The Scarlet Letter is a book which contains the simplified edition of the novel with the same title and a short story called The Antique Ring. The Scarlet Letter is the story of Hester Prynne who was excluded from the society because of a deadly sin she committed. The Antique Ring is the story of the imaginary legend of an old ring. Sis Readers (Stage 4) Sis Readers is a series of retold and simplified stories which are classifed into 5 stages, each stage consists of 10 story books, in accordance with t

Pinocchio is one of the most famous stories of childrens literature by Carlo Collodi. This book contains the simpli­fied and edited version of the world-wide known story. Pinocchio is a wooden marionette. He has only a wish in his whole life: to become a normal boy. But before he becomes one, he has to be a hardworking and well-behaved boy. Sis Readers (Stage 1) Sis Readers is a series of retold and simplified stories which are classifed into 5 stages, each stage consists of 10 story books, in a

Far From the Madding Crowd is a story book which contains the simplified version of the novel with the same title by the famous author Thomas Hardy. It is the outstanding story of a woman called Bathsheba and her unstable relations with the three men who play very different roles in her life and make her have an understanding about her existence as a woman. Sis Readers (Stage 3) Sis Readers is a series of retold and simplified stories which are classifed into 5 stages, each stage consists of 10 story bo

Tess of the DUrbervilles contains a simplified edition of the book with the same title by the famous author Thomas Hardy. Tess, the humble daughter of a simple man, experiences the most dreadful things which can ever happen to a woman. Her struggles with the rotten world which encircles her turn out to be vain. And the wheel of fortune sweeps over her crumbles of hope and leaves her with nothing to hold on to survive... Sis Readers (Stage 3) Sis Readers is a series of retold and simplified stories which

Pride and Prejudice is a story book which contains the simplified version of the novel with the same title by the famous author Jane Austen. In "Pride and Prejudice", which is one of the most cherished love stories in English literature, it is suggested that the power of true love may overcome class limitations and any prejudices. Sis Readers (Stage 4) Sis Readers is a series of retold and simplified stories which are classifed into 5 stages, each stage consists of 10 story books, in accordance with t

Sense and Sensibility is a novel by famous English author Jane Austen. The lives of Marianne, who judges with her heart, and Elinor, who judges with her reason, are narrated with the ironic language and style of Jane Austen. This is a life in a class, where everything is made up of money, parties, dances and most importantly gossip. A delightful story that will provide a nice and funny time for the reader. Sis Readers (Stage 3) Sis Readers is a series of retold and simplified stories which are classifed

Wuthering Heights is a book which contains the simplified edition of the novel with the same title by famous author Emily Brontë. A gypsy boy, with no apparent name or lineage, is brought to the gloomy estate called Wuthering Heights. With his coming, the lives of the dwellers of the house and also of the neighbouring house will change dramatically. It is the story of ultimate sense of revenge and evergreen love... Sis Readers (Stage 3) Sis Readers is a series of retold and simplified stories which are

Dutch Fairy Tales is a book which contains nine magical stories by W. E. Griffis. The story book, which contains nine mysterious fairy tales, leads the reader to an enchanted world whose dwellers are supernatural creatures such as elves, fairies, mermaids, talking trees and animals. Sis Readers (Stage 3) Sis Readers is a series of retold and simplified stories which are classifed into 5 stages, each stage consists of 10 story books, in accordance with their degrees of difficulty. The selected stories ar

Sons and Lovers is a book which contains the simplified edition of the novel with the same title by famous author D.H. Lawrence. In Sons and Lovers, D.H. Lawrence wonderfully presents human emotions like faith and hope, hate and love, lust and passion and beautifully expresses the relationship between sons and mothers. Sis Readers (Stage 4) Sis Readers is a series of retold and simplified stories which are classifed into 5 stages, each stage consists of 10 story books, in accordance with their degrees o

This book contains five fascinating stories by O. Henry which are called Girl, The Buried Treasure, The Gift of Magi, The Last Leaf and The Green Door All of these stories will surprise the readers with their unexpected endings. It was a technique which O. Henry generally preferred to use in most of his famous tales. In addition to their surprising endings, his stories will make readers hearts fill with the warm senses of love, loyalty and devotion... Sis Readers (Stage 2) Sis Readers is a series of ret

