Classic English Literature For Teens

>Little Women, closely based on Louisa M. Alcott’s own experience of family life, was first published in 1869 and has never lost its extraordinary power to move and delight - from the heartrending story of gentle Beth to the humorous adventures of tomboyish Jo, and Meg’s vain attempts to cut a fashionable figure in "society".

Mark Twain's lively tale of the scrapes and adventures of boyhood is set in Missouri, where Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have the kinds of adventures many boys can only imagine - along with trying to impress girls, especially Becky Thatcher; fights and stunts in the schoolyard; getting lost (and saved) in a cave; and playing on the Mississippi River.

Young orphan and heir David Balfour is victimized by his miserly Uncle Ebenezer, who has him kidnapped and sold into slavery on a ship bound for the Carolinas. But a shipwreck frees David, who then meets David Break, a Scotsman returning from political exile. Together, they witness a murder, and when suspicion falls on them, they undertake a dangerous journey across the Scottish Highlands.

While taking a break from his latest painting, an artist casually stands at his window, looking at the street below. Much to his horror he sees a hideously disfigured man, a man whose features draw a repulsive shudder - the artist recognizes him from a nightmare foretelling his own death.

Siblings Alexina and Stephen are down on their luck this year and resign themselves to not having a Christmas dinner. But when their wealthy, gourmand uncle James invites himself to their house for Christmas, the pair scramble to lay out a sumptuous feast, including his favorite, Mince pie. But 10 minutes before the turkey is done, an unforeseeable disaster occurs that threatens to ruin everything.

Washington Irving was an American author of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories, with his two most famous being "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip van Winkle".

This is a summary and analysis of It Can't Happen Here and not the original book. With news of the dictatorship Adolph Hitler is building in Germany and the fascist regime taking root in Italy, Lewis Sinclair attacks the basic American precept that something of that magnitude cannot happen here.

In the fourth volume of Dream Time Fairy Tales - The Classics, three timeless tales for the young and the young at heart, including Aladdin and the Magical Lamp, Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, and The Emperor's New Clothes.

In the third volume of Dream Time Fairy Tales - The Classics, four timeless tales are sure to make you smile, including Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and The Adventures of Tom Thumb.

Kechagina enasini berib qo'ygan Tog'ay so'qmoq bo'ylab tepa osha ovuliga g'amnoq qaytarkan, do'nglik betida ko'kka qadalib turgan Enatosh - ayol timsolidagi ulkan qoyatoshni o'g'li yo’liga hayolchan termulib o'tirgan enasini eslatib yuboradi. U hanuz o'g'lini kutib yo'liga intizor o'tiribdi... Shu ruhiy kashfiyotdan so'ng Tog'ay vodiydagi "tosh haykallar" qo'riqchisiga aylanib qoladi.

Qishloq chetidagi xarob kulbada chol yolg'iz yashaydi. Odamlar uchun u unutilgan buyumdek bir gap. Faqat ba'zi kunlari quyosh ufqqa cho'kayotgan paytda, etni junjiktirar darajada "uv"lab qo'shiq aytdan kezlari uni eslab qolishadi. Qo'shiq so'zsiz, lekin unda intihosiz mung va g'am mavjud. Qo'shiqda sel olib ketgan yor alami dod soladi. U yorini eslab, yolg'izligidan kuyib, yig'lab bo'zlaydi. Kutilmaganda ruxsori sevgan xotiniga o'xshash jiyan kelinni uchratib hayotga qayta kelgandek bo'ladi. Endi ular uchun yashay boshlaydi.

Chori dono deganmish ko'ngli kir, g'alamis bir kimsa, dunyoni boricha ko'radigan, hali suv osti oqimi borligidan bexabar yigitchaning ko'ngliga shubha va adovat urug'ini sepadi. Yomonlik urug'idan unib chiqqan tikon niyati pok, qilmishi beg'araz, oriyatli erkakka qaratilgan edi. Lekin oxir oqibat bolaga haqiqat yuz ko'rsatadi.

Ko'hna buloq qavatdan yangi buloq ko'z ochadi. U borliqdan hayratlanib, zavqlanib, atrofini o'rab olgan maysalaru-chechaklar, turli xil hasharotlar, kapalagu-arilarga ham quvonch ulashib, to'lib-to'liqib oqib boradi. Lekin yo'lida ochko'z, g'azabkor odamlarga duch kelib qolib, qo'rqib ketadi. Qarang-ki, ikki qo'shni qirpichoq bo'lib yerlari bo'ylab oqib o'tgan buloqni o'ziniki qilib olmoqchi. Buloq esa o'zining kimgadir tegishli bo'lishini hech hazm qilolmaydi. Va yana yer ostiga kirib ketadi. U tufayli hayot olgan atrof borliq esa quriydi, qochadi, yo'q bo'ladi...

Mashir kampir bilan Norchuchuk kampir qadrdon dugonalar. O'zlaridan so'ng o'g'illarining ham shunday do'st bo'lib qolishlarini istashadi. Vasiyat ramzi sifatida ikki devor oralig'idagi eshiklari tambalanmagan yo'lak qolgan. Lekin ayni shu yo'lak sabab ikki do'st orasidan qora mushuk o'tadi. Jo'ralar qalbidan qo'pgan qora ruh nafaqat odamlarga, tabiat-borliqqa ham qanday ta’sir ko'rsatishi mo'jiza!

Insonni o'rab olgan makon nihoyatda go’zal! Faqat uni o'z vaqtida ko'rmoq, sezmoq kerak xolos. Vaqt esa kutmaydi. U tez oqar suvdek shitob... Befarq, loqayd odamlar turmushida behuda kuyib, kul bo’layotgan vaqt faryod etadi. Hikoya shu haqda.

A poor tailor is too ill to finish the beautiful coat and waistcoat he has been stitching for the mayor of Gloucester to wear at his wedding on Christmas morning. He sends his cat, Simpkin, out in the snowy evening to buy some food and, most importantly, the cherry-colored silk he needs to finish his coat and waistcoat. While Simpkin is out, the tailor discovers all the mice Simpkin has hidden under the teacups and accidentally frees them all. They run out of the house, but not before they overhear him speak aloud his fears that he will not be able to complete his work.

The greedy Tom Walker, a selfish miser, worships money. When he takes a walk in the swamp, he meets the devil (referred to as "Old Scratch"). Old Scratch makes a deal with Tom Walker, offering a treasure hidden in the swamp in exchange for a great price. One day, the payment becomes due....

In this gem of a story, The Candy Country, little Lily discovers that arriving in a magical country where everything is made of sweets is not the wonderland she had first thought. The story is a poignant example of the strong educational and moral influence that Louisa May Alcott's father had on her life and her writing.

This is the first story of The Jungle Book, in which the reader is introduced to Mowgli, the jungle boy, and his animal friends.

First published in 1886, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, is a psychological fable for our time. It draws on intuitive knowledge of the nasty complications of the human mind (which Shakespeare used so well in his tragedies). Here, Sir Laurence Olivier unfolds the story as precisely and pedantically as it was written.