Empire Tales (Reading Classics) (C1-C2)

Description: In the second half of the 19th century, the British Empire, was at its greatest. Imperialism left a lasting mark on Great Britain itself as well as on the ex-colonies. The atmosphere and issues of this bygone age are evoked in Empire Tales , an anthology of stories by some of the most outstanding British writers of the 19th and 20th centuries, Joseph Conrad, E. M. Forster, Ruyard Kipling, W. Somerset Maugham, George Orwell and Jean Rhys.

Reading Classics are aimed specifically at non-native speakers of English who wish to improve
their language skills by analysing major novels, short stories and plays. Each volume guides the
reader towards comprehension and appreciation of the literary work.
Features:
• extensive introduction placing the author and his/her work into context
• in-depth bibliography providing a springboard for further study
•detailed chronology giving a complete view of the author’s life and works
•wide variety of activities encouraging response to the text and aiding language acquisition
•numerous footnotes with phonetic transcriptions of some difficult words
•dramatised recording of selected extracts by native speakers in American or British English
•Teacher’s Book, which can be downloaded from Blck Cat website https://www.blackcat-cideb.com/