‘… the shadow turned round; and I saw a terrible death’s-head, which darted a look at me from a pair of scorching eyes. I felt as...

Like George Orwell, Franz Kafka has given his name to a world of nightmare, but in Kafka’s world, it is never completely clear...

Its lyricism, comedy (both broad and subtle) and magical transformations have long made A Midsummer Night’s Dream one of the most...

Set in Hardy's Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman,...

When Father goes away with two strangers one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered. They and their...

Sense and Sensibility is a delightful comedy of manners in which the sisters Elinor and Marianne represent these two qualities....

The Little Prince is a modern fable, and for readers far and wide both the title and the work have exerted a pull far in excess...

With an Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at Canterbury.
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