Reading Classics

The long history of British colonisation around the world has led to the establishment of the English language as a medium of communication - including literature - on four continents outside Europe.

The stories in this volume represent a wide range of cultures,offering a fascinating insight into the mentality and the way of life of English - speaking Africans, Australians, Canadians, Indians, New Zealanders and West Indians, as well as a rich variety of modes of expressions.

- Full biographical and critical introduction
- Variety of questions and activities to enable students to make an in-depth analytical study of the book
- Numerous footnotes to the text, with phonetic transcriptions of some difficult words
- Recording of selected extracts from the text

Lunga istorie a colonizarii britanice in intreaga lume a dus la stabilirea limbii engleze ca mijloc de comunicare - inclusiv literatura - pe patru continente din afara Europei. Povestile din acest volum reprezinta o gama larga de culturi, oferind o perspectiva fascinanta asupra mentalitatii si modului de viata al africanilor vorbitori de limba engleza, australienilor, canadienilor, indienilor, neozelandezilor si indienilor de vest, precum si o bogata varietate de moduri de expresii.