Series: Eye Classics

A foundational environmentalist text centuries ahead of its time, The Compleat Angler is one of the most reprinted books in the English language. From the ruins of the English Civil War to the challenges we all face today, Gareth Brookes’ highly original multimedia adaptation of Izaak Walton’s classic focuses on its instructional aspects, highlights its eccentricities and contemplative themes of...

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is a classic tale of a man who, exhilarated by his friends' praise of his youth and beauty, asks to be able to retain them eternally. This timeless story has been elegantly transformed in this adaptation. The adaptation retains all the wonder of Oscar Wilde's text while portraying the story in a...

After years as a prisoner in the Bastille, Dr. Manette is reunited with his daughter in England. There, two men—an exiled French aristocrat and a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer—are joined through their love for Lucie Manette. From tranquil London, the action moves to the bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror, and soon all...

This deeply atmospheric rendering of Conrad's classic depicts colonial trader, Marlow, recounting his journey into the heart of Africa and his discovery of Kurtz, a company manager rumoured to have gone mad. As the details of Kurtz's dealings with the natives and his state of mind unfold, the lines between perception and interpretation of madness begin to blur. Continuing SelfMadeHero's...