Two young lovers, Hermia and Lysander, meet in the wood with the intention of running away and getting married secretly. They are followed by Demetrius, who loves Hermia, and Helena, who is in love with Demetrius. What they don't know is that the wood is enchanted.
Catherine, an insignificant, plain creature, will one day inherit a substantial fortune from her father. When her overwhelming passion for a handsome fortune hunter transforms her dull existence, Catherine's distinguished father, her meddlesome aunt and her selfish lover all play with her feelings to satisfy their own needs, and succeed in breaking her heart. This intensely moving story, published in 1881, has been defined "the superb example of nineteenth century realism".
Doctor Faustus is the most brilliant scholar of his day. He has studied hard and is now master of all areas of learning. However, he wants something more. So he enters into an agreement with the Devil. He agrees to sell his soul in return for twenty-four years of knowledge, power and riches, which only brings him despair and terror as he realises the full implications of his impulsive action.
The Murders in the Run Morgue and The Purloined Letter. (level 6)
Two cases of detection for Monsieur Auguste C. Dupin, Poe's great detective. Who could have committed the atrocioius murders in the Rue Morgue and so how did the murderer get in, or out? Will Dupin find the purloined letter and save the royal personage? Where is the minister hiding it?
Lock me in any cell in any prison anywhere at any time, wearing only normal clothes and I'll escape in a week.' For Professor Van Dusen, otherwise known as 'The Thinking Machine', nothing is impossible. Logic is his passion. One hour later he finds himself locked up in Chisholm prison and has to use all his mental resources to find the solution to the problem.
