書中包含莎士比亞著名的六個故事~喜劇:「威尼斯商人」、「暴風雨」以及「馴悍婦」;悲劇:「李爾王」、「凱撒大帝」以及「馬克白」
Six exciting stories, some funny, some sad: Antonio risks death to help his friend to win the lady he loves. Petruchio calms the stormy temper of his beautiful wife. A group of noblemen find wisdom and love on the island of Prospero, the magician. The noble Brutus agrees to stop the greed and ambition of Julius Caesar-by murder. Too late, a proud king recognizes which of his daughters truly loves him. When his wife persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan and become king, gilt and violence pursue them. The stories have been abridged and simplified by E. F. Dodd.
書籍特色:
◎Story to Remember(STR)是將膾炙人口的世界文學名著, 在儘可能保留原著風格下, 改寫得淺顯易懂。讀者不但可享受到閱讀文學作品樂趣, 也在不知不覺中增進了英文能力。
◎本系列共分Junior 及 Senior兩級, 書後附有難字、片語及故事背後的註解, 以及測驗題可複習。