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Short Stories
Dickens, Stevenson et al.
An anthology of texts illustrating the development of the short story from the 19th century to the present day, by C. Dickens, R. L. Stevenson, H. G. Wells, D. H. Lawrence, K. Mansfield, W. S. Maugham, V. S. Naipaul, S. Rushdie, Helen Simpson e G. Greene. This collection includes an exceptionally wide range of narratives – interms of both time and theme –introducing students to protagonists fromall walks of life, from the upper classes to victims of poverty. Thesestories will stimulate, amuse, excite or astonish readers, with apanorama of human experience designed to make them laugh, cry andmarvel.
READING CLASSICS are aimed specifically at non-native speakers ofEnglish who wish to improve their language skills by analysing majornovels, short stories and plays. Each volume guides the reader towardscomprehension and appreciation of the literary work. The levels of thereading classic readers is C1/C2.
Features:
- extensive introduction placing the author and his/her work into context
- in-depth bibliography providing a springboard for further study
- detailed chronology giving a complete view of the author’s life and works
- wide variety of activities encouraging response to the text and aiding language acquisition
- numerous footnotes with phonetic transcriptions of some difficult words
- dramatised recording of selected extracts by native speakers in American or British English
Answer key is available online (please contact us for password)
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