Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young woman who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive behaviour becomes the subject of local gossip and speculation, Gilbert begins to wonder whether his trust in her has been misplaced. It is only when she allows Gilbert to read her diary that the truth is revealed and the shocking details of the disastrous marriage she has left behind emerge. Told with great immediacy, combined with wit and irony, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a powerful depiction of a woman's fight for domestic independence and creative freedom.

It's Christmas time and Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from yet another school... Fleeing the crooks at Pencey Prep, he pinballs around New York City seeking solace in fleeting encounters—shooting the bull with strangers in dive hotels, wandering alone round Central Park, getting beaten up by pimps and cut down by erstwhile girlfriends. The city is beautiful and terrible, in all its neon loneliness and seedy glamour, its mingled sense of possibility and emptiness. Holden passes through it like a ghost, thinking always of his kid sister Phoebe, the only person who really understands him, and his determination to escape the phonies and find a life of true meaning. The Catcher in the Rye is an all-time classic in coming-of-age literature- an elegy to teenage alienation, capturing the deeply human need for connection and the bewildering sense of loss as we leave childhood behind. J.D. Salinger's (1919–2010) classic novel of teenage angst and rebellion was first published in 1951. The novel was included on Time's 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923. It was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. It has been frequently challenged in the court for its liberal use of profanity and portrayal of sexuality and in the 1950's and 60's it was the novel that every teenage boy wants to read.

It's Christmas time and Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from yet another school... Fleeing the crooks at Pencey Prep, he pinballs around New York City seeking solace in fleeting encounters—shooting the bull with strangers in dive hotels, wandering alone round Central Park, getting beaten up by pimps and cut down by erstwhile girlfriends. The city is beautiful and terrible, in all its neon loneliness and seedy glamour, its mingled sense of possibility and emptiness. Holden passes through it like a ghost, thinking always of his kid sister Phoebe, the only person who really understands him, and his determination to escape the phonies and find a life of true meaning. The Catcher in the Rye is an all-time classic in coming-of-age literature- an elegy to teenage alienation, capturing the deeply human need for connection and the bewildering sense of loss as we leave childhood behind. J.D. Salinger's (1919–2010) classic novel of teenage angst and rebellion was first published in 1951. The novel was included on Time's 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923. It was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. It has been frequently challenged in the court for its liberal use of profanity and portrayal of sexuality and in the 1950's and 60's it was the novel that every teenage boy wants to read.

This epic work of the imagination has captured the hearts of millions of readers worldwide since it was first published. Its special story within a story is an irresistible invitation for readers to become part of the book itself. The story begins with a lonely boy named Bastian and the strange book that draws him into the beautiful but doomed world of Fantastica. Only a human can save this enchanted place by giving its ruler, the Childlike Empress, a new name. But the journey to her tower leads through lands of dragons, giants, monsters, and magic, and once Bastian begins his quest, he may never return. As he is drawn deeper into Fantastica, he must find the courage to face unspeakable foes and the mysteries of his own heart. Readers, too, can travel to the wondrous, unforgettable world of Fantastica if they will just turn the page...

This epic work of the imagination has captured the hearts of millions of readers worldwide since it was first published. Its special story within a story is an irresistible invitation for readers to become part of the book itself. The story begins with a lonely boy named Bastian and the strange book that draws him into the beautiful but doomed world of Fantastica. Only a human can save this enchanted place by giving its ruler, the Childlike Empress, a new name. But the journey to her tower leads through lands of dragons, giants, monsters, and magic, and once Bastian begins his quest, he may never return. As he is drawn deeper into Fantastica, he must find the courage to face unspeakable foes and the mysteries of his own heart. Readers, too, can travel to the wondrous, unforgettable world of Fantastica if they will just turn the page...

Walter Faber is an emotionally detached engineer forced by a string of coincidences to embark on a journey through his past.

Walter Faber is an emotionally detached engineer forced by a string of coincidences to embark on a journey through his past.

