Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school headmaster and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from any young minds. As a consequence, his obedient daughter Louisa marries the loveless businessman and 'bully of humanity' Mr... read more »
Emma Woodhouse is the lovely, lively, willful, and fallible heroine of Jane Austen's fourth published novel. Confident that she knows best, Emma schemes to find a suitable husband for her pliant friend Harriet, only to discover that she understands the feelings of others as little as she does her own heart. As Emma... read more »
With Dickens' famous words, Merry Christmas, everyone! "Bah!" said Scrooge. "Humbug!" unfolds a tale that renews the joy that is Christmas. Regardless of whether you read it out loud with your family and friends, or open the pages on a chill winter night to savor the story in isolation, Charles Dickens' A Christmas... read more »