Classic / American English All novels ...are built on the never-ending contest in ourselves between good and evil. John Steinbeck, one of America's greatest writers, considered East of Eden to be his most important work. Set in California, the novel is a story of love and jealousy, forgiveness and revenge--and what it means to be human.
Classic / British English Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful politician and an honest man. He is an ideal husband for the beautiful and serious Lady Chiltern. But somebody knows a dangerous secret about Sir Robert. Can Sir Robert's charming Society friends save his job and his marriage? This Penguin Reader play is written for acting -- making English come alive.
Retells stories by such authors as Kate Chopin, Mark Twain, Sarah Orne Jewett, William Sydney Porter, and Edgar Allan Poe.