‘Abridged Classics' is a series in which classic novels are presented in shortened form in contemporary style. This series is divided into three levels keeping in mind a particular age group and the language use is extremely lucid. The books are full of meaningful, realistic illustrations which add to their appeal. It includes a pre-reading activity which helps the young readers to get a fair idea about the text which they are about to read and post-reading helps in recapitulation of the text.