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An Inspector Calls
John Scicluna - 1990
York Notes author John Scicluna discusses all aspect of An Inspector Calls --a thorough run-down very helpful to anyone studying the famous Priestley play.
Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace
Harold Bloom - 1987
A collection of seven critical essays discussing Tolstoy's novel, arranged in chronological order of their original publication.
Much Ado About Nothing (No Fear Shakespeare)
SparkNotes - 2018
This No Fear Shakespeare ebook gives you the complete text of Much Ado About Nothingand an easy-to-understand translation.Each No Fear Shakespeare contains
The complete text of the original play
A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language
A complete list of characters with descriptions
Plenty of helpful commentary
The Odyssey
Mary Zimmerman - 2003
A classical muse appears, and the young woman becomes the goddess Athena--a tireless advocate for Odysseus in his struggle to get home. With her trademark irreverent and witty twist on classic works, Zimmerman brings to life the story of Odysseus's ten-year journey, depicting his encounters with characters such as Circe, the Cyclops, Poseidon, Calypso, the Sirens, and others.
Gulliver's Travels
Saddleback Educational Publishing - 2010
This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each 64-page hardcover book retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics. In this humorous satire, which makes fun of English politicians in the early 1700s, you'll travel to many strange make-believe worlds. Join Gulliver as he sails from the land of the tiny six-inch people called Lilliputians and the land of the giant people called Brobdingnagians, to the land of the Houyhnhnms- where wise and understanding horses tame herds of wild Yahoos, creatures that are strangely human!
Samuel Beckett: Waiting for Godot/Endgame: A reader's guide to essential criticism
Peter Boxall - 2000
The guide presents the major debates that surround these works as they develop, from Martin Esslin's early appropriation of the plays as examples of the Theatre of the Absurd, to recent poststructuralist and postcolonial readings by critics such as Steven Connor, Mary Bryden and Declan Kiberd. Throughout, Boxall clarifies and contextualizes critical responses to the plays, and considers the difficult relationship between Beckett and his critics.
The Ranchman
Charles Alden Seltzer
You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
To Kill a Mockingbird - Prestwick Power Presentations: Lead-Ins to Literature
James Scott - 2008
These colorful, illustrated presentations use the latest features of the free Adobe Acrobat format to make compelling presentations easy to use on any computer. Each presentation contains dozens of slides detailing all of the background material that makes reading literature such a rich experience.
Kid Wolf of Texas A Western Story
Paul S. Powers - 2006
Nicht-exklusives Verkaufsrecht für: Gesamte Welt.
Macbeth
Hilary Burningham - 1997
Providing support material for teachers in the study of Shakespeare, this book is part of a series designed for students with special educational needs and those with English as a second or other language, which provides access to this challenging part of the English National Curriculum.
The Brothers Karamazov by F. M. Dostoevskij
Jan van der Eng - 1971