AESOP – The Fables (easy) The masterwork written by ancient Greek fabulist and story-teller Aesop who deeply inspired seventeenth century’s French author Jean de La Fontaine.
DUMAS Alexandre – The Three Musketeers (medium) The story of D’Artagnan’s social and ethical achievement in a context of political conspiracy, infidelity and court pretence.
SPYRI Johanna – Heidi (medium) The famous adventures of orphan Heidi who discovers bliss and life in the Swiss Alps.
SWIFT Jonathan – Gulliver’s Travels (medium) The deeply humourous and picturesque political and social satire on early eighteenth-century England.
VERNE Jules – Around the World in Eighty Days (medium) A challenge triggering off a heart-throbbing series of breathtaking adventures featuring Phileas Fogg and Passepartout. Probably Verne’s most acclaimed novel.
TWAIN Mark – The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (difficult) The exciting story of a mischievious young boy growing up by the Mississippi River. The children’s American hero and narrative told in the Southern vernacular language.
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