`You don't know about me, without you have read a book by the name of "The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer", but that ain't no matter.'So begins, in characteristic
fashion, one of the greatest American novels. Narrated by a poor, illiterate white
boy living in America's deep South before the Civil War, Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn is the story of Huck's escape from his brutal father and the relationship that
grows between him and Jim, the slave who is fleeing from an even more brutal
oppression. As they journey down the Mississippi their adventures address some of
the most profound human conundrums: the prejudicesof class, age, and colour are
pitted against the qualities of hope, courage, and moral character.Enormously
influential in the development of American literature, Huckleberry Finn remains a
controversial novel at the centre of impassioned critical debate. This edition
discusses all the current issues and the evolution of Mark Twain's penetrating
genius.

• The Scarlet Letter (Vintage Classics)
• Oliver Twist (Oxford World's Classics)
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Collins Classics)
• Bleak House (Oxford World's Classics)
• Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)