This book contains two fascinating stories by famous author Charles Dickens which are called Doctor Marigold and The Childs Story. The Child Story is a story about the journey of life which every one of us have to set off. The story depicts the life of an ordinary man in four phases; childhood, adolescence, adulthood and senility... Doctor Marigold is the heart-warming story of a poor cheap-jack and his deaf and dumb step daughter. It show us clearly that words and the language are not the only ways of co

The Dragons Teeth is one of the most famous mythological tales. One day, a strange white-bull comes and abducts the kings daugter Europa. The King banishes his three sons from the palace till they find his lost daughter and bring her back. In this quest, the bravest of the brothers, Cadmus founds the famoust Greek city of Thebes though he can not find his sister. Yet the story of how he finds the city is a very magical one... Sis Readers (Stage 2) Sis Readers is a series of retold and simplified sto

Great Expectation is a book which contains the simplified edition of the novel with the same title by famous author Charles Dickens. It is the story of a little boys journey through which he becomes a respectable gentleman for the sake of the woman whom he loves dearly. Yet his journey is full of coincidences and obstacles which he has to overcome. Sis Readers (Stage 3) Sis Readers is a series of retold and simplified stories which are classifed into 5 stages, each stage consists of 10 story books, in a

The Island House is a story book which tells the adventures of a brave boy who is called Alfy. A terrible storm breaks out in the night and the walls of the dam in the village collapse. Alfys house becomes surrounded with muddy water which makes it impossible to get out of it. The brave Alfy tries to do his best to help the people who he loves dearly and faces with many difficulties which he has to overcome. Sis Readers (Stage 3) Sis Readers is a series of retold and simplified stories which are classif

If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger. from Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights, analyzed, discussed and studied from every possible critical point of view, yet still remaining unexhausted, depicts fascinating characters, upon whom it probably rests its popularity, especially Heathcliff for whom Charlotte Brontë, in the preface for the novel after the very death of Emily Bront

She had the perpetual sense, as she watched the taxi cabs, of being out, out, far out to sea and alone; she always had the feeling that it was very, very, dangerous to live even one day. From Mrs. Dalloway This is the story of one day in June 1923, depicting the different lives of some London citizens trying to maintain their daily lives especially after the not only physically but also mentally devastating and eradicating World War I. Virginia Woolf brings a very new aspect, the stream of consciousness

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature. from Northanger Abbey Jane Austen was one of the earliest British female novelists and her Northanger Abbey, widely considered as a transitional work, was her first novel although it was published as the last and posthumously in 1818. Northanger Abbey follows the maturation of Catherine Morland, a naïve eighteen-year-old girl, ignorant of the English society and prone to

You wanted to look at life for yourselfbut you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish. You were ground in the very mill of the conventional. from The Portrait of a Lady The Portrait of a Lady, Henry James most famous masterpiece in which he utilized his polished and elegant prose, was first published as a serial, later as a book in 1881 and introduced one of the most memorable characters in the American literature. The Portrait of a Lady tells the story of Isabel Archer, a high-spirited young

Our souls are like those orphans whose unwedded mothers die in bearing them: the secret of our paternity lies in their grave, and we must there to learn it. from Moby Dick Moby Dick is Herman Melvilles sixth novel, first published in London in 1851, and a masterpiece of American literature which combines a dozen of literary techniques like fictional adventure story, scientific interpretation and historical detail. Moby Dick is a story telling about a sailor, Ishmael, and his voyage upon the whale-ship c

The Three Golden Apples is a story book which contains three mythological stories; The Three Golden Apples, The Children of Paradise and The Golden Touch. Like all other mythological stories, these tales open the door to a world which does not exist anymore and show us the unforgettable mythological characters about whom many plays, novels, cartoons or movies have been produced. Sis Readers (Stage 2) Sis Readers is a series of retold and simplified stories which are classifed into 5 stages, each stage