Das Wien des Fin de siècle. Die junge Russin Lou Salomé sucht Josef Breuer auf, den angesehenen Arzt und Mentor Sigmund Freuds. Sie macht sich Sorgen um ihren Freund Friedrich Nietzsche. Breuer soll den unter betäubenden Kopfschmerzen leidenden, einsamen großen Denker kurieren und von seiner Obsession für sie heilen. Doch Nietzsche darf nicht erfahren, dass Salomé Breuer gebeten hat, ihn zu behandeln. Breuer will ihn der neuartigen "Redekur" unterziehen, die er gerade mit seiner Patientin Anna O. entwickelt hat. Um Nietzsche zum Reden zu bewegen, beginnt er von seiner Obsession für die junge Patientin Bertha zu erzählen. So entspinnen sich zwischen dem ruhigen, einfühlsamen Breuer und dem verschlossenen, verletzlichen Nietzsche heftige Rededuelle. Und je näher sich die beiden kommen, umso deutlicher muss Breuer erkennen, dass er Nietzsche nur heilen kann, wenn er diesem erlaubt, auch ihm zu helfen. Yalom verwebt Fiktion und Wirklichkeit zu einem dichten Netz, und bald beginnen die großen Köpfe aus den Pioniertagen der Psychotherapie lebendig zu werden und zu uns zu sprechen.

Das Wien des Fin de siècle. Die junge Russin Lou Salomé sucht Josef Breuer auf, den angesehenen Arzt und Mentor Sigmund Freuds. Sie macht sich Sorgen um ihren Freund Friedrich Nietzsche. Breuer soll den unter betäubenden Kopfschmerzen leidenden, einsamen großen Denker kurieren und von seiner Obsession für sie heilen. Doch Nietzsche darf nicht erfahren, dass Salomé Breuer gebeten hat, ihn zu behandeln. Breuer will ihn der neuartigen "Redekur" unterziehen, die er gerade mit seiner Patientin Anna O. entwickelt hat. Um Nietzsche zum Reden zu bewegen, beginnt er von seiner Obsession für die junge Patientin Bertha zu erzählen. So entspinnen sich zwischen dem ruhigen, einfühlsamen Breuer und dem verschlossenen, verletzlichen Nietzsche heftige Rededuelle. Und je näher sich die beiden kommen, umso deutlicher muss Breuer erkennen, dass er Nietzsche nur heilen kann, wenn er diesem erlaubt, auch ihm zu helfen. Yalom verwebt Fiktion und Wirklichkeit zu einem dichten Netz, und bald beginnen die großen Köpfe aus den Pioniertagen der Psychotherapie lebendig zu werden und zu uns zu sprechen.

No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinised and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinise the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. With infinite complacency men went to and fro over this globe about their little affairs, serene in their assurance of their empire over matter. It is possible that the infusoria under the microscope do the same. No one gave a thought to the older worlds of space as sources of human danger, or thought of them only to dismiss the idea of life upon them as impossible or improbable. It is curious to recall some of the mental habits of those departed days. At most terrestrial men fancied there might be other men upon Mars, perhaps inferior to themselves and ready to welcome a missionary enterprise. Yet across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us. And early in the twentieth century came the great disillusionment.

Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work. Les Miserables tells the story of ex-convict, Jean Valjean, and his valiant struggle to redeem his past. A potent social document of the poverty, ignorance, and brutality of man, Les Miserables is also a rousing adventure story, famous for such unrivaled scenes as the brilliant depiction of the Battle of Waterloo. Victor Hugo reached the peak of his powers in this far-reaching novel of nineteenth-century France. Here are combined the dramatic skills of Hugo the playwright, the rich imagination of Hugo the poet, and the compassion of Hugo the man. Enriched Classics enhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work, the author’s personal history, and what impact this book had on subsequent scholarship. Each book includes discussion questions that help clarify and reinforce major themes and reading recommendations for further research.