Mary Gladwin Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Un capolavoro di portata biblica, quest'opera di uno dei più duraturi autori americani cattura il suo potere primordiale e la semplicità simile a un mito. Ambientato nella Valle di Salinas in California, il romanzo segue i destini intrecciati di due famiglie—i Trask e gli Hamilton—che rievocano la caduta di Adamo ed Eva e la rivalità di Caino e Abele attraverso le generazioni. Quest'opera mette in mostra i personaggi più affascinanti di Steinbeck e approfondisce temi duraturi come l'identità, la natura dell'amore e le gravi conseguenze dell'assenza dell'amore. Adattato in un film del 1955 diretto da Elia Kazan, che ha introdotto James Dean, è rimasto una parte significativa della cultura americana per oltre cinquant'anni.

Although Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) created a wide range of poetry, essays, and fairy tales (and one novel) in his brief, tragic life, he is perhaps best known as a dramatist. His witty, clever drama, populated by brilliant talkers skilled in the art of riposte and paradox, are still staples of the theatrical repertoire. An Ideal Husband revolves around a blackmail scheme that forces a married couple to reexamine their moral standards — providing, along the way, a wry commentary on the rarity of politicians who can claim to be ethically pure. A supporting cast of young lovers, society matrons, an overbearing father, and a formidable femme fatale continually exchange sparkling repartee, keeping the play moving at a lively pace. ike most of Wilde's plays, this scintillating drawing-room comedy is wise, well-constructed, and deeply satisfying. An instant success at its 1895 debut, the play continues to delight audiences over one hundred years later. An Ideal Husband is a must-read for Wilde fans, students of English literature, and anyone delighted by wit, urbanity, and timeless sophistication.

Penguin Readers is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders.

Retells stories by such authors as Kate Chopin, Mark Twain, Sarah Orne Jewett, William Sydney Porter, and Edgar Allan Poe.