The Tobacco Road and Other Books

This book contains a collection of valuable readings of books on human thought, theatre and short stories. What is noteworthy is that the author begins each book by reviewing the biography of its author and his most prominent achievements, and then he reads and analyses the book. Among these books are: The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill, Marriage and Morals by Bertrand Russell, The Mikado - Son of Heaven by Willard Price, Man of Destiny (a play) by George Bernard Shaw, Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell, Marriage (a one-act play) by Anton Chekhov, and The False Mask by the world-famous novelist Somerset Maugham.