conflict of generations

Presents the complete text of George Eliot's classic novel and includes a profile of Eliot's life and critical essays from a number of noted authors on his work.

Returning to Ashuant Point to escape from the chaos of rapidly changing times, Helen Porter and her son Charlie soon discover that the Point has not remained unscathed from events unfolding beyond its borders.

Glory, the youngest of the eight Boughton children, returns to Gilead, Iowa, in 1957 to care for her dying father, Robert, a former Presbyterian pastor, and the two are soon joined by Jack, the prodigal son of the family who left town twenty years earlier in the midst of scandal, and together they edge toward understanding, forgiveness, and healing.

Mercedes, a black teen whose Chicago family is rather well-to-do, knows only that her father is an entrepreneur, but when she falls in love and her father forbids her to see her new boyfriend, she learns the truth about the source of her family's wealth.

Young Maggie Tulliver's loyalty to her beloved older brother, Tom, and to the rest of her family, is tragically tested when she falls in love with the son of her father's bitterest enemy.

Discusses ways that teenagers can improve their relationship with their parents and help each other develop mutual trust and respect.

Presents the text of Shakespeare's play of unrequited love and contains extensive annotations that provide context, pronunciation, and alternative readings and phrasings.