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Ms. Batuman, 32 years old, has published articles in the New Yorker and Harper's, and critics have been heaping praise on her debut book, The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them. The collection of interlinked essays about the bizarre characters and situations she encountered while studying Russian literature at Stanford University, where she completed her doctorate in comparative literature in 2007, was recently published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

Adventures in Literature New Pathways in Reading Judith Kay and Rosemary Gelshenen About the Book Adventures in Literature is a lower-level introduction to literature for ESL learners. The literature used is unique—the authors draw on dialogue (mostly from short stories) to help less-proficient students develop an interest and understanding of literature. The authors whose work appears in this text include O. Henry, Oscar Wilde, George Orwell, Mona Gardner, James Thurber, Saki, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Colette, Alphonse Daudet, and Kate Chopin.

As a professional educator who has worked in Japan for six years, I have often had difficulties locating reading texts both level and age appropriate for my lower level to intermediate level adult learners. Last year I discovered such a text, Judith Kay and Rosemary Gelshenen ’s Adventures in Literature: New Pathways in Reading, that I have since used as a supplemental text for an English Reading class I teach to first-year university students. It is a valuable resource that brings to the ESL classroom dialogue condensations of short stories from such classic authors as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Washington Irving, Oscar Wilde and O. Henry. The book presents the readings in easy to explain contexts and in a logical sequence where all four language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) may be engaged and challenged.

Outside the few reservations noted above for certain learners, I can highly recommend Adventures in Literature: New Pathways in Reading. For many ESL educators working in higher education, the shortage of quality reading materials both level and age appropriate for beginner to intermediate adult learners poses a serious problem. This textbook appears to meet the challenge splendidly. It is an excellent tool for the ESL instructor, and with proper planning and structuring, an ESL reading class guided with this text can be extremely productive, challenging and stimulating for all.

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