This book is for adult upper-intermediate learners who want to develop their reading skills and to broaden their vocabulary in order to deal more confidently with the English of literary texts. The book • is ideal for class work, self-study, or a combination of both • is designed to be dipped into • features poetry, prose, and drama extracts • contains fourteen self-standing units, an interaction section, and an answer key • gives emphasis to vocabulary-building and to integrated skills work