This version of Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' is a beautifully written, profound interpretation of the poem, which is also a fascinating exploration of the farther reaches into myth and religious mystery of the Western mind.

Lady Chatterley?s Lover was banned on its publication in 1928, creating a storm of controversy. Lawrence tells the story of Constance Chatterley?s marriage to Sir Clifford, an aristocratic and an intellectual who is paralysed from the waist down after the First World War. Desperate for an heir and embarrassed by his inability to satisfy his wife, Clifford suggests that she have an affair. Constance, troubled by her husband?s words, finds herself involved...

The Hobbit is the unforgettable story of Bilbo, a peace-loving hobbit, who embarks on a strange and magical adventure.

In 'Middlemarch', George Eliot fashions a concept of life and society free of the dogma of the past yet able to confront the scepticism of the age.

Viewed as a precursor to the narrative style and characterization she perfected in her later works, such as Jane Eyre, the novel is Bront?͡s portrayal of a love story from a male perspective. Writing from the point of view of orphaned young teacher William Crimsworth - as the sole male protagonist among Bront?͡s works - the author allows herself a freedom of action in love and will that reveals her character?s loves, desires, and ambitions, as he...