HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‚Deep in the forest a call was sounding, and …he felt compelled to turn his back upon the fire, and to plunge into the forest.‘ Half St. Bernard, half sheepdog, Buck ..

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The reaches opened before us and closed behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to bar the way for our return. We penetrated deeper and deeper int ..

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.

The Taming of the Shrew is one of the most famous and controversial of Shakespeare's comedies. The central relationship, in which Petruchio boisterously ‚tames‘ a rebellious Kate, has often appeared problematic. In the theatre, it has been treated in ..

In the hope of saving her brother's life, should a woman submit to rape? Should the law be respected when its administrator is corrupt? How powerful in the state should religion become? Although Measure for Measure ends like a comedy, with reconcilia ..

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. George Bernard Shaw's classic play and satire of the British class system, first performed in 1913.

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. The animals at Manor Farm have had enough of Farmer Jones – he's drunk, reckless and cares little for their welfare. When the boar, Old Major, shares his revo ..

Charming self-portrait covers boyhood, work as a printer, political career, scientific experiments, much more. Its openness, honesty, and readable style have made the Autobiography one of the great classics of the genre.

Generally considered to be F. Scott Fitzgerald's finest novel, The Great Gatsby is a consummate summary of the „roaring twenties“, and a devastating expose of the „Jazz Age“. Through the narration of Nick Carraway, the reader is taken into the supe ..

Julius Caesar is among the best of Shakespeare's historical and political plays. Dealing with events surrounding the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., the drama vividly illustrates the ways in which power and corruption are linked. The cry ' ..

Lorsque Gregor Samsa s'éveilla un matin au sortir de reves agités, il se retrouva dans son lit changé en un énorme cancrelat. „Que m'est-il arrivé?“ pensa-t-il. Ce n'était pas un reve. Et si je continuais un peu a dormir et oubliais toutes ces betise ..