Life's Little Ironies

The proverbial phrase ‘life’s little ironies’ was coined by Hardy for his third volume of short stories. These tales and sketches possess all the power of his novels: the wealth of description, the realistic portrayal of the quaint lore of Wessex, the ‘Chaucerian’ humour and characterisation, the shrewd and critical psychology, the poignant estimate of human nature and the brooding se…

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett is one of the best-loved stories of all time. Mary Lennox was horrid. Selfish and spoilt, she was sent to stay with her hunchback uncle in Yorkshire. She hated it. But when she finds the way into a secret garden and begins to tend to it, a change comes over her and her life. She meets and befriends a local boy, the talented Dickon, and comes across her sickl…

The Secret Garden

Mary Lennox, a spoiled, ill-tempered, and unhealthy child, comes to live with her reclusive uncle in Misselthwaite Manor on England’s Yorkshire moors after the death of her parents. There she meets a hearty housekeeper and her spirited brother, a dour gardener, a cheerful robin, and her wilful, hysterical, and sickly cousin, Master Colin, whose wails she hears echoing through the house at nig…

Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking Glass. It is illustrated throughout by Sir John Tenniel, whose drawings for the books add so much to the enjoyment of them. Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Red Queen and the White Rabbit all make their appearances, and are now familiar figures in writing, conversation and idiom. So too, are Carr…

Black Beauty

The gentle thoroughbred, Black Beauty, is raised with care and is treated well until a vicious groom injures him. The damaged horse is then sold to various masters at whose hands he experiences cruelty and neglect. After many unpleasant episodes, including one where he becomes a painfully overworked cab horse in London, Black Beauty finally canters towards a happy ending. Although Anna Sewell's…

Grimm's Fairy Tales

The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales contents : The Golden Bird,Hans In Luck,Jorinda And Jorindel,The Travelling Musicians,Old Sultan,The Straw, The Coal, And The Bean,Briar Rose,The Dog And The Sparrow,The Twelve Dancing Princesses,The Fisherman And His Wife,The Willow-Wren And The Bear,The Frog-Prince,Cat And Mouse In Partnership,The Goose-Girl,The Adventures Of Chanticleer And Partlet,Rapunzel,Fun…

Black Beauty : The Autobiography of a Horse

Bagi Black Beauty, hidup bahagia adalah dapat berlari-lari dengan bebas di padang rumput yang luas. Ia menghabiskan tahun-tahun pertamanya bersama sang ibu, yang mengajarinya untuk selalu berperilaku baik dan bekerja dengan tulus serta melakukan yang terbaik. Namun, kehidupan tidak memberikan kemewahan semacam itu. Sejak usia empat, ia berganti-ganti pemilik dan mengalami berbagai perlakuan dar…

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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ISBN/ISSN

9786020385389

Deskripsi Fisik

434 [6] halaman; 18 cm

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The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

he Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is one of the first adventure stories ever written. It chronicles Crusoe, and eventually his servant Friday, after he becomes shipwrecked on an island. Not just a piece of literary history, Crusoe is also a thrilling tale and an excellent commentary on imperialism and the foundation of human history. Robison Crusoe was the best selling b…

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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ISBN/ISSN

978-602-038-479-5

Deskripsi Fisik

312 halaman ; 18 cm,

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