Books in Classic Literature series

Prince Hamlet returns from Germany to attend his father’s funeral. However, he is shocked to find his mother, Queen Gertrude, has already married the dead king’s brother. Prince Hamlet’s protest of ‘foul incest’ is worsened by his suspicion that the king was murdered to rob him of inheriting his father’s crown. Although these suspicions are confirmed during the appearance of his father’s ghost, Prince Hamlet’s hesitancy about seeking revenge sets in motion events that lead to unexpectedly dark consequences … This larger format edition is ideal for school or college students. Here, the main benefit is the very wide margins which provide plenty of extra space to add explanatory notes, translations of unfamiliar words and points for further thought. This volume contains the complete and unabridged text in addition to a roomy personal notebook - which means it offers excellent value for money.

Three witches foretell that Macbeth will become king of Scotland. Encouraged by his ambitious wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan – but soon finds himself plunged into a world of terror as the dead come back to haunt him … This larger format edition is ideal for school or college students. Here, the main benefit is the very wide margins which provide plenty of extra space to add explanatory notes, translations of unfamiliar words and points for further thought.

"I think I ought to tell you," she began, "that I never was a minister's daughter, and I don't remember ever havin' been deserted by my sweetheart when I was young and trusting. If I was to draw a picture of my life it would look like one of those charts that the weather bureau gets out-one of those high and low barometer things, all uphill and downhill like a chain of mountains in a kid's geography." -from "Pink Tights and Ginghams" The critics of her day called her the greatest American woman novelist, and one, in 1918, called her character Emma McChesney "one of the cheeriest, truest, and most helpful characters given to American readers in recent years." Edna Ferber rose to fame, in fact, on her short stories about the adventures of Emma, a sophisticated traveling underwear saleswoman about whom the phrase "one smart cookie" might have been coined. This 1913 collection of some of those tales is an excellent introduction to Emma, and to Ferber, whose vivid prose and sharply realized characters continue to make her work among the most enjoyable in American literature. Ferber's piercing perspective offers a keen insight on the foibles of American society, and finds the undercurrents of hypocrisy and frivolity with intelligence and humor. American novelist EDNA FERBER (1885-1968) was a member of the Algonquin Round Table, the unofficial society of New York City literary wits. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1924 for her novel So Big; among her other works are Showboat (1926), Cimarron (1929), Giant (1952), and Ice Palace (1958).

This classic tale involves Othello, a Moorish general employed in the Venetian army; Desdemona, his beloved wife; Cassio, his loyal lieutenant; and Iago, his trusted but unfaithful ensign. Here, themes of love, jealousy, revenge, repentance and racism mean Othello remains relevant to the modern world, and helps explain the play’s enduring popularity. This larger format edition is ideal for school or college students. Here, the main benefit is the very wide margins which provide plenty of extra space to add explanatory notes, translations of unfamiliar words and points for further thought. This volume contains the complete and unabridged text in addition to a roomy personal notebook - which means it offers excellent value for money.

William Shakespeare wrote The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet in the period 1591-1595. While perhaps not everyone is familiar with the plot, the title of the drama is synonymous with lovers, wherever English is spoken. Romeo and Juliet has remained popular through the ages, and is one of the most frequently performed of Shakespeare’s dramas. The Litera Edition of Romeo and Juliet has been typeset and punctuated for readability.