“What books should I read to improve my English?” – this is the most common question ESL students ask their teachers. In this video created by Engvid.com, you will find really great suggestions of books and authors to improve your English vocabulary. Below you will also find recommended books editions to ensure you will enjoy reading while improving your English.
Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Calla Editions) Review
This brilliant anthology features 29 of Edgar Allan Poe’s fantastic tales – including “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and lesser-known gems. The book has memorable surreal illustrations that capture the sense of Poe’s stories. If you are interested in Poe’s works, you should definitely have this edition.CHECK IT OUT
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Review
If you want to improve your English, you simply can’t go wrong in reading Holmes. Conan Doyle’s stories have never gone out of fashion: they’re thrilling, entertaining, and cleverly written.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes edition includes all 57 short stories (ideal for busy English learners) and the four longer novels.
If you haven’t read Sherlock Holmes yet, this is the edition to buy. If you’ve got just a few other Sherlock Holmes books but want a single-volume complete edition, this edition is right for you.CHECK IT OUT
Harper Lee’s Books
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harper Lee’s bestselling novels To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman are available in the single edition now.
Set in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama, and featuring characters that have become indelible in American culture, Harper Lee’s beloved classic of Southern literature, To Kill a Mockingbird and her newly found novel, Go Set a Watchman, offer a haunting portrait of race and class, innocence and injustice, hypocrisy and heroism, tradition and transformation in the Deep South of the 1930s and 1950s that resonates today.
If you want to improve your American English and delve into the world of American culture, this reading is for you.CHECK IT OUT
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is one of the most famous novels in the history of horror fiction. Stevenson lures his readers into the story by giving the clues that help to uncover the mystery.
Stevenson presents the civilized world of a respected physician on one side and the squalor of the world inhabited by an inhuman creature who gives in to his every earthly desire on the other side.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a great book for English learners due to its accessibility. It’s relatively short, its evil is more realistic and thrilling, so one certainly relate to the idea of the story.CHECK IT OUT