No. 10 The Mill on the Floss

England - 1828 to 1840.
Maggie Tulliver is beautiful and intelligent. But she is lonely and unhappy. (from back cover)

I read a book, The Mill on the Floss. The story has a sad ending. Many characters appear, so I was confused. The main characters are Maggie, Tom, Philip, Stephen and Lucy. In brief, Philip and Maggie loved each other. And Stephen and Lucy loved each other. However, Stephen became to love Maggie and Maggie also became to love him. So, what will they do next? If you are interested in how the story will develop, let's read it!


Eliot, George. (2005). The Mill on the Floss. Oxford: Macmillan Heineman ELT.

No. 9 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1844 - the Mississippi River, North America. Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly in St Petersburg, Missouri. Tom and his friend, Huckleberry Finn, are always in trouble. One night, Tom and Huckleberry see a fight between Injun Joe, the Doctor and Muff Potter. (from back cover)

I read a book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. I learned about the story and the writer, Mark Twain at the class. So I'm interested them. The main characters are Tom and Finn. They always bother someone. One day, they see the murder case and killer by accident. What should they do? It is interesting! If you know the story more, let's read it!

Twain, Mark. (2005). The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann ELT.

No. 8 New Yorkers: short stories

A housewife, a tramp, a lawyer, a waitress, an actress - ordinary people living ordinary lives in New York at the biginning of this century. (from back cover)

I read a book, New Yorkers: short stories. This book has five short stories. All of them are interesting for me. The most interesting story is 'Soapy's Choice.' Soapy wants to go to the prison during winter because it is so cold. In addition to this, if he stays at prison, he has food and good friends. So, he manages to be arrested by the policeman. He dose bad things, such as breaking a window, stealing someone's umbrella.... However, unfortunately he can't be arrested. One day, he decides to change his mind and spend his new life. He makes up his mind not to do bad things. Then, he is arrested by policeman. It ends in tragedy.

Henry, O. (1991). New Yorkers: short stories. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

No. 7 The Monkey's Paw

Outside, the night is cold and wet. Inside, the White family sits and waits. Where is their visitor? (from back cover)

I read a book, The Monkey's Paw. It is a scary story. I read this book at night, so I felt frightening. Mr. and Mrs. White lived happyly with their son. But, one day, Mr. White's friend came to their house. And he gave something to them. It was a monkey's paw. You take the paw in your right hand and then you wish..... You can make three wishes, but unhappiness things happen to you.

Jacobs, W. W. (1989). The Monkey's Paw. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

No. 6 Huckleberry Finn

Who wants to live in a house, wear clean clothes, be good, and go to school every day? Not young Huckleberry Finn, that's for sure. (from back cover)

I read a book, Huckleberry Finn. I learned the story in the

class of American literature, so I tried to read it. This novel also became a movie. I want to watch this next. This novel describes racial discrimination. I'm interested in the background of at that time. Mark Twain is famous writer. So I try to read his other works.

Twain, Mark. (2000). Huckleberry Finn. Oxford : Oxford University Press.