prince and The Selfish Giant.

Art contrasted with Nature, and outer ugliness with inner beauty, are just two of the themes featured in this collection of six tales, including The Canterville Ghost, The…

A Christmas Carol is the first and the most famous of the five books that Dickens wrote to celebrate the spiritual values of Christmas.

In the second half of the 19th century, the British Empire was at its greatest. Imperialism left a lasting mark on Great Britain itself as well as on the ex-colonies. The atmosphere and issues of this bygone age are evoked in Empire Tales, an anthology of stories (with accompanying activities and questions) by some of the most outstanding British writers of the 19th and 20th centuries, Joseph Conrad, E. M. Forster, Rudyard Kipling, W. Somerset Maugham, George Orwell and Jean Rhys.

In the second half of the 19th century, the British Empire was at its greatest. Imperialism left a lasting mark on Great Britain itself as well as on the ex-colonies. The…