Books with title Lost Horizon

Down through the centuries, man has had recurrent dreams of the ideal society, the perfect human being. In Biblical times, he sought the "promised land"; in the sixteenth century, Sir Thomas More his "Utopia", and later came Samuel Butler's "Erewhon" and Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World". When James Hilton's "Lost Horizon" appeared on the scene, a new word was added to the lexicon of magic dream worlds, SHANGRI-LA. Here is the remarkable story of people who learn some of the secrets of divine life--and who look back upon their own civilization with considerable misgivings.

Macmillan's "Stories to Remember" series introduces new readers to famous stories whose quality and entertainment value have stood the test of time. The books are abridged and simplified, but as much as possible of the author's original style and storyline have been retained. They are suitable for non-native speakers of English from lower intermediate level upwards, as well as providing an easy introduction to the great storytellers for young native speakers. The series is divided into Junior and Senior titles; the former are rather shorter and set in a larger typeface. This title - "Lost Horizon" - is from the Junior Series. It can be used as a supplementary reader in the higher forms of secondary schools, particularly where English is taught as a second language. The story has been written within a vocabulary of two thousand words, and difficult sentence structures have been avoided. Certain descriptive passages and incidents from the original book have been omitted, and there has necessarily been considerable simplification of expression and phrasing; but the mystic story of Shangri-la has been carefully followed, and Mr. Hilton's literary style retained as closely as possible. [Abridged and simplified by E. F. Dodd]