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(0)The Arc
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
The seventh book in the chronology of the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery, although it was the fifth book published. In this book Anne Shirley is married with six children, but the book focuses more on her new neighbor, the new Presbyterian minister John Meredith, as well as the interactions between Anne's and John Meredith's children.
2) Nostromo
Author
Series
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
1951
Language
English
Description
First published in 1904, "Nostromo" is widely considered one of Joseph Conrad's best works. Set in the fictitious mining town of Sulaco, a port city in the imaginary South American country of Costaguana, it is the story of Senõr Gould, an English expatriate who owns the silver-mining concession in the country. When the country becomes engulfed in increasing violence and chaos, Senõr Gould charges Nostromo, his trusted head longshoreman, with the...
Author
Language
English
Description
Moving from the industrial riots of discontented millworkers through to the unsought passions of a middle-class woman, and from religious crises of conscience to the ethics of naval mutiny, it poses fundamental questions about the nature of social authority and obedience. Through the story of Margaret Hale, the middle-class southerner who moves to the northern industrial town of Milton, Gaskell skilfully explores issues of class and gender in the...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
When Tess Durbeyfield, a poor country girl, learns she may be descended from an ancient noble family, her life is set on a path both fateful and tragic. Sent to claim kinship with the wealthy d'Urbervilles, she encounters betrayal and violation that will shadow her every step. Later, when she finds love with the idealistic Angel Clare, Tess's past threatens to destroy her chance at happiness.
Thomas Hardy's masterpiece is a powerful and unflinching...
6) Othello
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
Description
A TALE OF RACISM, REVENGE, BETRAYAL AND JEALOUSY
One of Shakespeare's most performed tragedies written in approximately 1603, Othello still resonates today with its themes of racism, revenge, betrayal and jealousy. Shakespeare creates a powerful drama with the story of a marriage between the exotic Moor, Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona. Despite building many differences into his hero and heroine, including race, age, and cultural background,...
7) The tempest
Author
Language
English
Description
It is entirely probable that the date of "The Tempest" is 1611, and that this was the last play completed by Shakespeare before he retired from active connection with the theater to spend the remainder of his life in leisure in his native town of Stratford-on-Avon. The main thread of the plot of the drama seems to have been some folk-tale of a magician and his daughter, which, in the precise form in which Shakespeare knew it, has not been recovered....
8) King Lear
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
William Shakespeare's "King Lear" stands as a towering masterpiece, a tragic tale of power, betrayal, and the human condition. This timeless play delves into the complexities of familial relationships and the consequences of unchecked ambition.
At its core, "King Lear" tells the story of an aging monarch who, in a moment of misguided judgment, divides his kingdom among his three daughters based on their flattery. The consequences of this rash decision...
10) Hamlet
Author
Language
English
Description
Presents the text of William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet," including detailed explanations of difficult words and phrases, plot summaries, list of characters, and profile on the author.
11) Winnie-the-Pooh
Author
Publisher
E.P. Dutton
Pub. Date
1988, c1926
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Curl up with a true children's classic by reading A.A.Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh with iconic decorations by E.H.Shepard. Winnie-the-Pooh may be a bear of very little brain, but thanks to his friends Piglet, Eeyore and, of course, Christopher Robin, he's never far from an adventure. In this much-loved classic story collection Pooh gets into a tight place, nearly catches a Woozle and heads off on an 'expotition' to the North Pole with the other animals....
12) Persuasion
Author
Publisher
Macmillian Collector's Library
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Unique Elements
• About the Author
• Historical Context
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A Charming Story of Romance and Love by JANE AUSTEN.
Persuasion by BRITISH author JANE AUSTEN is a classic romance novel first published in 1817, posthumously, in the UNITED KINGDOM.
A young Englishwoman gets a SECOND CHANCE at love and marriage, amidst the social whirl of England's fashionable resort city, Bath.
Sneak Peak
'More than seven years were gone since this...