Clasa 9. Unit 3. Lesson 5. Ex 4, page 65 (Books and descriptions)- BOOKS EVERYONE SHOULD READ AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIVES
Match the book titles and authors with the corresponding summary.
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1 One of the most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language. The Prince of Denmark, Hamlet attends the funeral of his father and is shocked to see his mother Gertrude already married to his uncle, Claudius, who declared himself king, even though the rightful heir to the throne is Prince Hamlet. One night, the ghost of his father visits Prince Hamlet and tells him that he was murdered by his uncle Claudius when he was in sleep and entrusts Hamlet with a work of revenge.
2 An 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville which describes the adventures of the narrator Ishmael as he sails on the whaling ship, Pequod, under the command of Captain Ahab, who is seeking one specific whale, Moby-Dick. Captain Ahab’s wooden leg is the result of his first meeting with the whale, when he lost both leg and ship. Captain Ahab intends to revenge on Moby-Dick.
3 Novel by American author Mark Twain told in the first person by Huckleberry Finn, the narrator of two other novels about Tom Sawyer. It is a colourful description of people and places along the Mississippi River, as a satire on the attitudes on racism and freedom.
4 A Spanish epic novel, one of the greatest works ever written and also one of the most-translated books in the world. It describes the adventures of a member of the lowest nobility named Alonso Quijano, who reads so many chivalric romances that he decides to become a knight under the name Don Quixote de la Mancha.
5 A novel about growing up, or an “education novel”, which describes a character’s passage from childhood to young adulthood. The central character is an orphan nicknamed Pip. The book is full of life lessons regarding wealth and poverty, love and rejection, and the eventual triumph of good over evil.
6 One of the oldest works of literature telling the story of the Greek hero Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the Trojan War, which lasted ten years. During this journey, he encountered many perils and all his crew mates were killed.
7 A widely beloved British children’s book full of fantastical tales and riddles. Alice, a young girl, falls asleep in a meadow and dreams that she follows the White Rabbit down a rabbit hole. She has many amazing and bizarre adventures, often changing size unexpectedly.
8 One of the greatest satires in all of literature, and a children’s classic. It is structurally divided into four parts, each of which presenting the adventures of a ship’s surgeon named Lemuel Gulliver, who travels to a few imaginary fantastical lands.