This award-winning graded readers series is full of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. Kieran loves insects, and in particular spiders. He finds every...więcej »
First published in 1845, the "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" is the memoir of former slave turned abolitionist, Frederick Douglass. Considered as one of the most famous of all the sla...więcej »
Sophocles, along with Aeschylus and Euripides, is considered one of three important ancient Greek tragedians. Writing during the 5th century BC, Sophocles created some one hundred and twenty three ...więcej »
Dante Alighieri was born in Florence, Italy in the middle of the 13th century and what is principally known of him comes from his own writings. One of the world's great literary masterpieces, the "...więcej »
In response to Ralph Waldo Emerson’s call for the United States to have its own unique poetic voice, Walt Whitman rose to the challenge to create what would ultimately be his most profound...więcej »
First serialized in Blackwood's Magazine in 1899, "Heart of Darkness" is the story of steamboat captain Charlie Marlow's voyage into the primitive interior of the Congo of Africa. As a manager of a...więcej »
First published in 1843, "A Christmas Carol" is arguably Dickens's most popular and accessible work. An instant success ever since its original publication, it is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a c...więcej »
Central to Sigmund Freud's philosophy on psychoanalysis is the idea that dreams give a window into ones unconscious desires. This is the principal argument of his groundbreaking work "The Interpret...więcej »
This award-winning graded readers series is full of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. Marvin lives with his parents and a grandfather who is always i...więcej »
"The Key of Solomon the King: Clavicula Salomonis" is the classic grimoire, or book of magic, incorrectly attributed to the ancient King Solomon who reigned over Israel during the 9th century B.C. ...więcej »
This award-winning graded readers series is full of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. Three vibrant stories by author Katherine Mansfield, retold by ...więcej »
Stirring reflections on the human condition from a warrior and emperor provide a fascinating glimpse into the mind and personality of a highly principled Roman of the 2nd century. Recognizing that ...więcej »
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish writer and poet who distinguished himself as a leader of London's school of Aesthetics in the late nineteenth century. He became famous for his long hair, flamb...więcej »
Upon his arrival in Japan in 1890, Lafcadio Hearn found himself enamored with the culture, people, and stories of the country, and would make Japan his home until his death in 1904. His collections...więcej »
After a brief military career, the illustrious Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky quickly turned to writing as a profession with the publication of his first novel, "Poor Folk," in 1846. This novel ...więcej »
This award-winning graded readers series is full of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. It's Helen's twelfth birthday and her parents have something im...więcej »
This award-winning graded readers series is full of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. The Olympics, the Paralympics and the more contemporary extreme...więcej »
First published in London in 1858, this adult fantasy novel follows Anodos, a man who searches for his ideal of female beauty in a dream-like world. Anodos has many adventures and faces many tempta...więcej »
This award-winning graded readers series is full of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. Further adventures for twins Andy and Mary (A Little Trouble in...więcej »
A predecessor to such monumental works as "Crime and Punishment" and "The Brothers Karamazov", "Notes From Underground" represents a turning point in Dostoyevsky's writing towards the more politica...więcej »