At the height of his career Charles Dickens wrote a series of sketches, mostly set in London, which he collected as The Uncommercial Traveller. In the persona of «the Uncommercial,» Dickens wanders th...
The Financier tells the story of the ruthlessly dominating broker Frank Cowperwood as he climbs the ladder of success, his adoring mistress championing his every move. Based on the life of financier С...
Right On! 2 is a challenging course for learners at CEFR Level A2. The course provides stimulating topics and rich texts in themed modules and aims to develop those 21st century skills today's student...
Right On! 1 is a challenging course for learners at CEFR Level A1. The course provides stimulating topics and rich texts in themed modules and aims to develop those 21st century skills today's student...
Henry James (1843—1916) was an American author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism. George Flack, the main character of this great story, is the Paris...
Joyce's first major work, written when he was only twenty-five, brought his city to the world for the first time. His stories are rooted in the rich detail of Dublin life, portraying ordinary, often d...
Thomas Hardy (1840—1928) was an English novelist and poet. Ethelberta reinvents herself to disguise her humble origins, launching a brilliant career as a society poet in London. Turning the maledomina...
William Sydney Porter known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings. This volume includes such wonderful stories like «The Voice ...
William Sydney Porter known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings. «Roads Of Destiny» is a story about love triangle. An invent...
John Galsworthy (1867—1933) was an English novelist and playwright. «On Forsyte 'Change» deals in the main with the older Forsytes before the events chronicled in «The Man of Property».
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804—1864) was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer. «Mosses from an Old Manse» is Nathaniel Hawthorne's interesting story collection, which the was named i...
John Galsworthy (1867—1933) was an English novelist and playwright. The part of «The Forsyte Chronicles» tells about a new generation that has arrived to divide the Forsyte clan with society scandals ...