Desolate Manor

Author: Charles Dickens
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: To promote English learning among Chinese middle school students, cultivate their cultural literacy and literary appreciation, Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press (SFLP) has, after extensive deliberation and market research, decided to introduce a series of abridged editions of literary classics from the British publisher Macmillan to Chinese middle school students. SFLP has carefully selected 40 titles from Macmillan's abridged literary classics series, compiling them into a set titled "Easy Read Classics," with difficulty levels spanning levels 3 to 8 of the "English Curriculum Standards." This series includes classic works by literary masters from the UK, the US, France, and other countries, featuring the works of renowned authors such as Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain, Hardy, and Alexandre Dumas. To help middle school students better grasp the essence of the original works and the creative journeys of the authors, SFLP has also specially annotated the language difficulties in the texts and included background introductions about the authors and their works. We sincerely hope that the "Easy Read Classics" series will help improve the literary appreciation skills of Chinese middle school students, cultivate their moral sentiments, enhance their English reading abilities, and serve as the golden key to opening the door to reading English literary classics.