Presents Shakespeare's tragedy in which the Danish prince Hamlet takes revenge upon his uncle for murdering his father, and includes explanatory notes, a key to famous lines, an annotated further reading list, a modern perspective essay, and introductory text on Shakespeare's language, life, and theater, and on "Hamlet" itself.

The first volume of the classic epic fantasy series Lord of the Rings, in which Frodo journeys with his gardener Samwise to Rivendell, an elf enclave, to learn that in order to save the country, he must throw the cursed ring of Sauron into the volcano in Mordor, a long quest with many obstacles and perils.