"Classic" Test Reading Campaign (ebooks)

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Jellybooks is always looking for readers interested in test reading some great books. This is how it works when you join a test reading campaign:

Make your choice from the list of ebooks available (see below) Complete the registration process by providing a few details Download the ebook(s) to the device of your choice

The books in this test reading project are provided in the ePub 3 format and can be read only with selected reading apps:

Apple Books by Apple for iPhone, iPad or Mac OSX

by Apple for iPhone, iPad or Mac OSX Lis-a by ABM for Android phones and tablets

by ABM for Android phones and tablets or one of the other supported reading apps for PC, tablet or phone

Instead of one of the reading applications mentioned above, you can also use the Jellybooks Cloud Reader without installing any app. The Jellybooks Cloud Reader can be used on any device with browser support. Simply click the green "Read with Cloud Reader" button instead of the blue "Download Epub" button. After registration, the link can also be found in the "My Books" section.

Click the “Sync Reading Stream” button at the end of each chapter to send your reading data to Jellybooks, and please complete the one-page survey at the end of the book.

The ebooks that were tested as part of this reading campaign were:

Middlemarch George Eliot Centred around the lives of a large cast of characters in the fictitious Midlands town of Middlemarch, Eliot sets her ambitious novel at a pivotal point in English history. Electoral reforms, medical innovations and transforming social values herald in the beginning of more modern era. Eliot masterfully interweaves tales about a young idealist, a pedantic aging scholar, a progressive doctor, a religious hypocrite and a passionate impoverished artist. This extraordinary novel continues to fascinate readers for its nuanced psychological insight as much as its wonderfully dramatic story.

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde’s only novel created a huge public scandal when it first appeared in 1890. In telling the story of a handsome and privileged young man who trades his soul to live an unrestrained hedonistic lifestyle, both the author and his book were accused by some book reviewers of violating the laws guarding public morality. This tale’s unique perspective about the meaning of art, reality and truth has continued to spark many arguments and debates as well as enthral readers with its shocking story.

David Copperfield Charles Dickens Of the many novels that Dickens wrote he considered this to be his favourite. Perhaps that’s because it is widely-considered his most autobiographical. David Copperfield follows its eponymous hero’s journey from an impoverished and perilous childhood to finding fame and fortune as a writer of fiction. With scenes of heart-breaking brutality, romantic strife and comic brilliance, this novel contains some of the most outlandish and memorable of its authors sharply depicted characters.

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen Mr Bennet is anxious for at least one of his five daughters to marry well in order to ensure the family’s financial security. But his intelligent and witty second daughter Elizabeth is quick to judge on first impressions. She makes a superficial assessment of wealthy, but ill-at-ease newcomer to the village Mr Darcy. The prospect of their potential romance is further complicated by Darcy’s notoriously aloof decorum. Discover why this fractious pair are at the centre of one of the most comic and romantic novels of all time.

Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë Set on the wiley, windy Yorkshire moors at the end of the 1700s, Emily Brontë’s only novel is a tale of a household divided by jealousy and torn apart by revenge. The romance between irascible Heathcliff and strong-willed Catherine has become one of the most renowned and tempestuous love affairs in English literature. Although this novel was initially scorned by critics for amorality and Emily Brontë never witnessed the book’s enduring success it has gone on to influence and inspire writers and musicians from Sylvia Plath to Kate Bush.

Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Shelley It’s been 200 years since Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley first published this gothic masterpiece about scientist Victor Frankenstein and his famous monster. This sensational novel was a great success with the public when it was first published anonymously in 1818 and its gone on to inspire a huge amount of theatrical and film adaptations. But this landmark of science fiction proves its enduring relevance with the way its dramatic journey questions the consequences of meddling with nature and the meaning of what makes us human.

Far From the Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy Although this novel was first published anonymously as a monthly serial, it proved to be the author’s first major literary success and earned him a wide readership. The story follows independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene and the challenges she faces as a farmer of a large estate as well as her romantic entanglements with three very different suitors. This atmospheric novel’s vivid descriptions of rural life and frank portrayal of complicated sexual relationships established Hardy as one of the great Victorian realist writers of his time.

Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy What happens when the spirited Countess Anna Karenina turns her back on a secure, but passionless marriage to unite with the dashing Count Karenin? This epic novel recounts the story of a feverish love affair conducted amidst social stigma and a religiously conservative 19th century society. But this is also the tale of Levin, a wealthy and idealistic landowner who grapples with similar conflicts in pursuing marriage to a woman of nobility. Tolstoy’s masterpiece captivates with a skilful and thoughtful balance of humour, tragedy and intriguing drama.