Mua sách Macmillan Literature Collections: Twentieth-Century Stories giá ưu đãi

Advanced-level Readers containing original, unsimplified short stories written by famous classic and modern writers.

These collections come with substantial support material for each story, including a short summary; description of major themes; pre-reading vocabulary activities; post-reading language and comprehension exercises; a literary analysis section and essay questions. They are perfect for those students who are ready to make the transition from graded Readers to unabridged English literature texts. 

This collection of short stories brilliantly illustrates the development of the new literary styles and perspectives that emerged during the course of the twentieth century.

Lesson on a Tortoise by D. H. Lawrence
A teacher has a challenging class

The Teddy-bears’ Picnic by William Trevor
A newly married couple hit a problem

The Rough Crossing by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Crossing the Atlantic can be stormy

Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl
A pregnant wife has a problem on her hands

The Rich Brother by Tobias Wolff
Is there a limit to helping a brother?

The Blood Bay by Annie Proulx
A cowboy takes a dead man’s shoes