england

The orphan Pip, the convict Magwitch, the beautiful Estella and her guardian, the embittered and vengeful Miss Havisham, the strangely ambiguous figure of the master lawyer Mr. Jaggers--all play their part in a story whose very title reflects the deep irony that shaped Dickens' searching reappraisal of the Victorian middle class.

The Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to the Eliabethan England. They meet William Shakespeare, one of the geatest writers of all time. Jack and Annie will need to help him with his latest show.

Twelve-year-old evil genius Artemis Fowl tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, but the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.

"Discusses Victorian England including the transformation of a society, the Queen and her role; England at the beginning of Victoria's reign; the impact of industrialization and population growth on country and city; poverty, protests, and politicians; the rise of the middle class; political, social, and educational reforms; the importance of science, and England at the end of the era.".

To get away from her pregnant stepmother in New York City, fifteen-year-old Daisy goes to England to stay with her aunt and cousins, with whom she instantly bonds, but soon war breaks out and rips apart the family while devastating the land.

A retelling of the story of a doctor who is transformed into a murderous madman by taking a secret drug of his own creation.

An abridged version of the story in which, forced by a storm to spend the night at the home of the somber Heathcliff, Mr. Lockwood uncovers a tale of terror and hatred on the Yorkshire moors.