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"Set in the Parisian underworld and plotted like a detective story, the work follows Jean Valjean, a victim of society who has been imprisoned for 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread. A hardened criminal upon his release, he eventually reforms, becoming a successful industrialist and mayor of a northern town. Despite this he is haunted by an impulsive, regretted former crime and is pursued relentlessly by the police inspector Javert. Valjean eventually...

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.

In early nineteenth-century Yorkshire, the tumultuous relationship between a headstrong girl and a foundling boy raised in the same home wreaks havoc on them and those around them, even into the next generation.

Content with her life and not interested in marriage, Emma Woodhouse, a rich and beautiful heiress, causes complications with her matchmaking schemes.

Este ebook presenta "David Copperfield ", con un sumario dinámico y detallado. David Copperfield es una novela escrita por Charles Dickens, publicada por entregas en 1849 y como volumen único en 1850. El huérfano David Copperfield, después de ser maltratado por su padrastro y por sus profesores, es obligado a trabajar, en condiciones infrahumanas, en un almacén de Londres. Sin embargo, su vida mejora considerablemente cuando éste decide escapar...

Presents the annotated text of the darkly humorous play about Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, who is exiled to a magical island with his daughter, Miranda; and includes an introduction, an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare, and a note on the text used.

A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.

Discusses the theatrical context of William Shakespeare's classic play, "The Taming of the Shrew," and includes introduction to the play, textual notes, and an essay on the theatrical world of the author.

An annotated edition of Shakespeare's comedy in which young lovers enter a world of sprites and fairies, and an amateur play production entertains all; also includes essays on Shakespeare's theatrical world and his texts, and a scholarly introduction.