The beautiful, young Elizabeth falls in love with Mr. Darcy, but he must control his pride while she tries to overcome her prejudice.
In early colonial Massachusetts, a young woman experiences the results of adultery and must spend the remainder of her life atoning for her sins.
A scientist creates a monster with pieces of corpses, but the monster develops a mind of his own begins to despise his creator.
A poor, abused orphan named Jane uses her cleverness and perseverance to win the love of the man she loves.
A servant in the house at Wuthering Heights reveals the historic story of the love affair between Catherine and Heathcliff to a visitor who is currently staying there.
The Odyssey (Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, Odysseia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second—the Iliad being the...
In 1922, F. Scott Fitzgerald announced his decision to write "something new, something extraordinary and beautiful and simple + intricately patterned." That extraordinary, beautiful, intricately patterned, and above all, simple novel became The Great Gatsby, arguably Fitzgerald's finest work and...
This classical novel by Charles Dickens covers a time in French history known as the French Revolution. The story follows several characters (both English and French) in settings before and during the Revolution. "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens, is part of a computerised reading program...
The Classic book Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
The Classic book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. It tells the story of 2 poor ranch workers, George Milton and Lennie Small, who try to find work wherever they can during the great depression. The 2 couldn’t be more different. George is small and sharp, while Lennie is a giant of a man, but...
The Classic book The Crucible by Arthur Miller. This play uses the Salem witch trials, as comparisons to the McCarthy government which “hunted” down suspect communists in the USA. Miller himself was even questioned and convicted under similar circumstances.
Professor Robert Albano explains William Shakespeare's greatest works of literature simply and directly with full explanations of all of the key lines and passages. First appearing on the London stage in 1595, ROMEO AND JULIET is William Shakespeare's classic tale of feuding families and tragic...