The “21st Century English” series, which includes the latest works of English-language literature, is an invaluable aid in the study of the “living” modern English language. Imbued with ironic humor, the wonderful stories of John M. W. Smith are small sketches from today's life with heroes often finding themselves in absurd or funny situations, and a wide range of human experiences - adapted in this edition (without simplifying the original text) according to the method of Ilya Frank. The uniqueness of the method lies in the fact that memorization of words and expressions occurs due to their repetition, without memorization and the need use a dictionary. For a wide range of people learning English and interested in English culture.