English Literature

Genre: Tragicomedy.Plot:First Half: Leontes, King of Sicilia, becomes consumed by jealousy and falsely accuses his wife, Hermione, of infidelity with his best friend, Polixenes, King of Bohemia. He imprisons Hermione and orders the abandonment of their newborn daughter, Perdita.Second Half: The stor..

A dazzlingly accomplished debut collection explores the ties that bind parents and children, husbands and wives, lovers and friends to one another and to the places they call home.In “Who Will Greet You at Home,” a National Magazine Award finalist for The New Yorker, A woman desperate for a child we..

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘Though this be madness, yet there is method in't.’Considered one of Shakespeare’s most rich and enduring plays, the depiction of its hero Hamlet as he vows to avenge the murder of his father by his brother Claudius is..

Click HERE to see sample pages.An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare’s imaginative world in accessible and creative ways. Students are encouraged to share Shakespeare's love of language, interest in character and sense of theatre. Substantially revised a..