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Puck of Pook's Hill (A Fantasy Book) - Illustrated
The ""Crucible"" - Arthur Miller
The Crucible still has permanence and relevance a half century after its initial publication. This powerful political drama set amidst the Salem witch trials is commonly understood …
Harold and the Purple Crayon
One evening Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight. But there wasn't any moon, and Harold needed a moon for a walk in the moonlight. Fortunately, he had brought his …
The ""Metamorphosis"" - Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka's ""The Metamorphosis"" climaxes in the very first line - the protagonist has indeed been transformed. The critical questions lie in the interpretation of the …
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
In this adventure story about a group of schoolboys stranded on a deserted island, William Golding explores the dark side of humanity and the savagery that surfaces when social …
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, ""The Grapes of Wrath"", was published in 1939. Set during the Great Depression, the novel follows failed farmer Tom Joad and his …
J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings
One of Tolkien's most cherished and heralded works, ""The Lord of the Rings"" is the story of the struggle between good and evil in Middle Earth. Its universal themes and epic …
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream's complexities are extraordinary. This ethereal fantasy involves four different levels of representation, which intermingle but never wholly fuse. This …
Jack and the Beanstalk: A Book of Nursery Stories
Jack and the Beanstalk is just one of the ten favourite nursery stories that make up this companion to Harold Jones's book of nursery rhymes, Lavender's Blue. All the best and …
Oedipus Rex
Written by Sophocles around 425 BCE, ""Oedipus Rex"" is a classic Greek tragedy that depicts the struggle between man and fate. Oedipus' story forms the foundation for the symbolic …
John Keats
Romantic poet, John Keats was only 25 when he died of tuberculosis, but his work has achieved canonical status. Poet and critic Matthew Arnold said of Keats, ""In the faculty of …