Emma Woodhouse seems blessed with every gift that kind fortune can bestow on a proper young Englishwoman. But at one-and-twenty, Emma still has lessons to learn about human nature and the mysteries of the heart. Jane Austen's masterpiece paints a charming portrait of English village society and of a heroine as delightful as she is infuriating
Oliver Twist is a classic tale of a boy of unknown parentage born in a workhouse and brought up under the cruel conditions to which pauper children were exposed in the Victorian England. With this novel, Dickens did not merely write a topical satire on the workhouse system and the role of the 1834 New Poor Law in fostering criminality. He created a moral fable about the survival of good, a roma…
Portrays a terrifying vision of life in the future when a totalitarian government, considered a "Negative Utopia," watches over all citizens and directs all activities, becoming more powerful as time goes by
Tahun 2008 karier Samantha Kofer di biro hukum besar Wall Street sedang berkembang pesat. Tiba-tiba resesi melanda dan dia terkena PHK. Tapi dia cukup beruntung, ditawari kesempatan bekerja tanpa bayaran di sebuah LBH, sementara menunggu kemungkinan mendapatkan pekerjaan lamanya kembali.
Santiago is an aging, experienced fisherman who has gone eighty-four days without catching a fish. He is now seen as "salao" (colloquial pronunciation of "salado", which means salty), the worst form of unlucky. Manolin, a young man whom Santiago has trained since childhood, has been forced by his parents to work on a luckier boat. Manolin remains dedicated to Santiago, visiting his shack each n…