It was the best of time, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom and foolishness, it was the epoch of belief and disbelief, it was the season of Light and Darkness... The story takes place in the 18th century in two cities, London and Paris. A political prisoner called Alexander Manette is released from prison after his long imprisonment and recalled to life by his daughter Lucie. His life seems to go better: his haunted fears and memories are quietened down, his daughter gets married and he wor

Young Robinson Crusoe, obsessed with the idea of sea and adventures, leaves his home against the will of his parents. He goes on board a ship to see the world and experience many new things. He tempts his fate all the time. After a series of fatal adventures, he comes on board a ship bound to the coast of Africa. By an unhappy chance, Robinson and other seamen get caught in a terrible storm which seems never to end. In this storm, nobody survives but Robinson Crusoe. He finds himself on a desert island whic

Jane Eyre is an orphan who lives with her aunt, Mrs Reed, at Gateshead Hall. She is hated and scorned there by her aunt continuously. In addition, Mrs Reed's children never miss the opportunity to beat and humiliate little Jane when possible. Over time, having lost her precious patience, Mrs Reed sends Jane to a charity-school. There Jane does her best to survive in conditions of starvation and cold. Eight years pass in a monotonous way. Jane becomes a good teacher and leaves Lowood to work as a private gov

Events take place in England in the 19th century. A boy was born in a workhouse, whose mother died immediately after his birth. Thus Oliver Twist becomes a poor orphan in the workhouse. Hunger and cold never leave his side, and a kind word has never been spoken to him. In the workhouse, he endures abuse and mockery all the time. The heartlessness of people forces Oliver to escape the workhouse and to go to London in the search of better life. Unluckily, Oliver falls into the hands of criminals and have no o

Edward Malone is a young journalist who fell in love with a beautiful woman. He looks for dangerous and thrilling adventures in order to win the heart of his lady. By an incredible coincidence, he meets with the most extraordinary zoologist of our modern age - Professor Challenger. The Professor tells him of his journey to the Amazon where he had discovered a great number of prehistoric animals. Malone believes Challenger's story in spite of general public disbelief. Thus, after a big scientific meeting, th

A famous English scientist (the Time Traveller) tells his friends about his vision of time and space. Moreover, he shows them a model of his own time machine which he is going to use in the next few days. Despite his best intentions, his friends take his story entirely with a degree of scepticism. Nevertheless, the Time Traveller risks everything and travels through time into a very far future. Thus he goes to the year 802701 A.D. There he finds himself in an absolutely different England, which looks rather

Dorian Gray is a young, handsome man, whose heart and soul were never spoiled by sin. One day, a talented artist paints a portrait of extraordinary beauty, which reveals Dorian's beauty and purity. Dorian begins to grow jealous of his own portrait. He makes a wish to look always young and handsome, and the portrait to grow old and ugly instead of him. By some mysterious coincidence, his wish comes true and Dorian remains young and handsome for years. He lives his life without limits, searching for new sensa

The story is presented in the first person. David Copperfield tells about his uneasy life from his childhood till the present time in his book. He begins his story from the day of his birth: when his aunt visits his poor widowed mother and then left it angrily afterwards, knowing that a boy was born instead of a girl. David lives very happily with his mother and nurse at first. But then, unfortunately, his mother marries a fierce man whose hatred towards David has no boundaries. Shortly afterwards, his moth

For now she need not think about anybody. She could be herself, by herself. And that was what now she often felt the need of—to think; well, not even to think. To be silent; to be alone. All the being and the doing, expansive, glittering, vocal, evaporated; and one shrunk, with a sense of solemnity, to being oneself, a wedge-shaped core of darkness, something invisible to others. Although she continued to knit, and sat upright, it was thus that she felt herself; and this self having shed its attachments was

I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun. My beauty you had early withstood, and as for my manners—my behaviour to you was at least always bordering on the uncivil, and I never spoke to you without rather wishing to give you pain than not. Now be sincere; did you admire me for my impertinence? For the liveliness of your mind, I did.

Jim Hawkins is a young boy. He has a very calm and normal life. He works at his parents' inn called 'Admiral Benbow'. One day, an old seaman with a secret past comes to stay in the inn for some months. And from that day on, Jim's life changes once and for all. Jim finds himself in the center of dangerous and awful events. As a result, he has a map which leads to the biggest pirate treasure in the world — Flint's treasure on the Skeleton Island. Jim entrusts Doctor Livesey and Mr Trelawney with a secret at

Look up at the sky. Ask yourself: Has the sheep eaten the flower, yes or no? And you will see how everything changes...

The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something

Tom Sawyer is a twelve years old boy. He lives with his Aunt Polly in Missouri. He is a very careless and naughty pupil. He hates to go to school. His mind is always full of different tricks. He can easily skip classes or fight with other boys. He is a real madcap and bully. But, at the same time, he is a very honest and brave boy. Tom has many adventures and faces many challenges. He always gets into troubles. He goes to the graveyard at midnight, he follows the most dangerous murderer, he goes from home

Lemuel Gulliver is a surgeon who works on an English ship. One day, after an awful shipwreck, he founds himself on an unknown land of Lilliput. There he meets very little people of only six inches high, who have their own cities and traditions. Gulliver lives in this country for some time, discovering its people and their manner. But it happens so, that he has to come back to England on account of unexpected circumstances. Over sixteen years, Gullivers travels to the most unimaginable and inconceivable lan

That is good image, he said. Well, I shall tell you. My thesis is this: I want you to believe. To believe what? To believe in things that you cannot. Let me illustrate. I heard once of an American who so defined faith: 'that faculty which enables us to believe things which we know to be untrue.' For one, I follow that man. He meant that we shall have an open mind, and not let a little bit of truth check the rush of a big truth, like a small rock does a railway truck. We get the small truth first. Good! We k